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A WORD TO PAKE NTS ON EDU
CATION. The notion is too generally prevalent
Among parents that children should be sent
1o school before they can speak distinctly
or even before they are fairly out of the
nursery. The little creature is posted off
to the teacher -its brain is vexed with hex
agons and parallelograms and if its mind
lo not embrace and retain at a glance eve
TV complicated principle of science, the
knowing ones .-ire quick lo call it a dunce
the parent is discouraged the teacher
frets aiid appears to be sorry w hen, in
fict, heoftei: knows the tiselessucss of the
task, be is attempting and thu chin! either
lrags itself through a course of studies or i-s
takeu from school and is phu?d as a forlor"
hope in a shop or behind the counter.
Now this is wrong. Let the children
play when they ought to play. Do not
'hope or attempt to make men or women of
thetn too soon. Their minds, to a certain
extent, are too weak to receive instruction
or if strong enough are diverted from
"their studies by the novel things of nature,
and of the world. Do not suppose any
child a d-.ince because it rejects its books
or even because it seems dull and devoid
of perception. In our boyhood days we
are interested by a thousand objects which
lose their novelty when we attain m&turer
age. We love the things of nature we
delight to stray by the banks of stream?
to construct our mimic darns to 'bathe in
the cooling i'yods or lo pluck trie fl-iw-rrs
that bend over the waters. We look
with emotions of astonishment upon the
mountain we reason in our minds about
houses and woods r.tid fh'lds and even
our y on mi imaginations gu forth among the
tlells and rocks ami caverns of the woods,
and we exult w hen we hear the wind whis
tle above the rustled grass or roar in ad
vance of the cominir tempest. From eacli
and all of these objects, and from a thou
- sand more, the young mind learns much
treasures op innch because they address
themselves to nature because they stand
out to its view and the memories of these
things never fade from the mind. In more
advanced life, they embellish the imagina
tion and by the power of association,
strengthen and correct the judgment.
There is something so noble in the follow
ing lines that we transcribe them for the
benefit of those parents who are so exact
0Od rigid as to frown down the laugh and
ehoutofyouth,as wanton and mischievous :
"There's something in a noble boy,
A brave, free-hearted, careless one,
With his unchecked, unbidden joy.
His dread of books and love of fun,
And in his clear and ready smile
Unshaded by a thought of guile
And unexpressed by sadness,
Which brings me to my childhood back,
As if I trotl its very track,
And felt its very gladness."
But when the time for merriment and
the hours which brought to the child's
mind charm and novelty have pased away
then begin to give it instruction. Like
a Howcr-eed thrown into a benificent soil,
it will grow and expand and spread its
beauties to the eye. Health, secured by
eucli a course, will render evcrv physical
labor easy, and support the hotly under ev
ery effort of the mind. . "Let children
have their play nut." Let them be chil
dren when they ought to be children and
bo assured, if properly managed afterwards,
they will be men and noble men, in due
season. If this course were adopted uni
versally, we should hear fewer complaints
against good teachers bad teachers would
be thrown aside as useless lumber and
our children would no longer be obnoxious
to the charges of i-norauce, imbecility, or
stupidity.
TIVESTY-SIXTH COX G HE Si,
FIRST SESSION.
IN SENATE,
Friday. January 3, 1810
Mr. Clay of Kentucky gave notice, that
to-morrow he would ask leave to introduce
a bill in relation to copy rights.
Mr. Clay stated that he regretted that he
was detained by indisposition this morning,
and prevented' from being present when
ihe bill was introduced by the .Senator
from South Carolina QMr. Calhoun for
eding the public lands to certain States
within which they are situated. lie had
wished to suggest some other reference of it
than to the Committee on the Public Lands;
but, uidess some Senator would move a re
consideration of the order orieference
to that committee, he could not oiFtr the
suggestion on which he ished to make.
Mr. Southard then moved the reconsid
eration. Air. Calhoun remarked that he hoped
the Senate would not agree to the motion,
unless some good reasou should be assign
ed w hy the bill should not be refered to the
Committee on the Public Lands. It was
the appropriate committee, and the bill re
ferred itself to it as a matter of course, un
less there should be some specific and suf
ficient objection.
Mr. Clay said he was indifierent as to
the disposition of the matter, but, as the
Committee was constituted, four of iis five
members were fioui the new States. He
meant to offer no disrespect lo them, but
Uvt iiin-t sny that this wasa measurs which,
disguised as it may be, and colorable as its
provisions were, was, in effect, a douaiion
of upwards of one hundred millions of a
res of the common properly of all the
Slates of this Union lo particular Stales,
lie did not think it riht thai such a meas
ure ehould be committed to the hands of
Senators exclusively representing the do
nees. He thought that a committee ought
to be constituted in which the old States
sh.iuld have a fuller and fairer representa
tion. We should at least preserve the de
corum of legislation, and not violate the
decencies of justice.
Whilst up, Mr. Clay wonM be glad to
bam w hether the administration is in favor
of or hirainst the measure, or stands neutral
and uncommitted, this inquiry he should
not make, if the recent relations, between
the Senator who introduced this bill and the
head of that administration, continued to
exist, but rumors, of which the city, the
circles, an I the press are lull, assert that
those-relalions are eniirely changed, and
have, within a few days, been substituted
by others of an intimate, friendly, and con
fidential nature. And shortly after the time
when this new state of things is alleged to
have taken place, the Senator gave notice
of his intention to move to 'introduce this
bill. W hether this motion has not any
connonec.tioti with that .adjustment of for
mer differences, the public would, be had
no doubt, be ,lad to know. At all events,
it is important to know in what relation of
support, opposition or neutrality, the ad
ministration actually stands lo this momen-
l i . IS I
tons measure; ami neir. v.; uppueu
that the Senator from South Carolina, or
some othpr Senator, could communicate the
desired information.
Mr. Calhoun replied, that this was not
the'propc-r occasion lo discuss the merits
of the bill; but if it were, the task would be
an easy one, to show that the Senator had
most erroneously characterized it. The
question at issue is on the reference, and
he must express his surprise at the reason
assigned by the Senator why it should not
be re fe i red to the committee to which it
had been. His reason is that the commit
tee wa?, for the most part, composed of
members from the new States, and who
would, therefore, be too favorable to the
bill. . No one knew better than the Senator
that all bdis should be referred to committees
lavorable to them. There is no principle
better established in the parliamentary
code. It follows, that the very reason he
has assigned fir not making the reference,
is the strongest to prove that it should be
made.
Hut the Senator did not limit himself to
objections lo the reference. . lie introdu
ced other and extraneous personal matter;
and abked whether the bill had the sanction
of the Executive, assigning as a reason for
his inquiry, thai, if rumor was to be credi
ted a change of personal relation had taken
place between the President and myself
within the last few days. He (Mr. C.)
would appeal to the Senate w hether it was
orous or proper that his personal rela
:ons should be drawn in question here.
Whether he should establish or suspend
personal relations with the President or
any other person, is a private and personal
concern, w hich belongs to him individually
to determine on the propt ietv, without con
sulting any one, much less" the Senaior.
It ws none of his concern, and he has uo
right to question me ia relation lo it. ;
Hut the Senator assumes that a change in
my personal relations involves a change of
pol tical position; and it is on ttat he
lounds his right to make thj inquiry. Us
judges, doubtless, by his own experience;,
but I would have him lo understand, said
Mr. C. that w hat may be true in his own
case on the memorable occasion, is not
true in mine. His political course maybe
governed by personal considerations, but,
mine; I trust is governed, strictly by my
principles, and is not at all under the con
trol of my attachments or eumities.
Whether the PruLlent is personally my
friend or enemy, has no intiuence over me
in the discharge of my " duties us, I trust,
my course has abundantly proved. Mr.
C. concluded by saying, that he felt that
these were improper topics to introduce
here and that he had passed over them as
briefly as possible.
Mr ('lay wished it to be iindeastood,
thai his objections were not brcau&e the
committee w as composed of a majority
who were friends of the measure, but that
a majority were fro it. the New States, who
were deeply interested and that litis major
ity were to judge of the terms on winch
they would receive this majnilieient dona
tion, lie contented that his question, as
to whether ibis was an Administration
measure or not, was a proper one, as it was
important for the public information. He
again referred to the rumors of Mr. Cal
houn's new relations with the President,
and supposed from ihe declarations of the
Senator, that these rumors were true; and
that his support, if not pledge, was at least
promised '-ondilionally lo the Administra
tion. Was it of no importance to ihe pub
lic to leain that those pledges and com
promises had beeu entered into? that' iho
distinguished Senator had made his bow ia
court, kissed the hai.d f ;'ae monarch, was
taken in favor, and agreed henceforth to
support bis edict!
Mr. Calhoun said the Senator had spo
ken much of pledges, understandings, and
political promises, aud sudden change of
personal relations. He (said Mr. C) is
much more experienced in such things
titan I am. If my memory serves me, and
if rumors are trJ be trusted, the Senator had a
grpat deal to do with such things, in connec
tion with a distinguished citizen, now of the
other House; aud it is not all surprising,
from his experience then, in his own case,
that he should not be indisposed to believe
similar rumors of another now. Hut wheth
er his sudden change of personal relations
then, from bitter enmity to the most confi
dential friendship with that citizen, was
preceded by pledges, understandings, and
political compromises on the part of one or
both, it is noi for me to say. The coun
try has long since passed on that.
Uut, said Mr. C. I will assure the Sena
tor, if thera were pledges in his case there
were none in mine. I have terminated my
loug suspended personal intercouse with
the President, withont the slightest pledge
understanding, or compromise, on cither
side. wouid be the last to receive or ex
act such. The transition from their former
to their present personal relation was easy
and natural, requiring nothing of the kind.
It gives me pleasure to say, thus openly,
that I have approved of all the leading meas
ures of the President, since he took the
Executive chair, simply because they ac
cord with the principles and policy on
which 1 have long acted, and ofu-n openly
avowed. i ne mange men in our person
al relations, had simply followed thai of our
political. Nor was it made suddenly, as
the Senators charges. So far from 't, more
than two years have elapsed since 1 gave a
decided support to the leading measure of
the Executive ,and on which almost all oth
ers since have turned. This long interval
was permitted to pass, in otder that his
acts might give assurance whether there
was a coincidence between our political
views as to principles on which the Gov
ernment should be administ'Tcd, before our
personal relations should be changed. I
deemed it due to both thus long to delay
the change, among other reasons to dis
countenance such idle rumors as the Sena
tor alludes to. That his political course
be judged (said M r. Calhoun) by . the ob-
jjec: he hau in view, ami not the suspicion
anil jeaiousiy oi tus political opponents, oe
would repeat what he had said, at the last
session, was his object. It is, said he, tn
obliterate all those measures which had ori
ginated in ihe national consolidation school
of politics, and especially the Senator's fa
mous American system, which he believed
to be hostile to the Constitution and ihe
genius of our political system, and. the real
source of all the disorders and dangers to
which ihe country was, or had .been,.- su')"
ject. This done, he was for .giving ihu
Goyerhmrnt a fresh departure, in the direc
tion in which Jefferson ami bis associates
would give, were they now alive and ai the
helm'. lie stood where he had always
stood, on ihe old Slate Rights ground. He
chaug of personal relation, which gave so
much concern to the Senator, so far from
involving any change in his principles or
doctrines grew out of them.
Mr. Clay said he had understood the
Set v:r as felicitating himself on tne oppor
tunity which had now been afforded him
by Mr. C. of defining once more his politi
cal position, and Mr. C. must say that he
had defined it very clearly, and had appa
rently given it a definition. The Senator
now declared that all the leading measures
of the present Administration hail met his
approbation, and should receive his support
II turned out, then, that the rumor to which
Mr. C. had alluded was true, and that the
Senator from South' Carolina might b
hereafter, regarded as a suppoiter of this Ad
ministration, since he had declared that all
his leading measures were approved by
him, and should have his support.
- As lo ihe allusion which the Senator
from South Carolina had made in regard
to Mr. C's support of the head of another
Administration, (Mr. Adams,) it occasioned
Mr. C. no pain whatever. It was an old
story, which had long been sunk in obli
vion, except when the Senator and a fv
others thought proper in bring it up. 15ut
what were the facts of that case? Mr. C.
was then a member of the House of Repre
sentatives, to whom three persons had been
returned, from whom it was the duty of the
house to make a selection for the Presidency.
As to one of those three candidates, he was
known lo be in an unfortunate condition, in
which no one sympathized with him more
than did Mr. C. Certainly the Senaior
from South Carolina did not. Ttiat gentle
man was therefore out of (he. question as a
candidate for the Chief Magistracy; and
Mr. C. had consequently the only alterna
tive of the illustrious individual at the Her
mitage, or of the man who was now dis
tinguished in the House of Representatives,
aud who had held so many places with
honor to himself, and benefit to ihe country.
And if there was any truth in history, the
choice which Mr. C. then made was pre
cKUy the choice which ths Senator ;'rotn
S'ith Carolina had urged upon his friends.
The Senator himself had declared his pre
ference of Adams to Jackson. Mr. C.
made the same choice; and his constiiuems
had approved il from that day to this, and
woald to enleriiity. History would ratify
and appove it. Let the Senator from South
Carolina make any thing out of that part
of Mr. C's public career if he could. Mr.
C. defied him.
The Senator had alluled to Mr. C. as the
advocate of compromise. Certainly he
was. This Government itself, to a great
extent, was lounded and rested on eompro
msse ; and lo ihe particular compromise to
which allusion had been made, Mr. C.
thought no man ought to be more grateful
for it than the Senator from Carolina. Hot
for thai compromise, Mr. C. was not at all
confident that he would have row had the
honor to" meet :hat Senator face to face in
this national Capitol.
The Senator had said that his own posi
tion was that of State Rights. But what
was the character of this bill? It was a
bill to strip seventeen of the States of their
rightful inheritance ; to sell it all for a mess
of pottagp ; to surrender it for a trifle a
mere nominal sum. The bill was, in elTVcl,
an attempt to strip and rob seventeen Slates
of this Union of iheir property, and assign
it over to some eight or nine 4f the State?.
If this was what the Senator called vindi.
eating the rights- f the Slate?, Mr. C.
prayed God lo deliver us from all sueh
rights and all such advocates.
Mr. CALHOUN said, that he would
not be forced, at this stage, into a disussion
on the merits of the bill ; but when the pro
per time arrived, he would show that the
Senator was entirely mistaken as-to it?
character, in supposing it made a gift of
the public lands to the Slates in which they
lav. So far otherwise, it secured one-half
of the whole of the gross proceeds of the
States to ihe Government, throwing the
whole burden and expense of administra
lion on the new States. He would not be
surprised, if, on a fair statement of the ac
count, the .Government would recieve as
much, uuder the bill, as under the present
system. It was, besides, not only consist
ent with Slate Rights, but grew out of them;
w hile, at the same lime, verily believed
the measure was essential to the peace and
harmony of tVie Union.
The Senator has said, Mr. President,
that I of all men, ought to be grateful to
him for the compromise act." -Mr.
Clay. I did not say "to me."
The Senator claims to be the author of that
measure, and, of course, if there be any
gratitude due, it must ?e to him. 1, said
Mr. Calhoun, made no allusion t thai act,
; but as me Senator has thought proper to
reier u it, ana claim my gramuuf . i, in
turn, now tell him I feel not the least grati
tude towards . him for it. The mersure
was necessary to save the Senator political
ly ; and as be has alluded to the subject,
both on this and on a firmer occaion; i feel
t. i . i i . -i.. - . i
j uvs'uuu to exp.it;: w;;ut ji.ij'U u.wci v in;
have been' left in ohhvion. The Senaior
was then compelled to compromise to save
himself.. Events had placed him llal en
his back, and . he had iu way to recover
himself but by the compromise. . This is
no after thought. .1 wrote ui-re than half a
dozen of loiters homo at thetiu.e to thai ef
fect. I shall now explain. - : -
W hen a minority forces a dominant ma
jority, (which has, converted power into an
instrument of" oppression,) by Siate inter
position, or nullification, if A'ou (dftase, to
lake that by force w hich i'ty bad taken un
der rotor of law;" those who receive the
least share of the spoils, will noi be dis
posed to resort to the hazard of force.
Sucli was ihe case of ihe Senator's constit
uents. They received, under his Ameri
can system, a miserable pittance, or r.ither
no pittance at all; and he Would have found
it a difficult tusk to bring them to sustain
his system by force, as he must have clear
ly seen. s
Rut this was not the only, or even the
principal difficulty wiih him. The procla
mation and message of Gen. Jackson ne
cessarily rallied around him all the stead
fast friends , of the Senator's system. They
withdrew their allegiance at once from him
and transferred it to Gen Jackson. The
Senator was thus left in the most hopeless
conditioni with -no more weight with his
former partisans than this sheet of paper,
(raising a sheet fiom his desk.) This is
noi all. The position which Gen. Jackson
had assumed, necessarily attracted towards
him a distinguished Senator from Ms.a
chnsellss, not now here, Mf. Webster.
who, it is clear, would have reaped all the
political honors and advantages of the sys
tem, had ihe. contest come to blows
These causes made the political condition
of the Senator truly forlorn at ihe time.
On him rested all the responsibility, as the
author of the system: while all the power
and influence it gave, had passed into the
hands of oilier. Compromise was the
only means of extrication. He was thus
forced by the action of the State which I in
part represent against his system, by my
counsel lo compromise, in order to save
himself. 1 had the mastery over him on
the occasion. I have never taken any ere
dit for itvv agency in the comproir.:se act.
1 claim a higher that of compelling the
compromisefand I would have dictated my
terms, which was lo allow to the year 1840
for ihe redaction, taking offoue-seveuih an
nually of ail duties above fifteen per cent
had not circumstances, not proper to explain
here, prevented it. My colleague knows,
I believe, to what I allude, though I am not
certain. I never contemplated a sudden re
duelion of duties; 1 knew it would be ruin
ous. 1 never desired to destroy the manu
factures, and at no time contemplated a ful
reduction under six or seven years.
Rut although I feel none of that gratitude
the Senator claims, yet I am willing to ac
knowledge that he is not without merit for
his course on the occasion. It was some
thing to serve the country, though it was
neccessary to save himself from political
rmn. 1 accordingly conceded to huu cheer
fully the sagacity of seeing what win ne
cessary to himself, and ihe skill and judg
ment with which he united it wilh a meas
ure highly beneficial to the country. Hut
his course on this and another memorable
occassion has cancelled what claims lie mav
have had on me, and, I might add, on the
State 1 represent, and the whole South.
Mr. CLAY was sorry to be obliged to
prolong this discussion; but the remarks of
the Senator frotn South Carolina rendered
il necessary to add a few remarks in vindi
cation of himself. He made no allusion,
he said, to the compromise bill,titl it was
done by the Senator from South Carolina
himself; lie made no reference to the events
of 18"i5 until the Senator himself had set
him ihe example; an 1 he had not in - the
slightest and. the most distant manner al
luded to Nullification until after the Sena
tor himself himself had called it up. The
Senator ought nit to have introduced that
subject especially when he had gone over
lo the autliors of the force hill and the proc
lamation. The Senator from Sooth Caro
lina said that he (Mr. C.) was flat on his
back, and that he was my mastei. Sir, I
would not own him as my' slave. He
my master ! and I compelled by him!
And,' as if it were impossible to go far
enough'in one paragraph, he refer to cer
tain letters of his own lo prove that I was
flat on my back ! and, that 1 w as riot only
on my back, but another Senator and the.
President had robbed rre ! I was flat on my
backand unable to do any tiling but what
the Senator from SojUi Carolina permuted
me to'ilo ! .'"'..
Why, sir, (said Mr. C ) I gloried in n-y
strength, and was compelled l; introduce
the 'compromise', bill; and compelled, too,
by the Senator, not in consequence of the
weakness, hut of the strength, of my p s'
lion. If ifwss ; possible fr.-. the .Sei.a'or
from South Carolina to intr'odm v. ('!'.; para
graph without fhowing the f-ptom ff his
character, he would nt no acknowledge
tint he wrote letters home to show that he
(Mr. C.) was flat -n his ba'-U, while I e
was indebted to him fr that nifra-t:rt:
which relieved him from the difficulties. i:i
which he was involved. Now, w-hai was
the history of the case! Flat is he.-v;.s cu
his back, Mr. C slid he was able to. pro - :'-,
(luce that compromise,- and to carry il, .'
through the Senate, i i opposition to tlm
most strenuous exertions of the gentleman
who, the Sen tor from South Corolina -said,
had supplanted him, and in spite.of
his deurininfd and unceasing opposton.
There was (said Mr. C.),a sort of necessi
ty operating on me iu compel me to intro
duce that measure. No necessity of a
personal character influenced him; but con- -sidcratious
itivoling ihe interests, ll.a pt'ace "
a n.l harmony of the whole couiitty. as well
as of ihe State of South Carolina, directed
him in the course he pursued. He aw
the condhion of the Senator from.. South
Carolina and that of his friends; he saw.
ihe condilio:i to which he had ted need the
gaiUnl little Slate of South Carolina y his
unwise and dangerous measures; he saw,;
loo, that we wtre on ihe eve of a civil war;
and he wished lo save the effusion of blood
ihe blood of our own feilow-citizens.
That w as one reason why he introduced ihe .
compromise bill. There w as another reason
that powei lu.ly operated on him. 1 lie
very imetesi that the tarifflaws were enacr
ed to protect so grtat was the power of
the then Chief - Magistrate, and m rapidly
was that power, increasing -was in danger
of being swept away eniirely, and proba
bly at the next session ot Congress, by tin .
tremendous power of the individual who
then filled the Executive chair, and he felt
lint the greatest service that he could ren -
der it, would be to obtain for it "a lease for
a term of years," to use an expression
that had been heretofore applied to tha ,
compromise bill. He saw the necessity
that existe I lo save the protective system
front the danger .which threatened it. Ho
saw the necessity to advance the great in
terests of the nation, I. avt rt civil war,
and restore peace and harmony to a dis
traded and divided country; and it wa
therefore that he had brought forward thij
measure. The Senator from South Caro
lina, to betray still further and more strik
ingly the characteristics which belonged lt .
him, said, that in consequence of his (Mr.
C's) remarks this very iay, all obligation
towards him on ihe part of himself, fMr. '
Calhoua-3 of the State of South Carolina;
and the whole Souta, were called. And
what right hand in Senator to get op and
assume to hpeak of me whole South, .
or even of oliiIi Carolina herself. If
he was not mistaken in hi judgment of
the political signs ol the limes, and if tho
information which came to him was to be r
relied on, a day would come, aud that not
very distant fciiher, when the Senator
would not dare to to rise in his place and , .
presume to speak as he had this day done,
as the organ of the gallaut people of the
Slate he represented. As to cancelmetit of
obligalions, he was not one of thoie look
ing out to see what would ensue , to him in ;
consequence of thorn; but he contended
himself with having performed his duty to
the best of his ability, and that w as tho.
highest roward that Ins ambition ever aim- ;
ed at. His race was nearly ran run by
the course of nature run, if yoa: please, .
by the course of political events;: and tie
haj nothing to ask for from South Caroli
na, the South at large, or the whole' coun
try nothing. Bat he should go, v.-hen ho
ciiose to do so, into retirement, with a con
sciousness, that, during the period of a long v
and eventful life, he ha.l served his coun
try faithfully, zealouly, without being in- .
lluenced by hope of reward, or any oilier
motives than a sincere desire to promote i's
best interests; and whatever the St;ii?h)r
from South Carolina might say as -tu the
cancetlment of obligations,- he could not
deprive him of that delightful 'conscious
ness. ' -v ' " ' ; ;;.
Mr. CALTIOUN. The Senator brings
ajiinst me the vague charge of egotism.
He would appeal to the Seriate, in order
to repei it, whether there is any member of
the body more 'exempt from speaking of
himself than he was, unless when attack
ed. How stands the fact? ' The Senaior
has made it his practice juf laie to give all
his discussions with him a person turn.
What was lie to d i? If he repelled his at
tacks, he was forced to ppeak of himself,
and to expose himself to ihe charge of ego
tism from the Senator; or, if he remained
silent, to stand convicted of his eharges. -Is
lhat fir? He has aiu llier practice, not
iesw unfair, to make an attack o:i him, and
to turn round and accuse him of making ihe
attack, u hen he simply repelled it, as iu '
the present instance.
lie. accuse itm of reverting tn the part
he look in the tra!tar!i'ns of. 18.25. IIn
mistake my o'.ject -niir. ly in referring- t'
those old transact. on?. It was not to make
I a charge against him. Out to make him feel .
i at he was the last n an who ought to
I make ific accusation he has on the present '
I ofas:on. The course of ihe Senator, aud v
ihyi of mvrflf, i directly the oppoMie.
; lie has a laud bill of bis own. ' He brina '
lilt'-., lit? r. fers it t wlut n mmir.ee h
! c hoi ses, w:i!iotit any interference ou my ,
i prn, -r any personal attack on him; hot
; 1 cai.no! make a wove without hi interCejr- ?
! f i.. m il ai'ark. Biiienouh of lhisV. ". ;
; 1 p-e simply to supply on.e reroaks
' w! i- I intended to make whW last up.
t The Seoaior said, as I, understood him,
I lh:.l ii w-s .raiter ol Usiutf, Udl I prefer-.'"