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II ALSIGH, WV C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1835
.rf& Curoliitn Gazcltty
rittia wssatt. av
IAWRKNCE & I.BMAT...
...... VKUVIS. : -
'.J h allowed in teroain til 'rrtri limper
I, .kio Vt'w. '' HsrormiU.iil whIhhiI tint
. L. . ... l- Itkl ..in i M Mitt!.!!.- .
Lif'l lliii lnn U' one "wllai, viol le
. , I, ; .1 n i -
patriotic, but 'Vssentially different in some statesman should be found, who,
their potitical tenet. Their--differ-raa the successor of Mr, Monroe, should
tacit, under hi admhiUiratiyn, were.j carry out in his administration the re
not brought fully into njhhc view. -i oublican principles I bold, and bring
m' sooner had the Federal party the Govern into t
But
back to the good old
and 'D9. In casting
one, I found it was ne-
with Jeftersiiii at their, head, made a pessary to pass in review the preten
tion! e. and'suCceSiful stand against F-.iou of various rival candidate. Mr.
H-i.il usurpation. The people were", Clay was objectionable, amonz other
unfurled (heir banners under his sue- doctrines of 'OS and '39. In casting
cesor," th.ni the States Right I'irlj," I abou t for such a'l
tli tca I' of condemnation was afuxed .opinion, unsafe. His project of con-
4v;as established those prioritd which
V. " litu s ;-i-.i.s;ii i tnen recognised as orthodox, and
ittfi:ini.i i tn inuiit i" sy,ni j lylmh I have ever delighted to cuer.ah
Iveivil in '' 'l Noilli Li vim, IK- a lunlliUCtltal tl UtllS III Illy political
r,l8iJ- jcieed. I weiir, sir. the exposition
,,, jScf.akf.b, The Senator frumjuf our Cou.ittt.iiiinn yhrch-i contained
i i . !.. i .....-,1 I':.. I .1.. r . i I" ....... i. ti . ...I .
n'll. Wiio Ju-1 ie"iiioru ! in me iruua ai.i iv.'oiu.ii j tiveoi.i-
aiserted tuat o-n i a gn ttoiis-ul l"ii-39, anil n Maitiaon s
l ii.-kt of ''oonulttr ! ami report. Un ler the administration ol
made me afraid of him., Mr, Culhoun
was a ludiludinarian in bis construc
tion of the' Federal (.''institution, as
manifested br hi reports while exer
cising a coiurolin;; iulluence over Mr.
Muwue ad n'yiUt ration. Mr, Adams
had fomaUcn his old. friends under tir
canjtance vvell calcuiatetL ta excite
distrust. Mr. Crawford wa not mere-
ejert everjr ier tn vindicate the vio- ' Suffice it to sarj tlie people triuiiipb- ta tender him the choice f the three
lated rights of their cunntrj. -When ecl in the election of General Jaikmii, Ueparuueuts in his CUenr Juckon'
Mr. Clay fho, like the gentleman. in 1828 and no person, Mr Speaker, name, rcin.uVin at the m tiin-j. Vuu,
from Warren; had disregarded the will - participated in this tiiumj,h more sin- it wojilj give m length to Hie A.(n.-
uf the people, iftoting lor Mr. Adamsj cetPet than I did udvr firm belief istration; adding a! that, if, he-- ri-
was nominated to the Senate, I felt it that the principles 1 had been advoiat- ferred t f Navj De-arm nt,. ii.a-.'
my duty to oppose the nomination and. ing all my life would form the basis of had been assigned ti me, 1 woubi
tu denounce the coalition. j General JacksouVadmiivistraiion. In into the Post OrBcc Uepartmra'i ,,r
It Was not, sir, until the grnMeman; addition"; to which, 1 -i-ntertuincd to- o-i the eontrarv, he pn f. rrnl tu Va,i
and his party discovered that they nards him a most m dent pet souaTat- Depirim.-nt, the M.jor sbu.d-i i
could n where find sare under j tachmeut; and in the fulltu as .f mv the Post OJice I)cpn tmeui. Uru-nii
ruj.ve 1 t a. iust sense of the ilanrer to reasoni. because his wild enthusiasm in
'which their lib -rties wereewkiseaiHrithe c;iue be.Med'-lMm-44'4r'tie of Ju'ko-n.4-3Wnerf!rwy
Jl tUh General Assemjly possesses i J eil ron, tiie.e principles were exhib-1 y n lavorol the Luited states' Hank,
f.er'nt powers under' whichitmay itd in full relief. The3:n? expod-j !wt, in his administration wf the 't'rea
'Vl'slly adopt the resulutioiu tiovn tion of the Federal Constitution V4 i ury Department, lie had aide. I the
, Ir consideiMtioii, ' f.iit!fii!lv observed under ths Jtepubii- Siale Hanks in a way th,U I decidetlly
bv
the course of a Ion public life, can administrate.! of Mr. Mad:so:i: disannioved of at the time, and
these advanced. Had tbev tieeun d. I .U.:s. jja.ve, lu4;L4bc-aiiimL4.'MuutiMftt -UitthMr"! -e-iWNWii" the
'v-.:.:-s'V;trf ' i :.. .i- I i i i ...j 1 -n.. T ... r -
U casis, tbev woutd have been, to y' AvirmbW, (ill whith I b. r suuie ! ;:slature bad but recently presented
the reasf of them, very oUjctiona- share very pertinent tfttne subject c.i
llnw much more reprehensible the pres.ent debate. I refer, sir, to
I'leV. then, when earnestly pressed C'Tt iiti resolutions touchiuj; the votes
J 1 in .: t . t m.. .1 e t.. : I I .. !il. I .1',.,.
, on the measures of Mr, i ur.i acquaintance, I had most entliii-
I ni;ii-!'aiion in supp rt of ; -issticallv admired Ins military a1
, r m ie .1 .i I I, .., k . i , n. Ki,riiiii i. . 1 1 is. nuiuirui onimoim
ire as "popular, leenn, n " me war. iuio mni tc iu'i uri ii i - ."::.XT t r: v;::
. . , ..... - .... - , . r . .-. - ... . , . , . . ,,,.. j t.m l .i, an I. ii- ii , iii:iiii 1 1 r ti
veil iv loe umusi doucv uiwi un- m v - -
fiey, then, wnen earnestly pressen c.thhi reson
i, jllllMMratinii , nn the WftrC; ,'f
ifivi'sToF an eiiVtVtentit people? Coti jrcss, ot
ve hold bur liberties on o lri! a M id s n' a l
tie mine ol uen. jacKiioii as a caniii
ila'e. . On mv first acquaintance with
Mm. early in December, 1823, I was
daily . interviews witl
Varren an
forsooth, claim
4
1iivirT hi-fii TaXmrTnur "under a de
i'l .f lifa. I vuin:r. biiwpvcr. tun. I mvmdl. sir. moved toe reso-1 tliem. in my
ill an mi i" - - . - j - t .'t- , - ",,r II'
,i : -i . ..i' .. ci i. .;. oi .......j um, .limiMm.ii.iii i- i.fiil.., iFHtlin.in tinui Warren and Ins
eve mat ine "i a j's-v, n'm'" .-.nM. , , ... , n . - --
n . A.. '. ..I .11. 1. . I .....I. I . .u.
.t r. i ... ii ., , i.. ii,. A.,,i(i,,j,i 1 1 riiii. ii,iinir inn ' r n iiriiHK. ivmi huh
. i It'iU till. lirl J 1I111IVT mi It I u - t DC C llll l ,it H .111. UWtlll .., --t -r--
... .-- - . ... .. . . i Ii . ' .. e. ..f . -i
voVe ai.d amon the nt tn t present 1'ie whole proceedings to t i we me esciuuve menus oi venem
n v'i t ' ..." . , ' n . -i : i .1. - ! t . i. . i i j
J L rights which were asci leu tne senate, as tney staun upon me ;jacson, as ins aowvu any warm sup-
w P. . . r. . ... : i .. i e l... fif..- .!... .. 1 f ii.i i .....
ill Am Ol Jll" .. l.iU) J-'J it ttHUVU. l JUt'l 'l1 I't l ai UJJ.. i.JUlci u,,U4ii ..: pui,is, - tiiifmieu ro mrpr -Tnc
lilillion. Will Bub;
serous heresies.
oropose to examine
Gf. bv a AVUVtejj, J.ucn ijs at that day. ...tlerc me re! porters,-1 was-com pel led to hear the
jscriuc t4 such port aitd reduwns. were- read. jmot-t unmeiovel vituefa4rfl-f Genr
j . Fr m thes-. it apneaii tliat Mr. S. was Jackson. I. then itool tthma in his
t!ieMllo":nas electid to he United Slates' Senate support; and, sir, I can never forget
established politic aV m.iiO ' ' Pp
t iivf-rfitsris We nii-e. Ilcan- secutwn ot it. in tne essiwn.vi iun-nujiiuuiiun uiav unci mm ""'
J.'Jl.'1, Z.ZZ. ii ii r.....i ! .:.. ..r it riti,.,t er.r'T57
liguisVil tbat : iepesm'W;r egress wiHr-enuca. mij.,si .Jtuu.u u.Xor I a. w.iv uv , .i-j vnmu aiv. v -
audit behove inz aiunst tlie supplies mat were ne- aou m ciins.ru. uio jjuinn it-ww m
',, .. bv those fundamental pria- in 1 812, a few months after the.decla-
j UDoU US ol ten 10 recur; lor u v, u i a oisuoti unncuwimt",'
t!ic re was a tune win-u a recur- pircm ine nm.i.ic miu ".p"!"''
Ice lo
ner
bed"
I'.a i.f u lnl ininortt
f'o n - --' . .i '.i .r
'll)ercfor, to bung to our asitance cessary to prosecute tne war vrim ei
tlie aid which may be derited from feet. "His abuse of our confidence was
wisdom and patriotism of those w ho calculated to excite, and did excite in
e preceded us. '; dignation in every patriotic bosom, and
n lWemher, t77C when the fervor called into action the energies of every
k di-lnterested love-of country was man wiia believed tliat tne war was
t. v,;.,l .lid nore patriots ot waz'd in delence ot our iust njrhts.
i i),.yLn in. this State, when I can never forget the, feelinff which
4lv asscnibled rt my native village pervaded this body when the votes ot
'"t.li'in.. State ConsVitution. deem Mr. Stone came to our knowledge.
iii.
jniu nciii nrr iin iuiii cuui re ujiuii mc jrriuieM miu orm ui men. .iuu, in a usiiumi, uui ciir,i u mi ttuw . i
ttv.ZwkisFti.-b7zrsrs wtJi." i.-1'1!::1 f"T.'. i.;;-'1: ::ri':. ." .' si., r k.x.-. .; : - - 1
peak- it was then, and not till then, i perhaps, justly.
that this party weret willing t .enlist
under her commander. -i They were
generously taken o(T tlu wreck of the
Crawford boat we pitied their dis
trese and what is the return they
have made us? 1 They have risen upon
ui. their benefacturs, and. seixing oa
Uie ship, hase turtu-d us adrilV na. nn
longer worthy cLthe service. True,
sir, we had but little confidence in
tne disinterestedness of Home of their
leaders; but as the mass of till partiea
are honest, we did uot C W jftjre.
ceivc mem into iuii communion. i o
tfce-ortginaV w f-Mr- AWwis i go?
ina 4uto o'Uce in imposition t4 wUb-..
es of a majority of the people, he very!
soon anperadded others,' wdiich we at-
cacKeu in meir ijisi inerpiioo. uc. as
serted the right to act independently
of the Senate, tnthe'apJdnienMrf
'iti'htaterino'finatia;"l,IA a'heiioniCile
Did any one, howe- now, for the first tioie, iim.le kn .wn.
. . . r- - ai - . ! l til . i.
ver, douut my sincerity, then . ana mey win uou'iuess surprise com..
ii j my acts "spoke louder 'than my Cen. Jackson t and. Major Katon '.lC
words; Does iny person doubt uiy necessary, however, they ean be eta-
sincerity now ? JJo, sir. Can the pai a-, Wished in a court of justice, and, whr
ites and sycnphanti, who surruund taken in ciinnexion with a niovenient
him, say as much? When powerless, J made a few days afterwards, which i
they opposed him with the mo,l nuttgaj wilLHi)twearythjeSeaate by na-ra?'
nam natej wnen ne, is ciotneu wan i ung, ycj wtu cunmrer, y nn ivHuirj j
, and nble to xt' Gen. r Jackson or Maj if fcartiti; Of baifv;
organ of the patriot band with, which 1
iiad the honor ol acting in, t.lC..fci;natclas-mucIi.Uvii44it sicceriF ins ad
of tli e United States, 1 forthwith sub
injtteil resolutions disapproving, 4io
strong terms, the unlawtul claims ol
power made by Mr. Adams, A most
ible n l elaborate discussion ensued.
The i ichts of the Senate were asserted
and maintained in a meat triumphant
t!ie maii'inant hostility of the Senator
with him," to ttielr prt'SenT irtot;--tie-was
then a crnel, .vindictive, Wo id
3
-1
ly then, as we are now. 1 he argu
ment, however, went forth to the A-
inerican people, and Mr. Adams stood.
reooVcdbelure theui. AtM)ULiHis luive.
tnn of tmr TecruitSiSnitioos to s'gnal-
i.e thcmselve in their new sei:iice,
.wer and patronage,
waid.thein, t!iey lawn and flatter, and, 'l tnetr ingra'iiuue. y , s ,f
for their fawning and nattering, expect As a statesman. Mr. Van Rure i, in , ?
their pay with as much reitiiiuty ;is thei my opinion, stoil pi:-emmeiit) ant
,JaJilttCJ& 'y' t tj I fr2?.itnrr
had ii strong l.old on the ntlections and j com urved with G -nr Jackson in j, v
ewfilce'ofyXt4Uw-uiiiftiSi;L ' :
Wtli.VaWrl.l.tV'tt.. iaJ li(:
I had, d jring'thepWvltiu ?rheittte, .iwmiw..;
all proper occAiions, to exprs ttv o-.
pinion that ha would be the m.mt fit . -
person we nmld select a the wc ei-
re-iteclcd to the Senate of the United
Slates for six years from the 4lh of
March, 18-29, without opposition.
.('ft'-lTw arVivnr f fitiu..Jae1i'ai!n..ln.lop..if- Oen.f'Jau kion :.' Mr.-' r.llmt
vva'iiinfon ih reuruaiy, laiv, I
him wit h an aff clion almost - filial, and
ministration as anv man livin?. 1 was
peifydly satisfi.tl that the soliciiude
of his friends should be dmcted to ihe
preservation of his wey-t arned laurels,
and that this 'could be effected only b)
a strict and faithful adherence to the
principles u hi h had boi ne him- iino
tr I i i ' 'iii.
manner, Jlui, sir, we were in a minoi i-iifficei I often, told htm turnrotrtd- haty
less excuse in disregarding these j rin
ciplcs than any President sine the
dajs of Gen, ashington; that he was
iilatid by'an-vvet'helmmg-mnjrn-tty
a.n'i- wiii!x.jre.ov?; j.i
wVicirproperVa made Without suliritation on my piirt. he c
sii assattrt o pon Mr. Clay,' then Secre- detred nic to become a meniber liTTiis t
lary ijrBtiiet-.UeneraI3a u fide r , oT
whom I have before made liohornble
mention, Led the attack Mr. Cray,
he" said, had removed some printers,
lt had been annotnted oy iu- nrene-
cessors tn publish the law flf Con
rely on "popular feeling''' for Our country was in arms, with a ftorcirDne ot the gentleman's cihlcagoes I
Etion of the liberties thev had and powerful enemy at our doors. rneai Gen. baundeis, the present At
asserted? sr. No Our army under the command of Gen. torney General in his public address-
afe to re
protection
..nllu U SIS
., -.'ii u I'.mt no'.itica! fieedom. Mull hid been surrendered up, if not
f Kieate-t boon ever bestowed by from periidy, Irom gross incapacity,
.iveii on ma t, could be preserved and the few men we had til the field
y hv ihe erection ol burners con- were oeauium oi ioou ami tiounog.
VioW (wrier against tlie assaults OiirPreasury empty, and the country
..I... - iL.U.w. or the more without trte anility to oorrow uioue.
,1 a m hu I n a4 Jess dang-ist-t--Tbi desperate -Te of our affaiTy wa
lU f n r Toers. l liememn- in a great decree owioe io mc iciuwi
leeiiochs in rtia history of the mo- of Congress either to raise the iieces
. I . ' . r.....u i il,. ...r,r-..l. B.irv f:ind nr ealahlisli a basis (or na.
!r CuTintrywer fresh in tl-e r recol- sary lunus or emauiisn n oosm ior na
tion, wheir the despot of the old tional credit. . These facts you find
Id w'ere comoelled to acknowledge embodied in the report which 1 have
. . . i i- .r.i :.. vv ii,... i.a;..! ',!,,. l
V"" to live oVseivance of the fun- till b. lieve, that they were suSlcwnt
u'eo'tal principles of cisil and .eli- t justify us. before an eulig,tened
ustreed tn. lro.nmnn:ty, for the resolution which
I. . r i i f r 1 were men auopieu. nui, n com pan:
aain: aiier mr uiinrmn.. . . , , . . . J.1.1i,ul-a
r.l
-r
i
l)jtV33 i tiud
in,iennenceoy . ,.,..... .... niortlian was in
o n.iu oui s:uracious iwwjuku . - .
.i- 3 ..!. c .v. .k;k necessary io auMainour vouuuj vn
mgon inHi..pu.-. '?.. " "r t, ,,,,.; i,., id .hatarevo noxv about
1 !iuvejiear;i.rsj muccu,
. vo-j find those very men who - "... V '"".'J . " -
JUnS .....1 .offVred an much for the . OIu! "nu Juur 'l J "J
"v r 1 l. a. i
fivstvti'ffl t- devts eincient chci ks .. . ., .... ... . ...
es lo the people of his district, Went
j lar, as 1 am lntormed ami uiiieve,
s to superadd to hi i other charges a
gainst the General that of moral turpi
tude, mxnil'ested in the abduction r
h's neighbor's wife. He professed to
know htm well, having lived la hi im
mediate neighborhood. Soon after tne
meeting of Congress in 182:1, where do
you ftnl f AtV piesefr ! ader of the
Jackson party? - Oniik' into l caucus
for the purpone of contnding that
i r . , , (. i . .' r I . . -
popular leeung,- ne now scriiu.i
mucli reverence. Do yon find him
and hi jiarty.iniliiencrd.by. principle
any mine thv'n thau now? No, sir. M"r.
Crawford received the caucus nomina
ti,m the opm and avowed friend oj
the. L'niiel .Stjft' Ihnil: that monster
wliich the "fUfitai a-id-hi party
n-.w prelcn i hulis with s-ch Isoly fer-
linst he inrosds if jmwer. Deeply
isci'iJH iif the tnsufticienc of those
arils, which hwt bven hastily thrown
tiin-4 teir-Ttghts'bv'- titer articles- of j
tifuderat mv-y'" fin4-theif w a-J
iit of mutual concession, aflef de.-
eate'disciissidtiVadoDtUig and pi'1.:.
iting ti the "Ihirfetn pUmtuiion"
the Senator lias thuuahtproperJo
njnate these sovereign States)
iilllutiox-o.Xarujd.iuvernmeiil,in.
ch power is cautiou-ly ilistributed
mg the various di-psrtnittft, and
i Vded in its exercise by the m'st
k Itarv checks and balances. So dis-
Nti - tful then was '-North Carolina of
-c Jl'Trins nower even under a writ-
H I Liant. that she wa the lat State
one to come into he Union.
II she now be the first to break
' fi these safes unrl of d-jWic libert y,
I to rest our rights, not on rwritten
hstitntmn , but on popular feeling?
ina Sli'enles vigilance too nnu nnse
T-well ne T whA t " our liberrte
fealons of power, although in the
iuls rThe father ;f his couiitryi Tor
Ln W !.! A ...1 . ,r;i.
Constuutinn, in the recognition or
protective principle, and in assent
to the charter of the old United
!e Vn't In 7). 3it such was
posjisall this done? To.prove to the
pe ple that vo i arc now goou mcksoii
men, an I thereby tn enable aoiiie of
y t-t :t. .ri J inta .. office; Jiin.the;traug
current of poriular feeling', Vihich
the gentleman f'om Warren very sea-
a representative of the people U'luti he
earnestly flreaches? U e shall see
by and uy. in tne retrospect i am
presenting to the Senate, we find little
liraltfar I ou7"f
elusion ot the war to. the el .of Mr.
Madison's administration, , t.aV?, the
chartering of the tinned JsUtes'
came them m North Canduia by a nta
jot ity of more than five thousand votes.
Do voti hnd ttie aenHeman irom vvar-
rvn jielding fr'-ty obedience to the
in 4316., This renewed osnrpatioii of hKqin. sn. It is known lhat .General
Federal nower was submitted to from
a ronviction that something ol ie kind
was imperiously called for, to correct
the deranged condition of the curren
cy, resulting from the abuse of the
naner svstem by the State authorities.
W1ien t firt took my scst- imhe Se-
nite of the United State in i3, i
tnet js-ith the gentleman from Warren,
then and for tiitne years pretiou"
member of the- House of- Representa
tives of the United States. Did thi
institution find favor with the gentle
man at that time? or wa he then, as
h i now, it implacable opponent?
ve were then in the hnb.t.oi; inter-
ciiantrinir op'nions, an I had a full
ton-tfiif'hfs very errors T'f uch knawledg. of. nnd well rttrnmber the
v wer.l were trVfttcd with rreat f," Ulf-h .lie "J h ?7 n
iji'S-ance ; ' ; ' t- '- i pursued; snd, in ord.-r that it may be
V:'.,.-I-ui -.T.k i" whit has been false to principle.l
t.i , . . i. - . ........... I.. : t'. f ....
.inn II rur.iiii ha iLmmI fBf. TlW;' w v "
t lh aiisir atW idfieVMaw
ton- tw nnits wcro firmed, a'lie At that time l v.i das ro-J that
iiu ed tlie cause 'f tieu. Jacksun,
jftHL hi jwvint f unnul tbie rival m that
Slate Mn Calhoun, whs dioppudi his
frienu! lined our staniiatd. 1
with renewed hoacs by uch an acnu
sitioirof sliength, wa entered "the lis!
with bes-eawst
of the Ametieatt peopler-wfli hatft-in-i
ins power always to do right, without
the Statute Dook; and, in fine, his e
lection, it was asserted, would prove a
"curse tb the country." As to the vic
tory of New Orleans, it bad-been bet
tor. tVfifiid. that ths f it r should'have
been in flames, and the beauty andjgresj. This he censured as an insidi
boniy of the place one red up to a li-" on attempt to control the Ireedom of
rent'iou soldierv. than the Constitu- the pre; . Tlie tocsin i f . alarm was
tion should have been violated by the sounded; the palladium ot UDeriy was
suspension ol the writ ol naoeas corpus. prociaimeii io wirwnjo , -hh wc
patnoi or tne lano were mmnranni to
the reecue.
Retrenchment and reform were the
Order of that day. The prodigality ol
Mr. Adams's administration was loud
ly condemned. A committee of re
trenchment was appointed; and an e
laborate report, reflecting on the lavUh
cxnenditure of Mr. Adams's admihis-
tration,-wa spreai -on-the-Jtiurttatstit
Congres. ' Ten or twelve millions of
dollars were required by him to meet
tjje annual expenditures of the Go
vernment, and th was stigmatised as
an extravagant demand on the Trcasu
ey ' lit was further accused cf retain
ing olhcers to perform nominal du
tics a t - hea e peose - to - the- n a
tion; and, i n this head, specir)cnti9tis
were made ainciig others, the 2d Au
ditor. ; ; "''..''
! The , freeilom of our election was
pronounced in imminent peril from the
patronage of the General Goiernment's
beini brought in conilirt with them.T
t V-thi rha rge grea t pi ttMbi Itty- - w
fiven'by Mr. Adams having placed
Mr. Clay iathii hue of mft prtiuttnta;
t'nlT til A trM1A. t 'tlidnriAi 1 r 1T 1 1
1,tr,;mi Mr. Clav had excused himself fcr vol-
i acoui-i '"!? ; rr
Caijlnet. arid Tike fliargelinh e TsaTy
ml Iiis fiiends werFhot iii'iorMiit of
tliese facts and he ice I was by . -
f mean a f trmitir id their eatimatioH." ,
As so m as Gen. J ics. i wa iqing- -,
lira ed. and our noin natioim werei on
iruied by ihe Seoate. . each im 'mbarrt'
toiik clia: gs: ,,of t!t De-iartioent asign
e l to hint, p trt u'arily aiixmu'i, 1 doubt ,i
n if, is g'.i'c i ht.t( ihe .Adm n tia-;
ti-n. by a diligent and r-fattfifol sJ.s r
chrtrgerjd" thttstamTHrnjBd;ij:;h.in.V
I rail p 'aK I.tr rays. 1 at all rvenU:,
never Mid I lab iuim ir.; as.duulyv
About thi Ut, of Msv.,tny familt .
eame on. to-wnewttTr a' -nceT? "to-,
...i -i. : . : ..! ' irm
the irtsti uctions of his Legislature, was
seized upaaaud pfOiluci;d:PoWfrfttl
tiieir .CoiHn.lIandfJ5ill. and; UiOttlf.14wiuL.. The bar
will of the nennie, as thus unequivo
cally expi eased, and acknowedging the
right ot inn ruction No, tr: but, on
the tontrarr.be openlv rehised tooUey
. ... . . i. i
Adam', in opposition to
natrorvft"!
trol.iri any way, the 'right of the pto
pic to choose a successor, was made
tha basis of n most violent assault, both
upon him and Mr, Clar, . And here I
rcfea&xerMved a tdumlitv of elector
al vote, T -J"ritT of the
whole naniberrtlence the election
devolved on the lloune of Representa
tives.. There you find the gentleman
and his Van Duren party, pertinacious
ly resisting the right of the people to
choose their own Chief Magistrate, and
yirtually'to-o pent ting with Mr Clajr,
who w'iharged with an improper co
ali tiorf -with Air. Arlams. The reul t
was, they defeated the Well ascertain
ed wishe of the people by the election
of Mr. A, Not having been able to
direct them by their caocu nomina
tion, they contemptuously disreprdeil
the direct instructions of the people,
thiooeh the ballot bm By the elec
tlm of Mr. Adams a w-wnd wa in-'
C' - t'd on t!ie el. diVe fiatfchise.' in the"
ncrsnn r.f Gen. IsckatJrv, nich Icstsnt-
U-elicited all the? ftntett' fetim
whiehtimiiaiito
prctppted tkcta,-wi:b on -a aceerd, to
jjstice to those distinguished states
men. . If ever the patronage ot tne
Government was corruptly employed
lo cany out thj eoalitioti with which
they wefe ."charged, pnslaoceliai.
vercome to my knowledge. In fine,
we pledged ourselves, in every possible
manner, to bring back the, Governrnert
to it pristine purity' All these pledge
were from time to ti.ae, assumed by
w - - . 1
uener.ri jaexson, uut more especially
in his Inaugural Address
of March. 1829: to whi
sion ta raUlhe aUentTbhofthe
'Tli mni(eiiKnt jtf ihii. tM,','t
Twl cardiing O'riion hi. hII f"i
It nifimir ilia inoM UilimU and ImiXHlMil
m Mni mh m will, nt inir. itt mmut h
ciiMlrbl iiar til mv afltcial M.licrtoile. V"-
ler every mped in bicli, bs tontiJrttd,
it wmil.l aniK-M- llml arfmnt mual veault trnm
ill "I T Mi irt anri full Wnl mmnmy.'
'TliTi-eiit; i!mnnlmiin fif mIiI hh
mrn w.Mi-ib nm 0. Ik! of x-fiiiiw4!tltin
ch Uriel lo. t il(lli tie ecil kl, ll ik
of tetnut tili-,H n-niide, finnwttlarly, lb
f1ivlioi ..nf rt)',.i.lnv l,,l iirf'bre(jl 1
tn.tmB(;t nf iti rrl (Iwrn iniil imo
tAifltrt' "uli llm Irel-rfiim.r llvrti"lii. ni1 II t
tOmSerilliuM f lfim 4m a bWh1 Ktl.S J
titihc.l ilie rt;l.um. nm
er ieaotprttsl ti'l
Depart ment. I returned ltlm uy
wai iiiesl acknowleilgineirts for so dis
titlcuished an eiilencc oT his coiifi-
denee; but remarked , that - f doubted
my ability to ilischarge the du ies of
that Department, either to my own sa
tisfaction or that of my country, and
that I must ask time to consult with
my friends. "To 'this he consented,
aiid T "pvoiui
ariswcr next evening. The first per
iod I asked counsel of was my friend
and colleague, Gov. Iredell, now per
haps within the hearing of my voicev
a gentleman whose hilt 'claim to con-
fideiice are universally acknowledged,
and (to borrow a tigure ol the gentleman-tram
Warren J J whose -inherent
virtues and talents tendered hiiii pe-
T:uTrartyJfil'TK,rtiinrl"
olllce. He urthesttatfngty said; thsf,
inasmuch as It was the first appoint
incut of that trade ever tendered to a
citizen of North Carolina, and it
was aiThonor intended' to.be conferred
on the State through me, I was not at
liberty to decline. The next friend
with whimil Consu'tcd," was' me'Sena-
tor from I'urkc, then a member of the
House of ne-nrcsen.tatives of the Uni
ted Slates a friend indeed I may call
h i m a friend. .wTiil e i n Ta vor,T1m t stTTl
more a fiend when in adversity. Hi
merit and just claTin nn the State I
will speak of elsewhere. His cou n-
selVrTr sebsrrtTrtfal tyt!Teanics"
tliose ol liov. Iredell. I tlienjsougnt
ntei view's wiilt indfiyolTie7Tnd ml
lng there wa but otic opinion among
my triend as to the voure pinper fo?
nv'to pursue, I, in due time', st-riifieil
"my acceptance of the trost. XThi was
some tea ut: lilleen u ara.br I ore: thejn
auguratlon of Gen - Jacksnn. "In "Ihe
nian- tirnc Ttie Ctibinet aftflngrmi nt
were announced, by authority, in the
Tclegrapli. vAtnong the membcra was
Major Ea'on, my personal fib ml, a
rentletnan fcr whom'I etitettained the
kindest feeling, and wh'om I "would
which hey were .rirThej f mnd - f
thcladyofihe Secieiarv a War. a iia-,J .
Lt.if.the &rtrtey&4rw&ia-fv --
ciejyand didjiotjdjein itjbeir,jdutjr or
rig1!! to endeavour to cWi i ot .rcount.Tt
PTnoMleVitfltf WiJ Iairi7iWftiih'
tngtnn j nor did t lie t Tonsidt the m
1 -
. u
selestlibr riy toe iqjirj wh ther these j
decision were correct or nt'ierwisiv .u
Engaged, as-I -wt continujflyVT withT- .
tne an cjigristoanairs orine Na r n.
Deparirueiit, I di.l not knowat nishtJ;
whom my family had visited in the ay,
nor .wham they h:il not; and thus tti.:1
time parsed without,,! can confidently, .
a1ierl1eiisi. w ter Jerefice, on 'wymZ
part, iviUCinatterUhai
clusively tit ihrm. At length, hower.A
er, a-fiend of ourf with hi family. 3
cama on from N!ivVIl a gentleman,'-
of h'gli character, and a particular, !
friend of the Prcindent. ,"; Afier having it
taken one of my daii&hters on o iTi -cursion
to Piiliidelphiaand New, York, j
an t relumed, my family,' for, the. first
time nunug meir reMiuence mine V'J?
determined, on the rye of bis, de par- , "
ture for h uti "", to invite a fewacqn iinf-,
ances to auenil ihe evening with y our .
gnent and h'S family ' Whom ' they1 . v
nau inyucu, i Knew v not, ann accora
ingiymet ,with many ladie and- gen
llemen; and of 'his inci ting, un'mppr
-fWnFln' ifiTr"TfcUiiiirT iwii Iitf ilifnifvii
agaiit.'but fur a,JH;iu!ar coni nunica,-. , - ; '
tion, a fow (U vs afterwa di. Irom Gen. -w
Jaikson; fouiliing j' tbjjiich J waa. .' ' .1
informed thai Maj. Katoo wad tleuf rjj
rd.becausj Air. Cfiopheir ad. Doctor j
Bly were at my hvus on ! strvVlm oc" ' . ' 1
casi m. I had heird of many thiirs
rnnrt-,'t -l
beforeiJi ii th."i .fat tU firt time antt- .
thiajr a a b'e fttn fcirl f renetl - - BB.i
il-.eTf.As foil wllf rtadjly--i'iiag'jv" - ,
myed!iia3wirj!ex! itcdlLAndJ in-J",,.. .
Vanity iie.man.de r of Geo, Jscxin, bv
u.-Vil iilllwti44v tI' ti .'. 'o .... 7j-
mer memner or me proposed waomer.
We were'brougW tip in the inime heigh;
b-jrhood. But 5 soon as his name was
announced, many of the best friend iif
Gen Jackstincxprcsseif their jlecidcd:
disapprobation of his appointment)
first one, and then another i cmonM! ac
ting against it. Among the ohjection
urged, were' the" circumstance con
nected' with his recent maniape.! : Fi-
tracstiffliejt3iiV-rl',hti to: iU
whom I 'iile-ied li mt h'ouV. 'Hv ji t
aaUmritywhe ret'ti-diifriMpj F.ji'oi''
considers it verw-nskind in jrmi to gi'vttfl '
an jfivitatjjjti fitht'sc grntleineni in J.
muchsa.thev have been. talking about V
Mrs, Kat-.ii.!;,;;,;;- fJ,... v" ,
church, i-t (he, city, in whieh Gen, 'f
3 a k fin h ad .a pe v Si wh feh he hn 1 fZA'
nbirly afteiided up'thi tinif.. 'Tire 4J
of his Cubing m'n'aters'. myself mcluX it
ded, litcw?c J;tit--prwsln the san e
fthurchr'aml were reeratlv in attend-,T.
nneeonS'inday. 'Thr gf ntleman wa,'"'
H far I knew or nelieved, ineof th1,r
most exnilary;peions in thi phve," ,r
and, wjih dl.a moit'elorjuent 'divine; . -''DoHIr
Klf waii mmisler of the Dr..
luatly, on ihe urgent representation of p'!; resident or I'a Udelphia, then on.'.
, on (be 4lbi9qeofthe- President' friends; M ton-; a visit tn th Citf nfWasninton. 'and "':-'
eh 1 beg pernii-r.ent-e,i that Ms of Eaton should not ir:i wasinviftt lhv . fr.Camobell in ae- ,l I
56ale.finto the Cabinet, as nriein'allv ''dealsn t vntntints ' him (k mv Ko'ise. Thr M
hut nhottld b'randVmrf-to-Hhe'fiing.'vott;a v-aoM," crriteJ - '-
ifminfiii ., ,. v.ij ..i. .'l:.i! . A . . r . f
butlt ! "U'v ,ucioiinrin 4i'cn wi noi aini; ennnii'ii jci tiif v were 01 0 Con- :
emntinni vet l
at tnsi nine consiueren
nointment.
to me in a few ' minute afterwards, S'hfei
a . . ' . a f i i -' t . i m - - ' m t t
ana: in orner to enanie iho .i-rciiueni nem: : i tn?rriar endeavored in n
t-i aecnntplialtii' Meet withmit'wotr't'ex thy feelinga. N( ohowt vef,4
ie Considered a Cabiiiet5 sp- 'tcmptihJe a characieri thit, f jwrojJ J
. ','YYi wa eoronjntcaed e-l r myself th rrci.If nt of the t Vn't-1
a few "ininnte a,fferwBr;ls, S'nfe wo'ni pon tecum i asmrd i f '
i
I
i
tine me icci'iizs in .jisiur wmn, no- wj i l l'f A res neou iirci"ie moi !
'mediatelr waitedioh:' Gen.' Jack sf, Vhil(orl netuti.it.,.nd rfj.n sfteTtiui;- '
Otifrl!UtAf.ihlNHtiainW MaCii
mlf'j M'LpSnfrifncs'hadr mintfest- Ttdn: hr scsredt returned the ordlT? -
X-LvkCtit fa' freejBx:cj(jjnrnii TffFAoivfiiflirf -aaiuiation - wniUt -wr-wr re -.-
. . . If M 1 -a..'. l.. 9 Mfa.
jor am mjstu migm d perm tied ihe duciarjt oj ocr oaicui touc?.