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V RALEIGH, IT. 0. THUIlSDASy FEBIITJAIIY 20, 1837 : vc yui- :xio d. Ha H 1 t,;. i.4 Of '1 5 U r-,- TKUMS.. jt iti?Tl . thr ''"liars P annntn one half'" 4"M "Sl'iherii ttUtrStalet . . .,. .5 nrrmt etidrnl without thin X w't ii wh inavdetlrelnbeewmtlubseribert, am'.. . .- i , ....-- I.. .i,i . I Ijwtt t' Kilitor mart" be patl paid sppixg suppm, THOMAS J. f.EPIAY, KDITOB iXD f ROFRIE TO n . . m elMvMU .aLlMi loU, v iiitrd?taTcsm'H ff-thef H uW'd iretrt I ! .rt9fh-f',"'r.t,o' l"ee-4tliAt, in presenting to the notice of Y faltiZ that gvcr,,,ent the case ,the North-i-V : f 4rt rnu lor each om'mMnce. njpton. you will. make a fresh appeal LcJiIaaXllaMs Earthen and tae'rthi'-ahccg'su1Ie7eTBj our citizens Ware Li:,srOHD & EATON. i;Ui.Li3 mum. Srariir, J'cteiihwff, Importers mi l D.-etera in China, GIhiI, mid Kirilirii Ware, are daily rxi:tinF by the pack ets lirvl from K-url.n.l, Ihnir aping tuppfy of the borj wliivli wliliil lt tjicir pre tent Murk, ill uiaka lhir ,.itmcnt -very laigu and ii'Iii1. Tli'jr invite nil n ! essraine their S6rk and I'ifcrt. r.inn 'i Mri-linl would do well 1i f ill an'l look fir dn mteWei before going Norih, or inreliiiif; rl-a liervj at wean-dr-Icriuiut'il lo et-ll Mir nn-nl on rravmalile teiim m iliry can be I. ml in this, or any Noiih r Matki l. rt. is;r -4 IWHlfciHO for Sale, .rj) ' 'I'iit Sulnt-rilierlMl (nrrli:'J lh Ml-Y-Me!iBl Kial.tnl:im'iil, anil Uiju)y a.1 4,4 la. i, aiul.U ciuuucei(t .Itiu I'JIU: TIC R or I'HTrtCin t Oiy "' Uo,rt la (lterv tit.wiawia ,ailaMi.'llf.iiML IIWHI. etf!l. H iV i Itficv Ti o(iiio!rrt1i? r?t tnnim itmrt-trear llie Umirl IIihim: ahere fn-ajl 0l Bfimine Mel-ietiw,-( mux Huuv.-l kiuU ! inepn tl.lerabla i' ' 'I'lin)o"' 'i! H0W4rilHlnl Jrwcll'mlil'l t vUj, "! '"' kliuie nuall foutiil in ilie Sliojil, will be kept , ,,,v--iiiSrlliiT wiili Thoni'K"' Hi) ant' lloKm-Cul .. ami Hook ol Initiuc lino in "Merticine-atid Midaif.r Aattiuiv 11 luiiKr irniain a ilonU Itial ll:e ninl tiii ni-W)4gfHW-wJi- or.liiiary ilucan. fcf our eoiinlry, aie-irrilti! mid euril by llie iuiile and nafc i oimiIhI RHit of llie Jmfn'trviJ fliUmicut Suilem, an I wild a errlainly ami rea lnm, liiihrilo nnLiKiAri in thii or any other .luntnj ami in iwgiiitae ""fry otli rr plan tt lreM'Hn'i u'terly Uiled and Itie j ifTiarjtsi tB liHrmiLrrimd.iti!tiBsdL at ftTiiiaB Ths i.ilnci'ltK'l- intMirti in lita oww tiwtiw,.!frli; rti-jairtfromlit j ttrm, er anit in ca'aia tif mii.ilttt iiVceiiiiy," I2i cfir)te a ill be moik-ralr, all ca!i proniplly allvuilcd to, i aui.rrmitliiit autntidii. JOS. n. IIINTOX. Kalcigh, Feb. S, m: -8 It Tht firm hrreldl'uie cxittiug under llie name f III I CI11XS kt t:t). liiuoUed by roulu a1 nrntniti-nir the IS h t Janftary h; att tif ilcliird ia Mid firm ait rripiiltcil to make n-t-tlritii:i.t wiilintit delay, tnlirr by Caali or Note, b the uitoeribrr or Mr. Jordan Womblr; at e alone are au'horiicd la Rite diauhargei, and wltlu tlie ei'necru. JOHN HUTCHIXS. 'iWeish, Krb 1$, 8 3w WIXDSOK SIOTEI. Tlir aidiacrilicr lim f H-abaaert I be lar);e and eiirniitr IrnenieSiTflaTlTOrraiparitltaal'a-vern-,-I. I)r. t illiam 'aiaon, in the town of Wiiulmr. Itrrlie e.rtinij. Tbrie u probably on Itnnae in t itniirrn mH ol Nnrtli Carolina, which it more anintiMHli..ut tbnti llm lintel. A large part of ih- rrfablikbmrtit it rnlirely new, and nry K temive. 'I be aubwriher ted" bimarll tliMt ry atirn!ton ahall t (tie to ibe eomfiif t and nirhiriiru of bis niriti tH table and bar ihait liwii;itiriitb tli-beT'ir4 4lee 07 aft"rdt aod bit t'tblt-t are ii-plird whh good iM-uirenner and MU'ne nuirra. THOMAS WILKINSON. Windanr.'V. C. Jan l4 lsr. 3-it D2.1F7 MISCAItKIED. - Wy ih-uH mi -Mera. Ar-fc W.' Harrtt, Ktrr 1'ilk, Virginia, dmnlOth init. fur three Ihnaiaml ft liHinlred dullart, payable at ail mmilbt, in fainrt.1 Warren llarrlt, wm mailed at iliit place on the 10 li it , and ilireeled ti Will. Heck, ICaltigh, K. U , vha-h vna not reeriel; all iMirwHii are mtinril not to reetifu laid dralt, at it will not be paid. iiKvnriMRnts. Ilaia, N. C. Jan. S6, I It J ... - ssitWip'xcAS ii;sToitE;"'" The anbar, ilirr bat rrr.eived bit ttock of r.V.L 1 H lA'i'KH GOODS, eompriainR h eaerllcnl ami tmi iit ul evny article uinalty nkiH determined in tell low for cah, inrcha er waald do ull to call and atipply them rleca. ' F.nWAU!) S. nitOOKS. l'ttontille, Giativilli Kor. "S47T83K .... ' 5.) (. Frcftli Ilcd Clover tSccd? -- Juit rrctittil, and Inranle br AVILUAMS, HAYWOOD k Cn. THE UNITED STATES AXD MEXICO. JUcumtnl accompanying the ,)ir$age f ths PretidfHt Ih United Staff, trunimittrtl U tkt. JUuc f ltftrttntati-crt n rtrtfiA January. . -: -. . MR. FORSYTH TO MR. ELLIS. ' ..'v''""-1- DirisT.YixT or Stat,"'-? ' ; Waauingtoii, July 2b, 1838.5 . Sir: The (tnclt'sed copies of letters to this Department from Mr. Coleman, the acting consul of the United States at Tobasco, will inform you of ihe oul ;'rageouIcoWJucorrihe u dioriltet ; there with regard to (he officers, crew, ' nj cargo of the schooner Northamp ton, wreikvU on the Mexican coast in that quarter, and in relation to the act injr consul himself. ; vr 'llie accumulation of causes for com plaint on the part of ou citizens a JT'inst th Mexican government, the frequency of their occurrence of late, and, so ur as appears from the corres . portdence of rour piedcccssors, the in-r-spoitioii of that gorerrtment to in quire into them, to grant satiafaction , for them, or to take proper at epa to pre sent their recurrence, have by no neans tended to strengthen the spirit f forbearance with which the Presi dent has hitherto acted towards Mexi co; entertaining, as he does, a sincere 1, "J'npathj for her tlomestic troubles, & a hearty desire to preserve and culti--trete tl,c ff Ution of peace, friendship, land good neighborhood witbbcr go f erntuetit and people. He i satisfied, however, that furthcc delay in the ac knowledgment, if not in the redress, of the injuries complained' of, cannot be ac quiesced "in, compatibly with the fligtiity, right and interests of the U- To its sJii'setf lior.or end justice in re- iutioa to our claim Rencruilvj and, to aliow that the President's estimate of risurtmn; ta Mexico, especially since the conclusion of the treaty, U not ex seVatfil, your note will "rtfer to the following fiiiies, in which the intcrpo ifion of this srovornment has been ask ed f.T since the 5t!i of April, 1832, & all (" which either you or your prcde cevsiirlan !i;-rc.tnfore been" instructed to 'jriftg to the notice of the Mexican 50 eminent, Oa the 3 lt of December, lSol, an alcalde of Mrnotillan, in the colony of Guucualco, instituted what is said to have been an il legal, arbitrary and op- prcsiiij'e proceeding against Dr. IlaTiT uraler color of a suit. at law, preferred and rai iied on bv a crrature of .the al-. caUle himself, aid win appeared be- fore theTcaTderto "answer the charge, aa.atosaliwn.fiDauedaullieaka'.dr WtTcrctllitnl" 16" tTie1uctii,wliilcBaTI win, rtiiiainj to aubmit to, altcmptejJ to vscapc, and was pursued Ty a party ot "-soldiers who attended the court. In the race, Haiti win fell, received an in jury in one of his lejs, was captured, earned back iuto tlie presence of the alcali!eTae44i4hetoct:s,-atid-itftcr wartig imprisoned. Iii rebruary, 1 8.12, the schooner Topaz, of- Bangor, Maine, was cin pluyed by the Mexican government to c ai ry troops Irom Mata mora s to Ual vr murdered by the , soldiers on the' pas sage, the crew imprisoned, and the vessel seized and converted to live Mexican service. On the 21st June, 18.V2, the Ameri can schooner Iirazom, was seized in the port of Brazoria, J)y John Austin, the .Mt'XicannuIitary comniatioant in that qua iter, and "e in p loy ed to "in a k e an attack upon Anahuac, then in pos session of insurgents. During the at tack, she was injured so as to be made unseaworthy, and was abandoned as a total loss, for Which .the underwriters have received no compensation. In the summer of 1832, the steamt boat Hidaleo and schooner Consola tion, belonging to Aaron Leggett, of iew-aotk,-werc--4iuxibly laken. pos session of by Mexican "officers at Ta- bao, ami used by them. The brir John, belonging to Leggett, was ako detained, and money was extorted from him. The consequences result- ing from -these acts are represented io Sg Kri'ri and the Mexican government is clearly bound by the treaty to indemnify him for them. In March, 1835, Capt. McCelgeToT the schooner ludustry, of Mobile, was imprisoned at Tabasco, and an exorbi tant fine demanded of Him without cause. The payment of the fine being made the only condition upon which he could be allowed to depart, he a bandonod his vessel and her cargi to the authorities wio afterwards sold thetttr--- r In the summer of 1834, the brig Pa. ragon, of New York, was causelessly fired into 'JwayJoJ Ilfe"?7rcxicaii public armed scliooner Tampico. In answer to an official rep resentation on the subject by Mr. Bui- lerviliat go vern men t .promised th4tAb a flair should be inquired into; but thUjous other complaints which have been Department is not informed that the made from time to time, and which still promise has been fulfilled. . remain unredressed. You will like- In the beginning of May, last year,! wise" set forth the great forbearance the answer ot otiicers supposed to be- long to the custom-house, who boarded llie brig Onhir, of New -York,- on her arrival at Campcachy, to an inquiry of the captain as to yrnich of the ship's paperj it would be necessaryto pre sent at the custom-house, was acci dentally, or intentionally, misinterpre ted. In consequence of this, notwith standing all the papers-were shown to the boatfling officers, the invoices only being exhibited at the custom house, the vessel was seized and condemned. In May, 1835, also, the schooner Martha; fi din" Ne w Orleansrwas seized at Galvaston Bay by the Mexican arm ed schooner Montezuma, for an alleg ed non-compliance with some of the formalities of their revenue laws. Four of the passengers of .the Martha were put iu irons under the hatches of tlie Montezuma, and otherwise treated with great barbarity, merely for an im puted intention to use their fit e arms against a guard that had been placed on board the Martha. . ,' , , , In November, 1835 the sc hoonrr HannaS and Elizabeth, of New Or leans, was- atramled iu attempting to enter Matagorda bay. "While in this condition, she was fired into by the Mexican armed schooner Bravo, boar ded by twenty armed soldiers under the command of two officers, who for cibly took the master, crew, and pas sengers from the wreck pillaged them of most of their clothes, and chained tlieni in the hold of the Bravo until their arrival at Matamoras, where they were continued in confinement; but through the urgent representations of our consul there, all but the, captain were eventually released." It is not known to theI)epartment that he has Tl!t-teetf1il5(?fate,'t, "br'tnafIxlyBa'fTfr faction has been offered by the Mexi can Government. O.i the 17th of February last, "Wil liam Hailed and Znlmun. Hull, citi zens of the United States, were aires- ted in the streets of MetamorasAy part v of armed soldiers, who struck l- .' . . . . Hull in the face with a sword, and forcibly took both to the principal bar rack in" that city, where they were con f.neil upon suspicion of being about to proceed to Texas, Shortly afterwards sentinels were placet! at the doors of the consul's residence, under false pretences,' and all communication with 1 he hot)s prohibited. Armed soldiers broke open hisgate during his absence, forcibly took a mare and two mules belonging to him, entered his house iviih drawn swords, and searched eve ry room in it for the avowed object of htidincr the consul. Ilallett and Hull merit is notaware that any reparation has been made for the proceedings a rri.ict tl-.oi?! ai fur ttiA insult la thi. consul II I 'I J b illV VI ve aav aa"a tn Ih February la, an attempt was made at the city of Mexico to take Irom Mr. XV. A. Slacum, protected by a courier passport from this Depart. mnt, public despatches of this Govern inent, atldressdd to Mr. Butter. The Httcinpt failed, but Mr Slacum was fined and detained for carrying ofti- xtal letters itrrliTS-ptTnn;-authenticated by t. e endmsemcnt of this Depart ment, and tlirected to the charge d'af i'airs of the United States in Slexico. In March lat.t, the schooner Eclipse was detained at Itoasco, and ner auMwritit'S. In April las', the brig Jane, schoon er Compeer, and other merchant ves sels of the United States, w ere forci bly detained at Metamorns. Yoti will also notify the Mexican Government that it is cxpectetl any damage which may have been sustained by citizens of the United Slates, in consequence of the recent embargo at VcraCrur, Tampico. and other Mex ican ports on tlie Gulf, will be repair ed, pursuant to the stipulations in the treaty. The papers now sent show that the military commandant at Tam pico, has made the embargo a pretext for interrupting or obstructing the cor respondence between the commander ur the-Unifcd States - revenue-cutter Jefferson and our consul there. For these acts proper satisfaction will like wise be expected. The outrages and indignities committed against consuls and other officers of the United States, j though , not ! more unjust nor attcn- ueu wiia circumstances 01 greater hardship than those done to individual citizen;, are nevertheless to be consid ered as greater violations of the rights of the United States, and to be renre- senieu aeeo aingiy, Though the Department is not in pos- session 01 prooi ul all the circuinstan tf III a ces ofthe wrongs done in the above cases, as represented by the aggrieved parties, yet ine compiainis are sucn as to entitle them to be listened to, aud toiusufy . a demand ott . the . Mexican G 0 verr.ment tha t they hal I be prom pt-- ly and properly examined, and that suitable redress shall be afforded.- XyjodioLakra ink, dress -a strong but respectful rcprt sentatinn to the Mexican Goverment on the subject of these various injur es. YoU: will also remind-it of -.-the- numer which the uuvoroment 01 the United States has practised towards Mexico, and therfricndly and benevolent mo tives which jtavc led to it and you will state that the President, finding that this inoJef aiioir and " forbearan ce , so far from being appreciated by Mexico, cem only to be met by new injuries, is coiiMirsiiieo, oyanigtt sense 01 uuiy, to ask of the Mexican , government such reparation as these accumulated wrongs may, oft examination, be found to require. i It, contrary to the President's hopes; r.o iitisfactory ahsvvef shaTIbe" given to this just and reasonable de mand within three weeks, you will in form the Mexican Government that. unless redress is afforded without un necessary delay, your further residence in Mexico w ill "be useless. If this stale of things continue longer, vou will give formal notice . to the Mex ican Government, that unless a satis factory answer" shall be given within a fortnight, you are instructed & ask for vonr passports; and, at the end of that nine, 11 you no not receive sucn an twer it is the . President s direction it is the . President s direction that you demand your passports, and j authorize them to expect this recom return to the United States, bringing inendation of a procedure towards with you the archives of the legation. , Mexico, which, in the history of this -.Mr. William A. Weaver, who is 1 Government, has no resemblance that sent as a special messenger with this j we know ol but in the case of the pun communication, you will detain until jishment inflicted upon the Quallah Bat you can frame a full report to the De-jtoo savages? The editor of the Gazette, partmcnt, as to the state of the business 1 it seems, - better informed than most of year intssion, as we)! tltat onder the charge of Mr. Butler as that entrusted to yon. You wilt also send by the messenger, on his return, (if they can be prepared within a reasonable time.J copies of Mr. Butters despatches Nos. 14. 3, 52, 53, 54, 58, and 84, the oti- gttralrtifwtTTchr'w and of all his correspondence with the Mexican Government and with others, on public business, so far as the records and files in the legation will allow you to do, Mr. Butler waa repeatedly in- - alfJttcltuL the instructions have not been com- ., in ; : . t .1. I plied with. The expense of the trans cripts required will be matte a sepa rate charge in your accounts, aud will be accompanied by proper vouches. During Mr. Weaver's necessary de tention you will avail yourself of his assistance-in making the copies. lie has received five hundred dollars on account ot his expenses to Mexico. You will furnish htm with a like sum to defray his expenses on his return to Washington,, lor which your dralt on the Department will be honored. . I have the honor to be, sir, your 0- bedienl scrvanf. PowhatajtElus, Esq. Vutrg-e tfofaim 9 the U. S. Jlexic '-TheTattoTiaTnleTHgencer nistca tlTeTbl- lowing remarks relative to the above: Vc-ifTetef vernment paper of yesterday, for a statement of the grievances for which the President recommends a demand ol redress at tlie cannon moutn, to a letter of the Secretary of Slate to our Charge d '.Affairs lately in Mexico.'. .We. kave kuntedit Jipaad. fiiiLit ixi-a. collection of documents slipped upon the table of the House of Representa tives a few days ago, in answer 1o a general call for ftfoi ination concerning Mexico and Texas, and then for ihe rjfTrtl-:'tfiiH-'emiirait lish that letter in another column for ths information of our readers. From a hasty perusal of that dttciiroent, we are stislft'il that, in any view of its contents, it afTnds no sufficient grounds for the violent measure recomuiendetl to Con gress by the Executive. What if, in the piesent troubled state of Mexico, instantaneous satisfaction could not be rendered upon all the particular alle gations of grievances therein recapitu lated? What injury could the United States receive Irom abt.ief inteival of patience and forbearance towards a neighbor too much distracted by affairs at home to pay sufficient attention to her Foreign Relations? Are these al leged aggressions ol very recent date?.! "n the -coiitra ry, are not snm e of them, such as they are, several ycaisold? If they have kept cold so long, what has now suddenly exasperated them to a red and fiery heat? We do not stop to examine this list of grievances in detail not that they ar'e'noT'WoYt lion at more leisure. On the first glance at this labored list of Mexican misdeeds, our attention was at once at tractcd by the" dale of this despatch from M r- FoasvTu to .Mr. JIllis. ' 1 1 was prepared at the Department, of state, it appears, alter the' very earn est protestations ojT theMexican Mi nister against our marching or troops into Mexico; . and it bears date the 20th of July last, the very moment of lime at which the same. Minister .waa making, daily-remonstrances . aeainst the organization and 'marching of arm ed forces ot citizens ot the United States to take part in a war again! MIxu;onruTfi"nigIfiTs afiiuarTti gether, most assuredly, had we met with the Letter of Mr. Eorsttk a month ago; we should: Tave considered it in the light of a very clever contri vance on the part of that accomplished gentleman, whose- skill and adroitness, often proved in contests at the Capitol, are brought into sush effective use in his present station: a sort vitet-offio a bill of complaint w hich he had the best reason in the world to anticipate Irom the uovernmcnt ot Mexico. It woukl havebeen difficult. all cir cunistancea considered, to resist the impression of this being the true cha racter of that Letter. As it is, how ever, we must, we suppose, allow the Secretary to be in earnest, since he has counselled or consented to s War Message, because his list of grievances was not redressed almost before it was exhibited,nd certainly before it -was sustained by prools. But, suppose the grievances staled in the Secretary's letter to be never so real,-, where, on what occasion, by j whom, have they ever been heretofore stated so as that the Public could have such a knowledge of them as to pre- !i 1 : ..CL..M ... pare 11 lor a uenuociation 01 not war against ' Maxico? Suppose the Gov ernment of Mexico to have had war ning of the impending danger, have the People of the United States had warning of it? Have the two Houses a a a m - -. 01 congress had such mlormation as to others, was not surprised iy the Mes sage. He is fortunate in his prescience. We do not know how it may be with his townsmen of Baltimore, but we venture to say t hat irany gentleman had walked the Pennsylvania Avenue in this city, between the President's 6SraDttTOTrWOa'olf1i appearance ot the Message in the IS a ttonal Intelligencer, -ami taken the trouble to question every one of the five hundred reapectable. citizens he met, wneiner ie had oeeu aware ol our Mexieti I aitycttintuTieTt lexieo as are stated in that messaie. , i. . ..... " ne wouiii inn nave lounu niieen of tne five hundred who would not have told htm, and told him truly,, it was thai nrst tney ever itearii 01 itr (iur-means 01 iniormaiiim are noi mucn nwire lim ited than' those of our fellow-citizens gcnurally, and we solemnly declare that the existence of any. grotintl, wc do not say any tujftdent gr..uiul,but of 4ny ground whatever, for hottililiet against Mexico, on the part of the U 111 ted States, was about the last thing diemt of in our philosophy. -'- We shall not waste words in con demning the levity ami frivolity with hkfrHi freaK this subject, as it does every other in which the really grave iuterests'of tins f raftcemenrrAnnveralt we: shall not stop to retort its personalities. 1 hey 00 not even move us to anger: IP. etn- uons we can spare lor tnerti. - Far different, however, are the ir tv satmns with which We liave seen -the pleasure With which this prospect of a bloody quarrel with Mexico appears to be regarded by our friend at Balti- juoi-ej-a-inaiL-whom study have tamilianzed alike with the prin- ciples of equity and public law, and whom experience has imbued with phi losophy. It is with a greater distrust t h sn e cr or": the z proncness of men l un-wWd after aHorinhantmsrt)f hfl nor and glory, that we find . him decla ring himself 'gratified with the course recommended by the Message in re gard to Mexico." If there be any one tiling more condemned than ano ther by the modern usage of Christian nations, it is the making war without notice-the commission of acts of hos tilities, with words of friendship on .the lips. . In the shape, the time, and the circumstances of this recommenda tion, supposing it to be serious there Is every thing to make it objectionable. Supposing it not to be scrums, howe ver, as wfe have heard suggested in ex tentiation of the harshness of it, we can only say, in conclusion, that if no thing is meant by it, it ought never to have been sent to Cangress. DOI.GM I. CONOIIESS. REMARKS OF Mil. CALHOUN, CM ihe pmsage of the hill to limit the iulet of Public Lundi. , In Sicnatk, Feb. 9th, 1837. Mr, Calhoun said: I have received, within the last forty-eight hours, a r.nmmunir.alinii frnin fit Ch!f Mania. trate, connected with ths bill now be forethe Senate pf soch: a nature that duty to myself, as well as to this body, renders it necessary that I should lay it before the Senate. . ; Here Mr. C. sent to the Sccretar the letter, which was read as follows lVathineton. Feb. Tth, 1837. Sia: In the Globe of the Gth irisf, t "filRt tli e"Tc porl oTTspee c m a d e by you on the 4th upon the land bill, which contains the following passages, viz: the Cuited Slatea A.NWW had been cOnrect' rd with the nurchaae ot Hit public landtf v.- . !. L. : r e, i i- . I ed in tha WOhlJ Wat IheVanae of aner.uluf.n.. in public lawla, and if Ihia bill should not be paaacd, tprculationi could not go on, and the price of the public lamia must consequently be reduced. lie contended that every man could nut but ace that it would be utter ruin to those who had borrowed money to specu late in lands, if the svatem waa not to va an." In a fofmer part of your speech, as reported, you sayt "I he speculation which A particu lar state ot things had given rise to, had been produced by those in power. They had nro- fited by that state cf thinirsi and should this bill be passed, itoiild only consummate ineir wiines, etc. kc, sec. Knowing the liabilities of reporters to err in taking down and writing out the speeches oljneinbcrs of Congress, I have made enquiry in relation to the accuracy of this roport, and have been furnished with certificates of gentle men who heard you, affirming that it i r substantial IfxorrecTr1""" - iuu cannot but be aware,' sir( that .1 . .... '..I.. ' 1 me impuiaiions, which your language conveys are calculated, if believed, to destroy my character as a roan, and that the charge, is one which, if true, wogni i jiuuuvc mj impeacnment ami anu ol the constitution, in consequence ' punishment as a public officer. If I f this attempt to restrain the free ex- ' caused the removal of the ijeposilcs erase of the right of expressing my fdr the base purpose of enriching my-1 opinions upon all subjects concerning self or my friends by any of the re- the public interests, secured to me by -suits which1 might grow out f that 'th constitution. I leave to the Senate measure, there is no term ol repro.ich which 1 do not denerve, and iio pun- ishmeut known to the laws which mi .t.i l iivi ,v iii vpuii uic. - . kj ii tne contrary, if the whole imputation, bt.th as to motive and fact, bc"a fabrication and a calumny, the punishment which belongs to me, if guilty, is too mild for him who wilfully makes it. I am aware, sir; of this constitutional .privilege under-which this imputation ..tl. Ulnlll.l.il M n n m - . I 1 is cast forth, and the immunity which " it secures. That privilege it 11 in no degree my purpost to violate, however -gross and wicked may have been the abuse of it. But I exercise only the V vtii iiiuu 1 ijjm ui eery citizen, when I inform you thaf the imputations you particular, not having for the last tea years purchased any public land, or had any interest in: such purchase. . The whole charge, antes explained, mast be considered the offspring of a malice. -f . I ask you, sir, as an act due to fus- tice, Itonor and truth, to retract this charge on the floor of the Senate, in as public a manner as it bus been ut tered it being the mist appropriate ' mode by which you call repair the itr- : jury which might otherwise flow from it iiut 111 the event that you tail to do so, I then demand that ytm place your charge before tlie House of Represen ; tatives, that they way institute the jie- V ce sary " proceeding to ascertain tha " truth or falsehood of your imputation,' t with a view to su.h further measures ' as justice may require. "Iryou'witi n-eichcr do justice your." self, nor place the matter in a position where jtuiice may be done me by the Compelled to' resort to the only remedy kit me, and, before I leave tha ,-gtve-rHiWreilr lo-tftfs teMefi by which ou will stand stigmatized as - -one who,"protected by his constitution al privilege, is ready to stab the repu " Utiun of others, without the magna nimity to do ihein justice, or the nun - " or to place them in a situation tors Yours, Ike. a ANDREW JACKSON. ' The Hun. J. C. Calhouk, United States Senate. , P S.-1 herewith enclose you tha -cl9pi-TUftro'.ofeSrterifyin; the cofr" rectaes if -the report of your speech -in tho Globe of the Cthinst., . ,Feb..T, 18r. ; A, 3. l -y ' ' y (No7T-) '; -ffathington City, Feb. 6. 1837. ' At the request of the President al the United. States. I hereby certify ' that I was present ih the gallery of the ? Senate of the United States on Satur day, the 4tli instant,' during a discus. 3 eioii upon the laud bill, and heard soma ? of the remarks of Mr. Calhoun spou that Subject, in whii h jhe President -was charged with being a speculator ia ' public land'. . On coming oat of the Capitol tha subject was mentioned to me bv friend of the President's. . . And "my i recollection of the words oted accord I ed with what he understood had bef said, and which is substantially thf same as reported in the Globe of tha, -6th instant. Signed) ARTTt CAMPBELLr ' (No. ft.) traihington, Feb. 7, 1837. Sin:. In answer to your inquiry of. me whether Mr. Calhoun, ia bis n marks on tha laud bill, on Satardar fast, used the wofds attributed to him by me in the report, which appeard in ' uh GloU" of yesterday, vizr4'Wis t it not notorious that the President of the United States himself had "beet coiinccted with the purchase of public lands?'- tvoald SWte-fhatll JiavaX referred 16" my short liant! notes, ami find that such was the . language he t used according to the best of my v I l i . . m ... -Ymirarerf respectfully, fSigne,;LJY. E. DllAKE. t" 1 ew,,f h - N r XT ' - - true riipir vi ine unginaifl. Test: A. JACKSON,' Jr. I do tiof, infend, ("said Mr. C. in what I propose to s.ay, to comment on .1. . .i r i ' . ... 'extraordinary letter. It has excited vuc vuaracier or ine language ot this in my bosom but one feelingthat of pity for the weakness of its author, " contempt for his menace, and humilia- v tionTlhaf one occupying the offica which he does, should place himself in a situation so unwrorthy of his exalted ! station. Nor do I intend to Invoke the interposition of the Senate to pio- ' tect the privilege attached to a Sena tor from one of the sovereign States 1 of this Confederacy which has been ( outraged in my person.: I seekjno .aM.,'1 TiMlffenTmy" own privilegesi and, so " C S.. L ..I - f a S i k ar a emboldened to etnresa 'Aivu.fr ; - . . O lar irom ucuig inumiuatcu, i snail be greater freedom, if possibfe, to de- nounce the corruption of the Admin- I istration, br the violation of the laws to determine what measures the pwser- t "vat ion of their own privileges demands 1 Much tess do I intend to comply with the request, or demand, made of - me j demand has no place between a quals, and I hold myself within my constitutional privilege, at l ast equal to the Chief Magistrate himself. I, as -a legislator; have a right to investigate -and prontunce upon his ; conduct, and to Condemn his acts freely, whenever
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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