Norwalk Gazette, Tuesday, September 27, 1831 · page 2

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‘ . , the_.~fri'ends of»Mr.

I . _; .it_co_uld iiot.ot_herwise'be

or no betterreason thsais"srset‘te‘d by ‘theta
gentleineii, that the (soiilieo of.In¢ham,Bra__uc_b
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u’:-timer am mills" are be eh»-any-a. while
«they smml to Mr. , ‘rsaehrno great causa'._tbr‘
,_ tliankegivm to_them.. ,3" ’ .
. Tboirpro or_'snbws'hpw;='little he kiicw of
tliqpe plersogs, w_lro,~for_;§ll.-its z‘e1al,h and . éltdvlf,
an ma ignity.to "i-vet em on t e_tr_ _,,aus_c,
' were yet, willing to, sacrifice him to their ~am-
.,biti,oD. arid-.to‘ tlfeir _thirst for dlfice, , Ab a part
,' ‘u_iu.getting'«rid oime, they
were-willing to ‘repose qfliigi in any wey.‘~S:.
, at any sacrifice. ‘ ‘Thus you perc_e'i\t_e“jIi__y C00!!-
, , tl'.}l1_19I_I_.~_lliet‘r"eal olrjeqtioii lo met-.-IS” 3" U19}?!-
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~ Inghsm wdnerripnfgptbrged it_.wrtli concealed
_urp'ase5, and _—_\,s_,r'ittlj7:;_‘;<1i'yi-iog‘r.jitic’al professions.
. 0It’eau perceivdfih§:«3ca§ous why I and ‘my
. family. have been '-;1’.1"l|'!.t3lt§_l|_t.,l_c;,s3‘ly pursusd_by
h oilt;":rԤ;t.n you perceive
- tjieorisin of thdprogteaiive and concer.ted’_at-
...,’t_acks, rst upon aie,< ‘ t upon Mr. Van Bu-
- l‘en..an_d -la_st_ly',‘giip_ou't5be'.Preside-ut,. that .1116?
: __0_ll0.Ifllgl_}t be se"nt_to Russia. the other to ‘r€1l.—_,
. bony, __‘snd;the tli‘ird- tie" the‘ solitude io_f»t‘ne Her-
,t1_si'.l¢’zge... All has» originated in';th'o restless
. npititjof Mr.{Calhouii _:iri‘d,-liis partisans. ind
., in a, determiiiation_th§t<Geti. -Jackéouishould‘
. bePrgsideotbut for féiilr -year, andlthat, llvlr.
-- Galhoui'l”~mu_st and sbould_be'his successor. ,
. A The: siiuatiou,oftbir,.- icsidcott , .. . .
 to bepnrceived. . \ ,ltliEE_i. :.t?.aB_;itidt*:,..politi-
. ’ ly di_v-ided, andpcrsonally as ‘may be pre-
sumed, ‘not-‘very friendly, it ‘v§‘_ait—iuipossible for
Jim tozuiovetilong in the arduousduties ofhis
station, vv-itli.-satisfaction to himself, or advan-
tage tothe country. '0-It ivas apparent, that, in
justice.to—liims_elf, he must soon be under the
‘necessity of rfie-organizing l_iis"(:a-binet, and if
accomplished. to dis-
. miss thedisalfecte_d portion of it. Having z_ic—_.
~ .cept_cd-reluctantly-, a place. in ,,tlie,__Gabinpt.,-‘I,
concludedno longer to -.sacr'ifics.'ntyi»~"priv5ate
comfort, or bétbo occasion of embarrassment
‘ to the -Pr_esideut.. Early in April,-I commiini-
cated to him, (what in the previous monthl
had written to a friend in Pbiladelpbimi _m
vvishand intention to resign,wbicb I short y a -
tor cxccuted.__ In my letter of resignation; it

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I " \_wI.s not._-necessity or proper that I should go

. into _a- history of events, lsiicli-as are now‘ pie-
osnisd; , 7- . U‘ . 0' * *
-— '-Mr.- Van Bursa, taking a similar view of
the condition of the Cabinet and .tl_i_e_jiluation,
of tho;Presidcct, connected-_i,i_it_h' the peculiar‘
circumstances in which be had been placed by
xhil, opp,on.eiits,' thought propcralso to resign.
._Witbout going into a full—-explanation in his
letter of resignation, ornaminq‘ any of his col-
leagues; he presented brieflyt a result of the
political. intrigues. which were dividing the
Cabinet, distracting the} party, and which
pointed to a change.-in the counjpils of the Pres-
ident aaneccssary and indispensable;

_ -Tli'e»s's_¢,':ret, feelings and designs with wh’:i‘:h_'
guy colleagues e tered .4 e Cabinet, wbidli
Wbllelbere’, they ‘continue to cherish‘-— their
" notes”. o_'f_Lp_rivat_.e conversation, treasured up.
for_f_uture and .coucer_ted. use,-—‘tlie advice of

, . a certain cabal, and an acquiescence in the
, counseltiven, -to” enter, the ,Cabinet., and con-
tinue there-_ffor special purposes, notwithstand-

in_gf“tbe insi‘ipe'rable,,,bar" which co‘nseie_nc'e_
suggested, aiid,tlie .‘_‘ in"d'ignity’qud outrag_e""
wliicb been ' o‘fi‘ere,d_¢and .b‘0,'l"ne for 15
months, were'.unlr_no\vtt.'t'o , in.e’a.. T on were
s-.2-...; its worth preserviii3g,_v and tliey were kept
-: 3 tly... Yet entire‘ confidence: was reposed...
:9: -_~: 5..-.:; nformed that .l\l»r-..i\7an.Bu.r-tn‘

- -. i . be others would ap-
'~ -.:,n .e::.=;ives.wliielr._bad;occasioiiedgit.
 123.:-.~..n 9 fun. as again at the disposition.
. _; - .'-'.-:,.ths‘.t he might organize a now
,. .-suinet» of -' homogeneous materials, which

~.-.--.uld,no_t.b_’e" obnoxious to th ,attacks of any

-Av.’ .hi_s ~prot‘essing friends. [and wbtlld-3059"

..:;e alfairsieftlie country’ qtltellf W P‘ "'“'3'

A zted. But these gentlemen. ,,|,l_ll1°.",¢‘l.'. .30"

may pretend that they .had_be‘en _¢|‘.I9Y°l|._9l}',

insulted," and were const1Illil.3"...l.|!.!l’1,.3 _l-0.}
edpatitioa of the “outrage,“ could see no cause’
why they shouid resign, either as, it regarded
their own lionor,‘ the quiet of tbo_President, or
the harmony of his -administration: sving
gone into the Cabinet to produce diacofdsthfilf
esuld perceive no reason why they should re-
tire from itgto restore ‘harmony’, . Whit} they

had so long and soardently desired, bemt ‘ll’

tainod. [tho exclusion of Mr. Van Byron and

‘ snysslf.] they ‘were more than ever disposed to
continue.‘ Besides, they could iiot see how
the Gov't could well move on without them,
and they were aolicitous to‘ procure some jus-
lififcatiou which‘ they could plead to the _people,
bout to result to the

for the injut y which was a _ _
country at being deprived of their important
services 2 0 Their honor, and the ‘harmony. of

' the administration, wos quite sufiiciout! They,
must needs place their resigpattono solely on

A the will and the request of th' Presidsnl, that
on his shoulders might rest the _uudivtde‘d
respousibilityof the awful deprivation which
the government and the country were to suffer

_' from their retirement. Their -wishes were
gratified, and a desirecommunicatcd that they

i should resign. Thus was the cabiiiot dissolv-
ed; and ‘thus far "the country,’-‘e,ir_'idently, has

- sustained no iujur‘y,*savs-'in tthb, disturbances
and interruptions to the public svhichtbe com-
plaints and murmurs of this dia'missed'aI.Id Elli“-

' banded eorpshave occasioned. If, as has been
stated, the President. ofi_'ered to two of ghem,
Mr. Ingbam and Mr. Branch,-after _ their re-

‘ movsl, places of trust snd«boner,»_lat‘it be est
down to his kindness, n'ot » to their merits.--
Hs did not then know; these‘ sien. Hsdid not
-anew-new incapable‘, they‘ were of _p_ro_perl_v
sppi-eciatiog act's,o’f l‘tin,di‘i_s‘ss;'.. lie‘ was igno-
rant that they b"sd,s‘t‘tt'e'red5 _bis‘-.Cnbin_et, all
smiles and fair professions, with dagkgors‘ con-
cealed is tbeirbosoias. _Ho' little pew that
these porsoss,who‘werie_ admittojl touts famil-

- iar intercoufffi l1|»l‘iD0;|..fl3*k.l|!fi‘i4‘°“_.‘ °{ ‘hi’

~ _. private‘ eonv,ei{/sa_ti_on'I,_ Ind _fr_t’i_e" oxpifsssionfiv
which had been :1-.enn_e$‘,¢l,ilv,,hi' gelwecu, ting;
on proper‘ on ‘care, ,y»,_sI._i ;I, , .19!‘ _‘-4
taro ass. He didnot is fact 4315.0

' been spies upon" him from the begiunrngof his
./administration_; and that, fijiidiug-t_ , _ selves
< deprivodof the moons of longer. into
his bosointo huu‘t‘otit, &_z.-noto'd_o’wn ~hrs‘tbo't_s,_
~ the: wer‘-'n_:o‘~v"r9-Ir for °P‘--*-3-=r1‘=c-I-I.e;ssd
.. «'-n-mm-tin: war; . lb-1-r-h*=.tfi‘.ra0t.
- than Rseant 'o‘vgtl,t| l'tav_o ‘ ,disc_losod
 I E_":’:, -. - ,

Nor did I comprehend the depth 0f‘b'_hO'dO-
signs of these three gentlemen. Hsvlog re’-
.;gg¢a.rn_y- seat in tho.-Cobinot, :and being a-

~ hour to ‘retire to-my -residence in. .'l‘cnnesseh,
‘I dill not calculate that. I sholdbe délained
liters from.rny-llenio and business,--to defend
-‘myself’ against their unprovoked attacks. ‘ In
=tbis,I was,-,mistaketi. My pnrsuorswsra re-
solved 
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-lass ‘_ _-had, ;i'iro‘u_sed'. .1;
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‘we ‘see, wss-eta biabiwot daily rlnioiftio

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escape the sweet its-’
fittovtification‘ at the
could hear A itd , ._

if h“ i9°.dt,‘l‘..“a-‘
MID" Bl!‘ lI'Jfl30

with the editor of‘ the Telegraph. and ~tbe'i!"
names being used in couriexion with the a‘
lines which was prépagated through tbatrprint»
againstme; lconceivedl h‘ad'a right to en-
quire, whetbeI'-..their__ names had been used,
and references to them made,'with their sauc-
tion. ° .. ~
readily’-admit, that’-no iiiipcrative obliga-

tion rests upon a miin Stu‘. engage "in private
combat. merely_~be¢ause l_ie=-i‘s_‘invfited' tu_do so..
Public opinion sanctions‘ such appeals, only
when il]9‘l_Iljl.ll'€d party has right and justice
on hiseide, witlioti/"ti other remedy. " Bfuta
man who "asserts ti clairn to the“.characl'cr of a
gentleman, is bound to ;__act like one. Mr.
‘Ingbam did not thus act’, when to a plain and
proper question, ‘hjé returned an insulting re--.
ply“,-.and sougl]L~' “‘to~strut_ the hero, and to
ap'e"'fbé wt-,1-riiji-’," without the capacity to "go
through witlilhat which so improvidently and
raéltly be had begun. .I never asked him to
admit or deliyTtll'a!i't?‘)y family and his did or
‘dt aisso_ci‘at‘e. He never so understood me.

did ti
It was for the publication only, and his‘suppo-
’ , that I held him respon-

sed pafligipation ‘ill it '
'Sll)'“8- Iy_curréi3po‘nde_ncc, with Mr. Ingham,
hisdegradings apprehensions, false charges,
and igrboble retreat, have ‘slicad_y._ ‘..l.l_l_l_'_9r't)§Tl‘
_.\himself, been made -k,ii_‘o,‘vt_isi_ to ,th€"p'u'lilic."‘ He
is sqtferlng merited punisliment. in the con-‘
lginpt--ofltho brow’-e,~Ebe'abborreuce of the hon-
_oi*isblo, and"tlie‘-’detestatiou of the community.
I addressed Berrieu on the same sub-
‘ect. The correspondence which took place,
he has laid before the pnblic'in‘his"r‘écent ad--
dr'ess. 'Wliéii’it lerminaledul had hoped our
difference was ended. Hislate address, how;
ever, was of a eliarhcter to impress me with
abelief, that my forbearance on the former»
occasion,_,had a tendency to embolden him to
fmfl,'ep.|;n"glignaiit sssaiilts ; ii;nd..accot_d_ingly',.
\v\ilh,c‘tifc;fséeirin-g §ipl§D8€l0n’fi‘¥2§l§Q§~ard1l'ecb_
é§}l‘upon hirfflhr personal redress."
—""'“'His answer was never communicated to
vine. 'l‘he.frieud who acted in my behalf, fin-
ding it an argumentative, labored reply, to a
plain and simple demand, returned it as a pa-
fa character to be presented or re-
diz: C.] A second call

per not 0
ceived. [See ./lppen
ted in a refusal on the
tthe satisfaction

was made wliicb resul
part of Mr. Berrien, to gran
which had been asked. He has proveti that,
in his bcart,,lie could
Pretending ‘to

with malice and hatred

wear the garb of it friend.

have claims to honor and character.-ha Cdllld

become the tr-adueer of a tvoman,seel{*tbe ru-

"iii of a family which liad,nei'er harmed him,

and shrink,!:'<rmn_ iespogtbilily, - It must i be

ever so ! Bfase men ar iio_lrbr_ave. A guilty

conscience a bad panoply oi.‘i'tli'e‘freld or iron-

crable‘coui_b'at. _fI‘he conscious wrong-doer
anticipateqrilhe wiii-st‘and calcul:._ites_to suffer,

from a_ kiitiwledge that he deserges it. .‘It is

not surprisingftberefore, that ‘Mr. Berrien’s

coi_,asEience'did not permit him “W "1151 him-

se with one, whom no wnntonly and so per-

tinaciously, hehad wronged andsouglit to in-

'ur_e“. ‘These two men, _I1‘ight'zr_n anltl ‘-_,B€3‘1‘.1.f-‘"-

will stand together In after time, . and with

honorable men. monuments of duplicity, in-

graititude-&.‘ bassness—traitors*to their lriends,‘.'
destroyefs of t-lietiiselves-__+’a;‘i'n‘einora2ble illus-.,

tration of the melanclioly trbth, that “a. mim
mayrmile, and shite, ¢i'nd_ be a ,oil;lion.” '

i -For Mr. Branch,-!I'f feel ‘but pily: and con-
tempt. He has been tlieidupe oi hisovvn lit-
tleness of iniiid,-rind’ the victim of his more
willy‘,a’as,oc_iat'es. .;,.~'-1‘-boifgh be has entered in-
to tbeirytfeelings, and aided them in their de-
-signs,»--has asserted-~—u-nlruths, and offered in-
'urio.u‘s—impututim1e. I ieann __ jn_miz,.liearl.
to ¢m;criain_a feeling of reyenge towards so
hurriblesti acc’uniplIc0_-- ' _-

“ The restless‘, tr_oi‘ible5'9P""tv
such secr'ct'ageuci'es,m_oved and controlled all
this iiitrigue and management. befiame V_l5'bl°
133,1, winter in his proper p,.ersbn_. ‘ _HIs influ-
ence 6:? address have associated in his schemes
many piirtiians, besides those who embarl'88~
red the late..C,abinet'Wi1_b dtfiicultI_es- fl‘!-er
in“ m,,d,,:themselves—yictims to his rmbition.
1f.h,,‘ can nbw find ,p'lea'_sur-e in the course be
has adopted-for the-f »pr.c_miotion of his_ views,
iii'the'a{l1ictions with ivliicb be has visited my
dwollfn"-0'; in the sacrifice of the willing in-
.-m,m'em*. who,_as frtends,_wet_'e eiiiployed to
do tbisiserviceg be mllsl 0W°_ ll“ 9'm9f_3°t‘°“ 9°
the delusions» of ambition. : The time will
come when the victims of’liis_"policy shall rise
before him, ‘like the shades which appalled the
insidious and heartless usurper Richard, to
disturb his slumbers, and to drive peace from

as as -in * =1-

him.

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that, through

-———-T-U-1-—-9
F mm the Boston Commercial Gazette.

PROSPECTB OF HENRY CLAY.
We observe that Mr. Clay’s friends are
fastdoserling him in every part of the country.
One Editor after another abandons the cause
of the distinguished patriot and statesman of
the‘ West, as entirely hopeless. The Editor
of the Providence Literary Subaltern, -who
sonieyfears. since, was a law student in Mr.
Clay’: bfiice, and who has for along time been
theorgau of the Clay, party in Rliodcilsland,
is among the number who are looking about
for somo‘.otlier.candidate. ,_ In his paper of
yesterday he has a long arjtieleiupou the sub-
ject ofthe uextpresideticy, from which we
have made-two or thryze extracts tliat cannot
faililo please thecandiil-and intelligent_rea_der.
Théeditbroftbe Suhaltern a,'a’ser'ts,i_tlial .‘fH‘en-‘
,3, Clay 5153.194 all his "prospects, hopes and
fortunes, by bleudiiigthem‘ with those of John
Quincy Ada‘m;s_."_‘ As the Providence ournal
Thai geiierally talisr_i__its tone from the Stibal-
leru, viii shall not b'e_'supprise_d to find the res-
pectable Editdr ofthat‘ paper, within a fort-
uiglit,,amon¢ the ayowed. friends of Mr. Cal-
houn. Acc.ordiug.to’lli_e Editor of the.’Siibal-
rem," Messrs. Rush-, Adams, and ‘Webster

not’ tb:e"re'motest chaotic for“ 's‘ii_ocess." That
they, have seriously .e_utertaine'd this opinion
for 3 ygprypsstg w'e'ha'-ve_.not the least doubt _;
but-ise _’,we're not awhro,_tbat they bad outbur-
isid their ifrierids to make their opinion‘-known
:t'q'_thé_ public ,~iintil_'~w.e read the editorial ai-
tielo in tlie'St‘i'ba»ltorn from which the annexed:
,sxtracts_ar§ tirade =- . ‘ * -~ .
Fifteen yoars“of the little period ‘of the life.
that has ‘ illowefl us, we have‘ devoted
oiirablves to ’tli‘e"intereste of Heui-y,_Cl_a;y, with‘
a qincerity . and .¢1#Y°i1.‘-!!l»,ltl.1.Bl.11°-¥¢,lln0Wn‘ 1,1,0
bounds. and "which ,'\ftt,!1_§V'.eIf__v;ravered amid
the. vicisiitudes of tbc_iimes.ornm'id the storms;
"ma um um fis_,_tba't’-“have bowled -around
us; -Certain of the 'gi'.eat,_nierit,of Mr,_~Clay,
r_4-woi-shipping the e_videiit_:es,\,of ‘genius that
he has displayed, and; honoring the indepen-

‘me aniiTt.b‘o ltIIl»?¢"°I‘lP° ".‘."“v "°',ll.‘5 -75°‘
r§'re‘fnl_jpo"ople ‘would’ do Justice to

--have marched onward, sulferiiig loss ol time”

Fray a goodly number of personal friends,‘ is a

-\ve_cannotiudulgealiope in favor of his~po-

_the “ empire

balv'e"ret:_ontly'asEeVi‘tc_‘dithat “ Clay has ,

mind ;--and that hope has induced us per'- ;

severe in the cause of Henry Clay ; aid, we
and--the little emoluments, that would liivsfat.-
tended our toils, lied they been deviled to
some other. political'.'°‘aspira'rit., _- Our todrse
has been onward ; wejthave ioilfed and tigged_
and tugged and toiledinway the-better ‘period
of our life, and ouro ~‘rcw'ai:d has been the
loss of money-the ace, multition of foes, arid
the neglect and come — ly of, political demi-
gvods. But. all this woiiid pot disbeartci us,_
if we could only behold the glimmering-lof a
prospect .before us, favorifible to Heury‘Clay‘
as ‘a priadidate_fo'r the Pi-etidency. Bu‘. we
behold nothing in his favor'.,' That he cai ‘ar-

fact—tbat€cannot l5e"doubtig‘d ; ‘but of illist a-,
veil’-is tliat,'_iflie cannot rajly a party? What
are'ftt‘_s,p"ro‘spect_s .3, If -_ ti‘ ‘ election were to‘
talref‘place to_ ‘day, be mig 1: probably "secure
the v'ot‘e_‘of Iiiassucliiisetts, _Rlr_Qde Island and
Connecticut ;_.but, he would lose Maine, New
Hampshire and Vertribnt. 3? This would be his
fate in New _E_ngla‘nd l _.,i.Vhat ‘would-be do
"1 1b0,_We§t "-‘_ He might probably secure the
v'ot4_3j‘of Igouisiana‘,--liiit Mississippi, Alabama.
-C‘-éo‘l’gia,_, South Carolina, North Carolina,
Tennessee‘, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois and
_Kentucky,lie would most certainly lose, while
it is possible, that he might gain Ohio, Mary-
land, and'Dela.warc! And .of‘ what, avail
would all this afford him,when it is well lmown
that he cannot eyen hope for any support in
Virginia, N ew York. or Pennsylvania l Are
not the times dark dzgloomy in the extreme?
\rVliat pnssiblqchauce is there for Henry Clay ?
, * * Under the existence of cir-
cumstance_s.,lj._ki; these, Mr. Clay as a man of
elevated ,‘eeliii‘g‘,r'§"i".inrl ‘as a man of honor, owes
it to liimselfatid to liidlriends. to his country,
and to tli,e,-ijepose of those who. are attached
"to lii;rii;>fi7y"tl’ieftie§,f"of ‘personal and political
frieiidsbip. togretire from the field of action,
and assumeua placejin the councils of the na-
tion, where, he can wield the mighty influence
of his eloquence, & become again the champ-
ioti of the inlerestséof the people. " ,

Placing his condition in the most favorable
aspect, it IS barely possible. that he can be re-
turned a candidate to the House of Represen-
tatives-an event which all his friends would
deplore, since, it is the hope and prayer ofthe
public,'_tliat no man shall be elevated to the
Presidency, without he reaches that post of
honor, by the voice ofthe people-—-and where
is the man, among the most sincere and de-
vout admirers of Henry Clay, who could or
would hope to see him elevated to office,
through bargain, sale and corruption !

Of the badriess of Mr. Clay's prospects, we
have more that ordinary proof-— its melancho-
ly aspect is not founded on the mere fact, that
the blind worm of the brain bebolds a thou-
sand fantasies and unreal mockeries—it exists
on a more solid superstructure, and is as firm
as it is distressing and repulsive. The Hon.
Daniel Webster, the Hon. Richard Rush, and
the Hon. John Quincy Adams, as we have
proof to show, have said, within the little pe-
riod ofii month, “ Mr. Clay has not the re-
niotest chance for success. We know him
well: we have all received unitedly the hen-
efit ofhis friendships, and the usefulness ofhis
actions, and we wish him will. We will not
abandon bin in the hour of his adversity, but

lical fortunes, for we know that he cannot be
elected to the Presidency of this good repub-
ltc." That these gentlemen have said this,
we are nr'Anarnd.tn gs-Q39, _____.‘. - . . '
‘ From the United States Gazette. 3
MR. CALHOUN’S DECLARATION.
Conclusion of the Dialogue Between a Virginian
and Pennsylvanian.
an. The practical; advantage of
the doctrine of State rights, is eas fang-
gested. You do not perceive it at resent,
because South Carolina is a small stile, and
her physical force is not formidable,, but if
State” of N. York, with en two
millions of people, were to fancy an an of Con.
gress unconstitutional and injurous, en the
whole matter would appear very di rently.
And perhaps Pennsylvania, Virgiuia,pr Ohio
might be equally ditlicult to manage as New
York. _ ' ‘
Pennsylvanian. But the doctrine ‘nullifi-
catiou could not be less dangerous if adopted
by a great State, that when encoura ed‘ niy
by a small one. 3
V. The doctrine of Mr. Calhoun,‘ an of
the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, wuul in
such case prevent the necessity of civil r.
If New York or Delaware were to rr-si%n
act of Congress, according ‘to your notis,
the executive would be bound to enforcdirn
act, by a resort to civil war. Delaware mild
of course,be easily crusbed,but N. York cold
defy the physical force of the whole union iipr
could only be overcome after a desolatig
contest. But if Mr Calhoun be correct-,thsg
need be no war—for the State has av right
slay proceedings till an appeal is determi
by a convetttion-which determination we
.be final. and meet-'3 ready acquiescence. _
P. Then one fourth of the States, or 9
more than fourth, could alter the conslituli

Virgini

gaiiist our sen

improvement a
of it. clearly, to the
turn a’ deafoar to your theories of political e-
éunomy ‘ ’

fore the tariff seem

\

spirit of the cons_tiliiti‘o

embargo, the war, lh

be consider ed not a thing fixed and written,to

tution of the United States, with a view to re-
move any article or clause thereof, which could
be construed to justify a decision that a state
is compellable to answer in a civil suit before
any judicature of the United States.
ticle [Amendment 10th] was soon after added
to the Constitution, in conformity to the spir.

it of the foregoing resolutions."

views on this subject, are the same "as those
of a large majority of the legislature of Mass.
is 1793, sanctioned by Governor Hancock.

P. Dotlbtless we are hard to persuade a-
bus." We see prosperity an
ll around us,~—-we trace much
‘protective system, and we

V. But we see no’ such effects, and there-
s.to_us to be contrary to the
n. I
P._ That is to say, it seems to you to be im-
politic, unwise, inexpcdient. &c., and you call
this contrary’ to the spirit of the -constitution.
We heard the some objection. against the
e creation of‘ new States
ll‘.the constitution is to

and other inatters.

enice can be had, and to be con-
strued by its-plain’ terms,-—but something spir-
itual, and“ implied, vague, ai_1din_definite, like
the‘ “ cotnmon law, and ‘with no common uni-
plre for the settlement of questions _ touching
ils constructiori‘-‘-tbcmindeecl, rzoui voila. back
again ritfllre confederatioii.‘.aiid witli no gov-
ernment at all, except those of the States, 8;
a pageant ‘merely in { place of the G'_g3ne_ral
Government, tvhich vif7__t3_,‘lia.ve been supposing
to exist. _» , 3”»
V.. Then you are for consolidation. 
P. For a consolidatedmrztion I am; and for‘
such a Goveriiieiit as I believe the members’
of the couventioii of 1787. thought they had
ratified and adopted. With a Federal Gov-
ernment to deterrnineell questions of nation-
al policy—A judiciary to.decide fall doubts of
constitutionality, and State‘Govei-rfiments for
municipal purposes. This scheme I can un-
derstand, and confide in it; but the chaos is
come again, if each State Government may
undertake to say that the national policy a-
dopted by the Federal Congress is against
the spirit, though within the letter, of the
constitution. '
V. I cannot see the dilference between
consolidation and the exposition you give of
the constitution.
P. Nor can I distinguish between your the-
ory andtliat of the confederation.

V. Then we must agree, like our States,to
dilfer. and, rendering justice to each others
motives, avoid entering into even a civil war.

which 1'

From the New Bedford Gazette.

Mn. CALBOUN.—ln giving an expose of his
sentiments, Mr. Calhoun refers to various au-
thorities in support ofhis views. A correspon-
dent has sent us the following abstract from
the History of Massachusetts, which goes to
establish the opinions of Mr. C. and to which
he probably alluded. .

“ During the year 1798, the last of Gov.
Hancock's administration, a suit was brought
against the Cummomvealtli by one Vassal, an
alie, though a native of the State, who left
the country at the beginning of the revolu-
tionary war, and retired to England. The
action was brought in the federal court, by
which it was sustained. A summons was is-
sued and served upon the Governor and
Attorney General, as principal citizens of the
State, by the Marshal of the United States. —
The Governor denied the jurisdiction of the
court, or rather the liability to answer to u
suit in any court. He therefore called a spe-
cial session of the Legislature in September
of the year above named. He referred to the
case, and gave it as his opinion that the State
could not be compelled to answer to a civil
suit, as it would be incompatible with its sove-
reignty and independence. ‘ ‘

-The subject was discu-

.1 Jay

-l.lnIi II} rur_o-~-‘ ‘ °

respectability were of opinion the state might
justly be sued, as well as any corporation or‘
company, because it was equally obligated to
do justice : and if it refused, should be com-
pelled to it. But a large majority of the Le-
gislature expressed it different opinion. They
agreed with the Governor that a compulsory
civil process against the state, was utterly in-
consistent with the attributes of sovereignty
and they therefore adopted the following res-
olution :

“ That a power claimed, or which may be
claimed, compelling a state to become a de-
fendant in a court of the United States, at the
suit of an individual or individuals, is (in the
opinion of this Legislature) unnecessary and
inexpedient; and in its exercise, dangerous
to the peace, safety and independence of the
several states, and repugnant to the first prin-
ciples of the Federal Government."

A resolve was also passed by ihe General
Court at this time. requesting the Represen-
tatives and instructing the Senators of the
Commonwealte in Congress, to use their ef-
forts to obtain an ainetidmeut to the Consti-

An ar-

Thus it will be seen that Mr. Calliouu’s

-11-.‘

or compact as you, call it; because if any 0%

State should tuterpose her veto, and the co

Vetttion 850013 5? devided, seven on one sill!
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and seventeen on the other, the seven co

‘thus expu_‘ng'e any article out of the constit

died Mr. Calliou_n’s exposition. I have prom.
l ised to say nothing about it. "I have not ‘yet

Correspondence of the Joulrnzizl of Commerce.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.
l have read repeatedly, and attentively stu-

tlon. , 
‘ V. _A‘s lo’pewer.,
é6uld_5§ 00 t1l1‘v.»‘~.>. 2+. conventio - '
only fcépectling ~ _- :;_t.iestiona
era that the ilppe':,..7 (‘I "(ll !‘.." il.‘nde:a '
vviseprovisioll Wlllrlt " "$1"-'2. "Lane ties ‘ I
of powers implied unis. .:';. -..:z,:.-»:v.~.snlygg . ’
unless a'majorit_6.co';‘;,‘»_r‘,.,’:.,.; . . _,-‘gu /
greeto the assumption. 
P. You are making i. « '- ct. ‘ if
stead of _construing the one .'.'a.-' i:.;1' "I
people have chosen to ordt’, ."»

§~‘.«r

of the spirit of the constitution. -5-I331 !- - »
preme Court cannot remedy.
ekainple. '

P. ‘jlf the tari
constitutionality, thecourt can
depends vvhoily upon a. q'_ or '.
policy, the~Suprvr.ic ‘:7?-til‘i. -. =
nizauce of it, neittresr co-:.l.i_ V -:
States. All questions of _:~-' ..
cided by Congress.-r--Bil f.=-Tm i
'al"law,,‘ by tli_'e Supffrliif - L ‘-35’ is the
‘cornpact,--and no ‘.‘i:.;=.-.- in: t 4 t to disre-

lf presents an q_u_etI.. .- ~

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..'r- 3 £713. 3 S}

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m

endeei merits and superiority -of "bid

v.,

’ 9 people expected and wished for no more
5.‘. ti his views of the doctrine of nullification.
"v 2 has given more; his views in relation to
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Court as an umpire ofall sue‘_ .» ‘_ .. - i. 2‘:
‘V. The Supreme court on" - 'Ar‘<;t< \ ] tin‘:
litical questions. There ma ; 4119?-' :_ C

, __ , lattled, the origin and source of the Con.
;-.‘I ‘Q; .1 .. 3 ‘cf . " ‘
9 . Wt ..itution of the United States, there are shades _

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1_..:~:le- ‘ their a; ~
‘It-*3’-‘—’-'i.‘7ti—‘: - ' on the formation of the.revdlutionai’ry "govem-

egates in various and dissimilar v?v'ays',‘ cbmui.

"= ""“-=55‘? Emme "“":, "°°n prepared to review it atlengtli. It is to so

regretted, that the splendid author ex.p:m«-
.: his remarks over so extended a surface‘...

existing Tariff. But let justice.be done
3;»: He has voluntarily enlarged‘ the field
’ “ls 0559-YVat|0flS-_. _ Well,wbat is the result 5‘-
tierc is the mat"i',‘w‘

_‘ lk not_ so easy_.to put down his argument.
-=- One single point, always mooted, and (icy.

'1ifi'e*.‘.'nc" '"--‘»:eu him and‘Mr. Webster
'_ r' ,1. '~ , _. ._ ._ 3 ‘
- 5-“‘-'I..-2--311. the analysis of'e.a_<;h of
to ctmrxed with tl'ie’mos£- ‘mimm,
H sdiriit they all sail pr-otty, neg,
~ in--: . zut I-confide,mor'e in the.
.. "i 1“? ‘kl’ *.1han:in'~‘?eitlier'» of
‘v“--"-=-‘=’-‘,1'-‘=- fhathist_ory.:i‘s‘,this. -.__Up.‘

 

nip": ;—.i.n*.c.r
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l
eat. the.t:olonie_s by the appbinlinenr o’t*'de1.

d slates adopted the proposition, and appointed

a. . Some mom erg‘ of

0‘ Ih8lE~__('1tt‘oudam‘friends. ’

 

of Confederation. The Legislatures of the

tiouthus formed of délegétle gou discovered

that it was impractibableitog tter and arnctid

the Articles of Confédernl‘iop_,‘so as to obviate

the|difiiculties which. cous,t~iluled the motive

for the creation ofgthe ‘Convention. ~ In this
predicamennjtlie rfiembors o_flli‘e_-Convention

proceeded to submit tdjlie people of the States,
the protocolol‘ a Qphstitutionrtbr a new gov-
ernment, which by the p‘eople.~__of the ‘several
States in Convention was ratified,» -.-l\‘~oiv my.
understanding is. that ’lbc Constitution of, the
United States is the act of. the people ‘of the
United States. Be that as icmay-.':the provi-

sions of the Constitution having been ratified
in the niamier proposed in the Constitlltlfllh.
it is the ‘Constitution of the United States:
and starting from this point, Icoiiicide entire-
‘ly with Mr. Calhoun in‘ his expose. I s:ty_he'
is no iiullifier. He is a‘, Constitutiotizrlisnf-—
He is an ‘anti-‘rcvolutionist. He isndt infec-
ted at all by the naked (reason which was at;
tempted to be niaintiiined by General Haync,
is new defended?-,by Governor Hamilton, fa-
vorably treated;by Mr. Grundy &. llIr?.Rpu_'-
an, andlately b;y_Benlon, Kane and Troup,
and perhaps coyljf cotirteously, with gloves
on, udmitteclby tile"-a ostle of the democracy
ofNew Eiiglzind. '.Ihave not timcor space
at pr.esent_to saytmore ; but I should like to
see. pointed out the’ sentence in wbicii,,.Mr‘.‘
Caibouii,lias‘avotvetltlig,giogna of nullification.
Péau't find‘ it. Nor do I believe it has been
detected by any one ofxtliose editors, who as
soon as they saw the signature of Jomv C.
CALHOUN, cried out, “ Man Doc."

 
The following summary and just View of
the Dutch and Belgium question, we copy

from tl1e‘Liverpool Times of the 16th August :

The danger of zigeneral war which pro-
duced so much alarm only a week ago is
happily passed away. The King or Hol-
land has listened to the voice of remun-
strance, backed as it was by 50,000 French
soldiers and an English fleet, and has or-
dered his army to retire within ihe Dutch
frontier, leaving the various ‘points in dis-
pute to be settled by negociattou. It is
therefore probable that the Russian and
Prussian governments, which were so
strongly suspected, have acted with good
faith in this affair, and neither been a-
mongst the encouragers nor supporters of
the Dutch King. He has evidently acted
on his owti responsibility, or at all events
on no better ground than a hope that the
jealousies of the great powers, would in-
duce some of them to adopt his cause. It
is not very improbable, considering the
state of feeling which exists on the conti-
nent, that this would have been the case, if
the contest had been protraeted,the promp-
titude of the French and English govern-
ments has, however, saved Europe from
the impending danger, by frightening the
King of Holland into peace before any of
his friends made up their minds to rush to
war. The boldness and decision of the
conduct of these two governments cannot
be too much admired. The least appear-
ance of wavering or disunion between

them would have given encouragement to-
cl-v-...-.4 d'..:.uu:la.,n!. Hcfllané, and rxsight
have induced them to take field. But the

delegates to tlie‘Conventio1if..$f1"lie Conven~
d

n

l.

t

.3

l

‘c

somewhat arbitrarily, and have advance
the best interests of both countries, thou

have prevented a war which, even it h

been confined, to Holland and Belgi ‘
would only have produced useless miss:
and destruotion, but which would, in A
probability, have spread throughout E
rop.e,ar_i_d, have caused unspeakable wretc
edness." ,So far the world is indebted

is now happily every reason to hope t

both their Objects-in settling, on equil
ble‘ ierms,the separation between the Dul
)1

a
danger of ‘war.

Oxford, North Carolina Examiner of t
15th inst. containing an account of t

elect to Congress) upon an indictment fd
wilfully rnaiming Lewis K. VVillie, ‘a you:
of tender age,’ on Sunday the 28th iii

The accused pleaded guilty to the indicli
merit, and the evidence was examined on
ly as it might establish the degree of crim
inality. The following are the conclii
ding paragraphs of the account of the
trio :-- - ‘

pinion. His Honor said, that he found

sentenceaccording to the present loaniu

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

tries, and istillilesfp.-liave they, {according to
ustom of royal arbitrators, aiiproprialed
to tlwtnselveshiiyn paift of the territory in
ispute. They have acted fairly, the

 
 
 
 
 
 

oti'nth_e_most,gracious manner. The

hem for what they have done, and th
hey will‘ultimately succeed in effect.‘
nd Belgians, and in putting an end to‘\ "

-e:ze— ‘
The Southern mail of yesterday (say
he National lntelligencer) brought ustlli

vl

rial of Robert Potter, (3 represomati

“ The court proceeded to deliver its 0-

himself in a most unpleasant situation, but
it was one in which the Courts ofthis State
were frequently placed. He stated that
his mind was not fixed and satisfied’ as to
the point of law, but he should pronounce

ofhis mind. He felt himself bound to be
lieve, that the offence came under the sec
ond section of the act of ’91, in relation to
unlawful maiming, 850. Therefore the
Court had no discretion as to the impris-
onment, which was prescrihed in that act
—he said, that were his opinion different
upon this point of law, he would certainly-
bave imprisoned the offender for two:
years, «See. His honor stated, that he had‘
great confidence in the testimony of young
Willie; that, on the part of the defendant,
not a shadow of prrpf had been offered,
which could be received by the court in
extenuation of the charge: not even an
action or gesture,a wink or smile, was prov-
en to itidicate any misconduct on the part
of the prisoner’s wife, that he must believe
the prisoner’s suspicion was caused by. .
some strange misconception, doc. &.c.——- 4
His Honor sentenced Robert Potter to
pay a line of one thousand dollars, and
prosecution, and be imprisioned for six
calender months, and thereafter until the
said fine and costs be paid. -

The trial was attended by a crowd of
spectators, whose feelings appeared to be '
in ii state of great excitement. _ , ,,

In conclusion we will state, that l\lr.,

consciousness that the first cannon fired in
support of the Dutch invasion,would lead to
an instant declaration of war on the part of
Erance and England, has deterred all the
powers from a‘step which would have been
a signal for a general contest. In this, as
in almost every other case, decision has
been only another name for prudence.
The Dutch invasion, like the war of the
Fronds, deserves to be celebrated in he-
roi-comic verses, for in no other style can
it be justice to. The Prince of Or-
ange may exclaim with Cazsar, “ I came,
I saw, I conquered,” unless indeed the
Belgians ran away before he did see them,
which there is great reason to suspect.--—
Happily none of the “brave Belgians”
were hurt. Having made up their minds
to decamp, they did it in the most discreet
manner, that is, before they were attack-
ed. The whole war would form materials
for an excellent farce, and we know not
which to admire most, the vigor with which
the King of Holland commenced opera-
tions—-tlie promptitude with which his re-
bellious subjects rau away at the sight of
his army—-or the prudence with which the
Dutch renounced hostilities as soon as
they heard that the fiery French had arri-
ved at Mons. Take it for all in all, we
probably never shall look upon its like
again. ,
This war of a week will not, however,
be useless. It will give a lesson both to
the Belgians and the Dutch. It will teach
the. Belgi_atis"to:__va'poiir somewhat less than
they.‘.bavo been-.'a]ccustomed to do. The
ldiers who ran away without firing _a shot
when attacked by the Prince of Orange,
are the very men .~Wl‘l0, a_ few monthsago,
were defying all Europe, and were com-
paring themselves with the ‘heroes of the
Vistula. It wouldfpuzzle any one to dis-

h ' ' ' h'cb ,
cover t 8 pmms‘m W ' they resemble them done; the sick are healed, the lame ’

those heroic men. - . If ‘tliisevent does no;

hoseopinionsare entitled teach the Bel i"aus"‘mocle's - their c ' .

~ t :'espect,wbo-will enter tbelist against him? desperate; buff atleast it iga,-,‘ha,s§},: mm’ are made by me“ h°'°I°f°‘° ‘°"5ld.‘ .
nay be easy to put down the man,‘ but I natious‘thal' llélgic blusler ‘his-Iliioit i.‘Belgic eled rafional men and men °n""h' The
heroism. -- As. 19;; tlie .poor"fil.)__ lC.ll,'_j.",v\.Vll0
have not only beenyery ill trpaiedgbur a1.
lsomost grev.iously,~inSultod,,l;lii-av ‘l’lQ__y("e at
Side: ;i__Tlie‘y li_av_e moreover. _Sl)0WZ)-,gl'eaI ,
-s_p_i.rit';aiid-‘patriotism and have quite re-
trieved ,ftl)_eir national characlerli. This
Vlclpty ‘ovt:i;the'Belgiaiis will puttllem in-..

ast’ succeeded in getting the lauglio,n.,ilieir

on‘ belie; linmbr,.a_n5l ivill“e'ii‘abl'e"~..rli_ern
o retui-'n_witli,,iuterest the gibes and’jV'eéi-s

.,,,-

‘«"‘:-“ l‘_h‘0‘u.gh, as: we .,observed7,:-ladl ‘week:

 
 
 

Potter is indicated for maiming, in the;
same manner, on the same day, the Rev.,
Lewis Taylor, of this county, éuilso stab-‘
liing him in the head and thigh. As this:
indictment will be tried at the Spring Term‘.
of the Superior Court, we will not remark ;.
upon it, further than to say, that, immedi-
ately after the commission of the offence:
for which he was tried as above, he pro-I5
ceeded to the meeting house where Mr. '
Taylor performed divine worship on that
day, and prevailed upon the Rev. gentle; '
man to accompany him homo; he on ‘the’
way haltered him, and maimed and stah- '
bed him as stated. He then carried Mr.
Taylor to his houseand sent for a physi-
cian. Mr. Taylor is now, we learn, in a
fair way to recover, although he has been
considered very dangerous. We are done -
with this matter, at least until the trial ‘on .
the other indictmentshall be over.” ‘

—+—

S'r. Louis, Missouri, Sept. 6.

The Ilformonites.-We learn from tho
Painesville Gazette, that this infatuated
people are again in motion. In their .own
cant phrase, “ they are going to inherit the
promise of God to Abraham and his seed.’
Their destination is some indefinite spot
on the Missouri river, they say about 1500
miles distant. About eighty of them have
been recently ordained, and some of them
have gone; others are about going, two &
two, part by the western rivers and part
by land, to their distant retreat, far away
from the "cheering voice of civilized man.
Those who have disposed of their proper-
ty go now, and such as have property are
making market for it so eagerly as often‘
to disregard pecuniary interests, and all
are to follow with all convenient despatch.
They still persist in their power to work
niiricles. They say they have often seen

 

walk, devils are cast out ; and these asser-

Gazette expresses the opinion, that altho'
the leaders of this sect are gross iinpostors,

a great portion of its members are sincere
and honest.

Some of the leaders of this sect, we are
old, passed through this place two or three" '
weeks since, on their reiurn to Ohio. We
understand, thattbey have determined to
migrate to Jackson county, on the extreme
-edge of this State, for which purpose they. .
have purchased a sufficiency of land «here-
upoii to locate the whole of the believers
in Mormonism. ,_We have some hope that

 

gar-dit. No,one,c;...nserionsly .rtthat.~t_be tutedaCor re - hj h,~§fi"-.¢i, ; ~_ - . . — . . . ,
larifl‘ is uiiconstttutiioualvg-lio .e_r unwise tion of lndegendbjnde :SQB'lnl)l::l uneilegedifddn iii: Edlgiflgfiifiddligndfiddlbidf .l‘l?lllllance,‘Jp meillauflipart ‘f ‘hie paragraph may M
n tllnygdii mistake.‘ The at ntazainst ddglddlilml °f8tflie1?7rftl3c]es ‘°fCbnfed°’3“°“«3"*' to us to hlavé sash somewhagt v‘dii:t:ildi£',iiirls ‘mm Hts’ xnihanyh em" even‘, “O should if
its constitutioiiality, is the only now pres- ' Soon affer the termination of:the revo'lii- "ye! 'E‘c§n9°t=‘-be d°n'°dylh3¢ their object; gogbmlgglgdgdfhsddethotliacgtgfmoziof so
“drill “'9 5d“th°,."‘l'1‘3l‘t‘°‘° . P°°P1°‘s‘ifl tiodary war, it was ascertained that the old“ haVQ=-be‘”35L§"§.€a“‘l°‘.'P“"°"’°~P3335‘lid ‘ ‘"7 ' en 0“ s‘— ‘P’ 1
itheiriorlhei-u and middlstates uupersuetg Congress was fit invested w‘ith Power to’ man. $699.1‘-.d,-..l,'o p_ruiiioté}_t‘he' real ‘interests of ‘— ' ‘ 3. 9"‘ 5
.c_:tble_o1' the inexpsdiei yiof protective ate a nations ‘government, andia propositjdév tho”Du.tch.and»Belgians. They liavg-I Sm-,;‘ ' Th°‘p’°P"°t°"‘ °“.h° N°‘7'-Y-°”‘ ~C°“"i°' ‘
, ystetn; and tvcgivoylu up" corrigtble was submitted for a _Con‘vention, to consider "interfered wantoply or u.‘ ecessarilym, '23,',°ffi;°h”°dI’ _B““'"'°'° Pd“ 3°!‘ '9' 3r’

" i - ‘ ' ‘ °f ““°’f“‘°“5 “id ““‘°°‘l§'°N8 01' the Articles the internal aflhirs of either ‘.3‘uv‘s‘ coup? thgir-bssldlilidhiniieldl egfirlifiigiydlyi "9"-fogs

on that point.