Speech of Mr. Hayne, of South Carolina, on Mr. Foot´s Resolution
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Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Hayne, of South Carolina, on Mr. Foot´s Resolution: Proposing an Inquiry Into the Expediency of Abolishing the Office of Surveyor General of Public Lands, and for Discontinuing Further Surveys, &C In reply to Mr. Webster, Mr. Hayne rose and said - When I took occasion, Mr. President, two days ago, to throw out some ideas with respect to the policy of the Government, in relation to the public lands, nothing certainly could have been further from my thoughts, than that I should be compelled again to throw myself upon the indulgence of the Senate. Little did I expect to be called upon to meet such an argument as was yesterday urged by the gentleman from Massachusetts, (Mr. Webster.) Sir, I questioned no man´s opinions; I impeached no man´s motives; I charged no party, or State, or section of country, with hostility to any other; but ventured, I thought, in a becoming spirit, to put forth my own sentiments in relation to a great question of public policy. Such was my course. The gentleman from Missouri, (Mr. Benton) it is true, had charged upon the Eastern States, an early and continued hostility towards the West, and referred to a number of historical facts and documents in support of that charge. Now, Sir, how have these different arguments been met.- The Hon. gentleman from Massachusetts, after deliberating a whole night upon his course, comes into this chamber to vindicate New England; and instead of making up his issue with the gentleman from Missouri, on the charges which he had preferred, chooses to consider me as the author of those charges, and losing sight entirely of that gentleman, selects me as his adversary, and pours out all the vials of his mighty wrath upon my devoted head. Nor is he willing to stop there. He goes on to assail the institutions and policy of the South, and calls in question the principles and conduct of the State which 1 have the honor in part to represent. When I find a gentleman of mature age and experience, of acknowledged talents and. profound sagacity, pursuing a course like this, declining the contest offered from the West, and making war on the unoffending South, I mast believe, I am bound to believe, he has some object in view, that he has not ventured to disclose. Mr. President, why is this? Has the gentleman discovered in farmer controversies with the gentleman from Missouri, that he is over matched by that Senator? And does he hope for an easy victory over a more feeble adversary? Has the gentleman´s distempered fancy been disturbed by gloomy forebodings of "new alliances to be formed," at which he hinted? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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