The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-09-18
IuR THE VIRGfNIAs.
John e. CALHOUN.

.,'n,ebensiun Of his character. there Is no
,',hlie l,nciIundfy IN nur country so entire
!. n,,n nrthy Of popular confidence rs Jno.
= e.lh,unl Endowed by nature with u
,...nd AZ gfeat sl,lendour aud fprce-pas-
80 ol = mast plausible AND iisiouaiing
..lItrss wiihd crafty, iutrig ing, unprincl-
I'D. aud determined on srll-rromeflon at
uhaIr,er cost Ia his own reputation, and
-. interests of his country, there is M man
h,ag more capable than ne of uniting
b,,n+sl. bal unsusI,eclag. tnen in support
seafmps ~ hose far EXTERIOR wears the
! =, of disnterested patriotism, whist The
inward spirit that informs them is one Of
calculating scGshness and corrupt amb-
finn. The present pitiable condition of
his public character, compared with its
f,fmer brightness, affords a striking and
affecting exempticaion of the ruinous
consequences winch must ever flow from
,hr lnordinatr indulgence of a spirit oil
q.ll-argIandl2emen Ia Il country like ours,
whose frame nT government, aad constita-
tioa Of society, render patriotism the
b,gbest and most esllmable, because il Is
her, the most essential, If all the social viz
mes In the earlier stages Of his public
course, Mr.. {. was. considered, and per.
baps Justly, the brightest ornament of ctr
Congress, and the pride of his country
In laIi--I2 that period Of sore distress
for the republic, with eluqueuce almost
npmostheDean, he asserted tue rights
oil his lnsulted country, and awakened "a
spirit oil determined opposition TO Brit
ISL encroachments, which eventually I'M
A.
mil our destlnes 10 the fearful experiment
Of a war VITA the most powerful nation on
earth. Throughout this contest, lie re
NAMED finn aud Consistent, and gave his
cordial and clhclegt support to every mea.
sure designed to sustain the honor of our
arms, and bear our country glOrlously and
trumphautly through the war. Then, }.
c. Calhoun, unmindfll of self, stood for
his country, and "nalled her colours tn the
nasl," and grateful people admired and
rewarded: now, Jonu 1. Calhoun, regatd-
Tess Of his country, stauds for himself, aud
Discerning people vii drive him with
acorn from their service. ipdeed, from the
yont OF tine at Which the Presldenc, of
these United States, by the extinction oil
the revolutionary line ui lncumDents, be-
game a priZe, TO The possession of which
be- considered himself entl,led To aspne,
ms character seems to have undergone a
thorough revolution. DazZird by the
slendour Of the highest office, and natu-
rally ardent aud enthusiastic, his mind is
n0w uccu led, and his soul engrossed, with
the al-tngulphlog-al absorbing desire To
clutch the ieins OF government The "ale
fu inn fIn. mi iplI al Ia N
wan Orator never stimulated INN more
Intensely and increasingly, than does tie
lofty aspiration of our Wee President urge
hm forward in has Wild career of factlous
opposition and political desperation. He
acts IN reference to The Presidential Office
as though he had said TO himself, "On
yonder height my highest aud fondest
hopes are placed, and resolved | am on
reaching ITS summit III surprising elrya-
h0o, or falling nrecuFerably IN the face
oil men and angels :" He is, indeed, play
mg a desperate game for office, whicb, #
Rshonid not, ana al men believe that ii
eiauoi, result in the accomplishment of
his wishes, must hurl him as lar from hi,
goal,
AS from the centre thrice to the utmost
pole"
Ag'nerous and legitimate ambition d
mohs our country men deserves encourage
ment rather than repression. The love OF
honorable fame Is not IA fault, for il leads
:" lie performance Of great and glorious
actions. she aacleuts, IN the enthns-
ssm OF Their deyoton, denOmlnated am
eton The wee nearest 10 ,lrtue."-" the
msi lehrmlty OF noble minds - Aud in
Nlef Times IT has been said with conslde-
Table felicity,
IA, when men aspire
liz aut spark too ,iueh of heavenly fire :"
b1' the amhlIior here DESERVED ana extern
oated, Is an elevated ambition, " Inch in the
pursuit ct IT'S high alms--,ts noble ends'
-he'er soaps 10 the employ ment Of base
" unworthy means. IL word, it is an
ambition, which, though 10 some cases, it
hhfeis It's Notary
- SWIM to empire thro' the purple 0ood, -
.tl never permits him 10 grope bis way
"l,ntf, through the dark maZcs of intrigue
and corruption.
IN the outset of the recent Prcsidpniial
,ohlesi, the Wee President, unmindnl of
MS Own youth, and regardless of the supe-
.'f Claims Of his competitors, determined
" take his change for the Presidency
'"o' al IN" point Of his public history, are
VT 10 Gale The commencement of a course
u corrupt and fartiJus intriguing, without
80 Pdfdiifl M the anndls of our country
'' which, IN lis reeent results, has serious
'hrcltd the character OF the nation. and
a,,'rosatrd from the dignity Of It's coancI!s.
M M =. h'"e,er, soon discovered the utter
p''pessness Of the adventure; and, after
p,9''''hS by management, a State nnml-
a'.,on Or 81, found himself compelled 10
''oNf an o2en rrImqnlshmeot NJ his pre-
"s"ns. Bors da combat hlmsclf and
',"r'mg If Mr.. CraW fnd succeeded. that.
.oe expiration u has term Of service, the
.''''h Of the Nurth 10 furnish Successor
t' ""'u he urged With Irresistible force, Mir.
C Ca'i'"n ra'y avo"ed his opposition TO vi.
,la"'ord, and Sent in his adhesion 10 Nj.
a musms' In this spirit, he commrncrd his