Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-08-29

oouotless awaken public curiosity. DuiT Green ac-
| knowledges that it penned by smascr spirit !,
and though it purpors to be the production of citizen
OF Maryland, probably member Of Congrcss) Duff
with his usual sagacity, attempts fix upon some
one who has to the bureaus Washington The
question of authorship can have bearing upon the
facts and circumstances which are stated Either ihey
are true false and in either tie friends of the
Vice President, who the revlers of Mr.
Clay will have 10 take care of their own leaders, re-
putation 1t appears that 4th of July dinner in
South Carolina, at whch Mr. Caoun ,oas present. the
following toast drank:
"The Vice President of the u. States-Thc prompt-
ness and energy with which distinguished couu.
tyman met and repealed the foul ca!umnies of the miss
creant ''ho 1ds sci upon hio will him against
iuIt!er attacks from his unprincip!ed enemes.n
The writer of the letter would have forbornc 10 no.
the subject but for the mean usnua,ion contained
IN the toast that the administration were in some way
or other, concerned in eliminating the Vice President
Every body recolects, from the testimony before the
committee last winter that not only had the admins
traton no share in couutenancins the CHARGES of Eli
jah Mix, but that she Secretary of War treated them
as an urounded caumny, and actually refused con.
tract to Mix on account of these very charges aboueb
he the lowest bidder. The writer ofthe letter ve
properly considers Mr. Calhoun by presence and his
silence at the dinner, as sauctioninr the ;nren, ~
tanned in the toast, and accordingly treats him with
very little ceremony. Speaking of the Vice President
he says,
| ole at the table when this toast w,s ovon:
there S no doubt he qusfed his bumper TO itand he
hnelo yes, as the lntelgencer has said he knec il
f"al nstake," that the toast asserted downright,
fasehood-he knew that 'miscrean;' or rather ere
ant "was sci upon him" by any member or officer of
the government, whether they be ssunprncin,.I ono
mes OF his or not He knew are; for if these sun.
hld hpor
him." TO hunt him down, nay TO ipiure hair of hi;
head most favourable and unexpected occasion svJ
denly presented itself during the investigation of the
silly and contemplate charges of the LUMP, incipledn
Mix, who Is the only ''unprincipiedn enemy of Mr. Cal
houn within my knowledge.
hist Major Sattcr!ec Clarke was under cxar.;no
on touching the charges in Mix's letter to him. as tho
author of 'Hancock," after stating that he knew mo-
thing, of his knowledge, in relation TO the matter
in inquiry, he Informed the Committee that he dill
hno'o ef conduct on the part Of Mr.. Calhoun as Sc
crefary Of War, Of highly criminal and oiananing
ndrre-that if the Committee would pledge itself IN
investigate them he prepared TO exhibit charnes G.
specifications against him, and to support them by doc
umentaTy and other evidence of the ccares and most
CONCLUSIVE character le further stated that some oc
The instances o. misconduct TO which he had reference
were SO marked by grossness and ndeicacy, as with
out the most ndubitable Ioo they could scarcely he
credited. That he had idea OF becominr under Iis
own proper name and on his responsibility pub.
Tic accuser or inorer; but that inasmuch as parf of
the official conduct of the individual in question yas
then under investigations if the committee woud neHge
itself TO investigate he would prefer charges and eS
hoit proof which would no longer leave even the sha
dow OF doubt Cd the mind of any unprejudced man,
that Mr. Calhoun had, Secretary of War been pull,
ty of conduct of highly gross and criminal nature
but that, unless this pledge was given, he would not
prefer the charges.
II When Mr.. Clarke made this uuexpccted comp,n;
cation to the committee, Mr.. McDntiie as the friend
and counsel of Mr.. Calhoun, was present. The com
mtee being taken by surprise, at a loss as to
what course pursue, and some minutes in silence
length, however. Mr.
were directed 10 withraw, that il might deliberate a.
lone. Just at Ms point IF time, MIR. AicDuf stated
that MAJOR Clarke dd prefer charges, me- as tie
friend and representative Of The Piee Presuc should
insist on their nvcstga tion whether the committee
were willing to DO SO or not After considerable dis
cuss!on IN committee, it was decnled that the commit
tee would receive the charges OF Mr.. Clarke ana, tina
II would then decide what il would pursue in re-
laiioD 10 Them Mr.. Clarke and Mr.. McDufie were
notified officially of this Observation-Disclosures former of
which, it is believed, answered that he REQUIRED of
committee 10 Investigate; till he received that he sho
not prefer his charges. Thus il is understood The mat
ter rested for several days, when Mr. Clarke notified
inc committee by letter, that, after much deliberations
ii he had determined 20 prefer his charges without the
specific pledge which he had required; TO leave il 10
The committee TO take such order upon them as it might
see proper and that he was then engaged in drawing
ie up, and would be prepared TO hand them i'm in a
4 day or two. He did The charges were drawn mn
IN form, and with great precision, and the nature of the
u testimony stated by which each was to be proven
= Several OF these charges were of most scrous ,nd
heinous nature, and, fsubstaDated would have inter
~ degraded Mr. Calhoun in the eyes of The comn,,-
nhy. These charges were deliberately read two O,
hree tunes IN committee and the consideration have
4 learned, was postponed fom ti,De time for tyt
weeks or upwards, in order TO what course MIR
McDuiie, as the counsel Of MIR. Calhoun intended I,
y take IN respect 10 them. He knew they were exhbi
ted have understood that he sat With the commits %
constantly, and had free 10 all their
Yet, strange 10 tell, he much as snake u9on nh
snJert Gffer the charges sccrc forual{g erhi5Hed -
Finding that tue ardOr Of the Vice President was cool
ed IN regard 10 their investigation, by the total silence
OF his TREND and counsel regards he-the commit
tee took them into consideration after they had finish
cd the examination OF their witnesses and although il
e was known several if not the whole of the charges
cou1 and would, if pushed be substaniated vet The
comn'ttee by an unanimous vote, directed tie cotnmu
ncatIon containing the charges be returned 10 Mai
: Ciarke-dnd this 1cnS dOac in tenderness Of tie re-
e u (F.tIsL L.