Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-04-03

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From the Charleston Courier.
THE CONTROVERSY
Artful politicians we'll know that names are
things. TO give to the dogmas Of the disuuion
party the name of South Carolina doctrines" is
one among the cunning devices of the new school.
If the doctrines of South Carolina are to be de-
cided by party, too recent to be as yet fully
known, then, indeed, may the sanction of her
name be afforded to the wild and incoherent ex-
travasancies of the disunion school. But know
the South Carolina doctrines; they are the doc
rines of the radical party, or the democratic re-
publican party, protesting to regard the General
Government as a limited, and, but yet, quite
adequate to all the ends it was established to pro-
mote, and to allow simple, plain, and just inter-
probation to the Federal Constitution, incul-
eating in the administration of government,
economy. simplicity, and impartialty. Among
the distinguished leaders of this school may be
ranked Jefferson, Madison, and Crawto,d.-
South Carolina supported the first through his
whole administration, that is, the ma jOrity of
South Carolina. She adhered to the second dur
ing the glorious war of 1912; but she had the
modification to see the latter, while ably sup
porting the true Carolina doctrines, reviled BY
that party, in this State, that now gives tone
to her politics; and the whole democratic party
will not soon forget the plot Of Ninia,a, nor the
part ascribed to Mr.. Calhoun, in that effort to
crush, in the person of Mr.. Crawford, the whole
democratic party. and place their opponent, with
the same Mr.. Calhoun, as president, in the ad-
ministration of the General Government.
In 1925, South Carolina recovered from her
short delusion, and avOwed her continued faith
in the democratic doctrines. Then it was,
that Mr.. Calhoun, after a strenuous struggle
through his friends here to prevent the catas-
trophe, after he had succeeded in turning out
Judge Smith to make room for Mr.. Uay,ae,
after O'NeaH and Sin,ki,as had exhausted all
their means to carry Prioleau's resolutions, and
defeat Judge Smith, then Mr.. Calhoun saw that
he could not depend on South Carolina, and he
found that candidate who could not count on
his own State, could not hope for success 1t be-
came indispensable for him to secure South Car
DINA. He stood committed on the question of
internal improvment-to desert that, would en-.
sure the loss of Pennsylvania and the ..creat
west" Mr.. Clay, too, was friend of internal
improvements and manufactures, and he was a
nvaL That Mr.. Calhoun had most difficult
task to gain radical Carolina, and not loose Penn.
sylvania, Ohio, and New England, is admitted;
and none but a cunning and over ambitious man
would have risked the attempt. Mr. Calhoun
has done so, and he has relied more upon the Gre
dulity and ignorance of South Carolina, than
any other man, knowing both her intelligence and
principle, would have dared. The disunion doc
trine is the Calhoun doctrine, and assert, with
out fear OF contradiction, that the Columbia Jun.
to are at this moment, sounding, preparatory to
a nomination of JOIN, c. Calhoun as nert Presi.
dent. If they find he has any chance, he will
be nominated by the next Legislature. But if
Georgia and Virginia adhere to their opposition,
and the effort to form coalition, through Benton,
with the West fails, then, to cover his retreat
again, Jackson will be persuaded to serve an
other term, and give him time to try some other
scheme. This is no idle assertion | speak
from sources too direct to allow me to be- deceiv.
ed. Already the disunion party have asked
the question of Virginia, and the SOD thrown to
the Sachem of Roanoke is only one of the MANY
devices at work. The question was put direct
ly to an intelligent Virginian, in Columbia. He
was emphatic" Virginia cannot support Mr. |
Calhoun, if he possesses now the PRINCIPLES |
which he practsed during Monroe's nominal
presidency, and if he has changed, she ,cM not {:
Tor he may change again. And Virginia too,
his conduct to Crawtord.''
j., This answer was received with surprise, and
me utmost caution is observed, at present. But
rely on 1t, the disunion doctrine is nnlv do,;oo
trick to secure South Carolina for Calho,u-it
s thus. The excitement on the subject of the
arIft was seized upon, and it was suggested that
south Carolina might, in contention. put her
,eto on the law, and declare it unconstitutional.
But what thens Why the Calhoun party say, then
ne majority, rather than see a civil commotion.
vii repeal the law. There is no serious inten-
Mr. rS9 s ouo% ouse aeea h to arrive
he folly of such an extremity. Only the dupes.
he subalterns fthe party are sincere in carrT;ng