Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-04-27
TrscALoosA, April Is, 1881.

TrsoALoosA, April 18, 1851.
 
 On the second of March we published an article de- lending tie President against attack made upon him by tue friends of Mir Calhoun. Mir Warren k. Davis member of Congress and relation of tine Vice President, had written letter which was pub lished in the Southern Tunes, tending to show that the President had determined to prescribe all who had been "Iavora 4le to d State Convention" be- he lad refused to nomnate Mir Findiay as AL toney for the United States, for South Carolina, up on the ground, that he d nattifer This letter of Mir Calhoun's relation, had for the moment the intended effect. The Editor commenting on this letter eXclaims "GENERAL JACKSON MISTAKES THE CAR0LINiAN CHARACTER, IF HE BELIEVES THAT ACTS LIKE THIS WILL NOT AROUSE A SPIRIT THAT WILL CRUSH HIM AND HIS MYRMiDoNs." To defend the President from the lmputat!on cast, that he sidered the sp6cutati0e opinions, which individuals might honestly entertain, disqualification for of ice became necessary 10 show the special that operated on him ill the case of MT Findlay The President has been informed that Mir Calhoun had avowed the doctrine, that the Tariff laws might be annulled through the Juries of South Carolina and
 he was therefore, unwilling to appoint attorney for the United States to enforce the collection of the revenue, who concurred in opinion with the Vice President on this subject, and who might, holding the laws to be unconstitutional, refer them to the Iu- ries with concession that they not valid.-- We made this statement while Mir Calhoun was in this City, and made the pledge, if he denied il, or the Telegraph "tor him." that we could csiabiish thc fact by tke niOSi iacOaestibo eridtnce."
 The individuals, members of Congress, upon whose testimony authorized to declare the grounds assumed by Mir Calhoun upon the subject Of notification, then in tls ely and would not have hestated to have borne their testimony if call ed on by the denial of Mir Calhoun. We had their assura ces to this effect. Mir Calhoun did not think fit to make a denial; nor did the Telegraph venture to say that 1t had authority to do il f0r him" Seve- ral weeks had elapsed before the Editor of the Tee- graph took il upon himself to put in quasdenial of the statement of the Globe He says:
 "Agdin ,ce say tce hare 20 AUTHORITY 10 spcok oa this su1jec, but do deny at Mr Cdihoan has eyer acritca or uaercd ,rord tanoring d,sunion He de- Ry luis, NOT ON HIS AUTHORITY, 6ad on our c0Rtdcncc n the purity ef his pnbc He aud Mc cdrdor ct lis pa r'otism and on h's t repeated assnranceS cf his dent atfachneRt tO the Ua;0a. As to nWIfcafion WE ARE AUTH ,RHED TO SAY, btcause ue hage ire queatiy heard him deca,e, HH Mr CGihoan'S opinions coRtorm 10 MOse of he RfpHJiican party of '9S as expressed in fife Vrginm Resolutions draacH by Mr Madison; the heninchy Resoimions drqun Jy Afr Jefers0n; GRd iR tue judicial decisions Of Judge M Kcan, in Pennsylvania"
 The reader will he struck with the time when this singular plea by attorney, without authority. was put in. When we presented the statement to the public, Mir Calhoun was m continual intercourse with the Editor of the Telegraph. and made his press the daily organ of presenting something in relation to himself to the nat0n-but he gave no contradic- ti0n to the all important fact stated in the Globe. Ii was the topic of universal remark in the city-but Mir Calhoun stood mute He made no response because he knew members of Congress were present whom he had endeavored to bring into his views-that the irresistible eUideRce'' was at hand and would be produced whenever a denial on his part, made it proper It was left therefore, to the iditor o the Telegraph to make the contradiction by i;pJo I,,N dcnce m the purity ct lis (Mr Cattouns) public htc and the ardor ot his patr,otism This coniectuia contradiction made by the Editor of the Tele- graph in the absence of Mir Calhoun so that il could ! by no possibility be considered having his appro- baton-It was made immediately after the Editor of the Globe had left the city to be absent several weeks, 50 that it might moi be followed by any im- mediate remark from him-and it was made in the absence of all the individuals from whom Mir Cal houn and the Editor, knew that the proof must be derived.
 We shall act in plain and direct way in regard to this matter. We will leave nothing equivocal, to the course which we have pursued or which we feel bound to observe in relation to this matter. | In defence of the Presidents conduct with regard to the South Carolina appointment we assigned the reason upon which he acted. This involved the course recommended by Mir Calhoun, to defeat the revenue laws of the United States, and as conse- auence charge against him of having proposed to nullify these laws. We pledged ourselves to estab- fish it by incontestible proof" if denied by Mir Cal | houn or by the Telegraph ''tor him." We were apprised that no gentleman would volunteer evi- dence in a case o this sort. unless it called for by denial from Mr Caihom himself, or by person authorized to do it '' for him"
 And we now have to say to the Editor ofthe Tele. graph that not at liberty to the proof in our possession, unless denial be made by Mir Cal houn binself or by person authorized to do it in his name. Whenever this is done. pledge our scires @ prore at Mr Calhoun did, directly and rehc- mentiy urge the principle of nnlieation, conrer- saton ,eih sererai gentlemen means of defeating