Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-04-10
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A SMALL SIGN FROM THE Sourm.

From he Charleston City Gacete Of March 81
"AMALcAMArIoN.-It is commonly brui,cd that
much caucuSsing, in small knots, is now going on
In city, for Clay and Calhoun, respectively and
ointly.-'Thc friends of the two have put out
their several feeders, and, it is shrcwdly limited
that they have grappcd in the dark. They
have, 1T rs said, recognized, a good speech that
OF Dun Green, when lie said, that the friends of
calhoun and Clay might meet neutral ground
without any compromise Of their respective prn-
clpics-such as they The hint was too broad
not 10 have been undcrstood and once understood
les erfremites toSecheEu. The poles made to
embrace with strange fraternity, putting the loves
even of Jacobinism out of countcnancc. We do
not pretend 10 vouch for the authenticity of this
on ant. Ii is theme Of the corncrs--and in thi
way has met our ears; but it is by means unex-
pected, and, certainly, not ofsuch wonder
hent as TO occasion an extravagant degree of sur
PRISE The parties have made strange summer. sets
before; aud, for long time past, the billings and
cooings oil their respective organs, have been
absolutely cXcruciatiRg. They have forborne all
attack upon one another, and each appears to con-
sider his old upPcser really, hat cleyerer
parsonage than it his wont, of old, to consid-
er HIM. He finds him u "marveous proper
man." and, his loves, like those of Queen Anne
nave removed the hump from the back, and the
crook from the leg, and made the deadly foe, the
bosom mate. Wcll--what next? Nous rerrons."
And why notl When the Tariff question shal
have been adjusted devoutly wish and firmly
believe will shortly he the case, what is there of
principle in conflict between the friends of Mr..
Clay and Mr.. Calhoun to prevent their Joining in
displacng the present corrupt party in powcr?-
with us namss are of little weights notification in
emhryo-as an abstract opnon-without the pro-
liability of any question arising to call it into ac
tlon' becomes harmless theory, and may amuse
an idle hour of professors of rhetoric instead
of being as now the spirit stirring theme of the
active spirits of the aUc and countrv n would no
pucrile in the extreme to keep up the distinctions
of party for an abstraction. 1t must necessarily
in spite of all attempts to keep it alive and active
sink into oblivion, while other subjects connected
with the business of life will take its place and
become the watch-w ords of partv Nor arc we
more governed by the names of persons We have
supported for the sake of the man or op-
posed any from mere personal hostility. We OPP.
posed the election of General Jackson it's true from
firm conviction of his utter disqualification for
the Office of President of the United States, but we
were still more opposed to him because of the
principle involved in the precedent of making a
mere military leader the chief civil magistrate of
Republic, whose institutions are based upon max
inns of right reason, and not on violence and ag-
erosion. Could we have believed it possible that
the vote received by General Jackson in 1924 was
an evidence of the confidence of the people in his
integrity and ability to perform the duties of the
Office, and not founded i'll that serve and vulgar
admiration of military glory which had so often
led to the destruction of other governments much
of the bitterness of our opposition had been spared
instead of viewing his election the first step
wards military despotism, should have looked
upon it as the ordinary of mistake on the
part of the people of the talents of public agent,
and which would be corrected before any vital
evil could be inflicted, as soon as the error was
discovered by his subsequent misconduct. AS it
is, so wide pread-so blinded-so grovclling-so
deaf and scnseless to the misdeeds of the idols
this man-worship that nothing short of the coali-
tion--aye cOati0n-of all, who have the good of
country at heart, PROSTATE the Dagon.
In comparison with this, our preference for men
we hold as light as the down upon the feather be-
fore us:-to effect this, would cheerfully sacri-
flee the political hopes of the dearest friend we
have earth.