Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-04-19
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now TO be found some OF the unrelenng aud n,oe
rant nulhers. This decision brought these four gentle
men 20 pause for the first tiue-An awful pause. At
the next session OF Congress, 1876, Governor Hamilton
and General loyne, to the utter asioni>hment OF
~ body, found i'm the ranks OF the opposition to
Internal Improvement. Calling t oppressive aud unco
sttttttondt No $50, 600 Laws by General Hayue,
Tor plans aud surveys No South Sea canals by Go
Hamilton, MIR M'Dunic hel on Tor tie present io
his schemes OF magnificent roads and canals. And MIR
Calhoun was left to tohisPer his tariff affections his
riil friends only.
ton Their policy unveiled in s CaoluI. Aud some
thing was necessary TO regain their slandng which had
received shock And that from the State Rights party
winch WIN them had been sport and byword To join
the State Rights party and discuss the ues-
ton so todraw public opinion against systems would
have subjected them TO the character OF followers, and
leaders That they could brook hazard Besides
mere were their arguments speeches and pamphlets
fresh in the minds of the people, which they had not
only supported those systems but upon broad ground
OF the general weltare doctrine which they had recorded
in their Congressional speeches. they had given Con-
gress power over every other subject. These could
only be obiIeraed by producing violent convul-
sion Of the public mind in which their former policy
'Hght he overlooked by giving impulse TO the
people IN pursuit of other object which they ms Int
devise and magnify TO extent TO tit the occasion And
huhhcauon was the expedicn' which presented itself;
being entirely new, understood, and therefore could
De modelled AZ eNigencies might require And what still
endeared tmorc, II was exclusively their And up
on hlS uey intended To plant their standard, last
sort; but they waited for events.
The Presidential Eie ction hand and il General
Jackson elected only ute TO serve one term
after which they believed Mr. Calhoun would he elected
III the mean time PennSy vand had her Harrisburg
venton TO nominate candidates for the Presidency and
wee Presidency. They nominated General jackson for
the Presidency aud gave their why They non-
mated MI Calhoun for the Vice Presidency gave as
their reason for doing so-h Mr. Calhoun when In Con-
gress had advocated, with unrivalled eloquence the
claims OF the American protection of
me government; and, Secretary Of War; had modelled
WIN Jndcous care the Internal improvement of his
try.
This was published Immediately after the Convention
adjourned in the United States Telegraph of the l7th or
eyile
IN his pocket OF their motives in November follow
Ing only nine months he presented TO the Legislature
oil south Carolina, through the medium of COM
mitee the manuscript copy of his book of notifications
aud vetoe with charge that his should be conceal
cd; which was concealed until after the Presidential cleo
hon. This presents TO the American people, candidate
Tor the Vice Presidency the second office in the Gift of
great nation leaning on Pennsylvania for her support
reward Tor bis talents and fidelity in supporting the Tariff
ana internal Improvement systems, whilst the same
momenth he was leaning South Carolina for her support
as reward for his talents and fidelity, for furnishing her
win dlgeSted plan by which those systems could sub
verted IL any increduous, and wish be fully in
formed they will find the documentary evidence of the
first in the journals OF the Harrisburg Conventions and of
me second IN the archives of the Legislature South Ca
rolina.
General Jackson was elected and every thing being
considered sale, nuihcaton slumbered and he became
an oOlect oil their endearng affections. lie was
toasted at all their political ieasts the greatest man v-
ING Ineir public prints teemed with his eulOgies. Mr.
McDuie transported with his administration of the
government that at one OF his political dinners he told his
audience That the hnger OF Heaven had pointed Gene
raj Jackson for that office
However at the next session of Congress General Jack
son consented to serve another term. That cut off Mr.
Calhoun's prospects entirely from that quarter. In the
mean time the American system, against which these four
gentlemen had been excessively clamorous N he
crunblng away very fast General Jackson had put his
veto on every road and canal b had recommended re-
ducton OF the Tariff the national debt nearly extn-
gushed-an event to which every body looked TO bring
about fair reduction OF the Tariff by the influence OF
public opinion only The duty tea, coffee cocoa salt
and moasses had been reduced than one half The
duty on tea coffee and had been reduced almost
nrely and on BILL it will be recoected, introduced bv
MI McDuihe himself and reduced at the touch Every
~hg set IN That way And there had been before
so promising prospect of putting those systems upon
satisfactory basis. Aud there a universal rejoicing
among the southern members upon the prospects, and es
Pecaly as to Internal improvement, which appeared to
with il.
This The last of May. On the first of July, only
llry days alter nuIhcailon was publicly proclaimed in
the city OF Charleston, magnificent feast gotten up for
The occasion, the only alternative the southern
people from Tie ravages OF The north-where Gen. HayDe
addressed assembage OF 500 gentlemen OF wealth of
in'euisehce and patriotism Ia speech OF anmaing clio
quence against the Tariff and Internal improvements in
which he concealed The state OF public affairs Washing
tom and must have done Intentionally: Because he
told that respectable audience, that General jackson had
done nothing TO check the progress of this destructive sys
teIn' "onIy TO negative the Maysvile road mere
CLEAN of light Gave no description OF the road He
knew II was The beginning Of extensive work. He
knew General Jackson had besides, negatved four other
road and canal bills far important than the Maysye
road And he knew General jackson had entirely con-
oied The system This speech with these facts, and
ny other violent speeches, and about 200 oass drank
AT lnat Olhher, many OF them OF the most lnfamma-
tory character, and OF them directly for dissolu
ton OF the Union, were Immediately put into pamphlet
FORM and immense quantities OF them sent to every quar-
Ter OF the State, the hdrbinger of qualifications which
went forth itself, like destroying angel But accompa.
MED with assurances TO the people, from the Vice Pres
dent, the Senator in Congress, well other members
and the Governor OF South Carolina that was the har
binger oil peace bearing on its wings the palladium Of the
constitutional the Union and of Liberty.
And now to soothe dcuded people whom they have
brought TO the verge Of dissolution of the Union and civil
war day OF humiliation and prayer fixed for the 3st
oil January. And with drawn swords and fixed bayonets
the night before the ata deed they are to mpoTe high
heaven consecraie the dreadful catastrophe which shall
cut The cords that bind together this blessed Union and
demolish the happiest government that ever man saw.
word as 10 myself Because I did not bow at the
shrine OF nullcaOn and rush blind folded into the dis
astrou schemes OF its founders they have proclaimed me
to the world, and TO the people of Louisiana and Alabama
that II may meet me in Whatsoever might take up my
new abode, full OF "malignity' and hirsng for
vengeance because had been Vice. President hunt
years ago deserted my principles" and was now about
to desert my country" And as / had sold my property
had no right to concern with the "oca affairs of South
Carolina"
will make few remarks on those charges not a.
matter Of self defence, but matter connected with the
love Of my country.
"The Vice President huning,' is tale of Mr. Senator
MlleTs-Who had fixed his affections upon the office he
now holds and having determined sell himself to secure
IT, gave mo the first offer Of the bargain by rendering me
the Vice Presidency refused the contract and treated
him as such proposition deserved lie then went to the
nuliers, and told them elected to the Senate il
was my Intention to oppose Mr.. Calhoun for the Vice
Presidency. And they took the bargain Mr.. Miller
knows ihs 10 be literally true. IT, however he should