Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-01
TO rur EDITORS OF rHs rrou,sre

TO THE EDITORS or the ENQUIRER
You respectfully publish this Richmond En-
quo introductory Number to few others, with which
probably you tho winter on genuine
South Caroline Nu6cion embracing original Of ,ha
school, Mssss Calhoun. McDuao, Hamilton aud Hayno
SOUTH CAROLINA NULLiFICATION-rNo ~
When MI Calhoun discovered tina his Tariff nriuciuIe,
had grown thread bare la the manufacturing States,
cause they no longer wanted his assistance,
TO stand " the way Of his born policy ullc alton
At home. he found necessary deny he had ever advo
Gated the Protective System But his speech the Tariff
savor OF high protecting duties to iAvor the
hung very heavy his hsnds, aud supposed would
enangsr the hopedor the Nulliters at the Oc.
ober election q 1882, Tor members OF the State Legsa-
ure who 10 dissolve the Union, 10 get rid OF the
Tarift, by applying the peaeeabie remedy This
inpossan, moment, and nothing to be lett undone
therefore correspondence was gotten up between Mr..
Calhoun aud his friend, Mr. Reynolds In which Dir. Cal.
oun to induce belief that the Tariff OF 1916 nothing
but common bill, wrote Mr.. Rey uods letter
In which he sad
That he had sways con.iisted the Tariff Of 1916
measure Of revenue only as distinct from measure Of
To give pausibili'y to this farce, Mr. Reynolds made
dornsl request for permission to publish letter. which
was politely granted II was accordingly published in all
She nuiiying papers, and Mr.. Calhoun was therefore
pnrged oi all his Tariff Impurities He appeared
earb; aud was hailed as prosecuted patriot BY dexte
point Of time, and too late to be counteraced the
obtained majority 10 order that convention which sen,
forth the famous multiplying ordnance.
This letter. however. found its way on and writer in
the Richmond Enquirer, who subscribed himself +" A
FRIEND TO TRUrH, took ,up. together with Mr.. Cal.
nouns speech sn the Journals OF Congress- compar
ed them together; and compared MIR. Csbouns spsech
with the speeches oil Mr.. Randolph and Mr. Teltsr. boil,
oil whom opposed that bill with great force of
not because bill Tor revenue, but because II wa
oi Tor protection. and SO treated by Mr. Calhoun with
oil hi: energies in every sentence and every line that
speech Aud alter giving. series OF numbers com.
prehensve aud lucid documentary illustration of the part
Mr. Calhoun had acted, entirely variance and i'm dire
NC declaration:
THAT Mr. Calhoun totally destitute Of all regard
tor truth"
Nowithsa njing these numbers and this emphatic de.
nuncia'ion OF Mr. Cahouns veracty, were published In
one oil the most extensively circulated as one of
the papers in the United States accom-
panied by the declaration Of its Editor thai the author Of
these numbers and Of this denuncaiion was too repu.
table to deny him place in that paper; yet Mr.. Cal
noun himself permitted IL to pass by unnoiiced; but
DC taken up by two three of his Ed,ors known TO be
MS last friends ready to serve him upon all trying emer
fences: Que, the Editor Of the Jefersoniar, who un.
hsstatngly denounced 1t as the scurrilty of Judge
Smith, which was re.schoed by multiplying paper Of
montgomery, Aabaina and the other, the editor Of the
United States Telegraph. who addressed letter TO the
editor Of the Richmond Enquirer, three or four
columns OF that paper an indirect apology for Mr. CAL
nigh charge against his veraciy that he totally des
fifuie Of all regard for truth.
here beg leave TO say am not the author Of the num-
oes published in the Richmond Enquirer subscribed
"a Friend TO TRUTH" do l know who the AN.
thor Is Neither do wish to wage with those ei.
alone been concerned, shonld have been silent But
will ask Is fit, that Mr.. Calhoun then Vice President
OF The w. States aud Senator in Congress- should
skuik behind editor shield himself from so nsgr.nt
charge IS that made in the Richmond Enauirer-.tbat
Mr. Calhoun totally destitute OF all re gard for trutb
1t the loose slang Of some prolpste editor IN f
UP vacant column: II was CALM discreet, lucid inv
gallon, by some gentleman Of dsng ushed talep sustain
ell by refragabe facts; OF which Mr. Calhoun appeared
to his Kitchen Cabnets This editors TO dispose of "a
they might think best calculated to relieve him from This
strong ''npntaion And in doing so, they must SHIFT the
.shominy over to my account by calling il my scurriiitv
This was to cancel all imputaon upon Mr. Calhoun and
present Inc TO the public his malignant prosecutor If
,s was not the purpose for bringing into question:
what was the purpose? Ii Mr. Calhoun was an
man, why did he not observe dign6ed silence ami n.
the public decide upon the facts siaed9 Was he nnw.
ing 70 hazard this case before that tribunal? He has
heretofore made two direct appeals to the public where
las character was implicated They both OF record
Ana why did he not make another?
About 1928, MIR. Cahoun's popularity was not as vivid
as he could have wished when there happened 10
some remarks in one OF the Alexandra papers concern
ing himself aad Mr. Handkerchief, his chief Clerk whilst
Secretary Of War; These remarks were too
to excite the ire OF scloolboy and il noticed at ALL 1t
was mere private concern But MIR. Calhoun was de.
termined to think differently, and resolved TO make il
great national question He retired to his private mar
tiers. shut himself up in his chamber, and wrote back
letter TO the Senate, informing them this great
calamity and stated that he could think of presiding
over that august body whilst this reproac hung over him
he then applied 10 General Floyd, Governor Floyd
then Representative from Virginia, request the House
OF Representatives Of the Congress Of United States
To appoint committee OF that body with instrucio to
investigate this momenous subject, and make report
thereon General Floyd made the motion, the committee
was appointed and the subject referred to them in
due forin. The committee had il under ton
SIX or seven weeks Many witnesses were examined and
crossexamined; and Mr.. McDuHie attended to examine
ana xa'nne the witnesses the part of Mr. Cal
noun At last the committee made their port i'm book
hall as large as family Bible Aud behold il turned o,t
70 oe the mountain in labor that brought forth ridiculous
mouse IL was the most empty, gre, jejune thing
'ha ever appeared in the shape OF report
and was so destitute o. what Mr.. Calhoun had aimed al
good deaf Of putting, that Mr.. McDufie had TO fiji up
the vacuum by an essay OF his writing, and pufe.
him at onsirous rate upon his achievement hen Sc.
cretsTy OF Wsr, which had TO do with il than il
had TO do with the Emperor Of Morocco. This ESSAY
MINK was attached to This ponderous report Yet would
,,o all do IL tell dead born the hands OF the coumi,
tee And Mr.. Calhoun, after being cioseted six weeks
without waiting Tor the report back to the Senate
ohcaed for by that body, aud took the chair he
was released from the reproach
hts Is no scurrility OF mine il is correct
OF facts, 10 be found IN the printed proceedings of Con-
gre.s, aud presents curiosity in American Legislation
vice President asking Congress- In its
racer, 10 form itself into Court OF Enquiry to ascertain
the exact qudntum OF scanddi,tm nagnafua contained
40 lew newspaper remarks concerning himself and one
OF his former clerks not concerning him Vice Presi-
dent, the Office he then held but rnng his Conduct
IN another Office. which had long since passed AWAY
precisely io pout with the odios and EXPLODED doc
trhes Of the BRUSH Court of Sarcbsmber-a tyrannca
Court established to favor the nobility high
that were above the law, and bear down those in smber
lie Under what clause OF the Constitution did Mr. Cal
houD ask that enquiry Was under any Of the resery.
ed rights of the States "a case in which no marty w
man who would ask it /! or is there any man in the
number walks OF life, who would be tolerated TO sub.
NIT hs character TO the investigation of Congress?
he other case I'm which lie made his public appe
was MS controversy with General Jackson Jour wears
And Without enquiring here tho was RIGHT mr. who ras
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