Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-12-16

-yNu lNt country az any one Paints ana 81 coHrSes
he comm roe ana tie capital. leaving each % en-
Ny that T'fton, which It's natural advantages, with
It's industry sud entcrprised may command By re-
usng 10 ou our late allies in their attack on thase
IN power where they have sheltered themselves, we
prevent ue complete aseeudaney of The party and
their principles, which must have followed. and
S3in the oniv ca9artna.tg we cend have nf rlleiuF
new the old STATE Rights Party Of 1877, on the
ground they then occupied. as an opposing power,
10 bod IA check their Old opponents, the National
Republic Party. u would also give Us the chance
81 etecrng, what is still more lmpoHantto MS, the
union OF tie entire South The southern division
OF The Administration party must re-Occupy the Old
State Rights ground. they hive no alternative;
and unless NE, who haye 50 long aud under 50 MANY
difficulties adhered 20 it, shall NOW desert our stand
The South must b. united. lfonoe united viii rally
round toe obi State klgltS party all in every sec
ton; who are oppoSel 10 consolidation. or The over
action oi'the Central Governments; and The political
parties VIII again be formed on the old aud natural
eWlT9n pi STATE Rights ana National, which dtvi-
led u,em at lie commencement ol The Government,
and which experience has shown is that division OF
party most congena 10 our ystVm, and most favor
abb 70 lis successful operation.
As obvious rs al this must appear Glt, that
assumed heavy responsibility in taking the course
did. Ii was impossible, that all the circumstances
aud motives, under which acted, could at once be
gencroiy understood, and OF course. The part was
compelled % take WAS liable 20 be mSconerived aud
rrosy misrtpleseujed. We had been so long
c9nt'ndmg against the abuses aud encroachnmnts
~ The Executive power as 10 forget that they orr
Enjed n the prior abuse and encroachmenis Of
Congress aud were arenrdngly exclusively intent
On eNpelng tom office, those who had acquu-
ed and exercised their authority in manner 50
dangerous, without rejecting into whose hands The
tVtuli trt unA tpltat nj
would gam the ascendancv With lhis state OF
Ceilings on the part Of our friends, saw it was I'M
possible 10 take a position, which, by consequence
was calculated to cover those Ia power however mr.
gent the cause, without uccaslunlng shock, IN the
first instance, and the imputalIon Of unworthy mo-
tycs, 20 meet which, however transient The misip.
prchcnsons might he, required some resolution and
iirnness. But there were other, and for greater
causes OF responsibility, TO which this was as Moth
lng, OF all the interests II the community, the
banking Is by far the most influential and tufmida-
ble--the most active, and the most concentrated
and pcryadng: and Of all ;he points, within The I'M
mense circle OF Tins interest there is zone in relation
to winch the banks are more sensitive and tonaco-
Gus, than their union with the political power Of the
country This is the source of vast amount Of
their profits, and OF still larger portion OF their re-
probability and influence. 10 ttuch their interest
on this tender point Is 70 combine all III united
and Jealous opposition, with some exceptions in our
portion OF the community, where the union Of the
two powers acts nlufi0nsy 10 the banking, as well
as to the commercial aud other great interests Of
the section. 70 encounter 50 formidable an oppo-
s,uon, supported by powerful political party with
whom had been aching for some years against ex
ecuye power and who regarded the union OF the 20.
vernment and the bnnks Us essential TO tie uron
olthe States themselves, was TO assume heavy re-
sponsIhfy, under the most favorable circumsan-
cess but 10 back and snsp 1 ieass y such oppose
| h9y.a no reason to eontdc aud over ~hoti, h'N'
/ I'M ,,,rol Ia To douut tnnt fespv..-.bilitY ms re-
| gpohViBlIity, have voluntarily assumed, Desiring
neither office nor power, and having nothing 10
! hope personally from the movement; no motive,
/ bul the disastrous political consequences, which
clearly must follow from any other course TO
the country and It's institutions generally, and our
cetion IN particular, and deep sense OF duty, IN
d0ced me to take the step did. That it has met
the APPRECIATION Of 50 respectable a portion o. my
old constituents and friends, to whose early and
scadast support, under every trial and difficulty
am so much indebted, Is a source OF deep gradhca-
ton which shall long remember and acknowledge,
JOHN c. CALHOUN.
| 10 Messrs j. Bauskett, A. Wigla., ]. r. Caro-,
! NJ laborde, j. Jones f. II. " ardIaw and j. W.
| Nmbls.--- Committee.