The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-09-21
PROM THE RICHMOND WIG.
To Henry Clay, Esq.-LErrrR X

compromise VI 1883. owe II 10 myself
and to you, To show the grounds of conf
dence. have said that, but for that. these
letters would not have been written. For
myself, frankly acknowledge that | was
not sa''shed with tina, Compromise. Blu,
others, my political friends, were, and still
are, satisfied With 1t, aud require nothing
but reasonable assurance that II viii moi
be violated. Such reasons as | have for
believing, that by you, al least, Il will be
respected, feel /, my duty TO assign.
am moreover impelIed TO this by my indig
natIoo at the renegade pau,zans of Mr..
Van Buren,, who would persuade the State
Rights part! thas tho opponents Of the la
nti have every thing 10 fear from you, aud
nothing from him.
repeat, SIR, that was not satisfied will,
that Compromise. But lis adoption con.
Wnced nc that It was al tina, could be got.
Tor IT showed the utter want of that spirit 10
which more might have been conceded, aud
to winch the moro u...Hrous Of the Tariff
party had just beer wiling to coucede so
much more. IL - now remembered, To the
credit 81 your magnanim'y, that you who
had never consented to yield any to the dc
maHds oi Pady Who had seemed 10 be IN
condition 10 enforce their demands, were
the first e. grant freely what was trembling
~ ruirraicu as a boon.
And here, sir. give nc leave 10 speak one
"ord al rny sell. ihcre are those ~hs af
feet to think me n frderali-i IN DISGUISE
such viii not understand how man pro.
tossing 10 have olsays belonged TO the
STATE Rights party, Gu consistently speak
u VIZ. Calhoun, the s..lf elected champion
u that party, With se.erty 70 such let
the say, ina, {, ~ becaus, | have Gitrops be-.
iohged ~ that party that have been less
inclined % BE- ndulgonI 10 one whose con.
9c1ipu uiih It has onlY been occaslon1l-
sho iir- J,lncd, and then embarrassed, and
'hcn betrayed 4. fnr reasons oniy understood
by himself, and Is whom perhaps. that par
. owes ss deep end as bitter resentment as
- any other man who lives, or has ltyed
ilt. Calhoun himself docs not pretend that
h. even understood the pviac,pics of ,ha,
patty, until, ~ the char q Ntce President,
o. found leisure, for the i-sl tlne, 20 &C
Via,gl himself with the truo character al
nat constitution under which he wgs then
he SECOND officer, having already nspired
BE- the frsi. tntt then, he WIS too "a
.rr IN the race or ambrnoc and belonged to
party, ~ he tells us, too drunk with pow
7 e. think u such things. A part Of tins
- doubtless true bat MIR. Calhoun, ~ pur
sung thew, BcS studies, vas perhaps cut
icd io his conclusions bS consideration of
shtrh he says nothing. Pmcrcal matter
fact men remember ONLY, that IN that
day Mr. Adams was President; that ,ou
,toud newt 10 order 81 sucecssiun, enjoy mo
more II the favor &c the dominant party
ihan the President himself, that Mr.. Cal.
hpun, too. belonged To the satne party, GO
be docket 81 WHICH hls pfcitnsions stond
asiponed ,e day quite too far dislnut for
hat gentleman impatient ambition. VI la,
,ss To b. done The State Rights party
has sl~a,- bern The pis oicr ii those who
could do No better; and shai better use
coud Mr.. Calhoun make &c hrs dlruiied
ici-ure than 10 study It's principles lie
Id 80, nud, as nov converts always 20
head OF those wha d. hut continue TO wor
-h,p 10 the church where their fathers wor
shipped before them, 40 did the fiery zeal
and uuquestipncd ability Of tbs gentleman
snon place him IN position to rcprnach
the cold prudence and dull apprehension Of
men before distinguished for luu,tse quick
ness Of thought, aud unhesitatlng bolduess.
Compared to han, Randolph was Ounce,
aud Hamilton a craven.
II homes, truth, SIR, | havc long been M
admtter, bot never a foloNer, of Mr.. Cal
houn. A State Rights man "oi the most
strictest sec, brought up al the feet Of Ga
malicl," | yet condemned the course Of
South Carolina IN ] 1882, as uncons,iuiion
Il. npoltlc, and unjust 10 her own people.
Bot ! als1 condemned the craven iompro.
,uise which rlyoled the Tariff on the South
for n stipulated time, under the s"mblance
Of promise 81 ultimate relief, which many
IT those who made It declared, at the tune,
not 10 b, blpdirc on their constituents, |
dad believe, anl do believe, that, having
prov oked threat &c coercion, South Caro-.
Inn vas boupd 10 put 1t TO the proof, ~he.
tbrr sovereign State of tins Union could
BE- cocrced She had taken n position which
had bruurh, the doctrine Of State Sever.
etgnty INTO distepute. She had been IN.
Sirumenlal IN casun. M illusion over the
public mind, which nothing but the sight
and seen, Of blood could dispel. She had
madc the sacrifice necessary, and she was
buund to furnish the victim. She shrunk
from The arhirnmeut she had herself invl
ted, and certain Of her delegation N Con
rress, returning home, amid the hpotings OF