Southern telegraph., 1838-05-02
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CALHOUN AND VAN buren,.

CALHOUN AND VAN buren,.
"The tu!flment Of prophecy"
In 1888, George Poindexter, whose po-
litical sugacity is admitted ny his bitterest
enemies, remarked. in the presence of a
gentleman of this County, that John c. Cal
houn would be acting in close concert with
Martin Van Buren,, within three years from
that time. The intelligent gentleman to
whom the remark was made, considered the
predicted alliance as one that never could,
by any possibility, take place: for, at that
| time, Mr.. Calhoun was, on all occasions, de-
nouncng Van Buren, with tone of bitter
ness and violence which indicated the herc-
est and most implacabIe hatred. No term
of opprobrlum was too odious, no compare
son too degrading, and no denunciation too
whitening for the great Nuliiier to lavish on
the little Magician. But The veteran Poin-
dexter, even while the walls Of the Capitol
I,were ringing with the fierce inyectiye of
the 1'cast iron man, and grave Senators
were smiling at the i'll concealed chagrin Of
his victim, couId-oe, in long perspective,
the olive branch, and the ''Nurth and Fox"
coalition of the august bcIligerents.
In 1887, Miss Harriet Martineau, lady
Of the highest standing in the literary cir
Giles of Great Britain, dcservcdly celebrated
as political economist, and with rcpata-
ton for political intrigue and sagacity,
which Pompadour and a Barre never de-
served or possessed, visited the U. States,
minglng freely and Familiarity in the poiti
cal and fashionable circles. studying with
all the eagerness and zeal of veteran, the
character Of our statesmen, the organization
andshistory of our political parties, and the
principles of our government,
The result of her observation, she has
given to the world in IA work entitled Ere
Prospect Of Western Travel" published lr
London, early in the present year.
This work is filled with racy, and gene
rally correct, sketches or portraits of our
public men, which show that she had stud-
ed them with the skill of an artist. With
Mr.. Van Buren,, his principles, purposes,
and prepossessons, she had every opporu-
nifty Of becoming intimately acquainted.
Gho mot hin, enn,, ofto, Ia.
bany, in the circle of his mos! intimate
friends; and afterwards at the city of Wash
ington, among the greater and lesser lights
of the political corps of the Capitol. Rumor
even pointed to her, as the future and aili-
anced bride of the gay and gallant Pres-
dent. In her portrait of that distinguished
individual, the following remarkable pass
age occurs:
"The successful rival IVAN Burenl has
a mortal dread of the great Nullifer--a
dread so obvious, and causing such pros
tration of all dignity and principle, as to sb-
lige observers to conclude that there is
more in the matter than they see; that it
will come out some day, why the disap-
pointed aspirant is still to be propitiated,
when he seems to be deprived of the power
TO do mischief To propitate Mr.. Calhoun
seems TO have been MIR. Van Buren's great
object for some time past"
AS the world knows, Mr.. Van Buren, has
succeeded in verifying the prediction Of
|
Poindexter, and the suspicious of the Eng
lish writer! To the astonishment Of every
body, but the high contracting parties, the
leader OF the Nuilificrs, and the "lollowcr
in the footsteps" are now in close ALI
ance! The mutual chagrin and burning
hatred of four long years, are buried in OBJ
livion, and the power-seekiug combatiants
are locked in a more than fraterna en-
brace!
Give US light on this subject Let us
know the particulars. What was the pro-
PitiatOry sacrificed What pay and ralions
are guaranteed 80 the purchased ally?t
What was the expense of the subsidy9
Above all, let US hear no more of the Ro-
man honesty, and the incorruptbIe integri-
ty OF this new stipendiary. Let those Wings,
especially, who, in their wonder and amaze
ment at his unlocked for desertion from his
Old friends, arc seeking to fnd reasons for