The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-07-13

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10 this person, that mean to offend you by
pacing you 10 the same category with him
our openness and sincerity are not ques
TONED, and the manlIness with which vel
take your stand on the avowed principles o
your party, affords me comfortable as
surance that sc know the worst. But will
add, that from your candour and ma.nani.
mily' expect something mere. | per.
suade myself that the experience of the las,
hVo years has not been lost upon YOU: and
that II may lead yeu calmly to reconsider
opinions formed without the aid of that ex
perIence, and under exciting influences from
which trust that you are now happily ex
empt. Ii IS TO the consideration OF the
lights thrown upon the character of oul
country aud It's institutions, by the events o.
that disastrous period, that | propose to in.
vite You. In dong this, II shall be my En-.
deavor to subdue my own mind TO that can.
did and forbearng temper 10 which adj.
dress myself IN you, and which desire to
establish IN the minds of my political friends
have seen too much of public life and pub
tic men, to held any man very strictly 10
the letter OF opinions maintained, and prin.
clples avowed, and measures advocated, IN
the heat OF party striies; and when his
young ambition is eagerly struggling 10
gam some vantage ground, frcm whence to
spread Its untries wings. leave 10 such
men as Mr.. Calhoun, the boast of that con.
sistency, which never fails 10 find suthori.
iy Tor all the winnings of his ever varying
course, IN some crude suggestion, carefully
hunted up from the volumnlous record of
his past sayIngs-to that gentleman, this
ground Of sell graduation peculiarly be.
longs. Having MAIDS the entire circuit Of
The political compass having alternately
opposed and advocated every cardinal mea
sure OF permanent character, there is row
no quarter of the heavens 10 which he can
direct his course, without finding, IN ia.
history Of his past life, some precedent to
sustain his clalH TO consistency. He there.
ere safely pledges himself (havlng first
done public Penauce IN the Senate for past
'ffences) TO be hercetorih consistent. His
right TO decide with which Of his former
selves, he will be consistent, cannot be de-
med; hut the world may be permitted to
doubt whether he does not mistake his
model, when declaring himself TO be, hence.
orth, and forever the devoted advocate of
State Rights, he lends himself TO the pur.
poses OF the authors &C the Proclamation
nd Force Bill, aud suataiBs, against every
.pP ant, the cause of The amounted bend of
he North American Republic, one and in
firts'bfe. We may surely be allowed TO I
wonder, ho~ II is, that, with the formula of
states RICH, doctrines ever on his lips, hs
$ seen to war against the bare uame (as
'orne By State corporation) of the Bank +
t the United States,n of which, under lis
aderal charter he was The chamkion TO
ngage IN federal crusade against 4 strict.
7 State Institution, and to give his vote for
daln- another and fearful chapter TO the 1
email code OF the Untes States. But here
gam, MIR. Calhoun NAV rest his claim 10
consistency, on tie ground that this IS not
he first time that contradictions have met
nd been recenclled in his person. II is
IS privilege 10 be consistent IN inconsis-
sncy. He has it all To himself, ler he has
0 abused II that any but party hack
'ould now be ashamed 10 talk about con
stency just so IT was, that under his
State Interposltion became " a
yeWord aud Kissing" Be IT so-It may
{ sell. The danger Of disuulen will no
niger afford pretexts for the precautions Of
yranny. Ii is only where subjects are
ebels from principle, that rulers have an
Reuse TO be tyrants from policy" The
Ieispur of the South has quenched his f
~ zeal, and the genius of consolidation
roods quietly over the subject land. So
o Of consistency. It's fate may have its !,
tendant good and may be allowed TO
,pe, sir. that no ambition to be distln.
lshed for thus dlshonoured quality, will
lut your ears TO the teachings OF recent :
Iperienee.
am sensible thst this allnsion to Mr.. Cal.
nun is depression from my proper subject.
beg it may be excused. Ii has been the "
ensure of that gentleman 10 choose for
mself, and as he would have it, for US too, I,
position which we must leave him TO oc. /,
lpy alone. He thus forces US to find one
r ourselves, where we may again plant
e banner Of our disbanded party and raj. !.
them to it. For dong this, he, who :
uaoensulting and unconsulted," has sud. =,
nly separated himself from Us, is pleased !,
reProach Us with detection from our own
inciples. Ii is hard TO touch on the sub
CT without repellng this charge. Mr.. :,
alheun is certainly a great man-lfe is Z
u to be coafeunded with the common rank !,
ID file of our party, or his case might be .
liked 10 that of the Irish soldier, who, I