Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-09-06
POLITICAL.
From the GrcenriHc Mountaineer. dug. 81.
THE CALHOUN DINNER AT SANDY
GDDlNc

( CALpouN in this District OH Tuesday last.
ond should have attempted description OF
the proceedings. had not the Committee of
Arrangements furnished us " ith the follow
ing, which is done in II much more minute,
and, we douhi not. correct manner, than
If that duty had .!evolve'i upon us.
We will merely stite> tina, after the ora
tors had concluded their remarks, n general
Invitation was given to repair 10 the dinner
table. in a ricasnn, grove NOT far distant.
where a very fine barbecue had been pre-
pared by the Committee, at which nj least
1000 persons partook. We have been pre-
sent OH several occasions of the kind, tut
never before have we seen the preparations
on so large scale, the provisions so well
prepared, and Us good order preserved.
Mr.. Calhoun arrived on the ground at II
o'clock, accompanied by the Committee OF
Arrangements. by whom he was conducted
30 the stand. lie was Introduced To the as
scmblcd multitude, in Il few words by the
Chairman of the Committee. j. III. Joycc,
Esq: AT least 1900 persons were gathered
around the distinguished Senator. Per
sons were there from all of the ucighborns
Districts, composing an assembly, Which,
FOR numbers, intelligence and rcSpcciabillty.
has rarely, If ever before. niei together in
this District. In the ni,l>, of an attentive
silence. MIR. Calhoun rnsc aud commenced
one of the most lucid and powerful ciorts
of mind which it has ever fallen Ia our lol
10 hear. Ec promised that he should make
no appeals TO the prejudice or passions "I
his audience; that he should briefly cluci-
date the suhiect which has caused such cX
citcmcnt throughout the nation, and give
such facts and statements AIS appeared To
him To be conclusive as regards the truth oi
tho Constitutional Treasury. lie remarked
that This subject was merely separation OF
the fiscal operations of the Government
from those OF Tho Banks. The Consl,u-
tinnal Treasury merely required the Gov
crnment 10 do what Law and the Consltu
tion demandcd-collcot and 'lisbursc its re
venues in its own credit, or gold and silver
-,hatlhc long standing cnnncx cxion of Banks
mud Government had been dissolved, and
that this measure proposed to make the
separation final
He proceeded, with clear and (orciblc ar
gumcnt, to prove that tho connection was
anequdi, unjusi, corrupiing in lis conscqven
ccs. .anti-rcPubiic0n, hostile 10 STATE Rights.
and subrcrsira Of our liberties. 1t vas umc-
quail and unjust. because it gave Il prefer
cnce of one institution over ano,hcr, and
that it ccnicreh trade wherever thar insi:tu-
tlon was located. That il was corrupting
III its consequences. because to sustain IL
sell against attack, the Bauk could hrihr
officers or Government. and members 0i
Congress, ny secret means, which no one
could ever witness or know of but the par
tics concerned. Thar it was anti-rcpubli-
can, hostile to Stale Rights, aud subversivc
OF our lihertieS because, in The nature of the
conneSion.sit was evident that tue higher
the taxes, the higher the tariff ldn,ies-the
larger the patronage Of The General Gov
crnmcni, the greater its expenditure, and
the greater its surplus, so much more were
the profits of the Banks increased. and that
therefore this powerful mnnicd interest was
directly interested in promoting all these
nnIi-rrpubichn ends, aud woul,l aSsur,ly
lend its influence 10 promote them. Ii was
Federal III its origin. and Federal in its ten
dcncics. Mr.. &. remarked Oh the Act of
80, ns requiring Government dues to be
paid in gold aud silver only. and that Alex.
Hamilton, by his -nsie or,lcr, defeated this
wise law, by requiring The Bank notes of
Boston, II. York and phiiad,I,lIia, to he re-
cralist, thus commenced this unjust con.
ncxion, contrary to law aud to the spirit of
Ecpuilcanism.
Mr.. e.. made Il few observations on some
Of the slang objections to the Sub T-ra,.r,
Among Others he spoke of the charge of its
being originated Ivy Coi. Brnton, nuI called
" Benton's Iumdug." This was no, SO.
Gen. Gordon Oi twgIn,a, iir>i intruduccd
the measure, in 1881 He approved Of the
Divorce then. Gul ln0n.ht ii pruinHiiIrc-
Col. Benton lntroducc': the measure in lh
Senate IN 1856. Mr.. G. then voicd against
il, because he deemed IL iNVratticULie at ikc
time. lie proposed u. >. Bank for a
Limited time on certain conditions, as Il
better and more praclIcah!c plan To unLnnk
tho Banks; so that Gen. Gordon was the
first man who brought this measure INTO
Congress. lie also mentioned The iavOrt,.
argument oI the WlIigs, thai this measure
produced one currency tor the Government
and another for HE IIcopic-'.nuls for the
Office holders and leaves for the people,"
lie remarked that this was precious cun-
icSsion. In it the Wings acknowledged
that the constitutional currency was the
besi-tlat il gave nuts To the Office hold
crS, and that the Bank currency used b, the
people, was nothing but 'ltaves - Why
not then let the people have nuts 7" The
W hIGS alone were to blame for kccpInu
them on "icuvcs.' hey aunc prevented
them from having The iuil hcurtl oi the
Constitutional Treasury: bu, the truth was,
that The Wings were lahorinS hard TO re-
verse matters. or raiEcr To ,nhIch tnc'.nuts''
from the Govcrnln, nj and 3 i've them To the
Banks, leaving Tor the Government and pco-
pic tho ''cavcs."
MIR. concluded by most beautiful H.
]ustratlon of The danger Of charterins i, Ma
1ional Bank. He Introduced one of Nsops
fables. woodsDIan lunbi, pclitiuncu iLe