Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-12-10


althnt have ever aimed at will he accomplished-a
complete reformation OF the Government, aud giving
It thu direction intended by us ir'ncrs.
II Is my firm CONVICTION, thai. looked NJ IN ia true
ieht, rs federal republic Of States, with the SOW
ereigny the people of the several States. aud IN
tended maui, Ia guard aust dangers ito abroad
and In secure 10 the members OF the Inoh teir &c
speetlrc tights aud advantages natural and acquired.
more perfectly than they could - hy each separate
", Is the mosl perfect system oi government rvei
devised but lnoked 1t as ptcat, natona fohs"ltdi
ed government. possessing the neht Ia construe lis
""n powers rs II peasc', aud Ii enforce Is eorstuc
ton At the point OF the baynuet, on the States thai
created IT, the s,s stem would plnvc the most odloUs
aud Npnucal that can be imagined. Thus frghd-
ing it, have ever been ready, and hope ever 10 be-
while exist, To meet any danger IL make any
saeiec to sustain the system III ITS tue federal chr
after. and to resist It's tendency consolidation No
thihg has kept me iof wears n my post III the c"un
c,ls OF the Union but the hope that nneht he Of
some service Ia advancing tins elrat cause, a. has sus
tanned me IN my eiluits bat such houc. trust the
itmc Is not remote. when all have desired slail
have been accomplished; and when shall reinrn 10
the quiet OF private lite. 1t will be TO moment
OF JOY and happiness.
With great respect. am, &c.
]. c. CALHOUN
Benjamin W. S. Cabcl. james NJ. White,
William Rison, ]. w Burton, Esqs
We have not loom, tins morning, Iof an elaborate
commentary upon MI Cahonn's letter 10 his Fat.
sylyanla friends must. therefore, content our
selves with bifds-cyc glance few oil It's prom-
nent features.
Nj. Calhoun says he has " taken rough and
difficult course winch, with hs usual rreselencc, he
" oresaw"fhe foresces ererg hing, diicr ithas hdI
penroO-woutl expose him 10 mnrp'chcnson aud
anil Inc h,ye I,,p
nay, how could Ii, have supposed that such would
be the case, II the takcnby him be consistent
with his prcvionsl, expressed opinions. he allcg
IS, all occ asous, that II IL This very apprrhen-
son demonstrates that he has shifted his os,tlonand
that he knows -lhat he has deserted his :" late al
les, aud with Them. abandoned hls late prHciPicS III
gong over TO the Van Buren, ,auks, lac has icnoun-
ocd all the oplnlons winch he has uttered snec 1880
including the State Rights doctrines, Of which lac
ptetcnds to be tie exclusive champions - hi was,
until 1896 Their most scornnl aud butter assallanti
fo who but hun, and the pany Of which he was the
Acknowledged head IN South Carolina, ever pushed
the Consolidation creed to such lengths ~ 10 assert
that q" II is The climax oi absn,dity to say thai the
States have any ,ighls at all 7 lie a State Rights
man. indeed! lie, the champion OF the principles
OF % Hc the heir aud the defender oi Jenrrso.
man Republitanism lie, than whom no ,aukcr
Fedrtal,st ever breathcd-not Alexander Hamilton
noi Timothy Pickering, IN the palmy days oil fcde-
,al ascend,ney. pushing lhe,r consolidating doc
times to such fearful extremes Ii Is insult to
the public understanding 10 set up claims winch the
whole history oil hls early lllea history ycf fresh IN
the memory Ut every reading man ndlv contra
diets Does he deem the people fools, that lie
n 4, "A Z Nv 81
ing the championship of a cause, Which, ior long
years. he cndeavored TO irample IN the dust ! Let
linn be assured that all men have not such shot
memories as hls Pnlsylvanli friends, WHO comp''
men him for hls devotion 10 principles winch he at
ways held m de,slon aud covered wnh reproachcs
until disappointed ambitition. stnulIicdby personal
piour forced HIM 10 take the field as then champl-
on His political garh, indeed is like J"sepls coat
:. of many coo,s"-and all put OF as private
interest rules the hour.
But how long has Mr. Calhoun been engaged "a
tins "unequdl contest between State k'sh's 'hu
Consolrdauon" lie says, that lac "ea'lN JoreSdw'
-kcen-s GIFTED gentleman he "'arly t'cSdo Mat
II = government had departed from the tue pincl-
pies of the constitution. - this is the mode IN
winch lac always iorcsces lhiugs-" that II had de
a thing thai had happenrd) and
that for twelve years he has been engaged IN an
Incessant and ardnous sungele'to btnS II back
Indeed Tins ,'caliy' foresight, then, IS only OF
twelve years standing by hls own sho"ng-whch
carries us to 826-up 10 which time, suppose, he
admits he was etoping in the dark, and giving
Strong impulse 10 the anti constitutional and consul-
dating tendencies of system Aud yet, he IS
now IN a conicscdy nc,p itack.--ihc advocate OF a
measure which, although he processes TO believe
il To bea great question OF Delverancc x Liberty.
he refused to support only 1our gears ago. when his
support for it was solicited by Condy Racquet. Esq
and he absol utely melcrcd 10 II renewal OF the
cb,rte, OF the National Bank Yes Z: even within
the twelve yeals'oi which lac speaks, he has been
twice the champion OF the Monser-iew more de-
c,ded and none abler. Where, then, are the cri-
Jences of this "incessont aud arduous struggle OF
which lie speaks The assertion IS ial,l6rd by all
The history OF that period. HIS course now Is III III
reel opposition 20 his course even so late as fou
wears AFRO And vet lie claims TO be the very Php
NIX OF consistency
Mr. Calhoun boasts that the American Sys-
,cm" Ia, been =. ove,hrown." Right clad we
fo hear it, and norihe less that that child gilmore
Than lbirty-sIx fathers had who unused II,
infancy with more aud zeal lhdn Inn sell OF ana
more TO npart to lhews& sinews the compaclreNs
x strength If vigorous manhood. Tine Tarf-lnt'r'
nal lmplovcmen,s-an National Bank, are gene
allv understood to constitute thIs famous > stem-
and all OF them found powerful supporter IN '"hn