The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-09-21

as HluibPh OF Modification, and had their
Claims allowed by their constituents.
In all these things MIR. Calhoun was
prime mover, and IN none of these was |
ms follower Yet ! cannot deny, when IN
February 1893, saw him standing nmos,
alone, The mark of deiraciion and msleyo.
lence
when ibe whole host of hatred stood hard BY
10 watch and mock him shrinking"
though ] could not compliment him Of his
hrmness under this persecution, nv sympa.
thIes were strongly drawn out towards him.
he cause In whish he was suffering, though
lost, as believed, by his mismananement
vas my cause, and all his faults were for.
gotten. bad before seen him actively On.
gagged IN The support of every one of these
mea'urrs, the pernIcious effects of which
ne was then ANXIOUS 10 remove: bu. | de
termined II should be enough, that he had
/ repeated oil hrs errors, and was striving 10
repair them. In that moment, thcy were
blotted from my mind, as hoped forever.
A more reso'ute and manlcr bearing would
have commanded more OF my respect, but
he had all my sympathy. When | saw
hun :hus before the PhIlistlnes To make them
sport, could he have braced his nerves to
tho oecasi"n, and bowed himself, 10 his
\ might, against the pillars OF that Temple Of
Dhgon, crushing himself and his persecu
tors IN one undlstluguishcd ruln, should
have felt that tear 10 his fate would been
dishonor TO his memory. How proudly
i then we'ild have taken up the Triumphant
funeral chsunt Of the noble poet
Thy Name our charging hosts along,
Shall be the Batle.ward!
Thy praise tho theme of choral song
Nv Vrcia.voices poured,
To wcep would do thy glory wrong
Thou shalt NOS be ocplored =
II IS sad 10 rccoileci, (and though the re-
collection be of one who always stood from,
+ To trout opposed 10 YOU, an ImpacabIe
though Noble foe, 10 none will tie recolicc
ton b. sadeer Than 20 you) that, ~ that
moment, cane peallng through the air The
thrilling war cry, then for The last time ut
tered, OF ono whose VOICE, Ill then, was
never heard in VAN. |, was like The dy
lng shou, of i" harmon 10 lie rescue 4"
cheering those whose rashncss had left no
hope, except IN prudent boldness, 10 one
more fiery charge for Death or Victory. ]"
Bu, out alas.
We bodEcd again as have sccn s. ain,
" ~ breilsss labor, ssla5 against the t,de,
And spcnd htrsucngih wlib overwhelming waves >
IN that day u was seen, SIR. tina, Mr.
Calhoun was not The man 10 abide the
shock Of on arbtraneut 50 stern. From
tha, ume, uutil very lately, | regarded him
- gentleman Of the best intentions, whose
sangu'ne temper was apt TO betray hlm IN.
TO difficulties which II better suited bus
ooiBpleSion 10 evade, Than 10 overcome.
Hence thought il quite Ia character,
whe" J saw him, soon after, uniting With
you. Sir, aud your friends on the Bank
question, Ia ayense himself Of his enemies,
aud to pm downIhe authors ofihe Ptoclama.
,ion and Force GidI. In that coalition, |
beg leave 10 say, had M Gath aud took no
part. Aud here again Mr. Calhoun mis-.
calculated. The strength of this new ALI.
auce was unequal 10 the undertaking. The
Force Rtll remains 90 the Statute Book
the Proclamation IS the Constitution, nnd
the Protest and Eypunging Resolutions re.
cord the triumph OF the Administration.
Bui here again, what 10 others seem dis.
ns'tous defeat. is claimed by Mr.. Calhoun
as a triumph on his part. " We have got
ten buck, he SAYS, ito the principles Of
l-27, nu5 all since then Is forgotten.
The maxlms Of the State Rights party, it
seems have been re.establlshed as the true
reading Of the CONSTITUTION, and as grand
overture, IN celebration Of the event has
boen gotten up IN Mr.. Calhoun'< resolutions.
he play Jug FIRST fiddle for that night only.
THIS tree benefit. however, appears to have
been the price Of his services for the rest of
the season. 10 consideration of that, he
hns agreed 10 forget aud forgive all the past,
and 10 believe that these new converts TO
State Rights arc quite sincere. Pity that
he had not avalled himself Of tho opporiuni.
" to obtain the repeal Of the Force Bill,
enacted 10y the votes of these very men,
and conGemned hy The whole tenor Of the
resolutions, jus, adopted with such marvel
Ious unanrnlty
Bot have wandered from: my purpose.
| vas about TO speak Of scene, which |
can never recall, without beng reminded of
the astonishing efirontery, which at this
day, celebrates, as triumph, that Of our
ablect humiliation. allude to the passage
of the Compromise Bill. II was my for
tuns TO I've present on that memorable night,
and surely nothing that ever passed under
my eyes is more vivid IN my recollection
than that whole scene. To you, Sir, such
things have lost the interest Of novelty
which they wore TO me and may, there.
fore, be excused for speaking, even to you,