Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-04-05

between hfi cOhrse ofpbiicy and that Of Mr..
Calhosns and clainai, ,SoEhimseIfr rirestherit;
Of a generai, vast and comprehensive pa
troiisno, looking atthe whole interests Of the
country, and acting always as if the eyes of
the trainers of the Constitution were upon
him, while he represented Mr.. Calhoun as
acting upon selfish and sectional considera
tions, Mr.. Calhoun went fully into his own
political history with that of the Massashu-
sets Senator; tho result Of which was,
bringing back TO Mr.. Webster's memory,
some unpleasiug "reminiscences. Know thy
self, said Mr.. c., is a maxim of ancient
wisdom, the force Of which, never before
SO fully comprehendcd. The pretensiops
set up by the gentleman in the lofty piece of
autobiography which he had disgorged, had
struck him and every one with SURPRISE:
The qualities which the Senator had at,ri-
buted to himself were those in which he
was uotoriously deficient. Instead of that
broad and comprehensive patriotism to
which he laid claim, the gentleman was
distinguished above all his contemporaries:
for a devoted attac ilment to the interests of
the small section in which Providence had
cast his LOT. He had been, he said, no, a n n
inattentive observer of the Senator's course.
and If ho ever cast a vote in support. of. the
rights and interests of the large section t,l
country South Of Mason's line. he, (Mr. G. I
did not remember it. A noble and eene.ous
patriotism would, one would think, eagerly
avail itself Of an opportunity to support the
weak against the strong; but when the peace
and the dearest rights Of tho South were
invaded and assailed. had tho mighty arm
and strong voice of the Senator ever been
raised in their defence? His voice was in
deed heard but it was not on onr side, but on
the side Of the oppressor. Mr.. c. took a view
Of the course Of Mr.. w. OH the Compromise.
Tariff, and Bloody Bill, and on the recent
Abolition Resolutions introduc cd bv Mr.. G.:
and mentioned that when the question was
about to be taken on one Of those Resoln.
tions, which was SO strong and clear that
the gentleman could not vote against il, the
gentleman, AS the whole Seuaie saw, rose
and retired. How could the Senator, after
this, claim to he a friend ofthe whole Union,
and to act as il the eyes Of tue fruners of the
Constitution were upon him? Mr.. G.. al
luded also TO Mr.. WIS. course on the Tariff.
the speech also to show that in 1916, he was
hard money, loco-foco, aud did not believe
a word Of his present doctrine that the Gov
crnmcnt had a right 10 receive Bank paper
and regulate Bank paper.
Mr.. Webster was replying at length when
this letter was closed.
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The whole City appears to he engaged
in discussing the subject Of the conflict he
tween the giants of the Senate, which took
place yesterday. The whole coloauy
was full of interest and instruction, aud.
as it ended in mutual good feeling between
the parties, there is no disposition to consider
either party as having been 'annihilact -
to use the can, Piiraisc, ,hon:h there are
those who think that Mr.. Webster mus,
baul off and repair damages, before he
can again enter into another attack uppu
hody's consistency and patriotism. MIR.
Calhoun, on his part, frankly acknowledged
that he had, on some occasion, been drivcnby
by the force of circumstances. in..,&t.
- with the spirit of 1903, which he Ffad
always professed, and which experience had
proved to he the o"ly true principles Of onr
Government. lie very strongl, expressed
his regret that he had ever, in a single in.
stance departed from those principIes.