Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-06-19

cious consequences, and corrected the
next.
Yet, urged by constitutional idiosyn-
cracy, it is upon question of this nature;
of sheer policy in its essence, and of ex-
pediency-that Mr.. CralIe has elected
to abandon the wing party with which
he has so long combatted against the au-
thors of the Proclamation, the Force Bill,
and the threat to hang Mr.. Calhoun, a.
gainst "Usurpers, " "Corruptionists," and
"Royalists," and to become an active
supporter of theirs, and the more efec-
tive, that his good taste avoids the ribaldry
and slang of his new allies, while he
MASKS his ministerial devotion under the
pretence of exclusive affection for princi-
pie. He and / combatted side by side
against the Proclamation and Force Bill,
against Rewards and Punishments, the
Removal Of the. Deposites and the Ex-
punge, but he ever, with the greater zeal
as with the greater ability! He has found
himself agreeing with the 'Usurpers"
and "Corruptionists" upon a single point,
the propriety of divorcing Bank and State,
and has deemed that coincidence of virtue
enough to atone for the Proclamation and
Force Bill and the succeeding abomina-
tons, and to make their denominations,
and to make their authors, aiders, advisers
and abettors most excellent model, Jeffer-
sonian Republicans! Nay, this is not all;
He is not contented with reading the "U-
surpers," ''Corruptionists," and Royal
lists" back into the true Republican
Church, but he has read the universal
wing party, so long and arduously engag-
ed in resisting the gigantic strides of fed
eral power out of it! They are, and ac-
cording to him, can be no longer repub-
licans, Notwithstanding the length and gal
lantry of their resistance to federal usur-
patton, and the interchangeable proof
that that resistance has been the resist
ance of principle only, because hopeless
for time and self-sacrifcing, unless they
see this finance question exactly as Mr..
Cralle himself sees it Commend us to
that reorgdnizer Of parties, as Mr.. Grail
lie sets up to be, who invites Benton, Ken
dali and Woodbury. Unto the sanctum sane
forum, but viii not permit Clay, Preston,
Leigh, Tyler, Tallmadge, 10 set a foot
upon the vestibule of the Temple. have,
heart and soul, ever been attached to the
Republican Party Of 1898, and its true
! principles, not excepting Modification, and
| am, if an individual do not assume in
saying so, mortified to see those who
were by position and talents at His head,
place it or make the attempt to place it, in
the humIiat'ng attitude of partizans ofthe
authors of measures far exceeding in afro
city, as they themselves do or did admit,
the alien and sedition laws of John Ad-
ans. understand that this will be de-
MED, and every other purpose disclaimed
but that of advancing principle, the prin-
ciples Of '99! They may tell that to novi-
ces. twill not pass current with men of
experience. We're this the sole end in
pursuit, it could not be necessary or adyi-
sable, to throw all the thunder bolts at
wings, and rain all the applause on the
Administration--to sympathise with the
latter in all its vicissitudes and reYerses,
and murmur and complain at the tri-
umphs Of the wings. That Mr.. Cralle
thinks principle involved, l know; but the
idiosyncrasy which discovered divine
vine inspiration in the mysticism of Swe-
denborg, is capable when politically ex-
cited, of accomplishing equal wonders in
respect to Kendall, Van Buren, and Wood
bury. 1t is we'll for Mr.. Cradles reputa-
ton, that in Virginia at least, he is widely
known as man, not merelyof impregna-
bic honor, but devoid of ambition and GU
pidity, and the most disinterested of man.
kind. But for this personal knowledge,
which, among his acquaintance, the world
could not change or shake; his recent
course has been so extraordinary, fragrant
and unparalleled, that the same world could
not have saved him from the Randolphian
sentence uttered against certain quandam
friends of Mr.. Crawford Bought up
sir, bought up" He is nota man TO be
bought or sold, and his course therefore
must be otherwise explained. That ex-
PLANTATION is too well understood by his
friends to be repeated here. 1t is the fas-
cination with which the shining and trans
cendant qualities of an eminent citizen
have inspired many of his friends, and
which has proved in every case, destruc-
tive of their political influence, and detri-
mental to him who affords it. Mr.. Cal
houn for example, is universally supposed
to be truly interpreted by the Washington
Chronicle, which is regarded as bis per-
sonal organ. Were this so, which it Is
not, Mr.. Calhoun would be in political
confraternity with the Proclamationists
and men who were ready to march an
army into South Carolina and hang hin
for high treason, in 1882. He kif Mr..
| Cralle speaks his sentiments) would re-
4 gard them as the true, orthodox, State
Right Party, while they who resisted the
Proclamation and Force Bill, would b
considered Federalists, Nationals, Biddle
ties, &c. We exempt Mr.. Calhoun from
the monstrous absurdity, and deplore tina
that great man finds himself trammelled
disarned and placed IN. false position q
every turn, by the misjudging zeal Of hli
too adn1iring friends. ~
/ have not the yanityto suppose my m
dividual opinions Of consequence enough
that should enter The newspapers abou
) them; but every wing at least, viii excus
me for feeling FESTIVE under my being il
: ferentially ranked among those who faYo
the present powers. At he same time
flhave 10 partizan feeling for Mr. Clay, 9
7 against Dir. Van Buren,. merely shIn'
] i hardly possible that Mr. Clay copl
| blunder IS frequently and fatally g the i
cumbent and bis alllpstrious Predece: