The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-06-23

WAsa gully aea combine us prndeat cios 10 Taieh
1--we hadno positive and intrinsic objections TO the
subtreasury expedienf, we should be much inclined
10 suspect that II imports mischief and danger, from
The fact that has found in the editor OF The Official
and the senior Senator from South Carolina, active
jealous and INSCRIPTIONS advocates. The prohiga-
and viciousness Of the one and the visionary spe
eulalions and ambitious schemings Of the other,
throw faint and suspicion upon all they touch
This suspicion is increased from the manner in
which these two persons have suddenly coalesccd In
The brotherhood Of kind feeling and communion at
ter many years Of implacable hostility and violent
discrimination.
The editor Of the official abandoned every position
he took upon the subject Of the Subtreasury in 1884
to assume the ground be now occupies; and Mr.
Calhoun followed his example and performed sill
more astonishing abandonment OF position and prin
ciples They have turned their backs upon all their
past arguments, and thus being placed face to face,
they advanced TO the embrace Of an unholy union
and became par Mobile fratrum. What expiation has
Mr. Calhoun made to wipe of that stupendous guilt Of
which he was accused by the official editor in the
following language2
Can there be doubt Of the purpose Of the multi
hers to carry 1t to civil war; Why the recent
language Of their leading partizans7 Why do we
hear ofthe pledges Of life fortune and sacred honor
carry into effect the resolves OF the convention 2"
llWhy has Governor Hamilton been so assiduously
counting and drilling the militia Why has he re-
gently, by the most extraordinary means, procured
himself TO be elevated to the military rank of Bril-
gadier Generate What Is all this but preparation for
war1 What does Hamilton mean, but to be the
military hero of notification, while Hayne shall
hold the civii pawer, and Calhoun the desperate
thor Of the whole scheme, watch TO profit by their
hazards and their perilsl
This, then, is notification; IL is CIVIL WAR AND
DIsUNoN."
What lustration has Mr.. Calhoun performed to
cleanse him Of the foul imputaions that we're cast
upon him by the official editor for eight years
None, none beyond that mutual change and homo
geneous apostacy that has identified them
saders against the safety Of the constitution and the
prosperity Of the country. There is warning in
this unhoy association that makes US feel that there
is danger lurking at the bottom of this scheme
than meets the eye. This added to the powerful
and unansweTable Intrinsic objections to the Sub
treasury, induce us to warn the unsuspecting Of the
deep dangers that corruption and cunning are pre-
pairing for our suffering country Who would not
think it safer to rely upon the wisdom and expe-
rience of Albert Galatn and Langdon Cheves, than
upon the clerical tyro who first fashioned the Sub
treasury monster and the desperate recruits that have
rallied around his standard? Who would not re-
spect more the opinions of the intelligent and practi
cal men that every where condemn this measure,
than the party traders and political SPECTATORS who
advocate IL Who would not rather seek safety in
the old and familiar paths that we have travelled
from The commencement Of the government, than in
the untried expedients Of visionary theorists and
daring adventures II would, under such circum-
stances be madness to disregard all the monitions of
common sense and blindly follow the hayward no
tons of undisciplined and Incorporate minds. All
that ask is proper respect for the plain dictates
Of reason and the fearless exercise Of dignfed in
dependence.