Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16
MIR. CALHOUN.

itself in South Carolina, stood at the head of
Spartan band of Republicans. in support of the
Constitution and the Union of the States."-
Is this expression indicative of design of Mr..
Van Buren's party to declare war against Mr..
Calhoun, after having used him and his friends
for their own purposes If it is, Mr.. c. viii i'm
mediately forsake the Administration, and not
allow Mr.. Van Buren, to creep into The Presi-
dency for second term over his shoulders. The
time is coming, when not only Mr.. Calhoun,
but his most attached friends also, viii become
convinced that in supporting the administra-
ton, only for the sake of the sub-treasury
scheme, that they have followed " aoil of the
iCisp" that viii lead them into quagmile.-
Mr.. Van Buren, is still :" Proclamation" and
"Force Bill man he is still Tariff man and
Missouri restrictionist !; and in all the leading
measures of his government, he carefully fol
lows in the footsteps Of his illustrious prede-
cessor," Gen. Jackson; while on the other
hand Mr.. Calhoun has not deviated from his
doctrines, except the one subject of the sub.
treasury. Mr.. Calhoun viii probably become
an "arned neutral" and in the Presidential
canvass the vote of South Carolina will be
thrown away, as has been the case on several
other occasions.
Since the above was written, we find the
following in the Charleston Is. c. Courier,
which corroborates our speculations
Mr.. CALHouN.-One would have imagined
that fear and gratitude would have secured to
Mr. Calhoun some liberty of opinion, and free
dom from attack. He has ceased to be DEM
ocrat. Although he propped the administra-
ton IN its hour of utmost need--although, for
the sole benefit of the administration, he sacri-
| feed his entire power III the south, and put an
| impossible barrier between himselfan his old
party, it has not awaited him. Deluded by con-
seriousness of the great debt which the admins
tration owed him-relylng too upon sense oil
his power, in an lmprudent hour, he rashly ven-
tured to question the inspiration of Mahomet-
he would not accept the doctrine which Ben
ton preached-and straightway he is an INFI-
DELI Mr. Calhoun would himself be a pro-
phet, and the only true prophets He prefer
red profane claim to the revelation of the gol-
den currency, and disputed to his teeth, with
the prophet, the paternity of the sub treasury.
He was reckless enough to stand up in defence
of his own offspring, the Tariff Compromise,
and pronounce 1t a measure ofexpediency and
patriotism. This too, when the prophet had
proclaimed the compromise humbug, and
notification treason +! But his offences have
been manifold, and his sins stopped not here.
He would not only take the South from the
prophet by laying clam TO the sub-treasury,
but he would snatch his own West from him,
by gtring alcay altogether, and torerer, the
lands which he was for holding in his hands,
and selling at half price TO Su,t his convenience.
Mr.. Calhoun dared, By bold stroke, 10 dash
from his hand the immense fund Of corruption,
which he was determined to retain, and play
WITH to consolidate his basis Of sectional poloer,
and presidential aggrandi ement. MIR. Cal
houn has ceased to be a democrat, and the
eyes of the faithful are upon him for his de-
structioD. 1t was not left, for the subordinate
10 proclaim this truth-his doom was pronounc-
ed to his face, and he was read out of the
Church, by the prophet himself. with silence
was his accommodation received, and no
voice was heard, indicating his faithfulness,
or begging for mercy. Benton spoke, and no
man burst gainsay him-AIr Calhoun was left
without a defender. The reversible SEN
tence went forth, and now we have an echo in
a significant compliment to Mr.. Poinsett, at
Mr.. Calhoun's and his party's expense. Lis
ten to the voice of Benton, in the Globe
speaking Of Mr.. Poinsett, and al Mr.. Calhoun
he, "when notification REARED itself in
South Carolina, stood at the head of Spartan
Band Of REPUBLICANS, in support of the Con-
sTITUTIoN and the UNION OF the States"-
/ Well done! MIR Peinsett, tried REPUBLICAN
noble defender of the true faith. preserver OF
the Union-when notification "REARED
ITSELF" when disunion set in as flood, how
did you, at the head of a Spartan Band Of
REPUBLICANS" rally to the rescue Of the
Constitution, and the Union" against John
c. Calhoun, the multiplying traitor, and his
band of disunionists-agains John c. Calhoun
the dlsofganizer, who will not accept my land
bill, who viii uphold the compromise, and pre-.
tends to be father of the sub-treasury, and is
opposed to Thomas Hart Benton, as President
of the United States Again we say, Johr
G. Calhoun h; ceased to be democrat-anC
we will soon hear again the old watch word
which graced the columns of the Globe in the
sold men,"-"JoHN "CATALINE" CALHoUs
and disunion.'
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