The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-07-20

W. have recently held conversation WIN
,biohlv influential and intelligent poillician
# the South who gives it as his unbiased OPT
aim that South Carolina will never oes'ow
bsr vote on Martin Van Buren,. we nave
Ella doubt Of the correctness Of this oplnloh'
and should the nomination OF the conVeh'ioh
~, he such as TO meet her views, that her
vo,e will be bestowed by way OF compliment
u the talents and patriotism OF some Southern
statesman. Indeed, we have never INDUCED
g, one moment, the idea that South Caroli-
na would give her vote to an individual VINO
h,l o,posed all her interests, and was direct
h the means OF preventing one OF her most
rhsr;shed citizens from being elevated to the
hhes station in the gift of the people -
Those at all conversanl with the past histo-
rvof the dominant party, know with what
posDaring malignily the Globe and General
Jackson and his satellites, pursued MIR. Cal
bo,m, Whence came, then, this vlluPeration
and abuse of the man who was, at one Pc
Rod, the old hero's beau ideal of political sa-
gacity7 We will ans Yer it-Mr. Van Blu
rem saw that Mr.. Calhoun was in his way,
and tina, unless something could be done to
thrust him from the affections OF the Presi-
dent, and the position he occupied with the
party, that his (Mr v. B.'s) own chances Of
success would be hopeless. We speak with
full knowledge and distinct recollection of
all the facts, and we assert that, in the first
instance, General Jackson was exceedingly
averse to making war upon Mr.. Calhoun
The aversion was, however, overcome by the
lago like promptings and instigations Of Mr..
Van Buren,, who having found out that MIR.
Crawford was in possession of fact which
would be likely to wound the Generals mill
tary pride, took cunning means to bring it out
through his friend Mr.. Balch, of Tennessee,
which gentleman has been well rewarded for
the kindly piece OF service, besides being in
daily expectation Of permanent provision from
the hands Of his patron.
Now, torsoolh when the eyes of the ma
1lop are opening to the frightful abuses of
trust and fravds that have been perpetrated,
and Van Buren,, Kendall, Blair, Richie,
Ct omae id genus, find themselves about to be
hurled from power and place by an indignant
and lnsulted people, they cry out to Mr.
Calhoun and his friends for aid -("heip me
Cassius or stnk.") Yes, "this disappointed,
reckless agitator"-,his "Cataline" seeking to
foment dssentions and disturbances, with
other like epithets and charges innumerable,
is now very graciously asked to come NTH his
friends and aid in the diGculties' We will
suppose for moment, that Mr.. Calhoun and
his friends were mad enough to come to the
rescue of this political jun,o, and had the
power to re elect Mr.. Van Buren,, could he
or his friends suppose for moment tina, the
benefit would inure TO him or his party =
We answer-no We are too well acquaint-
ed with all their secret Vaccinations to be-
lleve that they would hesitate 10 treat him
and them with the same cold FLOODED ingrati-
tude that has marked their conduct TO others
who lent their aid to elevate them. Our life
on the issue, that were Mr.. C's friends to
present. his name for the succession after Mr.
Van Buren,, the whole flood gates of calumny
and abuse would be thrown open upon him,
and all the patronage Of the Government
brought to bear, to defeat his hopes. Already
10 we behold Benton, Kendall, Blair, and
"'cnIe chuekDng over the hopes of delud-
ing 'ner victim. 1t would, indeed, be well
'or Mr. C1Ihoun and his friends to pause and
f'ae''' before they in any manner make them
selves Instrumental in sustaining a party hay
nv no feeling IN common with him or them,
am whose first act would be to crush him in
Inc event of victory. .....