Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-02-15
From the Chareaon Mercury.
THE WINGS vt FAULT AGAIN -

Z eilrciuiily exposes The abSurotY @. the " las
. Nh3g instrumentation connected wth hls name
I Nothing ih.i Nc could say co1ld shew moi,
( clearly than his own letter does, The elrynlcc
| ground occupied bY oar senator. It's the uul,
4 commanding character OF hs position, "hich
/ makes tbe object ol mgessahi assurIi 10y the
Wings, whether by undermining q direct attack,
of by lre1cheraus approaches uaJer iulse conrs
II H,uety and pretended friendship. The ap
I pttbcuaaus ol the result Of the cooperation OF
| the Administration party and the State Rights
men ct DE South IN maintaining tie pohcy OF
Jefferson, has distressed the Wings ever smco
the Extra Stss,ga. fhcY have ever SINCE then
denounced th1 South Carolina Nulhljt's As Loco
/ focos mad ejl tha Wilde the Richmond Wing and
other flsn professors II Si2lc Rights, have
done lle cl,. than rave sgainst South Carolina
aud he, public mcn, aui every desperate effort
/ be-. bccn utcl 10 throw Guar former Quatiel with
/ tbo Administration a. stumbling block INTO the
1 path Il principle, Finding that they could not
prevent i cooperation SEQ alti 10 the hopes of the
/ Couso.danonlst., thcy now abg occasion ct Mr.
! Calhouns uaaune Of bs personal relations with
tfc President 90 sent al tbs hong accommodating
zen ON OF their disappointment aud despair, and
holo % their hands Niih an awkward aleciauon
OF sudden wonder a. It the support gwen by Nj.
Calhoun and hIs laendsla taeif principles as en-.
bodied IN ,hc L, 7dng measures If the adminlsira.
llnn. we've some new thing. The whole Wing
press affect. as much Indignation at It, as II affect
I'd enthusiasm AZ he abortNo issue OF lhe llar-
ti-bura Convention, al which the Clay tlag wa-
uuccumouiou,Iy hauled depu.
We arc not sony that our correspondent gave
these drowning enthusiasts aud indgnahis
straw to catch although It saved lEem The lal ~ OF
myenlug more ridiculous topics II defamation
They viii soon cay tbelr readers, Il not them
selves, . sleep, as thcy have done before.
1t ,s amusing to compare the three last Wig
inventions touching Mr. Calhoun, put forth With
IA few weeks Of each other.
ttsl, they gel upu lumor which was spread
by all the Wing papers, that Nh. Calhoun had Of
once become an advocate Of the protective tauil
And how they auded hm They always thought
iorsooih that he Vas too intelligent ard patriotic
aud high minded no, 20 abandon the ubTfcasu.
~ embrace the American system, aud coacsce
with Mr. Clay N3er al lbat had been passed
theta would have been. IN lhtu eyes, thing re-
voting b such conjunction
Secondly, they proposed the same hosaunohs
and ldlefies, When they gol up another absurd
tumoL MI, Calhoun Was il favor Of the oIccncn
Of old Mr.. Hanson. i va, to be tho muking
Of the Wing cause.
And now thirdly, thls same Nj Calhoun be-
CAUSE be has placed beyond doubt his adherence
10 hls principles and bis hostility To the whole
Wig policy Of consolidation, aud has MOI allow
ed personal consultations 10 cmbaua,s ho dis,
charge Of his pubic duty, i. denounced By them
ms a mean and dshonoable bargaiucf for power.
and no cpnnet Of conluneIy Is Too VIE iDf these
high minded Wings % apply to hun
Ihoy feel lhat he Is uboyc them, and Tint tho
dsiulcrested support Of tic South has insured the
Triumph Of the republican, principles enforced IN
the measures Of The administration, and that Tic
Struggle Of the Wing. fot he spojls is uow des.
pane--" hmclIu Iaohrymu.
Since MI Clay, sudden friendship with Mr.
Adams, coalition which made the latter pro.i.
dent, and was forthwith followed by the formers
acceptance Of Office mot leaving tito time to
doyc1pc his motives" no wondcri that Mr. Cluy's
follower should suspect Other pubic mcn Of bar
gaining iuf Office. l,cngucd and animated by no
other cons dctaDjpns than tie spoil, no wonder
that tho National lutrigtucrr should give bis
key note To lbs Wing press % general ~ accusing
NJ. Calhoun iol bargaining for the Presidency.
But they have assajicJ him where be Is strongest,
lul ls whole cour,e Is markedly disregard or Of.
fec. ~lbey themselves have blamed am lhe
slncctcs pmisc) Iof sacrificing bis prospect Of tie
Presidency to Modification. Nhenbc took ground
against them, and ~ favor Of The divorce Of Go.
yenueut and tho Banks, lbay tainted him again
sacrificing hls expectations from the Wing party
which was then ,lnguIbo Oh success. They tell
him nos lbal he sail gam nothing VI the way Of
ambition by hs present coufso--und set they &c.
cuse him OF baga ung ior power The lacts
that by The very step they dcnounce he has by it.
! evident nlrresledne.-, invested himself wl
a moral power before which they uemLIe.
NasmNGTov.
Jan. 7, 1910.
My dear WI | enclose an cSiiact from the h.
I tehgUctr, which wiIl she's sou what those eho
are opposed to me are makiLa Of the letter of your
correspondent, republished N that poper. know
nm who your correspondent IT, nor have |
any reason 10 believe that be was actuaied BY any
/ unland feelings towards me IN writing the letter,
bul must say Dc bis feelings ubat lbey may, he
mas not plnced me either ~ my lrue position or
one that y agreeable 70 the am no aspirant To-
/ tie Presidency o. ever expect to be. 10 hold
the up US such Is 70 30 mo groai injustice, aud
1 weaken me 10 my efion tp carry out the prlucl.
! pies and policy for which have long commended,
/ and which hold far more dear than any thing in
! the gut Oh The government Or people. 10 nc.
conplish an object hold 50 high is and has been
the sole motive, for many years, for my remaining
al my post here, and Whenever ind that pres.
enco Is no longer d any avail towards ii shall
cheeruily Toiue laymg to others 10 struggle 6r
mn honor, which,, however high ~ worthy oi con.
test, has long had but few charms for me. As
10 the political movements here, to which your
correspondent aodcs, 70 taiaton to what he calls
+" the succession, and which be says Is absorb.
ng every hing e!se,-l know nothing. II tbey OK.
al, be does sell ~ representing me as passive as
10 Whit /. oolun on. N WIN knn.y me. knn.A lhai