Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-08-27
MIR. CALHOUN's LETTER.

MIR. CALHOGN'S LETTER:
WAsHnyGTox, June q l5lO.
Gcntlcmel: have received your note M
viting me, in the name Of The Republican cl-
zens of Fayettc, Scont. and Woudfom, to at
tend barbecue 10 be given ut The White Sui.
pber Springs on the ltt Of next nioath.
NJ, official duties here, and anxious desire
10 return to my family is soon as they w:i! pos
sihle permit. will. hure. be accepted us sr,i-
fcicul apology for not accepting your invita-
| ton.
cannot hut he much graiilied that my
course in reference tu the Important sub bects OF
the currency and Abolition should receive your
| appreciation and those whom you represent OH
this occasion. They are. indeed, questions OF
'e fist magnitude, tnll Of difficulty and danger.
early saw their rise and anproncIl, and formed
my opinion and determined on my course in
reference to them, long before their arrival, 10
Which have steadily adhered. without seeing
any cal,Se to regret or change NV determine.
ton. Much has been done, but much sill re.
mains to he done in reference 10 both; and
shall never be satisfied until the currency is
restored TO the condition contemplated by the
Constitutions and the fall and disorgaaizins
spirit of Abolition is ellrctnally put down.
You have, must think. greatly over esti.
mated my power To serve the country. claim
nothing but honesty ofintenton, and fearless
temper in the discharge of what regard as
my duty. But were my power ten time
greater than believe it to be, | would
with my views, he lacking in patriotism, i'll
did not exert it to the utos, in the attempt III
carry the counlry successfully through tile
present crisis. According to my conception
there has been non" greater siIce the adoption
ofthe Constililion-Iiurc III Which il turned
| to proper account, more may be gained Ia
the country. bn'. it not NAV be lost.
The Government has committed. from its
outset. many and great errors, which have al.
really led TO great changes, and. if not cofrec.
ted, will lead to total and disastrous revolution
in the soriaI, moral, and political condition OF
the country. We have now. for the first time
since the Government went into operation. an
opportunity to apply an cfFectuaI corrective
quietly and pra"cably, hut Which, il permitted
to pass witiIont heing embraced. will, it is t,
he feared. be lost for ever. Never before had
the Government snch an opportunity to ex.
trcale itself completely from the errors Of The
pasr; aud 10 choose, without embarrassment OF
Restraint, the course which the true genius oil
the Constitution ami a sound and enlightened
| policy, under the guidance of experience. NAV
pare the wav-lhc public debt is paid the
National Bank is deilncl; the divorce from all
connection with banks on the eve of being ac-
comp ishcd, when The Government will be (I
trust Tor every freed iron the paper system
! the source of so many evils
But this is not all that has been done. Much
still remains To bc added; and among them. |
rejoice 10 state. that the system of protective
tariffs, so pre-.nnent in mischief is about 10 ex-
| plre. Yes that system. which has done 81
much tn divide and diStrlrt the currency; Ia
corrupt one portion and impoverSll and alien.
ae the Other which poured into the Treasury
80 many millions beyond the wants of the Co
vernmcnt, cxlneuishng bv lis cii;cts the spri,
oi economy. and substituting prnIlSiun. extra.
yaSaTce. and waste Is gasp'ne. | trlIsi It's last
breath; and with 1t the connrrtrd aud kindred
system Of lawess cxpcu iureS on imnumera-
hle obertS not anrh"rlZrd by the Constitution.
These are the measures which have been
followed by such disastrous changes. and which
1t not stopped, must work IN time an enlir''
revolution in The social condition ofIle country
and the character Of the Governments changes
foreSern and predicted even to their final con.
Slinaon IN deSpolIr power, at an early period
by tie great and patriotic leaders of the ReplIlI-
llcam party. particular in The celebrated report
IL the Virginia LEGISLATURE on the Alien and
Scdltun Acts. in 17H9. Ii is from these fatal
measures that the Government may now b.,
entirely cx!ricated, and. by being so, saved
rom the doom which otherwise siii civ awaits
II. Ii Is Tits precious opportunity, brought
about hy long continued and mighty efforts,
favored bya fortunate combination of crcnnl-
Stances. which gives such deep importance to
the present crisis have long aud arlrn,lv
labored to hasten lis approaci-looking 10 il
rs the day "i political tleliveramcc, If, indeed il
be The will oi'llr Ami ehy Disposer of cvrnts
HAT we shall be delivered from pending dan.
! ger.
hazard nothing in asserting. if the oppor.
tunlty which Is now afforded of extriralng the
| Government from the disastrous system of
measures. and restoring the Constitution To lis
original party, be nSt--il. unwarucd by past
experience. instead going through with the
great work ofrei;,rm which has thus far pro.
gre>Scd, we turn back and restore the proper
SvSlcnI-lnc0rporate another National Bank;
renew the connection with the bamks; credit
another funding system; reviviHg the proier-
tive tariff, and rear up anew the miscaIled
American system, wilI. all lis waSteii,l and I'M
constitutional expenditures. discnrd revolution
and the loss Of liberty will certainly follow.
There is no escape for IT'S but by reversing onr
conrsc-@oimg completely through with the
work of rclorm and then taking fresh start,
such rs the patriots Of '9S would take il now
alive and at the helm. If that be done, with
the blessing Of Providence, we may looked ior-
ward with confidence 10 years of peace, sccu-
r'y, prosprrt, and liberty; but, il not, the worst
that ran be anticipated must inllnw.
With great respect. am. &c &c
JOHN G.. CALHOUN.
Mcssrs ]. NJ. McCalla, Il. NJ. Hickey Benz
Taylor, and 6. w. Johnson, Committee.