The Madisonian., 1840-02-15

snd disease and oil the elements of ~relchedh.s,1 ~
scarce gsithhold sympathy from Satan liu..Y
when first he perceived his stately form AID iaproo
shooting inao the scsly length Of cfaunt
serpent. and heard lhst voice, whose thunder. ~
shaken The throne Of Heaven and tie vaults Of I{T
family sDbsldmg into inaTiiculse hisslngs Suct ~
awaits Mr. Calhoun, il al any time lbe celusiye e,
menr, which fills bis mind With images Of crown, .i
ibrones snd seep,fts. shoad pass away and liz ,l
open hls eyes 10 behold his foul d,sfgurenehi srs NJ
ears TO the universal burst OF c8ecfetiOn std .
which, from esefy corner Of the land denoutct. 4
spostscy aud degradation
Bot il VAS not Of him that ! would speak Al I.
time My purpose ~ taking up my pen vas to oi,,
lac, word Of warning 10 some few Of those sbo . :
10 the rights and sovereignty Of lhe States sd nt@
though true and faithful 10 these, ar. bepla,d
cheated by spurious suphisns INTO APPRECIATION IN n,
particular measure. which Mr. Calhoun has made Mi
pfeiext for ihrowing himself INTO tie arms oi M l
Baren. | have idea that he supported H4f M.
other view. Finding lis pretenslons postponed 81. ~.
opposiiiou TO those Of yourself and some other. t A
ermiped TO 60 over to the enemy, aid had not IN, IA
ession offered, he ould have found some olber to
s"er the purpose He conld hardly have .ef,.,l
any topic which might not easily have been tl4,..6
4 ed 10 the requisite importance To those Wto ,.
the measure. and anticipate from us sdot oh ec.rl
! bic evils, part OF which srlrsdy expenctre IL 4, m
( deed question Of vital consequence B4tn Is taa
i 10 ahat there is induce an advocate II 4 /,
break with hls old friends, because they are wi,nr n
pefsesere while longer 10 system, wisch ceraiay
worked we'll as long was let alone HID lrg siose
With Mr. Cahoun It would not have seemed SO strange
but II was not that qusrolied with nm bot h nlh
US lie has denounced us Traitors to' our common
principles. while we, all the charity which birds be
perseculed TO overlook each Others faults were cua.
tent to bear wiih him Bat be had enough OF persecu.
ton and The company OF the prosecuted aud from the
moment Of his hrst demonstration al he special session
Of 1887, had determined TO do Just what he has done
thought 80 then, States Right of longer
standlng than Mr. Calhoun never had full 4lh in his
ex,ravsgant zeal furetod his Whole course and
only prevented from denouncng his treason IN sd-
by the exposiuations Of friends who would not
believe Of any without clear proof that which all
know OF him. How could | think otherwise
when him, through that pstry shee, printed under
his auspices at Washington counting the favor Of lie
dntest scaycngers Of the Administration party, and
procalmng 10 staring capitals thai the only true i.
tnction Of parties the Union, that between the
ARisTocRAcy or WEALTH AsD THE DEMOCRACY OF
NuaBERsi This done and the public Mere tuyl-
ted TO take noire that MIR Cshoon's place was, AID
always had been, the eide OF the latter When We
d him thus early adopting the very counersga OF the
party, and aiding Them, by the Of this senseless
slang, 10 draw away the OF the people from
their hfrseloDs Of the Constitution. and their assaults
the Sovereignty OF The States, who can wonder at
his position nos
Again my Indignation against this man has drawn me
away from my subject There are those who think
that the pernsneney oi and the liberty
Of people be scored unless the sovereign
~ Of the States aid the FedeIae character OF the
Union, which have been deuied aud derided by the
party power, distinctly recognised under
stocd proclaimed, aud scied on. il is that this
same parry sometimes talks Hborl the Rights OF the
States, bat the continuance OF the force bill on the
book clearly shows that these words no.
ding IN their mouths Their acts give the lie Their
words. aud prove that they annlhisaie the So
yerepn'y nf Ihe States The tendency of tbis Sub
treasury scheme TO aid them accomplishing tbis pur.
pose topic thai bss not, hiuk, been drectl, Dis
cussed ] meant TO have made the subject OF this
letter, bu have been hurried remarks which make
II necessary to postpone II TO another
repeat. that knowing you to be unIeservedly de-
voted the essential and practical Soreelgay Of the
States oi this Union. there person 10 whom ~st
have say on ttls suJect be properly Ell.
dressed than yourself When the question Is, what
powers granted ia the Constitution I" may diff.
fer Bot on the question, BY aehom they grant
ed, and rho aud uha the parties and what thar
fafioa 10 each other,' perfectly sgreed. ] beg
you accept this my Tor the freedom, Aen
again take with your name.
A FRIEND OF STATE RIGHTS.