The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-15
Ma CALHOUN.

depend ON the pledges given, by the Convention
which nominated Mr.. Van Buren,. We cannot
withheld our surprise, that one so well read IN
the history of the parties of this country, and SO
fully sensible, as Mr.. Calhoun must be, OF the
fatal tendency of sarTendering the controi Vi
great measures to party management should, At
this day, claim the support of the state hlghls
party upon such grounds.
The resolutions put forth by the Van buren,
Convention, assume that the questions involved
in them are the issues to be decided by the IRE
.idential election, and it is in this aspect that
Mr. Calhoun considers them important
Now il is apparent to all who know any thing
of the past, that political questions depend upon
the interests of the party in power; and tnat OIL
all other men, Mr.. Van Buren, has manifested
the greatest facility in moulding his Poliuca1
op,pions to the peculiar circumstances in which
he may be placed. We have Mr. Calhoun's au-
thority for this. As to Internal Improvement, he
was the most ultra. He voted fer establishing
turnpike gates on the Cumberland road!
As to the banks. He has at all times used
them as a means of political power The safety
fund system was adopted under his recommends
ton; the purpose being to build system for
New York under the control of the central jun
to at Albany, of which he was the head.
As to slavery, he was for abolition, and in
st1ucted Mr.. King to vote against the admission
Of Missouri, when Gen. Harrison voted for it
As to the tariff, he voted for the bill of abomi-
nations of 1928, and openly avowed that he had
invested $50, 900 in growing wool to be fostsred
by the bill.
As to economy in the public expenditure, MIR.
Van Buren, has expended twice as much in time
Of peace, as Mr.. Madison did in time of war;.
As to the separation of the public monies from
the banks, that is small matter, compared with
the determination on the part of the Administra-
ton to wage war upon the banks and business OF
tia country. FIVE are to understand by Mr. Cal
houp's support of Dir. Van BursR, that he, too,
goes for an determination of the banks, then it
is time that all his old friends should understand
him; and we, at least, will exert all our energies
to oppose and resist him.
In his speech in the Senate, 18th of January,
1888, Mr.. Calhoun said, that by the removal of
the deposites, the Administration had inflicted
desp wound en- the public faith And we would
call special attention to what he said on that oc-
easiOn; MIR. c. said, seTo this last / attribute
the present embarrassment in the currency,
which has SO injuriously affected all the great
interests Of the country. The CURRENCY of
the country Is the CREDIT Of the country
CREDIT in sveTy shape, public and private;
credit not only in the shape of paper, but that OF
faith and confidence between man and man;
through tina agency Of which, in all lis forms,
the great and mighty exchanges of this CONNER
cal country, at home and abroad, are effected.
To inAict wound any where, particularly on
the PUBLIC FAITH, is to embarrass all the
channels of CURRENCY and EXCHANGE,
and It is to this end, and not to the aoithdratc-
ing the sto millions Of dollars from circulation
that Iattribtae the present nsoneyed snlba1Tass
Dssnt."
Here is truth--every word of it truth-and
was upon this truth that the State Rights part
took issue with Mr., Van Buren, and the Admir-
istraton.
But, says Mr.. Calhoun:
"Thus thinking, / regard the present remark
BILE luncLuIe, the most propitious, that has eve
occurred toE Thorough rsicral sf the govern
ment ana restora ton CT lae Constitution 10 VIII;
its trainers INTENDED 1t shouid be; but at the san
time, the mos dangerous that can be conceived
IL not promptly and energeticaIly turned to
proper account 1t has brought to point tn
long struggle between State Rights and consoll
daton-tne school of Jefferson and the schoo
of Hamilton-when or the other must per
manently prevail. 1t is, indeed, death strug
gle between the two hostile systems, IN which
the whole Union, but more especially, We of thu
South, have the deepest stake. If, at such a cri
sis, when all is at stake, we, forgetful of the
past and unmindful of the future, should turr
against our old and natural allies, in the Other
sections, and give the victory to old oppo-
nents, long will we and our descendants rue the
fatal error. But if we stand firm, and defeat
should follow the hrst onset, the loss NAV be re-
trieved. The South would form rallying point.
around which the shattered forces elsewhere
might rally, and recover the day; but if we
now, at this critical juncture, refuse to sustain
our own principles and policy, on which GU,
safety and prosperity so clearly depends, anc
join our old opponents to put down our old al
lies, who have pledged themselves to stand b,
US, all confidence in the South would be lost
and the victory achieved by our desertion of oul
own principles and policy, would be final anc
complete.
With great respect, am, &C.
J. c. CALHOUN.
Messrs. j. Il. Scott, and others, Committee
What are we to understand by this2 Are we
to understand that Mr.. Calhoun believes that the
party now in power are the State Rights party
Hear him in his speech in 1884.
ssIf we are to believe what we hear from the
advocates of the administration, we would be-
lieve at one time that the real question was.
Bank or no Bank; at another, that the question
was between the United States Bank and the
State Banks; and, finally, that it was a struggle
on the part OF the administration to guard and
aeiena Inc rights OF the States against the en-
croachments Of the General Government. Tn.
administration the guardians and defenders OF
the rights OF the States! What shall call IL
AuDAcITY or HYPOCRISY? The authors of the Pro-
clamation the guardians and defenders of the
rights of the States! The authors of the WA
Message against memberof this confederacv-
the authors of the ssbloody billn the euard;.n.
and defenders Of the rights of the States This
struggle for State rights! No, sir, State rights
are no more. The struggle is over for the pre-
sent. The bill of the last session which vesten