Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-23
(Froir the Charleston .UcrcGrr.)
TILL, IA-IIInS IL, l. All II = L Y

tualy exposes TIE abSurdty OF the last ing msrepre-
sen;ation connected with his namc Nothing that we
could say could show clearly than his own letter
docs the elevated ground occupied hy our Senator II
the truly commanding character OF has position, winch
makes it the object OF inccssant assault by the Nhss
whether BY undermining direct attack or by treach
erous approaches under false colors of atcry
tended friendship. The apprehension of The result OF
the cooperation of the Administration party and the
State Rights of the South III maintaining the policy
Of Jefferson, has distressed the Wings ever SINCE the
Extra Session They have ever SINCE then denounced
| the South Carolina Nullifcrs Loco Focos: and
all the while the Richmond Wig, and other false pro-
fessors of State Rights, have done little else than
rave against South Carolina and her public men
and every desperate effort has been tried TO throw our
former quarrel with the Administration as stumbling
block into the path OF principle. Finding that they
could prevent cooperation SO fatal TO The hopes OF
the Conso!idationsts, they now take occasion OF Mr.
Cahouns change Of personal relations with the PresI-
dent to vent all the long accommodating venom OF their
disappointment and despair, and hold up their hands
with all awkward aiiectaon OF sudden wonder, as II
the support given bv MIR Calhoun and his friends 10
their principles, as embodied in the leading measures
Of the Administration, were some new thing. The
whole Wing press affects much Indignation at it as
affected enthusiasm the abortrc issue of the llar-
-isburr Convention al which the Clay flag was ONT
nousv hauled down.
| We are not sorry that Correspondent gave these
drowning enthusiasts and indignants straw to catch
at though il saved them the labor of nventing more
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their readers if not themselves to sleep, as they have
done before.
II is amusing to compare the three last Wing invcn
tons touching Mr. Calhoun, put forth within few
weeks Of each other.
FIRST they got up rumor, which spread BY all
the Wing papers, that Mr. Calhoun had all at once be-
come an advocate of the protsctire Tariff! And how
they lauded hun They always thought torsooth thai
he too intelligent and patriotic and high minded
not TO abandon the Sub Treasury, embrace the Ameri
nd with MIR ftera
had been passed, there would have been III their eyes,
nothing revolving IN such conjunction
Sec0ndy, they repeated the same hosannas and fiat
teries, when they got up another absurd rumour that
Mr. Calhoun was IN favor of the election of old Gen
! Harrison. 1t was TO be the making OF the Wing
cause.
And now, thirdly this same Mr.. Calhoun because he
has placed be9ond doubt his adherence TO his princi
PIES and his hostility to the whole Wing policy of
consolidation, and has allowed personal consdera-
tons embarrass his discharge of his public duty, is
denounced by them mean and dIshonorahle bar
gamer for power; and epithct of contumey is too
vile for these hgh-mindcd Wings TO apply to HIM.
They feel that he is above them, and that the dIsn
terested support of the South has insured the triumph
of the Republican principles enforced in the
OF the Administration, and that the struggle OF the
Wings Tor the spolls is now desperate-"htnc He ia
| chrymG
| Since Mr. CLAY s sudden friendship with Mr.. Adams
coalition which made the latter President, and
forthwith followed by the former acceptance of Of
fee not leaving 1t to time to deveope its motives,
wonder that Mr. Cays followers should suspect other
public of bargaining for office Lcagucd and ANNA
ted by other consideration than the SpOS wonder
that they hardly believe political Gsnteres;edness
Accustomed to bargain for the public printing, and per-
haps disappointed recent bid for H. under the rose
no wonder that the National hteGgencer should give
the key note to the Wing press in general, in accusing
| Mr. Calhoun Of bargaining for the Presidency. But
they have assacd hm he is strongest, for his
whole course is marked by disregard of office They
themselves have blamed him, he snceres praise tor
sacrificing his prospect of the Presidency to Nullca
ton When he took ground against them, and in favor
of the divorce of the Government and the Banks, they
tainted him again with sacrificing his expectations
from the Wing party which then sangunc Of sue
cess They tell him tina: he Will gam nothing in
the way OF ambition By his present coursc-and yet
they accuse him Of bargaining for power The fact is,
that by the very step they Genouncc he has, by its
dent dsintercstcdness, invested himself with moral
po,rer before which they tremble.
Il is due to our correspondent TO point out carefully
that he does not speak positively about the movements
of the Benton men, but gives ruulo- dit
We have to believe that he himself has since
had reason to believe The rumor unfounded. 1t vas
possibly set on foot by the Wings themselves, and,
was one their falschoods they welcome all they
can make out oft II has done harm, as the sequel
will prove.
'sWAsHiS6ToS, Jan. ., 1870
envy dear Sir-I enclose an extract from the Intcii-
pencer which will show you what those who oppos
cd to me are making OF the letter of your corrcspon
dent, republshed in that paper know not who your
correspondent is have any to believe that
he was actuated by any unkind feelings towards in
writing the letter. but must say, be his feelings what
they may, he has not placed either in my true posi-
ton that is agreeable 10 am no aspirant TO
the Presidency, expect 10 be. To hold me up
as such is to do me great nustlce, and weaken me in
my effort TO carry out the principles and policy for
which have long conendsd, and which hcdfar more
dear than any thing in the gift of the Government
people TO accomplish object hold SO high is and
has been the sole motive, for many years, for my
naming at my post here; and whenever find that my
presence is no longer Of any avail towards it shall
cheerfy retire. leaving TO others struggle for an no.
nor, which, however high worthy contest, has long
had but few charms for me. As to the political
msnts here, to which your correspondent audes, in
relation to what he calls "the succession, and which
he says is absorbing every thing else, know nothing
If they exist, he does well in representing as pas
siye as to what is going on Ali who know me know
that there is not member of Congress Sho takes less
interest in that to which he aliudes
alt is well known to all my friends here, that my
WISH individually, ands, that thet should be per-
fectly passive as what relates TO Office, and TO
CO.. tho names Of those uresentsd By Hose with whom