Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-28
POLITICS..
LETTER OIL. { CALHOUN.
WA>pis.IuS, .!ih Jui

| july. ~
lam dccply Impressed with the Importance OF the
question involved IN the issue now oeicT" the country,
and have The strongest desire 10 meet INC "ls.1's %
yourselves and those you rcp'csen'; A"t s"G'i > '"s
s,,ep, q mr engagements here, that i WON'T &c on,
Of ny power - p:cpaT" q" address ""f'nf :" you ~
H.. occasion, without an interference wIt! M c-ic!al
duties 10 an cx.en:tha, | could not lHst'ty.
He who would estimate the contest winch now ag''
,.,es INC Union Throughout: its vast extent, rom a mere
surface vinw, without looking 10 the bottom, "on.d
co-n a most erroneous conception OF IS ;rC" character
and the mirht: consequences INVOKED. hc assuF'u'
ve are in the midst 81 no ordinary crisls' Inc oeP..n
and width Of the connotion prove mat some powerful
cars. is Al work beneath: and we cannot too early or
,.-,.s,lv ;,rii,a what tla: cause is. /" ascertain
what i IS, we must irst have a clear understanding ~
Tie circumstances which constitute the present cfl>'s,
and, for that purpose q ret:ospec.oi orr past Po!'!lca'
history is 'nA:srcns.alr.
I, j: well known 10 all who are conrcTsant with the
INFECT, ,hat there las Seen from the formation .! the
Constitution two r;ca; parties IN oGs c"untTy-a NJ
,lona! consolidation rc;:y, and a state hightS i''
publican partv-lGr OF" leaning 10 the see 81 r!"tr'
The other TO tina, :, Liberty. The: even p:"c"a'a 'he
T. stance of the G. 4 .rnment itself. IN the convention,
,b,t formed the Constitution, the struggle was long aud
,-LIel,s between tbcm-tnc consolidation parry STRIVING
10 form one supreme natIona! government, VIA para
moun, control over the States, and tic other 10 preserve
tho federaty. character Of the then existing system.
pr, at the same ti;a" 10 strengthen and perfect ti!c
Union, as far as consistent with the independence ana
sovereiru,v Of the States. Fortunately :, ID" latter, after
- "A .zl, 80. 49, .I.;
a long contest ptr'T.c", !" y ~ , - -, ,,nny
:a'!e ana hcaH''u' i'reI"! I''' 800
anp!cd and uneGua!'ed II any age or coHh'f!E.
The struggle did not trrntratc w1th u" convention.
Tho Two MATES survived. The one took he name OF
Federal. and the other Repuhllcan-t.e former aiming
10 accomplish, what y haG 'ai''H I" 40 J" s'"''$'2'
DY tie enlargement oi tae grants o. power, through = ~
bcTal and broad consiTucti'n: 'He "ihef'1 cn'l 5" ~
Constitution IN is I'VE meaning '"" >'" = " ' :
by It's trainers, BY restricting tie go''.n'"".i y '''.'' ,"e
limits ASSIGNED 10 il. Each party had ItS leader IL the
first cabinet termed oy zen: NM GU ." -
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ana the tep-o.cah N ~ ''' "a =" =.
State; o"ia a'!e' accom- 81, = - 80,
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-. - - - go NJ LsfE.,.n, .y.Ir. years a,iry
H., I7 a%,a,;,, ,r;hr CONSTITUTION: bnt with such force
had tho nac,In, been ,mpc!!cd in The wrong direction,
and % adverse was The period. from tie then b"!iiccrcnt
condition n; the world. that VIII, al hs experience,
/ .hI.r and homes; y..i he could do but itlc to hing
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"a an,,..Tu.,,,t ,hs.r,e ro.re,rLr.o. and ccon,,ur
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49, sa,.,.J I:rt., he !, ,r,,nps. br, les, cncrrct;c
and o,,fn5rr Successor. The ,iracs becamc rao.c unpro.
pltIous. The Gigantic struggle, which, had 50 long agi.
,a,ed Europa passet the Atlantic and reached our shores.
Tbc La,vy nr,nnses and fuanc!al cmhara-srnents
,.I;ch f,n,yed boupd he Government with cords
900 ,,..,r,I ,L,r 90 :, Tho MINOR system. and re-.
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So So t J" pr", 500 rianr h,,ar Tho ,cr,nin.tion
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fresh departure, altsT mere uian nan a century, ~ We
direction winch Jefferson ana h,s %'S'c'"'cS "'"!" give
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