Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-12-09
PORTRAIT OF MIR. CALHOUN.

Drd,en by The Richmond Enquirer in 1888.
1t is instructive 10 look back 10 of the old opn
ions of the Enquirer both of men and things for the pur
pose of contrasting them with those whchnow appear in
that paper. Among the present objects OF its protested
doatry is Mr.. Calhoun Yet in March, 1888. the
cradle Editor described this gentleman in the following
language:
THAT he has been at all times an Ultra in his opn-
ons-at times Ultra Federalist, friend of the pro
tccve system. of the Bank and OF Internal Improve
mcn (and we believe of the Two last tins
and at another time the father of Nullifcation-now
building up the tariff and now pulling it down--at one
time stretching the powers of the Federal Government
beyond It's safe and proper limits and another. MULTI,
ING It's laws. We believe il is the duty of the people 10
watch with sieeptess jealousy all ambitious asprants who
seeking To political the meansof then
: avn adrmlcement-and that John {. Calhoun a man
OF lbs description The people have been too long jug
FILED bv ambitious men,.
That this IS accurate likeness of Mr. Calhoun, ne
one can doubt who has traced his public career In lS(
he advocated BE- tn a Protective Tariff and a Bank an,
some wears aiterws IDS, when he member of Mr.
Monroe's Cabinet AID the system of Internal Improve
mcnt by the general 90, ernment was exceedingly popu
lar particularly in those ho powerful States, Pennsyl
vana and New York he recoml nended gigantic scheme
of great National Road from Bum 10 to New Orleans
with various literal connections. the cost when Wou
have been a hundred million OF dollars In Oh word
any man has gone farther than another, in lroa
an, latudlnous construction OF the federal constitutions
John C. elhoun is that man. Appropriately, therefore
did the Enoucr in 1888, proclaim that he had been
Ultra Fedcraljst Blu at that time, change had com,
him. and he had LEAF "a the other verge OF the 1ne
lie then an Ira Iimtarl@n ana was marching II
the van ofthe Notification party We" inc Enquirer
the time honored champion of the doctl9 SUI - g -
fell far behind him in the definition of State 'gh'S
That paper then saw the danger Of giving the Nrp no
and Kentucky resolutions the Interpretation Of which, by
forced constructions they certainly susceptible and
for the purpose f"headng' the South Carolina PARTY
which had ''stolen its thunder denounced Mr. Cal
houn as an anbltlons asplrant whom the people We're
warned to ''watcl with sleepess jealousy" That warn
ing we believed was right then-and it is equally appli-
cable now. Mr.. Calhoun an Ultra fcderast-and
went Tor every measure which he now dcnounces as
bomlnabe and dangerous hcreses from Isl ; to 1898 for
the purpose OF forcing his way the Presidency Thwart
ed IN his ambitious designs he then wheeled TO the pht
about, and has since with foul and unnatural ap-
petite, been seeking to devour his own offspring stmua
ted ny like ambition-xing his eye, that never wnks
upon the Chief Alagstracy. and pursuing his track with
step, that although often devates from the path ne
yer iaers in lis purposel is the duty of the people
now, as it III 1888, ''wach with slcepless eal
ousy this ambitious aspant- it not the poll
cy otthc Enquirer now. il them to tell them So