Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-10
RICH MO d.:
MONDAY MORNING. MAY 10.
MR.. PRESTON


This dis,ng uished citizen continues To Il. co,,.
Phmented by the coarse abuse Of the Charleston
Mercury. In reply to some attacks Of that psper.
writer IN the Courier carries the war into Africa:
I'll there be one man in Carolina, says the Cou.
rier, bound by his past life, beyond all other men,
to protect freedom ofopnon rs to the question OF the
eonstiiuIionaliIy and eIpediency of Bank of the
United States it is sir Calhoun. Twice, at distant
points OF his history, has he voted for a Bank-and
the Sta'e has consented to his votes. He who de.
nounces Mr. Preston for the possibility of such
vote, denounees Mr. Calhoun as doubly a traitor
And he who says that it an express or implied
condition of the election Of Col. Preston 10 Sena-
torship OF South Carolina, that he should vote A.
gainst Bank IN all contingencies, proves himself
properly ignorant OF her history. The history Of
South Carolina, rs we'll as the history of MIR Cal.
| houn, utterly forbid dogmatism and denunciation
on the subject of the currency. But if there j, no.
thing IN MIR Pres,on's constitutional obligations
nothing in the implied or declared conditions Of his
election which forbid the exercise of patriotic dis
crelion IN the determination Of his course-s there
nothing in the history Of the Understanding in the
admonilion' Of a larger experience, which would
lead to hesitation anSoubt, at least in one of his
original opinions-wEeh would prompt him to
question the soundness Of his youthful views, and
make It possible for him to vote for Bank of the
United States without being untrue TO himself his
State or his countryl We will not 90 back to the
| past; and point TO the change OF opinion Of the
whole Reput lican party, led by Madison, Monroe,
Crawford, Calhoun, Clay, Forsyth, Dallas and
Lowndes. The party and the men who led the
party, after denying the consttutionality Of the
BANK as granted power, were taught by the ex-
per;encc of the war, and the ruin of the currency
TO adopt 1t as an indispensable means to carry out
the granted powers and maintain the Government
why should not similar erpsTisnee, only iHtea
ser IN degree, work SIMILAR CHANGE in an hons 81
mind2
There is yet an additional and cogent reason for
vindcation OF Senatorial indepe ndence, in the
conduct Of the party opposed to him. The Senators
OF that party though professors OF the doctrine oil
instruction, and compelled by consistency TO their
creed, to resign, yet hold to their seats, notwth
standing the exisences Of their creed, and the will
Of their constituents and in spite Of them MIR Wrieh,
still continues to display his Ulysses like acutene IS
MIR Buchanan, his bland and persuasive clio
quence-Mr Walker, his impatient and peeyish
| temperate. Allen, his furious radicasm-Mr.
Cuthbert, his fiery eTplOsions--Mr. Smith, his bad
English. These gentlemen still inser in the Senate
chnmber-the champions and ornaments Of their
party. We have named these as more or less
known TO the country-the chiefs Of the Van Buren,
party. But when ii Is remembered that in the re-.
cen, contest, Mr.. Van Buren, received only the votes
of seven Slater, and the party are entitled to only
FOURTEEN stHaiOr' 1t is demonstrated that these chiefs
have large company around them, like themselves,
at odds with their constituents. How does lhe &C.
count, in stretness, stand between the parties as 10
the proportion Of those who are not in accordance
with ths present opinions Of their States. On the
one side, we have