Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-07-27
RICHMOND WING.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. July az.


Much of our space is devoted this morning to a
debate in the Senate which Mir Calhoun figures
largely in defence of his consistency. lie has so
often enacted the champion in the same behooi, Il at
he growing as tiresome a thrice told tale. We
have no disposition to make war upon Mr. Calhoun
he will be subjected to foul play enough by those
who profess devotion to his fortunes, to kill him of
IN due season, without any aid from his poi,ica
opponents. But i, is time that he had given over
thus ridiculous pre,ension to unraryns consistency
Mankind are no, such fools to he duped 10y his
proesintions, in the face of recorded historv-,hev
rather think that he designs to insult them. or that
he is the wreiched victim of monomania He did
support Tadr-and Bank-and within the
last ten years bols,ed tha, the late Bank wa,
more indebted to him for its existence than
TO any other man, and urged a prolon. alton
/ OF ITS charter for twelve years. The party with
which he hiss been acting for the last three
years, and which he expects will support him for
the Presidency, he denounced rs the Spoils
Party-bound together by the cohesive power OF
the public plumber and he was wont 20 dcnomina,e
them IN pubic and private, "Rogues and ROYAL
ISIS And MIR Van Buren,, whose cause he es-
poused, he once charged with purloning letter
from hrs desk, and made scruplc Of saying, tina
he never could recognize him as a gentleman. With
all these facts fresh in the public recollection, he
may hiuer himself that he has never changed an
opinion-but he can never persuade others to ssree
with him. The mos. credtable course for him to
pursue would be frankly to confess that he had at
different periods Of his life entertained every variety
Of political doc,rine-a, one time an ultra consod,
ZIONIST and ridculing the idea of the States having
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"A Bank and Internal Improvement, and at another
repuuahng all these measures and going bow shot
beyond Nr Jefferson in the support Of State Rights;
and again reapsng into the slough from which he
set out, and sustaining doctrines and measures which
lead inevitably 10 consolidation and dcsp,,ism
This would be the manlier course lie would gain
by IT, credit for csndour and independence, if he
I lost character for steadness and principle He
might II he pleased, accompany his confessions with
the avowal Of the motives which prompted his v,
rous mutations, and he might ascribe every somsr.
set to influences the most patriotic enG dsintero.ted
We would give him a chart blanche on that score
| or IN iced, we would grant him any thing IL be
would desist from doing violence to the public ir-
'eHisenee and public deeency, 10y requiring people
to believe what it is not possible for them to be-
lieve.
IL hedoub;s our word, TO the possibility Of his
ever beng able to persuade the world Of his con.
slstency let him consult his friends, and reruife
them to speak freely. Let him ask the opinion OF
his generous, disintesesied and devoted friend tic
Editor OF the Richmond Enquirer Let him ask
that esiimabe and nmiable parsonage the sin,nle
question: "Have not | John c. Calhoun) been
always CONSISTENT-a true State Risb,s Re-
publican, after the strctest sect, without variation
or shadow Of changing1" The worthy Editor. with
that frankness and tru,hfulnes, native TO him.
would doubtless make promp, and satisfactory
response.
But as Mr. Calhoun may not have an opportunity
10 PROFOUND the interrogatory, or lest there might
be some shame iacedness on either side-the one In
ask or the other to answer-it may not I've amiss TO
save them trouble or uneasiness, as VIC have il in
] our power to do so without any inconvenience. The
"bold frank and veracious" Editor has, on many
different occasions answered the question: we sug.
ges', without being asked-and that answer will
s'r7e our turn, and ough! TO be sucien, to satisfy
Mr. Calhoun.
We subj,in:
From he Richmond Enquirer in 1873.
hr Calhoun is now ulfIa NulnGcr-he was formerly
"In isl6 h~ fora protective iar!frfr yrca, ,,
Of internal imnrovcucais-and Tor the Bank or h Il q
Don 70 ls2i he fora iarf-and 10 Ills moment b b,
int Injured his bank aniinterrs improvement
"ln his speech ~ ls7, the bin 10 pledge =. .r,,
ne1 inni 10y internal improvement, me bonus ami iivi
bends ofthc Uansd states BANK VIC fnd him nao,.nin
that Commercial Intercourse is the true remedy to III
weaEness and the means by which that to be cfTcic
with domestic manuactures. docs the moned capacity of
the country, IN war, depead'n i"'" VI
I'VE hear nothing in these days from the Inns oCNr
sun aoon' Ngliheaon or secession, or evea Sfafe
im'ed' Federal Constitution Not a syGa5Lei' ~
From me Richmond E1gujrer 3I,-.b IAN
we believe thereis fixed determination on the mar,
oi J3hn T. cslhoIn At all events 10 pull his Admin
ionsat times ultra Feeras friend or The Pr ol
I've y.nn' OF NE BANK and n Internal Improvement
tinl We believe - the two last a. his nonen-snd
another time the iaiicrof NnHGcaion- bnilding n
the power 81 tho Federal Governnors yoi NJ, 3 lug
pio9sr limits and At ls1i!er nulHfyin IL laws
seepess jealousy all ambitious asprants who arc -.eEi,g
20 urn political ncisur. into The means Il their own a
y.ncemeni-and that J9ha O. Calhoun 10 a nan II his
iD' writer in yesterdays Enquirer roundIy
asserts that "Whggsry and knavsry" are Identical.
Without knowing who the charitable writer is.
who, thus at one fell swoop, pronourcss majority
Of the American People void ofhonesty, we mus,
be permitted to think, that the gentleman, in con
timing knayery TO the Wings. has been ungenerous
to his own party. We nre aware that his party
leaders arc wont 70 lay claim TO a monopoly Of the
virtues, but we supposed it was somewhat on IN.
principle Of the Scotch servant who KEEP, a vs,v
~atehiu ego over his masters goods, that none
should share with him the plumber. Wo we,e
strengthened in this beofby the incidents of the
last few years-by seeing the Inns, Boyds, ell id
omne pecuI, wlo affected so much purity, robbiog
tbs public whenever they had an oppouunty-ond
others, who were too sensitive for the public morals
10 permit the Land Money 10 bs deposited with n,
States, swindng their neighbours OF every
turn From this VIC inferred, that those OF
! tbem-Ws mean the leaders and Demsgogu,s-
who were honest, wsro 90 from no higher principle
thsn self Interest. They could make more by the
a1seia,ion ofhonesy, than ny the practice Of kna-
very
) Possibly the writer in the Enquirer &c not the
Editor himioifl might upon ooso scroiiny, ascer-
tain that this is the consideration which makes him
honest and takes him out Of the category Of knevos
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ICJ- Mr Calhoun, IL is said, is very anxious for
the pir,sgs Of the Tariff bill. lie looks upon him
self IS good as President, after March, isi5-Bnd
he wishes the Revenue question settled before he
t'kes the reins lie knows tha. Tariff is ineyita-
Die, md II no. passed by the odous Wings. HE
eonsisoney nod conscience will be subjected 10 a