Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-11-14
JOHN {. CiIIl,JE y.

Aso"t " 'i'N if'o eFo iteSt are Iiliriiit
graphical sketch oi his genrIeman written for the Ma
tiona Patriot Gallery in 1888. Partial as this sketch
Is. however, We cannot but hnkits republication
what unfortunate for lis subject il b. intended BIZ
ihase wlohaso brought il before the public eve as the
most cfiectual method Of killing Oh the "grea change
ling. and Thereby leaving the track Mr. Van Buren,
without formidable competitor. The truth is Mr. Cal
hJuns biography onght be re written every Ten years
as 1t Is certain that he unergoes complete revolution
IN every cycle Of that duration. II is nanifesy unjust
to him. If not un1nd in lis friends TO 90 back 50 long
as 1888, when Mr. Calhoun was leader in the Win
ranks, fol sketch Of his life and history of his opn
iJns. We iud this sketch in a late Petersburg States
man. and we glanced al il In see in what manner his
old Bank, internal Improvement and Tariff opinions were
CLOSED over, 10 recommend him IN aco Foco sup
port And first. the Bank-'Ihe writer, after stating
the fact that in 1916, Mr.. Calhoun WIS placed a, The
head 81 the currency committee, says:
lie believed that 1t was intended by the constitution
10 place the currency under the control Of the gene raj
government aud that the power over 1t was delegated
Congress. and lrUs mol iehi ,csered 10 The States
After full examination of The various remedies prnpo-
bed for 81 fearful disease, which threatened the MON
Itself, 1t was believed by the committee that The only
practicable means OF restoring sound currency and
placing 1t under the control of the general government
~as te estabtshnentQt bak sufficient capjtdon sound
prmcpfeS bCld 10 redeem tier lot1S IN cash ieeh In
IL influence Gld aid ,eon n ouee coiapel and aSsI
The STATE banks 10 resume specie payments. bill in
conformity with this belief was reported BY Mr. Cal
ho0n. and ir such focbfc dreHnte5iS did hc sstdi it,
50 clearly dd he demonstrate tic unconstitutional coa
ton q The currency niIeSh did he prore lis dan
ger m,d injustice and Hattere ,ras no other 1ctsblc
remedy IN The porer q the iouse. that in spite II tie o
posing influence 81 HE Siie ha,tls the constitutional
sc'1pes q 'mty q The me'bers and The resistance qt
n'nab" q he dddcrSef he qpcdtioa he succeeded u,
cGeciuig The passage # The ill., though it was we'll
asccrtancd thai decided majority were oppo~ed to II
nj lis introduction. OF tins powerful speech nothing
remains but an imperfect sseleou.'
SO that here we have the acknowledged author of the
National Bank now in the position of candidate for the
leadership the party who denounce that institution not
only as neXpcIcn al the present jnncue. but all
times "A monster Unconstitutional as wclas DANGEROUS
1.-THE public libertics! |! is to be regretted that Of Mr.
Calhoun's powerful speech favor Of the Bank in 1916
to which such potent effects ascribcd by his bonra
pher, but an imperfect skeleton reuaiis, as it Is POS
sble liza copy o II could be procured large number Of
Nr Calhoun admirers, aid perhaps himselE miaht be
convinced by it both Of the consutoaaIity Of a Bank
and Of its vast utility At the present time.
In reference 10 MIR. Calhoun's course ON the Tariff
question in 1916, his 5oampher is silen--perals be
cause Mr.. Calhoun then fresh from the NulIfca
ton war, and there might have been some lit,le difficult
~ in reconcng the Of the ardent champion of
the Protective System in 1916, with his attempt
To nulljty that system in 1852. lie this as it nav the
biography is silent on that head as is also in reference
to MI Cahonn's magnificent proposition 10 set apart
the bonus and dividends of the National Bank as fund
for Internal improvement and hi. great Report. while
Secretary Of War. in favor Of National Road from
DaGao 10 .Nc,p Orcas at the estimated cost Of one
hundred millions Of doIlarsl So that after all the an-
thor Of the sketch 10 have bceu cnlued with por
ton of the foresight Of its subject in emitting all alusiu
10 Mr. Calh0an's opinions certain questions W hch he
would now greatly prefer should be forgotten But
there stands his great Bank speec,how VIII the io-
COS get that
Deceney and Dignity eft,e Prem.-'lh' r chmcud
Enquirer quotes, with deserved Communications the suf-
jaincd paragraph from the Lancaster Inlclligcncer:
~ WoRp ABOUT TIE PREss.-'The Philadelphia
editors, with one two eScoPaousare. without ds,nc
ton Of purity, honor To tie country. political oppo
son with them Is never made personal; and the ~holt
city Is aware. that, though they may be actively and
even vigorously opposed To each other in politics. they
never forget they genemen-noyer 81 far transcend
the bounds OF pr1priciy as To make meeting afterwards
unpleasant. i IS - such these that we look IA 10 the
stars which must lead the Press Of the country from
path where nothing bat personalities and crninatonS a
bound. Necan meet Wing editor in phadelpha
with the cordial feeling as il he were Democrat
aud we know that many oil the editors there who ara
politically. opponents are warm and sincere personal
friends How dill rent is all thi, from the violence and
abuse Of loo many paper, aud editors in the INTERIOR We
think, however. that oven Those wl1 will prefer tli-
kind of warfare vii! be Modified y the example of tho
gcnllemanly conductors Of t"a PHILADELPHIA Press At
least, We most teryenty hope So
The justice of this tribute to the Philadephia editors
is universally concoded and 1t is certainly dovouy to BE-
desired not only by those persons Immediately connected
with the press, but by the public vino have so deep al,
interest in its purity that it wero applicable in every
section OF the country.
Bn'wemust protest agans'ho SPIRITS temper in which
the 'HInrer filling 10 Wod,by the example tso much ar
plaads, transfers this extract its columns. ltdedcales
1t othe u hgs Of Virginia. as the Wing press were
alone ceasnabe for breaches Of courtesy. And yet in
comments it is Itself regardless Of GeccacYas to Il
d1pt the slandcrous impalaen Of the Madsouan, that
they Che Uais 5@e Of NirIiaa) require iumigatiou
long quarantine before they reach uaainicd places. -
The mpulaon is Itself unuuc.-at least Nhcn made in
such bread and general terms But even iii were 10
some extent true affirm that The remark is not less
applicable the presses Of the nloes party than It's
opponents Nay, we strike little higher and say that,
notwithstanding all Mir Rtcie's homcs about tho
dignity and deeency Of the Press no Editor is more re-
CARELESS OF his pfeccpls than their author And Tor proof
ot this NC nailt c,lur,ue tho