The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-03-09

detection is not a mere ruse to induce Mr..
Calhoun to commit himself to fae fa'al
step ofgoing INTO Convention.
They say at Washington, that Mr..
Calhouhs popularity is with politicians
only, and that on, offs. Carolina he has
no hold on the mass Ofthe People
The Milledgeyille Recorder has a lel
Ter from Washington which is well wor.
thy Of rerusal
Correspondence Of he MillsdgcviHe
Recorder.
WAsHiNeToN, Jan. 3ls 1913.
The political elements here are ia a
stale ofgreal confusion and violence. The
recent movements Of General Jackson
and others. in faver OF Mr., Van Buren,
has filed A.. Calhoun and his adhereuts
with dismay and lremb ing. Il is anus.
ing to witness The pigmy efforts Of his
lriends-lhe giant strides they would seem
% make for him. Goto the Senate, and
the first eye that meets yours is that Of
Calhoun, whose hyena eye is kept as stead.
lastly fixed upon The door as the tabled
genius of Avarice that presides over the
pits Of Golc0ada. Let a stranger but en-
ter. with whom he has but passing &c.
quainiance, and whom he has not met be.
fore during the session, and he promptly
flies 70 shake his hand with Ill the ardour
ofdevotioa and anxious friendship. lie
great eagerness, and zeal Of bis frisnds
reader HIM aud them the subject Of unls
versal laugbssrs. He has, by the insinceri.
y Of his conduct placed himselfin a Pc,
sJlion truly ridiculous, contemplate, and
devoid Of ali sympathy. You know thal
~ i.,.s . -..s g.. ti.s. ,insu l. :, x
aas the belief IN the South, that the Dem.
oeraiic party at the North were adverse
in feeling TO The institution Of slavery.
This YVES done when bis hatred was 50
strong against Mr.. Van Buren. When
he turned over % the support Of VANS
fortunes, he declared that the NortheFn
Democracy were al that "keaft could des'
irs," but that lis was fofmeF allies, the
Northern Wings, could non be trusted.
Well, events rolled on-Van was defea
ted--and il due course Of time Mr.
Clay was spoken Of as the. Wing candi-
date ior the Presidency. TO blast al his
hopes, 10 freeze up public feeling for him
in the bud, the Northern. Democracy uni
ted with the AbOhli0nist 10 New York,
Ohio, and Massachusetts,, and BY that IN.
ion defeated Mr.. Claws friends at the
late fall elections. For this triumph the
whole Democratic party ave @rejoioed
with exceeding grest io7"-and none
more 50 lhan JoaN G. CALHOUN,
The victofy is now thought to be,decis-
i've and complete, and backed BY the
ceriainy Of 4 continuauceof their power,
The Northern Loco FoeoS, have said e
ar. Calhoun, we capnol support you, be-
cause you are a STAKEHOLDER What a
damPer to bis hopes and VIVA! can bis
friends say Not q word. They put the
ball motion to roll over NJ. Clay, and
nov It's rebound pros traled the author Of
The mischief It was designed to project. !.
IlMr. CALRoUN had one spark Of graf
iiude, 10 the South, he would forthwith
aYoW himselflhe advocate Of Mr. Cave
election. The Georgia democrais-sl
least The notification portion Of them, will
have Is sdspp0ft Mr. Clay. Af6F al thay
have said about abolition, they viii have
| to Try Mr.. Van Baren. for as to Mr.. Gal
hobn's Candidacy, that is ogi Of question.
| Calhoun cannot Get the vote Of any Siate
in the Union but South Carolina, and
scarcely hers Ilid preiensions are saugh-
!. ID a BY 81, and biz claims are kept up BE-
fore the country as 9 nlsre mattai Of show.
/ Hisfrlends do DOT Ike 10 Jet hun iall too
hard and, therefore. while they are pro-
! fessinr "a advance Its claiTIis, they are On.
lly preparing Bis doWnfallio make i more
gsnlld. The Issue uill Be between CLAY
and YAK BUREN, and the question =
what course viii Southern Democrats our
sue, when they are already tod By North
Tern Democrats that tieg VII Dot sup
port a Southern slave holder, f,r IL
Presidency 7 Tbs viii Be fne point .
controversy, and 81 every southern mal
daiermine e once. On which side be n
tends 70 stand. / have no doubt that "a
olice hunters oflhe democracy Of you
! State will strive bravely against the ecu
{ elusion, but il Is Inevitable; and IL Is b
/. an act Of eand0r 70 state The fact plain en-
sifFahkly % the people. and they viii IS
3 lhe realization oftbs truth Of shal Is 90
: said.
4 There Is somslhina 80 natiTsly great a.
!. good n & pefsoo that i truly dsvoui, thss !