Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-05-13

+ W. hYHfiA NHNf tHhN y nAH Whvllg Hh'
4 conceived hls character, Hiid mo-
: grossly wfgbgsd lam From lhn
monwui, | resolved 10 10 an I ed1l
! 10 feppif nle wfunss ! bad done hlu
SOD although | have not mucb iall
, IN ihg political virtue 0f men, | DO IA
lupw tlio mnn In the Union Ia whot
| would more confidently trust N
destiny ~ tie nation than Mr.. Cd
. lonnl and he Il my Grt choice "a
Tie successor 70 Mr. 1jlef-a 90 III
same time, II upon liif fepfesen
tation of The people IN a Nuliona
ltun'eniion, Mr. Van lIufcn Shout
be selected ~ The candidate, be- shll
have my cordial support. Such
domination, hoseytr, Of affairs, | d,
not expect lfilic South are true {,
themselves, Mr. Calhoun must b.
pliced with Iis whole moral strengtl
before The Convention, aud he car
carry the election against Mr. Clay
bat do not believe Mr.. Van Burcf
can. We must remember that near
! ~ 10000 votes have been changed
since 1910 to secure the election ii
n Democratic candidate. Can Nh.
Van Buren, change them2 Was Il
not really Mr.. Van Buren's unpopu.
Iarlty, more than the objection 10
Democratic principles, that defeated
the party in lS40l 1t must be ad.
mitted, | think. Then, why risk the
consequences second time, with an
unpopularleader, when we can place
before the nation, such a leader MS
Mr.. Calhoun, who has none of the
imputed sins against Mr.. Van Buren,
to resist his SUGGEST The country
needs a man untrammelled BY an
cient PIECES, and party obligations,
who can fearlessly go forward in the
great work Of Reforming the Govern
ment. without passions to crafty, or
pledges 10 redeem who is openly,
fully, and thoroughly pledged TO De-
princlples--who is sound to
the core on the vital question to the
South-siavery-who has the moral
courage to dare do right the midst
ofpolitical profigacy and wide spread
;orruption-who is the man in the
nation TO fill this post, if JouN G.
CALHOUN be not the man? ] know
lin not. | will not institute COM
'arison between Mr.. Van Buren, & |
Mr.. Calhoun, they are both good and |
rue men--but truth must be told
lr. Calhoun is, in every respect, he
nan Tor the South; and it does seem
o me, we shall be false 10 ourselves
nd posteri'y if we do not, in the
'outh, carry hin, before the Conven-
raR by acclamatian Mr.. Calhoun
loes not plead III behalf Of '.judi-
ious tariff of protective duties, and |
hold with discriminating duties--hc |
Ices not doubt whether the Congress
ave power to abolish slavery in the |
District Of Columbi;,-he does not
hlnk slavery ga great tnoral and po-
itical evil What Mfr. Van Buren,
,olds on these points, you do not want
o be told by me. Are we cincier in
,ur creed of Democracy? DO we
'eally wish to see the doctrines OIL
Free trade-lo'o duties-separation
IF Bank and Safc--no debt-reform |
-retrenchment-dnd strict ad- |
tcrence to the Federal Constitution
orvail? Then, ] ask, who is the man,
n this wide Union, most able, and |
he most solemnly pledged, to carry
hese principles out in the admins
ration of tue Government?why, Jno.
:. Calhoun! Then, why should we
uccumb TO the dictation of Mr. Rich
e upon this vital question? Virginia
las not spoken yeti cannot believe
hat she will shut her eyes to the fact,
hat as a Southern question, Mr.. Cal
loun stands UNNECESSARILY before Mr..
Van Buren,, with all his acknowledge
ID merits. The time is coming when
We shall not only require Southern
but Southern blood, tosave
is from the torrent that is daily accu-
at home and abroad against
IS. What infatuation then, 10 rob
ur posterity OF their birthright, by
ndulging in old and unreasonable
against our best friend, &
ufer the precious occasion, to pass
improved. Have we not a new
rinrr 4 onfinn TO- ~ - Ia