Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-08-26
Richmond Enquirer and Mr.. Calhoun.
POLITICAL GYRATIONS.
FROM III, Richmond Ensuirrr OF March sad,

,h,, John Calhoun was an advocate Of the tariff
in lSl6thst he out OF the war; an ultra sucker 10,
the powers of the Federal Govementthat he supported
the Banks general system OF Internal Improvement
and the pofeetre the permanent POLICY OF the
Government The loyal Telegraph knows, and his pohti
cal master knows that in spite OF his late equvocaung
speech, the advocate OF the bill OF lSlo-ihst mere
word about raising IN his speech oil 1910
and insisted that manufactures should be
by protection beyond the reach Of contingency ana tha'
he Enormously supported the oppressive and odious system
OF miainu,ns"
I've knop further, and have doubt, tins msera-
BILE sycophant of Mr. Calhoun knows the same that as lar
down 1924 he in favor OF building up
by the scafoding OF the Federal Government rndhg'
however, that his ultra doctrines were becoming ouous
the South and that his ambition could never be grauhed
nv this course he compelled 10 yield to the force OF
Southern sentiment-cooed towards his Federal doctrines
gradually the cause OF state hlghus'-put
like all proseytes, hurried into excess and plunged
into the other notification And now ms pow
eul mind devoted to the task OF DENYING ms OLD 'TN
IONS, and of supporting his Nav oNES-nevSt rght-ou'
always on extremes. A politician from 1919 down TO
1893, utterly unsafe and not 10 be trusted
From the Richmond Enquirer of Aprii 3D. 1881
''There a great deal OF refinement and metaphysics,
and myfcaton ehoa in newspaper essays and speeches
OF Calhoun and Web stcr, and the ordinances of South
Carolina and meetings OF Virginia, about Sovereignty, and
allegiance, and obedience, and infiguos and GorerRenfS
and citizens OF the T. s, which ought 10 be cleared up
Is there old State Rights who has talents and the
time and who possesses aud deserve the confidence Of the
people, who will come forward, and tell us the ruth-and
let MS know '~ho is ,rho and char is rehaf"
"Mr Calhoun and his school have lately abored 10 ex
displayed ngenuiybut his course has been cacula
ted command Little confidence in him politcian.-
Teo Danaos Ell dOnO erentes. lie Is the Grecan iiore
and we suspect his motives and his measures Frank
Hitfer shows him up in mastery manner lie has been
Tariff MAINLAND ultra Naturalization in his COnstitu-
tona Prncipes-Ile is STILL by the showing OF his servile
sycophant at Washington, the advocate Of national sys
TEN OF Roads and Canals the supporter OF the Bank the
United States lie is the author OF the absurd heresy OF
that sophism alone Is sufficient make
sceptics about all his doctrines"
From the Richmond Enquirer, July 10 1881
Here Mr. Calhoun wishes 10 pass himself Oft as an old
member OF the Old States Right Pary-Why. Has Mr..
Calhoun forgotten thathe himself considered aud cal
led ultra FederuSt than Mr.. Hamilton himself =
Who 1t that advocated the Of the L. $ TO appro
pirate any object OF general welfare l was Mr. Cal
houn Who was that PRESSED upon m 1916 the Bank
OF the L. s, MIR. Calhoun. Who II that vnGlcsted
the political principles Of the Tariff ofs6 MIR Calhoun.
Who it that sharply rebuked Mr.. Webster few years
ago for insinnang the Cha" Of the Senate that he had
changed his views such subject Mr.. Calhoun. Who
Is it that for overlapping the specified provisions OF
the Constitution; and still strikes for the implied pow
Tor establishing Bank the heads Of the States;
arda system OF Internal Improvement through their
sovereign soil Still Mr.. Calhoun. Ard yet VIZ are
hail thsman the defender OF our iah;ani perhaps
the very High Priest OF the States Right docuiuew
The best commentary upon the foregoing. Is the
following paragraph from the Enquirer of Angus,
22d, ls43:
Wah feelings of great kmdneSs-srm a pro-
found sentiment of admiration for has brilliant tat
cnis-nrih the most cheerful disposition TO support
Mr.. Calhoun, if he should prove TO be the nomi-
nee of the National Convention, yet believing.
that ii is far better for him To hide his time we
dare to speak out what we believe be the truth.
"WHO Is TO VOTE FOR A WING PRESIDENT7"
This query, which has than been a favoriie
one with the Albany Argus, has been lately revived and
dwet upon with renewed by that paper and pet-
L. and pointed inieroga,oy is of course, taken up
goa;od by the lesser ght that about the great
central lumnary Of loco focism at Albany Who
Co., -, Ill
enough, respond the little Arguscs! We think friend
At Rochester best this vie question The Editor
OF the Rochester Democrat says the Argus had better
toIs own hes or the hes OF almost any Loco FccO paper
during the autumn OF 1889. We agree with the Democrat
altogether IN this reference and agree with IT, too the
opinion that the Argus would find much better paragraphs
this subject by consulting the records of Its party
buiyings during that campaign than any thing could
dte now. Then they were fighting with much greater
confidence than they are NJ present. and dare say,
believed they going crush without much official
~: they counted upon being able 10 bring large majority.
into the field against General HARRISON and were so per
feciy cocksuFe OF victory that they could postpone the
propensity of the party crow until the result Of the peo-
pes efforts at the polls astOunded them by exhibiting pop
iaT majority OF than hundred and forty thousand
i0s the Wing candidate Up to that time tainted
rs We are now, by the eXultng nterrOgaory who's
give the votes Tor your candidate ?" rney would
allow that we had strength enough place him even in
respectable minority. The result was response that
they ought TO remember An untoward given 10 our
victory by the aorus of the second officer of the
government, who, by crucl--bu suppose wise-ds-
OF IrONuence, became tie Ts, enabled
enemy To obtain temporary advantages in certain
local electons and 10! the old mpudence revived and
nre again asked, who is going for your candidate7
Probably these catechisers had better wait with little
patience and take their reply the polk they did IN the
year Of our Lord eighteen hundred aud forty, when
will 1--WE mistake give them Just such an answer ~
they got then. The Wings Of that year equally yea
lOus Wings tins yesras they then, with
the addition OF fcns Of thousands who that time
young TO exercise Their night Oi suiirnyeas their
principles and firm ond determined IN their resolution 10
Tho IL tn ypfs f,r tho Isnt.
indeed A majority OF the citizens Of the t. States
going vote Tor hn-thc great tho intelligent
aud honest democracy" OF the counythosc who cher
ish the principles Of their fathers who framed this blez-
sed form OF government for them gOia2
hhn-those who wish the Constitution preserved
in its purity, and the republication Of that great char
understood and the government under il so
administered not to bring repub.cluisn diSre-
pute with the world, going for the Wing can
dIdate for the Presidency. Those who withstand
Tuptou in oil its forms aud oil its phases going
for that candidate, aud every citizen of tine United
States who cheshe regard for tho prosperity Of this u
mon, aud who would destroyed by tamperng with
Jacobinsm and giving encouragement disorder violence
aud anarchy OF all Sorts las made up his mind do the
thing. The Wing candidate will get the Of
cry who loves hiscUuuty better than he does LIS party,
who would tFucke the dicaton dcmago2ues, write
hstterng epsto 10 burn burners send letters
urging insurgents onslaught upon the constituted
tortos OF sovereign State Of the cJulcdefacy n short
candidate will get the every who h1s
genco enough TO perceive aud honesty enough cherish
the best his beloved country These are the
Inen that will for the Wing President; and doubt
not, there enough OF them conourd the Albany Ar.
gus as they cpnlounded II t"O or three years ogJ.
In few words will conclude s we have say that
paper aud ~ oil Others Of c like kidney Neither the Ar.
ing 20 undervslue und undcuc the strength Of opponents
II the Argus really believes are weak so be IT, but we
none the weaker Tor IT, sncer and s force
the formidable for false estimates enemy. We
la 10 far