Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1843-07-22

MR. OALHoUN'S OPINION Of CoNvEN-
rloNs'-lt is very old saying that CIR
|cumstances alter cases, in olher words
That man will do what, when his circum-
stances were different, he delounced.--
Everybody knows that Mr. Calhoun is
now making desperate effort 10 get up
The great Locoloco convention b the way
that he thinks most favorVee ID his chan
ces Of receiving the nomination. There
is nothing which policy suggests that he
and his friends are not dong with the
view of controlling the voice Of that con
vention, and we think there is consdera-
bic probability that their efforts will sue
coed. Mr.. Calhoun is now, of course, a
vehement advocate OF conventions to de-
termine who shall be the candidate Of the
party with which he has united his for
tunes. Mr.. c. formerly thought very
differently on he subject; but circunstan-
ces alter cases, and they have changed
and so have Mr.. Calhoun's opinions. Ii
is very cruel, we know, TO condemn a
man out Of his own mouth; but when a
man furnishes The club with which he is
knocked down, he comes in for very
large share Of the blame himself. Read
the following extract from Mr.. Calhpun's
speech, on the removal of the deposits,
and observe how he then CONDEMNED such
conduct as he is now practising Lou
iSviHe Journal.
"Mr. Calhoun said that the Senator
from Kentucky, in connexon with this
part OF the discussion, read striking
passage from one of the most pleasing
and instructive writers in any language,
(Plutarch) -the description Of Caesar for
cling himself, sword in hand, into the
treasury Of the Roman Commonwealth.
We are at The same stage Of our political
revolution, and the analogy between the
two cases is complete, varied only by the
character of the actors and the circum-
stances Of the times. That was the case
Of an intrepid and bold warrior, as as an
pen Plunderer, Selling forcbly the treas
lry of the country, which, in thai Repub-
lc, as we'll as ours, was confined to the
legislative department Of the Govern
ment. The actors in our case are Of a
different character cunning, and
corrupt politicians, and not fearless war
riors. They have entered the treasury,
not sword in hand, as public piunderers,
but with the false keys Of Soph,Stry, as
aLfererS under the silence Of midnight
The motive and object are the same, va
.ied in like manner by character and
in cumstances. with money l. will get
men, and with men power was the max
m of the Roman plunderer. With mon
~ we will get pdrtisans, aoiM pdrtiSdns
,OteS, and Nth cot money, is the maxim
If our public piI(erers. With men and
money Caesar struck down Roman liberty
1t the fatal battle Of PhiIippi, never to
Use again-from which disastrous hour
al the powers Of the Roman Republic
we're consolidated in the person of Caesar,
md perpetuated III his line. With mon
~ and corrupt partsans, great effort
S now making to choke and stifle Amer
can liberty, through all its natural or
CANS, by corrupting the press, by overaw'
ng the other departments, and, finally,
~ setting up ne,C and polluted organ,
composed Of o6icehOlders and corrupt par
isans, under the name of National con-
,ention, which, eounterjeiting the roice o.
he people, will, if not resisted in their
lame, dictate the succession; when the
Iced will be domestic revolution be
all power of our Repub-
ic, in like manner, be consolidated in the
President, and perpetuoted by his dlcta-
ion"