The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-09-18

we were To argue at great length against Them, We
should incur The suspicion of wishing rather to oyer
SHADOW and conceal something in multitude o.
words han to explain elucidate anything. Some
tlng like this we have observed, with PAIN in Mr.
an Burens letter TO the Indiana convention. He Is
iui and diiuse too much so, where there is nothing
IN dispute. lie fights the wefought battles over
again, and Stays the slain and loudly declares him
self for the vctors But in the question of free trade
lhere IS battle field yet undecided, and 10 that he
comes slowly and with evident hesitation and reluc-
lance lie explores it cautiously every side, and
blows breath Of favor with sentence of contrary
argument, carefully diluted with hypothesis, to every
point oil The compass Protection is declared to be
constitutional, and here in the guse Of quiet legal
opinion white flag is hung out to the opprcssors OF
commerce, OF which they well know the significance.
Protection then is constitutional, discrimination is not
altogether to be condemned, bu twenty per cent
maximum is suggested, and straght~ay loosened TO
twenty iive and ampGed by diligently noted contin-
gencies into thrty-iive. Finally, in another para
graph slowed away as secretly possible but alive
and real, we find the insnlaon that the present mea
sure OF protection is " not to be increased" Hear
lhls, fellow citizens; comfort yourselves with this,
for you arc Of il; the present abomnablc tariff
VIII certainly never be increased, and somewhere be-
tween tins safe assurance thrown out to extreme
of interest and opinion, I'D tho lQose gene
S3@|. = - IN. s. g.. s'- Z. | sllls z
hodsdcerding to circumstances, should be have an i'm
Portaht part to play in the re- usment Of the riff
Our ships are rotng at the wharyes because no
ireIghts can now be earned on imports. Our exports,
Tor the same reason, are hindercd with demands Of
double lteights outwards, and prominent candidate
or the resldcncy expresses of the pha-es of his
opinion of these evils, by limiting that they NOT
TO BE INCREASED J!
1t is much to say, Immediately after reading such
declaration, that we will nevertheless co operate
with the partIsans Of this candidate, should he be le
and fairy adopted by the Democratic party
let Will do n IN that rOnAition nd If
alton only But to such fairness the district system
OF election for members to the General Convention,
is absolutely Indispensable. To a Convention so
elected, we will surrender individual preferences
but we will not yield them otherwise. We demand
to be heard ami counted in the Convention from all
parts of this Unon--mnorities where we have no
mlnorities, maJorieS where those are ours. The
Calhoun section Of tie Democratic party in this
State, # 1t be minority, will not therefore submit
tameIy to DO smothered, to be Distinguished, and,
even worse made to give up its votes to be counted
against its cause. No prccedents Of absurdities rat
'ed by CUSTOM claim of political rights for geo
graphical lines and boundaries, juggling napPlica-
ole anaogles OF State representations will ever make
this wrong right We protest against it nov, and we
Will protest against Gnd resist il TO the end. If Pre-
siden Is to be chosen by counting States, it may bet
ter be done in House o; Representatives Of the
whole people han-in the Convention, especially the
unfairly packed Convention OF party. And this
consummaton, which we desire to see not made ne
mote, If we are forced to it and that can bring
it about know Party discipline is excellent
when exercised in good faith and TO lead to concert
of action for generally desirable object but IT is
here, and should be ever, powerlcss Instrument to
enforce injustice.
fellow-cltlzens there Is one remarkable difference
between the two men thus prom ncut before YOU
difference you all can recognise, feel, and appre
cate IL Is tins that one of these men you know and
the other you do not You do know Mr.. Calhoun
as man, you recognise in him great characters
ties of human individuality, impulses, passions,
faculties talents and opinions He has made them
known IN your public councils, he has impressed
them on your legislatures and even tie very creed
OF party, the orthodoxy OF democratic faith has
something in it now which he originated, and which
you have accepted and held fast because it was
good lie has said and done thousand things in the
course oil ms public career which have laid his char
acter open before you which have come from hs
heart and feelings and gone home to yours. You
might agree or differ with his views, but made
a personal acquaintance through them wi h him, and
him you were sure TO like. And from this acq,lain-
lance you able 10 determine how he will or
would act IN any supposabie case, or on any given
question, and you can determine this the merits
OF the case itself, without reference to its bearing
politics and votes, or 10 any influences or interests
that might be brought 10 bear upon It, lh Mr..
Van BuGen all this rs widely different. No action Of
his life enables you TO guess what Of man he
Is you may judge in what circumstances he
placed what objects he had in view, but YOU refer
IT all TO the eXtcrnas, and Of the internal mind you
know nothing Search in your minds for all you
know about him, and you shall find you know what
Offices he has held, and that you DO nQ1ery well know
how he came to be selected for therU lie has never
dealt with you directly but always at one remove
always, it were, al second hand lie has not stood
out, man of free speech and action, in bold relief
like Mr.. Calhoun, before the people, but he has prac
Used apart with q cir servants By those the people
trusted lie has been trusted, but not by them He is
man Of calculation and one who makes no mistakes,
and is strength lies his knowledge Of every pivot
and piriDn Of the political system. Such knowledge
IN political life IS emineniy valuable and useful
and the man who had a genius for acquiring it
and ia ming It 10 account became Indispensable in
public bodies Not in polite clubs and commit
tees and conventions only, but also IN legislatures
and cabinet councils and TO all in turn he did
good service, and from all he collected his wages
IN advancement. But he has no personal popularity
he never had any and the deliberate appreciation,
half negative that bestow on bis public career is
a thing as different from the genial feelings of
friendship with which men speak of Jackson or Cal
houn, as certificate of good character is different
rom cordial ,mbracc For MIR Calhoun, we re-
peat, these genial feelings exist appeal for them
confidently To sympathies wide as this Union, and
we call on the millions in whose breasts this appeal
must find an echo to give in their at the bal
lot boxes. To them appeal from the high handed
Of the late Convention at Syracuse
hundred men assembled, nobody knows how, with.
cut mission or edenaIs, yet claiming to exercise
the whole powers of the democratic party. These
men have arroganuy actually appointed delegates TO
represent us all in the Baltimore Convention; dele
gates whom that body cannot rec gnisc whose seats
other delegates elected by the people IN TUE DIS
rRcrs will dispute, and for the sake OF peace m our
party, IT is to be hoped success uy. The contract
that puts the State Of New York into the keeping Of
hrly-iour men, to be delivered over, bound hand
nd ippti In Nc Van Ritrpn nine Ia.
here are thousands upon thousands among its poop
who might have voted for HIM Voluntarily yet who
will not be dragooued into it thus.
Fcllow-citizens, the issue is before you. On one
side you have man pract cd in Office familiar with
iorities and mInorics, skul TO use or to tscagc
from ti1n, and very great in political addition and
On the other is the eloquent apostle Of
living lnlIh and TINT fifth llle and vnllr lA.un