Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-08-23
POLITICAL.
Ftsm tie Mai.onal Eateligeue.r.
A LETTER FROM MR,gCALAOUN.
TO THE EDfrosa. 80
FoRr HILL, July 23. 1Ss3.

!
A LETTER FROM MR,gCALAOUN.
TO THE EDiTosa: SH
FoRT HILL, July %, 1Sa3.
Messrs: Gales g. Scnton--I have lest
received from friend the National fniel.
ligencer of the 18th and l5thinst. con-
timing your remarks on yeiuno recent
ly published by the Harpers of New York.
entitled "Speeches Of Mr. Calhoun. de.
livered in The Congress softheUuited States
from 1911 To the present ,in,e." Your
remarks are headed, political Hisiory--
Suppressed specches,of Mr. Caihonn."
Suppressed" is strong word. The
highest authorities de6ne'.it TO be, put
down, destroyed, concealed, aud your re-
marks leaye no doubtthat you intended 10.
use it in the strongest and most offensive
sense--thatis, that they have been ioien.
tionally omitted in The compilation 10 or
der to give partial and false view Of my
opinions; and, for that, purpose, taiso
title was given to the yoIume. 70 the
truth Of this you pledge Indirectly your,
word By heading your remarks. Political
History" The charge is grave one,and
made in an imposing manner, and isirue,
the imposition would deserve The public
rcprobation. The question, then. Is, 10 il
irue! Lct fncls answer, -:
The title is, indeed, frise--faIse oyery
way. :. ltcovers muci, not included 10 tho
volume, and omils much thai is-repor,s,
letters, and -olher writings You have
noticed the former, and called public ai-
tcniion to il, bu, not the. latter, though e.
qually o5viousi and very material in de-
tcrmining whether the falsity OF tho ti,io
is mere error is a'ftaudulenl attempt al
imposition; The ono might, with some
plnusibility, DO construed to be an attemp,
at imposition but /, is impossible for any
ingenuity 30 TO consirue the ether. 1t fs
impossible 10 assign TO it q fraudulent OBJ.
ject.. Butif the one is On error. why not
the other In fact ihe'very grossness Of
both can leave no doubt tha. they arc
merely errors. Fl is not possible to open
the volume without detecting them. Tho
title covers all tho speeches of Mr.. Cal
houn from 1911, when be-entered Con-
gress, ill the present time, while, tho
volume contains bur one speech prior 10
1883. Again: il omils 10 mention any
thing bu, speeches, when Of tue four first
Of bis productions Of which the compiia.
lion is composed, only one is speech.
To make its grossuess more palpable, all
those are headed Speeches." Has fraud
erer been known to do its; work in 90
clumsy a nanner?., Itis'idle:to' wasre
words on thing so plain. the whole
title is gross blunder. Of which I have.
much greater reason to complain than upy
one else. II looks much more like an at
tempt to injnre me than TO impose on tho
public ]. however. Gun. suspect nothing
Of the kind. How il happened ] know
not; nor is j, material, so far as il relates
TO tho object Of this communication tus
deem itdrc 10 myself to stale all know
ebou, it,
II so happens have never yet seen the
volume. / saw the title and tho adver-
tiscment not long since Tor the first time.
wa7, as may be imagined, indignant at
The blunder. wrote Immediately to
friend, who took an interest In the publ
cation and corresponded with the publish
ere, and pointed out the blunders in the
title and the objections tolhs advertise.
mcnt. aud suggested the corrections that
should be made. which / requested him to
have done forthwith. Ii was too late. I
received his answer few days since. He
informed me that he had perceived the
blunders before he got my letter. and had
prepared correction. hu, owing 10 some
delay in the transmission, il was not re-
ceivcd in time It may be proper TO add.
tha, the title suggested las well as can
recollecr was, 4" A selection from tho
speeches. reports, and other writings OF
Mr. Calhoun, subsequent 10 his election as
Vice President Of the United States, in
cluding his leading speech on the iato war,
delivered in.lSii." ltis thus drawn up
to make il full and accurate-.to cover the
whole, aud no more. So much for the
tile.
] come now TO the scinc,ion or com pila-
zion and here take all the responsible.
~. II was done by me, aud if there. be
any fraud or couccalmoHi, I am chargea-
BILE. In order ,ha, your readers may judge.
| shall state The reasons which governed
me ~ making the iselcctioG. y :; ; -
|. is proper 70 premise that have been
urged from various qualtcrs;ln tho last
six or seven years. to have my speeches
collected and published. and have during
the same period received numerous appfi
ca,ions for copies ofmy speeches 10 pamph.
| Ief form, with which could not cumplY,
because had uospare copies. Since ms
name has becu presenicd' TO the People
in connection with The Presidency, appli-
cations for copies have Increased, and
have been more frequently urged to col,
Ice, and publish my speeches reports,and
other writings on political sDbjeels.
finally consented TO tho publication, be-
cause believed il 60 be due to the People
Fin The position occupy,'o afford them TN
means of ascerlaiuius the opinions an,
sentiments entertain on all political sub