The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-09-07

shas me Fsnius a eespslism wharh -
81 ne haIlowe5 same 81 dsmorraes
| rersaass ens eaunuy. eriginslsd a g.
, sea- 20 gssefnmenE sad Il he inesceui
. 70 whsrh haze relesrsd. dornot prove Il
shsFe 10 No eespo,ism % esslh. his e.
) 10. % recall ne rasl sad mourn over 81
! IDLY d plariag 10 ne highest efIics
aishia The g'It 0l lreemen. men q ~
! ma, dsspoiic prinsiplrs ard n0ioriaa
sseiilalion. n Only femains forUs 10 pro
g. BY he past. and adhere more closely =
he spirit and precepis Of eur illuslnou
ancestors. IN the selection Of Our chief d
6eeTs. Il VAS said BY Washington
!. there . never wss bad man cha hai
sbiiliy for grearand gnod seTviees.n IL
this sentiment be'engraven IN DE hears
0f Wigs a. The eiserion By which they
are % be governed IN he srlsriion Of lhei
rulers; lel il be recorded Tor poslenty,
lei IL be pF0clsimed 10 The world. tha
m NE lace al this sentiment they hold
AE. Calhoun responsible for, his bog
graphy ~ NJ. Van Dsrsp--and in me
face Of This this senliaens they place Mf.
Clay as Ter sSsssslsese great paliiicl a.
soelslrs. as honesty aud consistency are
sbnse preVaricaiian and chIeaneTy. Mr.
Calhoun It'd Ihe Wings. SIR. when they
acre IL, only friends and when they
weFs 0, TRIMMED 10 see him triumph Of
Be- suspended by tie sane halter with
which bis neck Vas lhrs aiensd. he told
us then, cir. that Mr.. Van Buren, was
bal man; jusl ss bad > Washington
a.sutel Us Vas incapable of great and
gnoI services. tie loli Us ,!rss he was
..lhe chief sdgiser el The act hich paint
ed The guns oil me Na.chrz a, whar.es ri
ckar.eslon'-lhsl :. he MAS dsstnuls Of
honesty as . man. without principle.
without Patriotism, nan IN whose snal
q nabls manly principle could not exist !"
tie lid Us all tins. and se believed II; tie
Whole world either believed or could MT
deny The charge. Tor his Whnle i,Ie exhl-
hiied him as = palnlcsl wesiheT-coak.
tpra'ng 10 every point OF The p lpulas
bIteze. and vsciila,ing lnr and AGA rs, ev-
ery principle Of pollucsl tennomyr from
the cc'nneacemento OF his pol,ucal career.
Tna, bad man, sir, with all the evidences
Of biz wait Of honesty and Of patriotism.
was taken in the arms Of Me-. Calhoun
- his bosom friend, worthy Of his cen
ilence and wcslhy Of the suifissss Of The
Wings fnr the highest office within their
gift. Here, sir, was sheseparatlon Of Mr..
C,lhnun and the whig., except those oi
Snu.h Carolina, WIN, al The biddiag ol
Their illuslrInus leader. became as sud.
denly c,nverieh as ST. Paul on his jnur
ney 10 DIhsscu.; noi, hnweyer. ike The
Aposslr. f'om tie principles If false t.
a righteous fTlh. but 10 The falh Of Van
Buren, Democ,a.v. and The SCIENCE nl
Van Barren " INVESTIGATION" az
my old fiend Peter Porcupine calls Il.
Here sir. I hold The iaegri'y Of NJ. Cal
houn-hete hold The integrity Of The
Wh,gs-lel the warld decide between Us.
Bur Mr.. Pie siieht. fbeg leave TO place
Mr.. Cslhnun IN the iaes of another pre-.
feeFt ii Washington, for Wings place a
high value on all the prrcep,s Of that mas
Ter spiritoi Liberty. No man" sad he.
ever knowingly employed a bad man
but In aecomp'tsh some selfish or evil
purpose" Sir, | vii cherish this seatt-
ment with my last breath, and I affirm
TIA II has been literally verified by the
snslgsmsIion NJ John e.. Calhoun and
Martha Van BJren. Such an anal CANA,
'i1n Of mind and spirit was never before
exhitifed To the world, nor did il ever
enter The mind of the Physieloglsl ~ con
celVe uninn ri converse spirits possible
grant. sir. thera may be Circumstances
in which bad man may be employed in
a subordinate ca2afiiy, but I, c0rtiIe tie
/ destiny ol sach country as ours. in the
hands OF such VariliAiing. designing
! cunning fox" as ae were assured was ti,-
character 81 Nh Van Bnten, is more Than
can be attributed TO distnerested pur-
pass. Here. | repeat. hold Mr.. Cal
houa: an IL presenting his slmms IN his
! point III view. Il not detac, one item
from his ni riIs. | will cheeriully award
h'sa all the honor Of past deeG,T has ardu.
! Gus aud nerttnrIoas services in the coaa
ellis Of the country; his Ilerculeau powers
of mind: iils depth of though: his st-antl
bOun less researches; has extensive all
accomplished erudilian, TO whnh | viii
sdd that whirh Constitutes the chef glory
| aud dignity Of men moral character of
the highest order. will cIeerfuly award
him all Ihi'. AID ak. why the amaigaa,a-
tLin oi such IN as his with the &" l.
he grosefng seoZsl" whose snul he IS
sured ns was not large fnnugll to Contain
one n"bie manly Psinei.l! In the name
o! consistency and taoral honesty. | ask.
Why should statesman "f NJ. Calhoun :
exalted character, select SUCH man to-
preside over The destiny Of his roun,ryl
SIR, the answer Is a, hani-Vsshing
ton was right, il was tn accomplish a
srsfJt pap1se---Mr. Calhoun had disco
Verel Tia, Mr. Clay was the f,vnri;e OF
The Wings. ilia he hal either to rease a.
PafF1g Ia tie Presidency or SEX new
sflends-and he friends OF his ltd