Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-07-25
Mr.. CALHOUN derice 10 make him Presi.
degg

Mr.. CALHOUN drrice 10 make him Presi-
deg'
The difficulties which lie in the way Of this
gentleman 10 Democratic support, would deter
any other man--as there is no other who possesses
in 50 great degree the Spirit of the old Knight Of
La Mancha. In some respects he is more WOE.
derfIl man than the Don, and comes up 10 the OK.
traordinary character, Of whom antient chronicles
speak, who was in the habit Of brcakiasiing on
windmlls and spping on kettles, sl,illcts, frying
pans and brass and iron pots But for possessing
some such marcllou, qualities as these be would
despair OF ever sGrmouniing the barriers which
oppose his progress.
The men. with whom be now associates, and
whose support for the first Office in the country. he
demands, those whom he has most bitterly re-.
vcd, and whose opinions, through the greater pos.
lion Of his life, he has ridculed and denounced
He was wont to speak Familiarity Of them as
"Rogucs and ROyaists," "bound together by the
cohesive power Of the public plumber and with
whom to associate, he considered disgracefu 10 any
gentleman. They returned his good opinion with
interest, by saying BE- would never speak the truth
when hc could find u" io serve OF. purpose l.cc
the Globcl and when hc was threatened with the
halter by Grn'l Jack on, jhc Globe wa. IN the ha.
bit Of daily pointing The finger Of scorn nj him, rs
the modern C0iHiHc whom honorable mcn avoid.
ed, did thc Roman Senators the aniicni Ca,iinc.
With these men he now Go borrow an elegant and
olt-repcatcd quotation OF our neighbour Of the En-.
quirer) "pgs together in the same tric,lc; IS
or rather these are the men whose good graccs he
is counting, and whom he is begging to make him
.l.t
OF these, his new associates, by abusing those who
stood by him when ihc halter was staring him ia
the iaco, and by 'dcgoiing his powerful mind to the
. task Of denying bis od opinions"
His faithful man Of the Charleston Mercury
however, aware ofthc difficulties which brsct him.
has put his wits 10 work, aud struck upon mos
ingenious plan for girnomling all obstacles and
defeating all his enemies. We copy from the Mcr
cul-wbosc advice, though intended for another
who does not need IL, will be esteemed admirable
iyail the adhcrcnts Of the "lioncst Nulifcr."
"Pcrep1 though, be- and hs party yet ret some hopo o
success the force 0l tactics. Let him not deceive him.
.' Iucc H bui on' sort Df -trfVgy boo tic wide world
can avail him or them any thing their way through
nc fearful odds they must now face hc sort by which tho
Ingenious commander Capt BJbodr-"of the regular DR.
my'-pr'pDsod Co. hi mp I'D tho armies oi Europe wiou
-hil s expense to Dis Mncst,ts Exelcqrpr And ss
is highly mpnuan Mr. g. means 90 resort ~ IT, that b,
should commence the practice without loss Time We her,
give Do Tor DDS benefit, BOO the Captains own words.
"Aud how would do 10, think youl Why thus sir
would select nineteen morc 20 myself throughout The land
gentlemen they should be- OF good spirit strong and adj,
constitution. would choose by an instinct a character
that have and would teach them these nineteen the sp
co rules, os your puao your reverse, your soccaa You
imbfoca'' your pa,sadu your mohtauto m they could al
play very near, altogether well myself This done
shy The enemy ferry thousand strong we twenty wou
into tho field to tenth Of March or thcreabouts AM
would challenge twenty Of the cncmy-thcy could mo
in their h0nors refuse Well we would Mill thcm cha
longo twenty more, kill them; twenty MORE hill them TWEEN