The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-03-02
Correspondence Of tie Miilcdgerills Recorder
W AsHINGToN. Jan. 81. 1913.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81, lSi3.
The political elements here are in state
of grea; confusion and violence. The re.
cent movements OF Gen. jackson aud OH
ers, in favor of Mr.. Van Buren,, has filed
Mr.. Calhoun and his adherents with dlsmay
and trembling. Ii is amusing 10 witness
The pigmy efforts OF his iriends-the giant
strides they would seem &c make for bin.
Go TO the Senate, and the frs, eye that
meets yours is that OF Calhoun, whose
hyena eye is KEEP, as steadfasily fixed upon
the door as the tabled genius Of Avatlce
that presIdes over the pits Of Golconda.-
Let stranger but enter, with whom he has
but passing acquaintance, and C. hom he
has not met before during the session, aod
he promptly flies to shake his hand With
all the ardor OF dev oled and anxious freud
ship. His great eogerness, and the zeal
Of his frienGs, render him and them the
subject Of universal laughter. He bas, by
the lnslnceri,y Of his conduct placed him
self ID position lruly ridiculous, eanlemp
lible, and devoid of all sympathy. You
know that no man has gone farther than
I he, to create the belief 10 the South, that
the Democratic party a, the North were
adverse in feeling to thu institution OF slave
~. This was done ahen his hatred was
so strong against Mr.. Van Buren,. When
he turned over 10 the support Of Vans for.
tunes, he declared that the Northetu De-
mocracy we're all that heart could desire, .
bu, that his former allies, the Northern
Wings, could not be trusted. Well, events
/ rolled on-Ean vas deiea,ed-and 10 due
course Of time Mr.. Clay was spoken OF as
the Wing candidate for the Presidency -
10 blast all his hopes, to freeze up public
/ feeling for him in the bud, the Northern
Democracy united with the Aboliiioaia,
7 in New York, Ohio, and Massachusetts
and by that union defeated Mr.. Clay,
friends at the late fall elections. For thi:
triumph the whole Democratic party have
"rejoiced with exceeding great JOY "-anc
none moro SO than j. c. Calhoun.
The victory is now thought 10 he decisive
and complete. and backed BY the certainty
Of a continuance Of their power, the North
ern Loco Focos. have said TO Nr. Calhoun.
we cannot supper, you, because you are a
slave holder What damper to his hopes
and VIVA, can his friends say MOI a word.
They put the ball 10 motion 10 roll over
Mr.. Clay, and nov its rebound has pros
tra.ed the author Of tho mischief il was de
signed 10 perfect.
If Mr. Calhoun had one spark OF graft.
tude to,lhe South, be would forthwith avow
himself the advocate Of MIR. Gays election.
The Georgia democra,s-a, leas, the null.
! fcalion portion Of them, will have to sup
port Mr.. Clay. Alter all they have ssid
about abolition, they will have TO try Mr..
Van Buren,, for as to Mr. CaIhoun's CanGi
dacy, tina; IS out Of the question. Calhoun
cannot get the vote Of any State in The
I Union bni South Carolina, and scarcely
hers. HIS preiensious are laughed al BY
all, and his claims are kept up before the
country as mere matter Of show.
His friends d. not like to lie, him fall Ton
soon and too hard; and, therefore, while
they are protesting to advance his claims,
4 they are only preparing his d1eufalI Ia
make II more Ceu6r. The issue viii BE-
between Clay and Van B1rcn; ard the
question Is, what course Will Sutacin d.
mocrais pursue, when they nre already
told by Northern Democrats laai hry vii
no, support Southern slave holder for the
! Presidency This will be tho poia, Of con
tFoversy, aud lei every Southern man de
tcTmine at once on which side be intends 70
stand. | have 20 doub, tina the office hun
'ers Of tie Democracy Of your State will
strive brayey agalns, this conclusion. but
/ i, is inevitable; and it is but an act o. con
dor In state the fac, plainly and frankly IA
the people, and they Will see the realization
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