The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-09-27

THE CALHOUN MANIFEsTo.-TheN New
York Evening Post contains an address 10
the United States from a committe appoin-
led by the Calhoun men of the city of New
York. at their late mass meeting in the
Park. This document is written with
considerable ability, and sets forth Mr..
Calhnun's pretentions 10 the Presidency in
forcible manner. Il also draws graphic
picture of Mr.. Van Buren,, forming por>
trait so lilr-like that it cannot fail 10 be re-
coenized by all who have the slightest
knowledge of the Original. After urging
Mr.. Calhoun's claims. il says:
With Mr.. Van Buren, all this is widely
different. No action of his lie enables
you TO guess what manner of man he is
you may Judge in what circumstances he
was placed, what objects he had in view,
but yon refer 1t all 10 the externals. and
of the in'ernal mind you know nothing.
Search in your minds for all you know
about him, and you shall find you know what
offices lie has held and that You do not
very well know how he came TO be selected
for them. He has not stood out. man of
rare speech and ac;io n. in bold relief, like
Mr. Calhoun, before the people, but he has
praciiccd apart with their servants. Bv
those the people trusted he has been trusted,
but 10, by them. He is a man OF calcu-
laiion and ono who makes no mistakes,
ard his strength lies in his knowledge of
every pivot and pinion Of the political sys-
tenn. Such knowledge in political life is
eminenly vaiube aud useful, and the man
who had genius for acquiring it and tur-
ming it to account became Indispensable
n public bodies. Not in political clubs
and committees aud conventions only, but
also in legis latures and cabinet councils,
and to all in turn. he did good service. aud
from all he collected his wages in advances
ment. But he has 10 personal popularity
he never had any and the deliberate ap>
probation. half negative, that we bes'ow on
his public career. is a thing as different
fiom the general feelings of friendship with
which men speak as character IS different
from a cordial embrace.
The address also bears down with great
severity on Mr. Van Buren,, for that por.
ton of his letter 10 the Indiana Locofocos,
which related 10 the tariff. |, alludes 10 the
Locofoco convention at Syracuse as, &" q
hundred men assembled, nobody knows
| how, without mission or credentials, YET
claiming 10 exercise the whole power of The
Democratic party. These men have AFRO,
gautly actually appointed delegates 10 rep.
resent US all in the Baltimore convention
delegates whom that body cannot recog
nize whose seats other delegates elected
BY The people. IN the districts, will dispute
and. for the sake of peace in our party. it is
/ 10 be hoped successfully. Tie contract
which puts the State of New York tito The
keeping of thirty four men, 10 be delivered
over, bound hand and foot, 10 MIR Van Blu
! unjust BE annul!ed, for there are thousands
among the people who might have voted
for him voluntarily, yet who will not be
dragooned into it thus"
! The Evening Post denounces the Ca!
houn men saws H'e are ready for our par
10 meet these threats with DEFIANCE.
They pho make them may do their worst.
They will send no election TO that theatre
of intrigue. the House of Representatives
al all events SO far as the vote of this State
is concerned"
The Journal of Commerce looks upor
these movements as "the beginning of thu
end" 1t is now plain (adds this journa
which is inimical to the Whigs) that Their,
will lie an open rupture between the Cal
houn aud Van Buren, men in This State, anC
in all probability it will soon pervade III,
Union" To the remark of the Post
'tha, the secession Of the Calhoun interes
} could not prevent the election of Van Burel
by the people" the Journal replies. Nv
are not sure of il; more especially as be
tween Calhoun aud Van Buren,, the Wing.
Notwithstanding the Tariff, would decided
prefer the latter. Such, al any rate, is tn
feeling of every Wing with whom we hav
conversed on the subject. If there wer
any thing like coalescence between tn
Wings and The Calhoun men, lheT wnul
. carry most the Southern States, ami sev
!, eral Of the Northern which would olhel
e wise go for Van Buren,"
r So much for the " harmonious Democr,
d cy." 1t would be Imaginable, if when III
partisans of Van Buren, and Calhoun, al
p quarrelliug. Dick, Johnson should step
= and eat the oys,er.--Stranger things ,hc
this have happened. Wing