The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-09-05


fees within the gift Of freemen, men Of the
most despoi,c principles and notorious va
ciila,ion. Il oaly remains for US TO profit
by the past aud adhere more closely TO
the spirit and precepls of our Illus, ious
ancestors, IN the selection of our chief Off
GERS. II was said By Washington there
neper ,ras bad Rda ,sho had ability for
great eRd good services" Let this sen,i-
ment be engraven on the hearts of Wings
as the criterion by which they are 10 b.
governed in the selection of their rulers !;
let it be recorded for pesterily, LEI It be
proclaimed to the world. that m the face
Of this sentiment thes hold Mr.. Calhoun
responsible for his biography Of Mr.. Van
Buren-and IN the face Of this sentiment
they place Mr.. Clay as far above those
great political associates, as honesty and
consistency are above pTeyarIcation and
chicanery. Mr.. Calhoun told the Wings,
sir, when they were his only friends and
when they were determined 10 see him
triumph or be suspended hy ;be same hal
fer with which his neck was threatened
he told us then, sir, that Mr.. Van Buren,
was bad man; Just as bad 4 mau as
Washington assured us was incapable of
great and good services. He told as that
he was 9 the chief adviser Of the act which
pointed the guns Of the Natchez at the
wharves Of Charleston that " he was
destitute of honesty as man, without
patriotism, man IN whose soul a noble,
manly principle could not exist He
told US all this and we believed it; the
whole world either believed or could not
deny the charge, for his whole life exhib.
tied him as political weathercock, ,urn-
ing to every point Of the political breeze,
and vaeillating for aud against every prin-
ciple Of political economy, from the COM
meucemeHt Of his political career. That
bad man, sir, with all The evidences of his
want Of honesty and of patriotism, was
taken in the arms Of Mr.. Calhoun as his
bosom friend, worthy of his confidence
and worthy Of the sutffages of the Wings
for the highest Office within their gift
Here, sir, was the separation Of Mr.. Cal
houn and the Wings, except those of South
Carolina, who, at ,he bidding Of their il.
lustrious leader, became as suddenly con-
verted as St. Paul on his Journey 10 Da-
mascus: not, however, like the Apostle,
from the principles Of false to right
eous faith, but TO the faith of Van Buren,
Democracy, and the science of Fau Bu- .
ren HTWISTIFlCATION," as nv old .
friend Peter PorcuPine calls it. Here sir,
! hold the Integrity Of Mr.. Calhoun--here
| hold the integrity Of the Whigs-let the
world decide between us.
But Mr.. President, beg leave to place
Mr.. Calhoun in the face OF another pre-.
cept Of Washington, for Wings place
high value on oil the precepts of that grea,
master spirit OF liberty. No man." said ,
he, " ever knowingly employed bad man
but to accomplish some selfish or evil pur.
pose. SIR, viii cherish this sentiment
with my last breath, and / affirm that il
has been literally verified by the amalga-
NATION Of John c. Calhoun and MARTA Van
BureD. Such an amalgsmaiion OF mind
and spirit was never before exhibited to
the world, nor did IL ever enter the mind
Of the physiologtsi 10 conceive 4 union Of
converse spirits possible. | grant, sir,
there may be circumstances IN which i
bad man may be employed 10 subordin- +
ate capacity, bat TO confide the destiny Of
such country as ours, IN the hands Of
such a yacillating, designing, cunning
fox as we we're assured was the charac-
ter Of Mr.. Wan Buren,, is more than can
Be attributed to a disinterested purpose
Here, repeat, hold Mr.. Calhoun and
IN presenting his claims in this point OF
view, ! viii not deiract one item from his
merits. will cheerfully award him all
the honor Of has past deeds his arduous
and merltonous services IN The councils
Of the country his Herculean powers of
mind his depth Of thought his vast and
boundiess researches; his extensive and
accomplished erldition, 10 which | will
add that which constitutes the chief glory
and dignity Of man, a moral character Of
the highest order, | will cheerfulv award
him all this and ask, why the ama!gama-
ton Of such a mind as his with the little
groyelllng weaze whose soul he assured
Us was DOT large enough 10 contain one
noble manly principle In the lame Of
con istency and moral honesty, ask, why
shoa!d statesman Of Mr., CaIhouns exal.
ted character, select such man to preside
over TIE destiny of hrs country Sir, the
answer IS at hand w ashinston was right,
II was to accomplish seifsh purpose =
Mr.. Calhoun had discovered tina, Mr..
Clay was the layorite Of the Wings, that
he had either tocease aspiring to the Pre-.
sidency or seek new friends-and the
friends Of hts little groyeling weazel -
were to become his friends bis
friends they have been-and his friends
they may continue to be, until
---a Like Van, Van,
lie becomes used up man.
So much for his selfish purpose. Mr..
President, tGi bat shall we say Of the eriI
purpose which Washington assures Us a
bad man s ever employed 10 accomplish.