The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-02-02

adherence TO principle, perioc, harmony pervaded
Tue ranks OF the party. | boheId II with JOY. be
hesed Tie moment highly favorable for the thorough
reformation Of the Government snd the rostor alton
OF the Constitution. To the Republican party
looked for the accomplishment of this great work
aud accordingly felt the deepest solieitude, that
lbe stand taken, aud the harmony which existed,
should be preserved la order that II should, made
up my mind TO waive the objection which have
long entertained 10 any intermediate body, unknown
to The Constitution, between the people aud the cleo
lion vi the President la the hope that the proposed
Convention would be constituted that might con
s,slentiy with ~ principles, give il my support Ia
this have BEEN disappointed, and being 50, am
compelled 10 decide ~ have done. The same mo-
tises which impe'led me to separate from the Ad-
ministration OF General Jackson, in the pienude Of
It's power and To come TO the Of MIR. Van Bu-
rens at Its greatest depression, eompeIs now to
withhold my name from the proposed Convention.
Having now assigned my reasons for refusing 10
permit my name to 20 before the Baltimore Conven-
tion II rests with you who have placed II before the
people and assented TO abide by Convention fairly
constituted, TO determine what coase you will pur-
sue.
BE your decision what il may, | shall be content.
But regarded it as due to the occasion, to you and
myself, TO declare that under circumstances what
ever, shall support any candidate who is opposed to
free trade and 10 favor Of the protective policy or
whose prominent and influential friends aid support
crs are. hold the policy to be another name for "a
system OF monopoly and plumber and TO be thorough
y ant-republcan and federal In its character also
hold that so long The duties laid down as To
be IN fact bounties to portion of the community,
WINE they operate as oppressive taxes on the other,
there can be no hope that the Government can be
reformed or that its expenditures will be reduced to
the proper standard.
Were |, with the evidences before me- to say 9TH
crwise Of my course, it would be, practically to de-
clare that regard the protective policy TO be open
| question: so far as the Jarty is concerned, which
would m ms ~ virt,. Iahn nnmp nj
OF the cause Of Free Trade. That can never be-
have done and suffered too much for il, when its
friends were few and feeble, to abandon it now
now, when the auspices everywhere, on this and the
other side OF the Atlantic, proclaim the approaching
downfall 81 protection and the permanent triumph OF
Free Trade. ], who upheld II against monopoly and
plumber in the worst of times, and braved the men.
aces Of Administration and Opposition, when backed
but by single State will not, cannot abandon the
glorious cause now, when its banner in proud
triumph over the metropolis Of the commercial world.
No. shall maintain immoveably the ground ] have
long occupied until have witnessed ITS great and
final victory, IL it shall please the Dsposer Of Events
to spare my life so long II will be- indeed, rto,y
the harbinger of a new and brighter and higher
civilization
Much less, STILL can give my support to any can
didate, why shall give his aid counenance TO the
agitation Of abolition in Congress or elsewhere ; or
whose prominent and influential friends and supper
ters shall doubt the sincerity of any man who de-
he aids and countenances the agitation Of the ques-
ton, be his preteNt what il may. II we have right
to our slaves, we have the right to hold them in
and quiet IL the Constitution guarantees the one il
guarantees the other and il it iorbids the one from
being attacked, il equally forbds the other. Indeed
the one stands to the other means to end, and
is so avowed by the aboIitionsts and the panest
principle. of morals. If the end be prohibited the
means of ehecting it also OF the two, regard
The deluded fanatic far less gully and dangerous than
he who, for political or party purposes, aids coun-
tenances him in what he knows intended to do that
which he acknowledges TO be forbidden by the Con-
stitution.
1t is time that end should be put to this system
of plumber and agitation. They have been boz ne
long enough. They kindred measures, and hos
tile, as far at least one portion Of the Union is
concerned While the tariff takes from us the pro
ceeds Of our labor abolition str kes at the labor It
self The one robs us Of our income, while the
other aims at destroying the from which that
income is derived II IS imp ssble for us 10 stand
patiently much longer, under their double operation,
without being Impoverished and ruined
JOHN c. CALHOUN