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| CoMMU NICATED.
COMMUNICATED.
MR. CALHOUN'S LETTER AND HIS
POSITION.

The Globe of Friday last in an article endea-
voring to make smooth the rough places, that the
grea, South Caroiinian may slide into The aid of
its candidate for the Presidency, remarks: "lNr.
Calhoun wiH cordially support Mr.. Fan Blu
rem. We say this on the assurance of one OF
his best friends Who this "Jest" friend Is
we not intormed-areand in all probability viii
never be the wiser for the mere assertion. We
cannot believe, hos ever, that any ienan
has been authorized to give this assurance 10 the
editor of the Gobe-because such a pledge
would not only be directly opposed TO what Mr..
Calhoun himself AYERS, but would present
him TO the public man destitute OF
permanent political views, and disinclined
to regulate his conduct according to The Ian
guage of his letter. But, according TO the
Globe, Mr.. Calhoun r,H, not only support,
but CORDIALLY support Mr.. Yam Buren,, not
withsranding Mr.. Calhoun unequivocalIy states
his objections TO ",he mode in which the pro-
posed Convention is TO be constituted" and his
''rcasons for entertaining them" And he states
them 10 be such that he "cannot refuse to obey
them without renOuncing the principles which
he has so often avowed in public and private,
and which have guided him through the whole
course of his liie.n Again, he says:
81 made up my mind to waive the objection
which have long entertained 10 any informed ite
body unknown TO the Constitution between the Peo-
pie and the election of the President, The hope that
the proposed Convention would be constituted that
might consistently Nth its principles, sire my support
In this hare been disappointed, and, bring so, am
compelled TO decide as Ihare done"
Yet, he ,oiU give NJ. Fan Bnren CORDIAL
support ~ There is another Point, however,
to which he directs attention. He tells the
Central Committee, and. through them, the
public
BE your decision wha, i, may shall be content
But regarded II a. due 10 the occasion, 10 you and
myself to declare that undo, eirep distances mhaf.
srsr, shall support any candidate ,rho opposed 10
free trade, and in taror Of the proteofire policy or
rho,e prominent and influential fre,ds s, supporter,
ss'
Now, what can be stronger, OF more definite
what blow could be aimed with more certainty
at the candidate Of the Democracy in ddranc,
of the Conrenfioni Are the prominent and
influential friends" of Mr.. Van Buren, free ira.
ders7 They may be in politics, but are they on
the Tariff There is only one conclusion al
which we can arrive-ifhe Conreption is 10 BE-
organized by "Deicgoies appointed directly
by the Peopie,n and if NJ. IAN Buren, is in
faror Of free trade, and against the protectipt
policy, then Mr.. Calhoun will give him 'cor,
dial support" and not otherwise
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Correspondence Of the Madisonion.

IIou'roS CTexas) % January, 1874.
Sn:-Thc all absorbing question Of the day. viz
"Tur AssrIArios or Trx.s TO TINE UNrrrp SrAr,s
or AMrRIoA," prompts mo TO offer fcw remark, on
the present state Of affairs in Texas, the United
States, and Mexico.
The obstinate determination Of aboshing slavery
in Texas, on the part Of Great Brtan-the alleged
ella m Of the British Government ON Texas for land.
amounting TO several millions Of acres, and the de-
sign to colonze the same with her emanclpatcd
blacks frcm the West India I,lands--the establish
ment Of military colonies on the territory between
the rivers Neuccs and Grsode, supported by her
black reeimepts-and the project Of her connecting
the coast OF her Texas territory with the Pacific
Ocean, via The California and the Oregon Territory,
thus putting cdectua barrier to all future inter.
course between Mexico and the United States, by a
military Gordon drawn from the Gulf Of Mexico 10
the Pacific, demand the prompt Intervention Of the
United sa'es-psnceobie, IL possible, or armed. IL ne
c sssry-to admit Teas into The American Confede.
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From The Boston C0,u-iy f,
Yours, SC,

The Senate have pleasant way it is said, Of do
ing business on the appointments. One honorable
Senator rises aud moves that "lhe Senate do now 70
into Ereepfipg session. As soon as the doors are
closed, one of the political majority cries out, "wh,
Is the first uJjsot for discussiony' The victim !,
brought forward. A prominent member OF the MI
nori'y then inquiries, "Haye we any report on tbs
case Z" Sufficient" exclaims q member Of the re.
porting committee, "to reject doz NJ Senators,
says the honorable president OF the Senate, Gas many
as arc in favor Of the nomination will say aye"
sad, solemn silence, prevails, save scattering aye
perhaps, from one or two members apparently laborng
under a severe attack Of the pbtbisc. "As many O.,
are opposed 10 this nomination will say non "No .'
"No "Noi" IS shouted enorgetically and franlicBl
ly from all quarters Of the house. SENATOR" an.
sscrs the strong voice of the President rising ma es
ucslly-"yoor will Is donc-tbe victim is decaptai
ed-CIerk, read the next name" Very pleasant
this, to all but the poor suHorcrswho ken the pro-
cccdngs 10 The pleasant horrors Of the French Revo-
luton when the erecutioner would Joke with bis vic
tim neat the guillo,ioe, and send him laughing TO
another world
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THE INTERNAL MACHINE.

The People should keep IL constantly before their
minds, that the triumph of Wbggsry in 1874 would
certainly bring with il, re-tstabshment Of the most
corrupt and corruptng institution ever known-the
monster Bank which, during the year 1880, when 1t
working for a renewal its charter loaned One Nil
lion Sir Hundred and Serenity fire Thousand Sir Hundred
and Ssreniyiico Dollars, TO SO members OF Congress
What escape the People have made from the de-
vouring jaws Of this all-powerfu monster! II re-
quired years Of energy and toll to PROSTATE II and
when il fell il carried ruin and destruction with it,
grasping at the widows mite and the orphans ALL to
save it in its death struggle
In the name Of virtue, patriotism, and all that Is
NOBLE let us cntrcat you never to lose sight OF the
history of this dangerous daring aud immense engine
of corruption: but be ever y.gant, ever active, to
frown Indignantly upon the "rst dawning OF an at
tempt" 10 re-estsbsh it again among US. 1t was a
drath-stIugge between the People and the power OF
incorporated wealth but the former had at their
he lad an incorruptble, unbending patricia Leader Of
iron nerve, fitted for tile contest 1t will be many a
day before they find his equal may it be many day
before they have another such struggle. With the
aid Of Providence we have been saved from its resur
reciion but those who would revive II are ambitious
corrupt, and uniiring. Let every Democrat-every
lover of his country-raise his banner, bearing in.
scribed on It's folds, Eternal hostility 10 a .National
Bank and its champions aud adrOcaes.
We ask the Courier what better chance would
the Democracy have of being entirely secure
Hoih wv udu9 IS VI II ne IJs|Uuf lhuCHWt,
than by rallying upon and ell citing the present
Chief Magistrate, WHO HAS TWICE VETOED IT ?
Does not Mr.. Tyler, on this question, occupy
the same position with the " he amending pa
Tiot o. iron nerre?"
We know OF no trick, even in the Globe +,
which has excited in us more thorough feelings
Of contempt To enIreat the Democracy "nev-
Ell 10 loose sight of the history of this dangerous,
daring, and immense engine OF corruption"-
the Bank; and yet TO seem TO forget that
Mr.. Tyler vetoed the monster,!" And 10 pass
over this portion Of its " History" merely with
the remark, that " nth the ait of Providence
Ve rrere saved from its resurrection" or in
other words-No man did it, but God did ii !!
Upon the same principle we presume that when
any one is drowning, and an expert swimmer
leaps into the flood, and saves him from death,
the Swimmer did not do tit lras Precedence!
Do the Democracy expect TO elect Mr.. Van
Buren, or any one else, by such mannuvres OF
the press7 There is one ruth which they should
remember-that murder lcW out, and justice
,riH be done the last to be sure, is sometimes
the act Of "PRovlDrycE"
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Extract OF letter from Senator Of Texas 10 !
gentleman in New Ofl. ans;

iNfeCt OF VI t's.' " "
gentleman in New oh. ans
DrAa Sin; Uplo this period have been utterly
unable To learn What course our Executive Is pun Jung
iih reference 10 foreign relations lie still pre-
serves a dep mystery, and is unwilling Ia eomman-
cate.
There is bat feeling here in any other part
of Texas the subect of annexation. All heel the
most lively anxiety this matter and the only qaes-
tun IL, 10 tbs best possible mode OF sfecng this
great desideraium. When say "a however, you
must not understand me as including the President,
for we canno, say what he wisi The general OPP
MON Is Ina, he is opposed TO But out OF the whole
oi the people, apprehend, there would not be
found one OF hundred who would DO opposed
From the Washington City papers, we learn that al
impression has been made that Texas does not desire
anne aiion and friends there are mel by thus re-
ply when about urge the question. ii the Pfesi-
lcn does not furnish satisfactory evidence TO the Con-
Lress tina, be s doing every thing IN his power to at
tsin this object, we viii IN few days passresoluions
expressive OF desires, and siing against Bn
fish interference in relation 10 our political Institutions
understood Capt. Elliot, her Majesiy's representa-
rsc 10 Texas will spend the winter In New Orleans
The Object is doubt 10 alay inquiry, by seeming
CONSIDER that there is nothing now Of any import
anoe between his Government and ours But the
real object Is to place hmselfin nearer communication
with Mr. Doyle and Mr.. Fox, - that their joint
plans may be The easily carried on. That Cap
tain Elliot, since his frSt arrival in Texas, has uni
formly exercised powerful control over our Govern
rnent cannot be denied and that secret negotiations
of doubtful character have been going o., Is equally
clear The great anxiety which Capt. +. .eviDced,
jus, before our elections, manfes,Iy showed that he
conceived il of very great importance that Gen Hous
ton shoalJ have majority in Congress.
hope, however for the best, and that by some foi-
tunate urn of the wheel we may lie turned inio the
United States, and never again will abandon the
flag of my naive country.
We would add, for The inform alton Of our
readers, that we have private (though aulhen,ic)
advices from Texas, which state emphaticay
that uinc,y mine of every hundred of the citizens
are earnestly and zcalousy in favor Of annexa-
ton that "a large majority of the members Of
The Texan Congress are ii. advocates and that
'President Houston will be unable to stem the
torrent
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TEXAS.

We copy the 'uhjoined article and letter from
the New Orleans Bull,tin (Whig) Of the 25th
ult. twill be seen that those persons who have
attempted 10 create the impression thai the Poo
pie of Texas do not desire 10 be annexed TO the
United States, have been in error-have GER
tainly labored 10 lead Others into error, at oil
events
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WntaAn WoarniN0foa Nrssttt 20 b. St.
ceud Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. from lie
o,l Of April, 1919. at which time he YVES APP
pointed TO ill a vacancy occasioned BY the fesig
nation Of Second Lieulenaal John }. Benes
agreeably TO the nomination.
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JAMES NEW NOVEL

A RABELLA STUART, a Roma &c from Eng.
Cheap ,di,ion-pri,s Us cent?
Wanderiogs Of JourneymsD Tsill lhr ugh Eu-
rope and the Eas,-trsns'stcd firm The German BY
William Hewitt. Cheap eJi,ion-prcs - cents
Les Mysteries lie Paris, par Eugene Sue printed m
he French lsnguags-s' Is cents yer part. Port
Second this day " crived
feb 5 =. TAYLOR
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ARABELLA STUART, Romance from English
History. This is another of Harpers' cheap
publications, and will be sought with avdity,
being from the pen Of JAMES. Price one shil-
ling. |, may be had Of f. Taylor, Of this city.
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Il would sppeaf iroia TIE subjoipsd letter irotu
the Hon. Johu Wentworth, IN to-dsys lntel'i-
gencer, that Mr. Ryan wrote reply to one Of
the Globes ar icles, Designed to be inserted IN
the Globe, but il was rejected.
WAsnHeros, Feb. ,, l6<i
GrsrlsA.s Having just seen the remarks Of
General Hardin, la your paper, Ia reply TO The last
article Of the Globe upon Gov. Davss visit TO The
line of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, | deem II
but Of justice to myself 10 order to show that
| have not been remiss IN matter in which my con
stituens iee vital interest 10 state that some day
be orc the article To which General Hardin replied
Appeared had forwarded to the editor Of the Globe
the letter of MIR. Ryan, with such predatory remarks
a. deemed the nature OF the case required, and re
quesled its publication. Ny object in doing 30 was
To counterac, the effects OF previous remarks OF the
Globe, in giving the present negotiation political
bias, and set the public fully right And, MIR. Ryan
being radical Democrat in every sense OF the word,
and member OF our State Senate, besides being loan
ssioner, thought il best that he should speak IN
reiuiation of the charge that politics had any
in the matter. To my letter enclosing MIR. kyan's let
ter, who is constituent as well AS a personal and
political friend OF mine, suppose the Globes arti-
Gle TO which General Hardis refers, intended as
reply from the fact that no other notice has been
taken of it, It will thus appear that had written
the Globe, and been refused, week before Cen
eral Hardin Of which, however, he could not have
been aware, as | have been confined 10 my room
by sickness for The last ten days.
Governor Davis has returned, and MIR. Ryan left
Chicago with him, on his way to England, soon as
the Governor makes out his report, which will be
favorable
Your obedent servant,
JOHN WENTWORTH.
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hu. 10 q u,,uug la CONN lu.c alton Chile def ooul
Is. wers smbroiIeJ. ,r the i"sodenes which would
attempt under tho oircu uassnces TO rass thai ptitul
affair ofths dsg ~ rssi quarrel
We may add ia introducing this lester TO the read
err that all Il contains is In accordance with sdsices
which frou svssy part Of TrHss, and that upon
Two facts the feXians yearly unanimously agree, via
hat The BRUSH Govtrnment Is actively intriguing for
the abolition VI negro slavery la Texas, and for the
possession oi important political and commercial adj
vaniag.s and that incorpo ration into this Coniede
RAGS 10 the mos, desirable thing that can beis The
youpg Repub ic
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immediately sdmilted into the Union, tho Europsiu
powers will. In all reasonable probability with the
exception Of perhaps Great Britain sequesce in the
measure and the United States, with Texas, are
strong enough for Great Britain aided as she will be
by Mexico TO settle the question The United States
must act aud act quickly She cannot parry of the
blow At Ter institutions without decisive, prompt
scton.
Respectfully, yours, sc.
GEO. FISHER
sExrsAor Of the 32d article Of the Treaty OF Ami
~, Commerce and Navigation, between the I'm ted
States of America and The Mexican United States,
concluded at the citJ Of Mexico on the 5,h April
1881.
I" And II is further agreed, that, until the hegula-
tons for governing tins interior commerce between
the two nations shall be established, that the com-
ercal intercourse between the State OF Missouri, Of
the United States Of America, and New Mexico, IN
the United Mexican States, shall be conducted ss
heretofore, each Government aiordng the necessary
protection 10 the citizens Of the other"
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Your obedlent servant,
JOHN WENTWORTH.

We find the following in the Courier, printed
in New Orleans
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-08-14
FEDERAL WAXENES.

"The people in all nations ARE naturally divi-
ded into two soIts--the gentlemen and simptemen
the latter signifying the common people, such
as farmers, mechanics and laborers, the former,
the higher portions and those boln of more no.
ted families. John Adams.
The poor are destined TO labor, and the rich
are qualified for superior stations. -. Adams.
81 contend that the English Government forms
the best model the world ever produced"
-Alerander Hamilton.
"See the excellency of the British Executive.
He is placed above temptation. Nothing short
of such an Executive "a King) can be sufi-
Hamilton.
"All political communities ought to be divi-
ded into the few and the many-the first are the
rich and aceU born, the other the mass of the
people. ."--AIerdnder Hamilton
sour constitution is no better than any other
piece of paper, nor so good as blank on which
| a more perfect one could be written.n-Fisher
AimeS.
"Every man should be excluded from votiag
who has not the capacity to give an impartial and
independent suffrage ge."--Rgas King.
"They (the foreign emgrants) are men whose
,Uants if not whose piceS have sent them from
other States and countries TO seek bread by SER
rice if not by plunder."-Z. Williams, distin-
guished Federalist in the ". Y Convention.
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CAPTAIN JACKS CERTIFICATE.

Having seen IN the newspapers some pieces
respecting the Declaration of Independence, by
the people of Mecklingburg county, in the State
of North Carolina, in May, l775, and being so"
licited to state what know Of that transaction,
would observe, that for some time previous TO-,
and at the time those resolutions were agreed
upon, resided in the town of Charlotte, Neck
lingburg county; was prvy TO a number ofmeet-
ngs of some of the most influential and leading
characters of that county on the subject, before
the final adoption of the resolutions, and at the
time they were adopted. Among those who ap-
peared to take the lead, may be mentioned Hez-
ekah Alexander, who generally acted as chair
man John McKnitt Alexander, as secretary, A
braham Alexander, Adam Alexander, Major
John Davidson, Major afterwards General) VIM.
Davidson, Colonel Thomas Polk, EZEKIEL
POLK, Doctor Exphraim Brevard, Samuel Mar
tin, Duncan Ocheltree, William Wilson, Robert
| Irwin
"When the resolutions were finally agreed on,
they were publicly proclaimed from the court
house door, in the town of Charlotte, and recei-
we'd with every demonstration Of joy by the inhab-
itants
{" was then solicited to be the bearer of the
proceedings to Congress. set out the follow.
ing month, (say June,) and passing through
Salisbury, the general court was sitting: at the
request of the court handed copy of the res
olutons to Colonel Kennon, an attorney, and
they were read aloud in open court. Major
VIM. Davidson, and MIR. Avery, an attorney, cal
led on me at my lodgings the evening after, ant
observed, they had heard of but one person
"a Mr.. Beard,) but approved of them
II then proceeded on to Philadelphia, anC
delivered the Mecklenburg Declaration of Inde
pendence, of May, l775, TO Richard Caswel
and VIM. Hooper, the delegates to Congress from
the State of South Carolina.
81 am now in the eighty-eighth year Of m.
age, residing in the county of Elbert, in tht
State of Georgia. | was in the Revolutionary
war, from the commencement TO the close.
81 would further observe, that the Reverend
Francis Cummins, Presbyterian clergyman o
Greene county, in this State, was student ii
the town of Charlotte at the time of the adop
ton of the resolutions, and is as we'll or perhap
better acquainted with the proceedings at tina
time, than any man now living.
"Colonel Wm Polk, of Raleigh, in Nortl
Carolina was living with his father, Thomas, i
Charlotte, at the time have been speaking o.
and although then too young 10 be forward i
the business, yet the leading circumstances
have related cannot have escaped his recollec
ton.
"JAMES JACK.
: Signed this 7th of December, 1919, i
in presence of
"JOB WESTON, C. G. o.,
GAMES OLIVER, Attornev-at-a law
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cy; they are such as every man of honor and
good citizenmust approve.
"Considering the high station you now Eli in
our national councils, have thought these ex.
plantations proper, as well to counteract the Chi
mercal tales which malevolent persons have SC
industriously circulated, as to satisfy you that
you have not espoused the cause of a man in
any way unfriendly to the laws. the government
or the interests of his country
Respectfully, your obedient servont,
AARON BURR.
To Hon. Henry Clay"
Let those who prate now in the whig ranks ol
the disunion, notification, &C., ponder upon this
posi- ton of their leader, at time when there
pas disunion preached, and men and arms and
munitions were moving down our great western
rivers embarked in the desperate enterprise o.
Acknowledgement and a separate confederacy.
Mr. :" Clay ESPOUSED THE CAUSE OF
A MAN" who was then traitor to his coun
Itry--whqss9as defeated in reasonable conspi
racy which could not have succeeded withou
demolishng all those institutions which hac
been established by the Revolnton-and wht
escaped the penalty OF the gallows by tht
quirks OF law and the ingenious subterfuges o
counsel Gen. Andrew Jackson was most in
strumental in breaking up that expedition ant
bringing its chief to trial, and it was in the man
ner that Clay "espoused the cause of Barr
that old Hickory was first induced to dstrus
him
Let the slanderers of Mr.. Polk look to this
They will find enough III the companionsh
Of AARON BURR with HENRY CLAY t
gloss over and defend, without looking into tn
character of Gov. Folks ancestors.
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Col. PoIk's Ancestors-thc Documents,

Among the documents, contained in the A
merican archives, there is one appended to the
Mecklenbug Declaration Independence, which
shows conclusively that the grandfather OF Colo
mel Polk was among those who appeared to take
the lead in forwarding this great measure, and
was regarded as among the most active wings o.
that day--a time when ~hig meant the reverse
of what it does now; that is, patriotic republi.
can, who opposed the designs of the British to
oppress and enslave America. This fact ap
pears in a certificate, of which the following il
transcript, to be found at page 85S, vol. 2, O
the Archives:
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The True Democrat proposes "to raise a
fund sufficient 10 cover the amount of the bond
given by Mr.. Clay to the Mayor of Washington
CITY, for his good behavor--the amount TO be
deposited with Joe Gales or John NJ. Botts--that
all fears of that bond" being thus removed,
Mr.. Clay may be free to fog any man, woman
or child in the country-that his friends may
have no reason TO say, after the election, that
the hands of their candidate was " tied up, and
that consequently the election was unfair.