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OF the fort, and the execution OF some En-
glishmen. Cabinet secrets were kept in
those days, and for "A years the world
knew nothing Of the individual feelings
and opinions on that subject Of the adVis-
ers of Mr., Monroe.
Mr.. Crawford was always the enemy Of
Mr.. Calhoun. The three sat down to din
ner together, Mr.. Van Buren and Mr..
Cambreleng as guests. Here it was at that
meal Of green peas and other luxures,
that Mt. Crawford informed Mr.. Van Bu-
rem that, in the Cabinet discussion, Mr..
Calhoun stenuously opposed the course Of
General Jackson respecting the invasion of
Florida. lie detailed in willing ears the
sayings and doings of that Cabinet meet
ing. And the singular fact was announc-
ed that John Quincy Adams was the only
man present who sustained AID vindicat-
ed the course Of Andrew Jackson, BY the
most porrnacous defence of the act, he at
last succeeded in modifying the determi-
nation Of his colleagues, and procuring
their assent to a reply to Don Ons, extri-
eating the country and Gen. Jackson at the
same time.
Mr.. Van Buren, knew that no man ever
opposed the will or the acts Of General
Jackson that did not feel his wrath. He
knew and felt that Mr.. Calhoun was in the
train Of succession, and he knew that he
desired to occupy that favorable position
himself. The disclosures of the Georgia
dinner are poured into the ear Of the Old
Chief He laid his hand upon Calhoun
and he wthered and fell. The Cabinet
exploded-Mr. Van Buren was named for
the succession. Oh, the passion; the in
frmty and ambition OF man! what does
Mr.. Calhoun now! | remember when |
first came into Congress in 1890, the first
man to whom | was introduced was John
c, Calhoun. | was young man and was
little surprised at his first question, how
parties would stand in Ohio; and | gave
| him Yankee answer-L asked him how
parties would stand in the Senate Of which
he was the prssidng officer. Said he, the
administration proper will be in minority
in less than a month. | did not exactly
comprehend what was meant by the term
proper | had heard of proper nouns in
! LIIt gldllllldls buL lidu htNtI h'dIu VI q
=, proper administration, and asked him to Le
more explicit. The result Of this enquiry
was that he believed that the Jackson dy-
nasty would lie in minority, and his iCa'-
| houu's) branch of the democracy would
secure a maiority-in the same year Pick
ems and other South Carolina men in Con-
gress came out and joined Calhoun in op-
position 10 the measures Of General Jack
son.
But the General held his own, and the
crown was as far from the grasp of Mr..
Calhoun as ever. lie next operates thro'
the South 1t is only by a sectional eX-
citement by concentrating Southern feel
ing, and by disturbing the equilibrium Of
affairs that his personal views might be
Observation-Disclosures is invented two
years after. The Tariff, for which Cal
houn and South Carolina had labored and
voted, suddenly became unconstitutional
Oh, this Constitution of ours we heard
them say, this great and glorious Constitu-
ton must be preserved. Fly it the Presi-
dent has 10 command Of the armies Of the
States in time of peace. They must lie
marsballed by the State Executive, and
with them we, the States, may make law
ful constitutional war upon the President
and his forces. Such were the doctrines
Of the Calhoun clique in 1888.
: Ny Democratic friends, you recoIlcct the
situation Of the Jackson party at that day.
How, with a majority in Congress, Old
Hickory could not carry out his measures
against South Carolina rebellion. How we
Whigs in Congress, who had been elected
in opposition to him and his doctrines, gave
him our support in this crisis. | was one
f Of thirteen Wing members who went to
the White House and told him we would
stand by him. [Cheers.] Said we, we are
your old and stern enemies, but we know
your purpose is to sustain the authority
, Of the UniOn-WhateVer else we may say
and do against you we sustain you in this.
And remember how the old man bIandly
and kindly gave me his hand and thanked
us for this support. And | now ask you
but for those Wings in Congress, where
now would have been the fame, the suc-
cess, the renown Of that glorious event,
the suppression of Southern treason; aye,
where would have been the indivisible
Union itself!
Notification disappeared-don't forget
howl South Carolina ambition on one
side and General Jackson on the other
There were two opinions as to the remedy,
One party were for arms ard blood. Mr..
Verpianck, of New York, having the con-
f fdence Of the Jackson party, was for
yielding all; he brought in bill reducing
the duties at once to 90 per cent. ad valo-
rem. Verplanck was then ard is be-
lieve, now free trade man. His party
were in a majority and in this would have
had the South. What could we Wings
DO! The manufacturers come to us in
crowds; they excIaim what are you doing;
this bill kills us at once, at least give us
time to die. There they stood in the ap-
preheDson Of immediate ruin, imploring
us with tears to save them. Mr.. Clay pre-
posed to give them 10 years where Yer
: planCk gave them one. 1t was civil war
or eontn rr1uction of the Jackson tariff OF