Holly Springs gazette., 1844-02-17
THE ADDRESS OF MIR CALHOUN
To has Political F,iends and Supporters.

10 hss Political Friends and Supporters.
have left it to you nv friends and sun
| po'tefs, through whose favorable estimate
OF my qualifications. my name has been pre-
scented To the people of the UaItfd States
for the office of Chitf Magistrate, 10 con
duet the Canvass on such principles and il
snch manner. as YOU might thnk b. ST.
| But. IN SO DONG. | do not waive my Zig h
20 determine on my individual responsible
". what course my duty mig 1T compel m.
10 pursue ultimately. nor Lave b. IN an in
attentive observer of the canvass and the
Course you have taken
IL aftardS me much pleasure to be ena
bied to say, that on all leading Questions
growing out of the canvass. | hea,tlIy con.
Cured wilb YOU, in the grounds YOU took,
and especially those relating TO the mode in
which the delf9at' 10 the proposed Con.
ventIon 10 be htld In Baltimore should b..
appointed, aud how they should vote You
nave. In my opInIon. conclusively shown
thatihfy should have been appoints by
districts and vote per caDIia. but your teas-
ons as conclusive as they are, have proved
10 vain A eady New York and some 9th
er States have appointed delegates en masse
bY State CnnveDiIons aud one State (Eu-
glna) has resolved that the votes af her del
egatts shall be settled bv the rnaiority and
De counted per capita Their coutse would
necessarily overrue that, which Won hav.
SO ably supported, should yoa go into Con
vention and would leave you no alternarive.
but 10 yield yours and adopt theirs, howeg.
er much you may be opposed to il on prin
cIple, or 10 meet them on the most unfoual
terms. with divided, against united and con.
centrattd forces
The question is then. what course under
such circumstances should be adonted2
ahu that ASTON, you will be COMPEL. d
speedily TO decide The near approach of
ne time for meeting of the proposed Con.
Ventlon will not admit of much longer d.,
ay. But as your course NAV depend in
some degree on that which [ have decided
o take. deem IL due 10 the relations sub-
'iShng be.ween US. 10 make mine known
0 you without further delay |. then. af.
er the most careful and deliberate survey
u the ground, have decided that / cannot
permit m? name to go before the proposed
constituted as it mus: now be
consistently with the principles, which have
Yer guided my public con luct Nv OH
-cuons are insnperable As il must be
onslitnteG, 1t IS repngnant TO all the princi
les. on which. IN my opinion. such a Crn-
ention should be formed What those
fInciP'es are. | shall now proceed bfit fly ,
} state. | hold them " th YOU. that the
Convention should be so constituted. as 10
tier fully and clearly the voice OF the peo.
lie. and no. that of political managers. or
ffice serkers; and for that purpose, hold
Indispensable. that the delegates should he
ppointed directly by The people, or IN use :
Ie language or Gfn Jackson, should he .
resh from the people" also hold tha. :
e only possible mode of eff citing this is :
T the people to chose the Delegates bv dis.
lets and that they should vote per cani,a
very other mode of appointing would be t
by political machinery. and place {
e appointments IN the hands of the few .
no wotk IT. ] ofJsct then, 20 The oronos
Canger'lon. because it will hot be con. "
tnt'd 10 conformity with this Fundamental
.cle of the Republican creed The del. G.
Iatfs to ii will be appointed from some of =,
e States. not by the people in districts bu:. re
has oeen stated. bv State Conventions en- CT
assf, composed of Delegates appointed in n n
Cases. as far as am infoimed, by coua. ~
or district conventions and in some cases. nj
'ol Hfi>fhioifhtu, IneSe again com DoS+.d W
delegates appointed by still sna Ter di u
lons, or few interested individuals In ~ ~
ad then OF being directly. or fresh from m
people, The delegates To the B,!timore W
invention Will be he deltoates of DELE. e.
is aud oil course remov,d. IN all cases :,
least three II not four degrees from tba ).
'ple "lli become less full ana distinct nm. be
al last II Will become so flint and inoe-. IN
I. as mol 10 be audible To drop m. Ia -
or. hold II impossible for a scheme D.
re perl city ca cnlat.d To annihilate The IN
lt'oi of the people over The P,.sid. mia. 2"
r'ion. and ST il on those who raLa = =
iics trade. and who live. or exnect - he
: on the Government gr
10 this connection. | object not less stron. g
to the mode 10 which Virginia aas re-. t., is,
ved her d'legates shall vote. With all tn:
.espect. | must say. / can ina zine tht
hing more directly in conflict with the sha
aeiples on which all confederate commu. sf; sts