Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-08
RcGutaiiOn OF one Of Tenn E.inS's
S.crc<rCIS.

In the speech which was made in this city on the
both ult., By Tom Ewing Ct Ohio, he was guilty,
among many other Misrepresentation, Of imputing to
Mr.. CALHOUN the opinion that laboring men would
be better off in a condition Of slavery than i'll freedom.
He did this perhaps more with a design to arouse the
p~reludices Of abolitionists and Others against the South,
so that they might. paradoxical as it may seem, be
induced to adhere to Mr.. Clay. than TO iniure Mr..
Calhoun by his SANDER. The tendency Of it, how
ever, was both TO deceive tie people and injure Mr..
Calhoun's personal character: consequently. Mr. Y.
B. Palmer. a well known citizen Of this place, thong It
il bu; a matter # Justice to give Mr.. Calhoun an OPP
por;unity to rcfgtc the fil-c impuiations Of Mr.. Ewing.
lie therefore addressed a note to Mr.. c.. stating the
charge made by Mr.. Ewing, to which Tic following
reply has been returned. 1t VII be seen that MIR.
Calhoun utterly denies and r~epudiatcs the obnoxious
opinions imputed to him.
STATE DEPARTMENT, 29tl July. 1911.
DEAR SiR:-l ain in tie receipt Of your letter Of
the 22d inst. in which You state, that in 4 siccch
- made by Mr.. Thomas Ewing in tbs city Gndian-
'%.apolis), on the 2Gth INST. and in an elaborate argu-
- ment against tie annexation Of Teva> 10 the United
States. Lc took occasion 20 advert to the correspond
.once between Yourself and AIr. PakcnIam. and
= affected t. quote - much Of your letter TO that gen
''tleman. a took the roSit on. Tat in a st3jc #
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.smuch better conditioned and happier, than in the
''ciarac;ef and attitude Of fsceacn. Ar. Ewing
qualified this ~ saying. tia in this instance II va3
-. true yen confined tie application to tic African
race; bat ~tl.cl, thlt YOU had. over AMI over acain,
made TIC Ike taiolnenis in tie Senate # tie United
Estates. N general terms. and without such resiric-
''iionS in vJur remarks IN Tie cQlorcd population.
The whole tcuar of M-. Ew nr's ;miris IN this
= point, was most obviously intended to c .nYincc liz
auditory. that tho leading men Of tie Democratic
''party. and yourself in particular. held = principles
Ito king to a sy-tcn # slavery embracing the entire
.laharinr population, without regard - color" You
conclude ~ requesting ne to state whether Mr.
EWING statement is correct or not
In relly | have To state. that tie whole st2tcmen;
is so utterly destitute ofany foundation. that | ccnaoI
but think. there mast Be some mi.lrprchcn-i9n y f.
what he said. Il would seem alige>t imao>ib.e tla'
a man of his standing would make q statement fl
clccti0noorine r%urpo-cs. which 10 could rot but know
wa ut;erlv without foundation. | took 10 suci
ground, in tie letter RI rrcl ., rs IS attributed {,
me in the sf-fcmont. | simply showed bv stat ticaI
facts. taken from &c ccasu, principally. tha- tie con.
dition If the African race was much better in tx
slavcloidinr than in the II n-slaveIoliin- States; III
have !. or any member If tic Republican party. a,
far as | know. ever uttered n tie Senate or cl-cwhero.
any general sentiment. such a the statement at;ri-
huies to mo. or any thing like i. On tie contrary.
| fcarlc> l. ar2oal to ms whole If, in proof Of ms
devotion to ouf free popular institutions.
With respect. / Az, &c. &c.
n. L. PAINHr. II. J.. C.. CALHOUN.