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We bad Intended 10 hare giEeh The Addfe
Of Mr.. GASEOUS 10 his political friends aud 81
PotIers, Al length, Oul uPpp RECESSION conclpas
that We might, with prophecy, slsave out Ill
portion oft wherein be speaks 9TH unjust COZ
s.itniiOa Of the Baltimore ConRen,ion, and a.
Es'gns ,ha: as the reason shy ~ declines hasin
his name brought before said Convention. NJ
Calhoun copn,euees his address thus.
II :" have left tito you, my friends 50
saPporteEs. through whose lasorahle eat
mate Of my qualifications. my name ha
been presented TO the people OF the Uni
ted States, for the~ office OF Chief Magis
trate, 10 conduct the canvass on sue
principles and in such manner, as vo,
might think best. But. 10 so doing, di,
not waive my RICH, 20 determine on "a,
individual responsibility. what course nl
duty might compel me TO pursue ultimate
Ivy, nor have been an inatientiye obsery
er OF the canvass and the course you Rave
taken.
! II affords me pleasures 10 be enabled Il
1say, that on all leading questions, growing
ont Of the canvass, | heartily concurred
With you, ia the ground you took. and
especially those relating 10 The mode Ia
which the delegates TO The proposed Con.
yention TO be held 10 Baltimore should Be
appointed, and how they should vote. J.
You have, in my opinion, concIusiyely
shown that they should be appointed by
districts and vote per capita. but your rea
sons, as conclusively as they are, have
proved in vain. Already New York and
some other States haye appointed dele
gales enhmasse by Stale Conventions, and
one State (Vlrginia) has resolved that the
votes Of her delegates shall be settled by
the majority and be counted per capita.
Their course wouli neeesssrily,oyefrule
that, which you have so ably supported.
should you 60 into the Convention and
would leave you no alternative, but 10
yield yours and adopt theirs, however
much you may be opposed 70 il on prn- i
ciple, or TO meet them on tie most une-
quail terms, with divided, against united
and concentrated forces
The question is then, what course On :.
der such circumstances should be adopt.
ed' And that question, you will be com.
PEELED speedily TO decide The near ap.
proaeh Of the time for meeting Of the bro :,
posed Convention will not admit Of much
longer delay But as your course may
depend in some degree on that which
have decided TO take, | deem it due TO
The relation subsisting between US. tomake
nine Known to you without tKriAer .de.aul
ii mo ga f.tt LIZ
rate survey Of the ground, have decided
that ! cannot PERM. my name to 80 be
fore The proposed Convention, constituted
as Il must'no be. consistently with the
principles which have ever guided my
public conduct. My objections are insu
perable. As it must be constituted, It is
repugnantto. all the principles, on which.
in my opinion. such Convention should
be formed. What those principles are, /
shall now proceed briefly 20 state
tMr. Cslhoun ihen, enters on an elaborate
train Of reasoning with regard 10 the appoint
menu Of Che delegates 10 the proposed oonven.
lion, and shows how, as constituted, the Conyen-
lion would teOnfair and unjust. He goes warm
y in savhr Of The election Of delegates by dis
lricts IN each staie,/ He says the appointment
'f delegates en- masse by State Conventions
would tend, AZ the same lime and with great
'orce, % ce9talize and control all in the hands
4 a few, who makes politics trade" He then
hus proceeds, and concl1tes.l
"Spch are my objections % the mode in
WHICH the proposed Convention is 10 be
constituied, and my reasons for entefiain-
p them. They are such that ! cannot
-eIuse TO obey them withou, renouncing
he principles which have often avow
ID 10 Ppblic and-prlyats. and which have
GUIDED me through the whole course OF
ny public lie.
In coming 10 this conclusion | have not
PASSED over, without careful examinations |
he reasons assigned by its advocates for |
the Convention as they pro-
rose. They have not diminished the
oFce Of my objections. Propose 10 no.
ice the most prominent.
That which they have urged with the
ireatest confidence, is, that each State has
right 70 appoint Delegates as she pIeases.
-meetit, BY utterly denying that there isl
nv such rishts-That each State has the
ight 10 act IS it pleases, in whatever re-.
ates 70 itself exclusively, 20 one will de-
y; but il IS perfectly novel dociine,
hal any State hassuch right, when she
ONES 10 act 10 concert with olhers In re
srence 10 what concerns the whole. To
uch cases il is the. plainest dictate Of
ommon sense, that whatever effects the
shoie should be regulated BY the mntu-
! consent Of all. aud mol BY The dihcIe.
on' Of each, That the appointment OF
Delegates 10 The proposed Convention is
case OF this description. I trust have
onclusively shown. | have, | also trust, 7
hown more ) iha, The supposed right is
deceptive, fer While ii claims
Or each Stale The right % appoint Dele.
aies as il pleases. il ID reality gives the
arger States the right 10 dictate how the
be Others shall appoint. II. for example,
be Empire State. as tits called, adopts the |
node Of appointing Gas SIZE hss) which
'ill concentrate her whole strength, what
secretion would she leave 10 others iiI
hey 60 into Convention. but TO appoint as
be bar appointed, or to be ruled by her.
is then, neither mere nor less than a
lain 10 dictate. under the gsTb ola night,
I'D such is exercise has proved in the
resent case. /, has left no option. but to
onform 70 her course. orio Be oveFrnled,
T refuse 10 60 into the Convention.
regret this, because sincerely desire
. preserve the harmony Of the party. RI
al strong hopes hat the rally after The
efeas Of 1910 would be exclusively on
principles. THE hope was greatly strength