The Arkansas banner., 1844-02-20
MIR CALHOUN.

The letter of .Mr. Calhoun, which has been looked for with much interest, by both parties, has at length appeared. It was pub lished originally in the Charleston Mercury, and reached this city, last week, in the New Orleans Bulletin. We are indebted to a friend for our first perusal of it. If we understand the letter, and we have read 1t carefully, it contains no new views, and places Mr. Cal houn in no new position. It presents only three points of practical importance list. He dissents from the mode which has been adopted, by the Democratic party, for send ing delegates to the National Conventon.- This he has always done. End. He with draws his name, not from the Democratic party, but from the list of persons from which the National Convention may select as candl- date for the Presidency. Sd. He declares his uncompromisng devotion to Free Trade, and his, equally uncompromising, opposition to any man who advocates the doctrine of protection. And this Is what all, who knew his character, knew he would do. And if, in this, the democrats have sustained any loss, or the whigs have gained any advantage, we are unable to perceive t. The whigs have been indulgng most joyous anticipa- ton that Mir. Calhoun would desert the de- moeratic party, and come over to Mir. Clay. How sadly have they been disappointed i- Instead of ijoining their ranks, be declares de- termined and undying hostility to their men and measures. We find nothing like deser- ton of democracy, nor any diminuton of zeal in the glorious cause, in Mr. Calhoun's letter. On the contrary, judging from that let ter itself, and from the tone of the Charles ton Mercury, and the Washington Spectator, (both Calhoun papers) we confidently believe that MT. Calhoun, and his friends, will SUD- port the nominees of the Baltimore Conven- ton. Not because they shall be the nom- inees of that Convention; but because they will be democrats, and opposed to Henry Clay and whiggery. We believe so, because we have confidence in the wisdom, and pa- triotsm, of Mr. Calhoun.
 We yield to no one Tn our admiration and regard for Mr. Calhoun; and do not hesitate to say that he is our individual first choice for the Presidency, against the world. There would be warm heartiness of feeling in our support of him, with which no other name could inspire Us Yet, while we do not love him less, we love democracy more; and for the sake of union, harmony, and concert of action among our selves, and consequent triumph over the en- emy, We readily waive all our predilections for him, and would even go against him, if necessary, in favor of the choice of our par ty. Such, we conceive, should be the feel ing ofeyery democrat Individual preference, and individual interest, should be laid aside, and every wish and every effort be concen- trated and merged in one common and mighty effort, such as patriots alone can make, for the success of our principles, and the safety of our country. But there will be no neces- sity for going against MT. Calhoun. We re- peat our confident belief-our proud conyic- ton that when the day of battle comes, he will be found marshaling his gallant Caroli- nians in the democratic ranks, and shoulder to shoulder with the foremost in the fight, marching against that ''Prince of the powers of political darkness"-Henry Clay, and his Babel-hosts of whiggery.