Mobile register and journal., 1845-01-20

Messrs. Sanford S. Wison-rhe following power fu and candid vindicaton of Mr. CALHous's d;plo- matte correspondence, which originally appeared in the New-York Herald, expresses so nearly my own sentiments that l should he pleased to ferred 10 the columns of he Regi,er. an the more anxious for It's publication here because your whig contemporary, upon the first appearance of the respondeare, took especial pains to pronounce phatic condemnation nron il, as well as upun Mr. ] Calhoun. Amous iheru there may he a diff. ercuce of opinion the degree of credit and re psci due Mir Calhoun, bsl there can. or ought 10 he none in regard in the greet and vital interests which led to the corresp ndence. a. | The Whig papers, generally, have been quite in . cessant in their attacks the Diplomatic currrspon- dence oi Mir. Calhoun in reference tu Texas, the ground that it sectional in it's character, and
 limited almost exclusively to the defence of slavery. To judge correctly, in reference hs correspon- dencc, it must not be orentt0n that MT Calhoun 1 came into the Department oi State when he neg"iia- | tionx in reference 10 the annexation ofTexas had terminated and that all that was left for hini to o. 10 complete 'he terms. and put them into pro- per form. Under these circumstances, whal oppurtu- nitv had Mir. Calhoun tO express his views hrge, nn the many advantages to bc derived to the Onion from the annexation Of Texas! Thai Ie has view ed them IHily m all their aiy appreciated them, one who knows the Cast oi his mind will doubt; bni what opportunity has he hal 10 express his opinions to ths great and nhuner able advantages ii ~oul confer the conime,c the navigation, the A icnlture aud manufactures ui the county. as well ns it's general security? To answer ths question, Il must be retne nlerrd that but three partial opportunities have heen oifrrred.him 10 ex- press his opinion in reference 10 this ,uhrct The brst was the declaration of Lord Aberdeen, which, hy hIs direction, was read 10 MT Gpshur. and cony of which was afterwards placed in the hands si Mir Calhoun. it must be borne in mind that the uI,cct nt that remarkable paper was to quiet the aprrehen sion of the government and people of the United States in regard 10 the policy of Great Britain in reference 10 abolition generally, and esperslly m i Texas It was prepared with great care. and well calculated 10 effect it's object, PrUrssing the great est fairness as To the means it nevertheless buhily avOwed tetermuiaibn i0 use all efforts to abolish slavery every where, and especially in Texas. IL impossible, therefore, to admit such paper, pre- sented. o.psss unnoI"ed, and how else could i, be noticed bnt by showing that it's ayowed policy if car ! red out in Texas, w1mli be followed by placing in jeopardy the domestic institutions, not only of the ad Iacent States of Lousiana and Arkaiisas but nearly hall the Union, and also to endanger the Union itself?
 i This Is precisely what Mir. Calhoun has done, ac- companied by statistical facts, which conclusively show that the professed object of England m her abolition policy, of bsttering ths condition of the blacks, would fail, far those in the United States were concerned-snd that instead of beiter- ing their condition, by destroying the relation be- tween Inc two races in the South, iEey would be put m an infinitely worse condiion, judging from the ef- fects of abolition in other States. Could he have done less, could he have done morel Would it not have been clear dereliclion oi duty if he had re- mained silent, if he replel al al have sand less, or other than what he did actually sayl But could ! he have said mJre-coud he have touched the great subjects of commerce, navigation, manuf.c- tuIcs, &c., AS connected with annexationl Would il not have been preposerous, indeed for him to have gone beyond the subjects presented in ihe paper which he replying? 1T the correspondence be- tween Mir. Calhoun and Mr. Pakenham, in reference 10 the paper, be usliy liable to the charge of being sectional and n defence of slavery, is It not 10 the occasion in wh cl orig mated? But is il in any way liable to such charge! ls it sectional io show as he clearly has, that the avpwed policy of Great Br tain, if carried out in Texas, would endanger, in its consequences, the domestic nsiiitutions of near y half the Union-the security of an important frontier on which the safety of the whole val Icy of the Mississippi depends, and possibly the Union itself! Is il defence of slavery 10 insist that il is the duty ot the federal government, under the express guarantees of inc constitution, to defend n the States of this Union ag,nst domestic violence; and as matter oi course, 10 guard against such causes as may endanger them? Has it to this that is an offence the part of Secretary of State, and evidence of a sectional spirit, to tell foreign power that the policy which II has avowcd in
 
 such would expose the institutions of lar e por- ton of the States of this Union to danger and de- sruction! Has il cone 10 this-that the great and fundamental guarantee the constitution, on which our Union rests, is no longer obligatory the gov ernm ent, so far as the South is concerned, and that ii is political offence to other portions of the Union 10 cla i'm its protection in their behalf?
 The next occasion offered to Mir. Calhoun was in .hs celebrated letter to Mr. King, against winch the same grave charges of ssctionaiiy have been made. This originated from a communication of our minis ter 10 France, in which he stated that he had taken the ground with that government that her interests, and those of Great Britain, in respect to annexa. ton, were very different. The object of the letter of MT. Calhoun to Mir. King, was, therefore a pre- sent ina full and clear point of view, the different effects which the contamination of the avOwed policy of Great Britain in reference to Texas and this 1 tinsnt would have sn the two countries. This was done by facts furnished from English source, which arc believed to be unquestionable; and which shows conclusivey that Eng gsh policy, if successful, would end in a monopoly of the commerce of the world. Lord Aberdeen avowed that the policy of Eng land in reference 10 Texas was purely comnsr- cal, and Mir. Calhoun hss but shown that by far the most important of its elements was invoked ip the scheme of aboishIng slavery in that Republic. Could he, therefore, with pIopristy. taking into view tho occasion that gave rise the letter, have said more or less! The occasion called for the defence of our institutions that were immediately threatened, and also 10 expose the all grasping spirit of comme, cia monopoly on the part Oi Great Brta l which he has | accomplished with master hand.
 l The third and last occasion which was offered 10 MT. Calhoun 10 express his opinion the subject of | annexation, proceeded from \ call of the govern ment of Texns to interpose against the threatened invasion "n the part of Mexico. in consequence of the former having accepted invitation 10 annex | Texas to the Union. On this head it is not neces. sary 10 dive further than state that the points in- voived were the obligation on the part of the Unued Staes to inerp0se against an invasion, originating m such cause pending the question of anne Nation -and the savage ferOciiy with which Mexico had | proclaimed that the should be conducted. The | views Of Mir, Calhoun were, therefore limited; but | The able argument presented m justification of ihs course Oi sur government, SO far as Mexico was con ! cerned, as well as the propriey of interfering against the threatened invasion, were conclusive.-
 To have gone further, nnd discussed the advantages of annexation, would have been preposlerous and ab- | surd.
 To conclude, shall venture to assert, that no one will be more gralfed than Mir. Calhoun, himself, 10 have a proper opportunity oi giving his views at
 large, showing the important advantages of annexa ton in commercal' manufacturing, agricultural, mechanical and political point of view. Such N sa- per would silence the "seciional views" of a few northern self.syled phanlhropists, and place the question of annexation in light beyoLd their ap- proach of hostility.
 A VENERABLE ONE.--There is in the possess sion of one of the old Dutch families of Albany, n 1 Parrot, known to be eighty-iwo years of age! The bird Is now blind. but notwithstanding that, it can find its way to any part Of the house without difficult fy, and recognizes the different members of the am- ly by their footsteps. It whistles fumes with great enactness, and rs fond of sacred music.
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