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 ing. And, at last, the British Government had theaudacity to announcelby her Foreign Secretary, Lord aberdeen. that the Goyern- ment of Great Britain was aiming to abolish slavery throughout the world. A deelara- l ton which. as between independent powers. and particularly when made by her to the very Government in which slavery existed, I Was going beyond the celebrated proclama- ton of fraternity made to the people of Ell- rope by the National Convention of France --and designed to effect Inc overthrow of royalty m tic neighborng kingdoms For that oilenee England went to war with Franc, I ana suosidHed the. rest of the continental i powers. AnIyet the net was not so ofen- siYe as the declaration Of Tor Aberdeen to us. That was the laraiionin9eneraFlerms oi the legislative ppwer, and 10 particular i monarch could deem himself insalled. But the purpose of Great Britain was announced by her foreign minister--her execuiive-and 10 us specifically, with half oi' our States sla1ehodlns-7-thns making the offence poin- ted and asgfavated, Ar. Calhoun responded with spirit, win dignity, with power with triumph. And yet aili il ba believed there were men pretending io he tmencans--ves. politicians, pFofessing to be 0eiaoerats-yea, even some shareholders, 10 base, so weak, 50 tlttles-=as to eomplaiH of Ms. Calhoun for tile yindieation of h5 country Hay. a se- rlous attempt wss made to sheer at Mr Cal hounior as6crlne the mora! character of his countrymen. The very men at home. who solely on account of slavery, had denounced the acquisition of Texas, denounced Mir. Cal houn for JeiiWeiag--yes that was the word -the question of annexation, by answering 1 ainost the only objection made at home or a 1 abroad to the measure. And then Mir Cal houn was so sectional for aeiending an insti- tuion that prevailed in half the Stles and in three-tourtlis of the area of the Union The fanatics in religion and laetitionsts in poli- tics. went further They denied Mr. Cal houn's statements as to the condition of the free blacks, taken from documents of the highest authority census returns. And MT. Calhoun before he could silence them, had 10 demonstrate the accuracy of the cen- sus itself
 NIT. Calhoun did not, as has been asserted, defend slavery ill the abstract. Abstract truth IS not the province of statesman. Bnt he demonstrated all flat his duty and ile ceun- try's honor required And that was that shareholders were men of equal justice, hu- manity, and integrity with the people of the free States, or of foreign nations. To that extent he carried the defence in triumph.-- And having made good the defence, he pro- ceeded 10 carry the war not into Afric-~but Albion He unmasked thoroughly the real motives and objects of Great Britain. In his memorable letter 10 Mr. King, he demoral- ized her before all Europe, lhe verq tribunal at which she had arfagned us-and he has obtained verdict in our iavor-and she forthwith abandoned the claim to search our vessels, and to interfere between us and Tex as. She no longer opposes our progress on sea or land; but courts our commerce, yea offers free trade to the very products of cur slavery.
 The genius of Mir. Calhoun is as wonder- fu for ts versatility as for it's yigor and splen- dor. Hehas now served in two departments Of the legislative, and in two of the Exeeu- l tive power of the conntry, and baeIi nre-em- inent in all. Every body admitted his ex- eellence us Representative, Sepator, and l Secretary of War. In the lower House of Congress he led oil the Republican party to the great contest with Great Britain for free trade and saor's rights. Throughout that contest he gave light to the councils of the the government, and fire 10 the spirit of the people. When the war was over he at first almost alone withstood the chimerical schems of paper money fnancering, so apt to infest the minds of men ia coGntrY's enIbafrass- ment, and then going into the Cabinet lie gave order, energy and economy to the War Department, ill which confusion had pre- vailed.
 Mr. Calhoun was next Vice President, and as presiding officer of the Senate, the most august body m the world, vas so sclf-deny- ing and so jealous of freedom of debates as to incur the reproach of the Whig party for want of rigor--though none ever imputed want of dignity. From that high office to which he was called by the voice of both parties MT Calhoun voluntarily retired 10 as- sume the responsibility of leading his own injured but intrepid State in her Spartan re- sislsnce to Federal inyason In that mo- meHtous contest, Calhoun triumphed, al- | though al one time he stood opposed 10 the two great parties Of the country combined. and crossed his blade with that of him who never before or since drew back.
 Mir Calhoun has been the champion in their darkest hour of the great principles now triumphant. By the narrow-minded and short-sighted he has been accused of s.clion- alism, simply because he contented himself to struggle for great principles with but sec tional support. But now when the recogni- tion Of his patriotism, his wisdom, and his power, comes from all the eoaalry and from beyond the sea, his reputation may he re- garded as resting on base as broad as the opinion of the civilized world, ani towering as high as his country's destiny.
 Louisville Dem
 The Wings are anxious to propagate be- lief that Mr. Polk is looking to secoam term. Now, VIC have t from highly intelligent gentleman who conversed with the President