Holly Springs gazette., 1845-09-13

when [ came to examine MIR. Calhoun
views closely, found that we were al dag
gers point, shat is We were diametricall
opposed TO each other. Well, sir, | do as
SIRE you. il was very mortifying to m,
dignity and sensitive feelings. The only
way l could excuse or apologize for tha
mistake when rallied by my friends. was
telling them that the greatest of men differ
ed. Though | acknowledge the apology
was not altogether satisfactory to myself
am and ever have been, strongly in
favor of having Oregon, for in the Ian
guage of President Polk, think We have
a certain aud unquestionable right TO that
| Territory, together with all the appurten-
ances thereunto belonging, together with
the Columbia and Multnomak Rivers
I And think il would be perfectly and en-
tirely called for, for Us to occupy that Ter
ritory with our troops, ciliz ani cows
On the s15i5 ei The Tariff | must &C.
know dge that i is a very complex per-
plex, obstruse, metaphysical. political ques
'ion. There is the protective Tariff, the
dscriminafing Tariff, the ad valorem Tar
iff the horizontal Tariff, The Judcious
Jacksonian Tariff and the Free Trade
Tariff. Now, sir. leave il to you with
your keen optics, and acute discTimina-
ung powers, if the above list is not sufli>
Glen. to stagger our wIsest and most pro
found politicians Well, sir, the way |
have hitherto managed this ugly and knot
ty question. is this. [ have been both for
aud against a Tariff. have been like
the boy when asked if he had ever seen
horse dy; bis answer was, | never saw
horse fy, but | have seen a horse fly. In
deed sir, when | hInk Of the doubts and
sh dowS that rest upon this hard-to be IN
drrstJod question. think il would be wise
10 sly that it is dn "obsolete idea,' and
have nothing more to say about It, For
must say that don't know what about it
1T is a vexed question:" My position on
the b ink Question and the Banking system,
has been somewhat changeable, varIega-
ted and uncertain; for the great respect l
have ever entertained for the memory and
acts of General Washington, l was once
UniteG States Bank man, with proper
guards and restrictions thrown around 1t.
But my good sir, you know that Washing
ton was Jnstl y styled the Father OF his
country--he was also a real vrgInian By
birth, Education and feeling. But am at
this time opposed 10 any such institution,
believing as do that it would be entirely
nexpedlent, wholly irrelevant and uncalled
for As 10 State Banks l am opposed to
them all with the exception OF the Virginia
State Banks, and as a proof OF this they
have no good Cooks out of Virginia; and
hence | have been under the necessity OF
sending TO thai State for a suitable one. On
the subject of distribution, | am opposed 10
it. | am in favor Of the money and lands
remaining In the hands of the we'll born
and we'll educated, and gentlemen as they
are and should be. Permit me to state
briefly that am opposed TO the balance OF
vhig politics. such as maJorIues should
rule; all are, and were created equal &c,
Sc.
On the subject of State politics, cannot
tell what measures | should have been IN
favor of o: what measures should have
been opposed 10, If had become citizen
of the State at an earlier day. For on my
arrival In the State L t1und the lines OF
party distinction tightly drawn. /, of course,
joined the democracy without much thought
or examination. thought 1t would be
time enough TO examine the premises, when
| fouad out what the conclusions were
Ever since | engaged in politics L have
been deter mined 10 stick to the party right
| or wrong to cast no frebrands among
the party that had q tend ency to cause
| schisms and divisions Indeed sir, am so
strongly devoted TO my party that would
vote tor an AfrIcen negro il he were noml>
mated by the party and qualified, tor am
not so much opposed to the sabe sons and
daug ghters as many o. my Interiors pretend
to be. But this is none of your business,
sir. fu ther think that in the above Is
couched the Summum B0nnn OF political
exceliency. On the Union Bank Bonds, L
am with bis excellencv, A. q. McNuu. 1
am in favor of repudiatlng all debts, both
public and private, whenever they become
| oppressive aud troublesome; and IN 1t (thls
prrnciple) is contained the true principle OF
all political and ind vidual economy.
Ia State politics, like national, ann op-
posed 10 everything that savors of whigge-
rv. | should be opposed to cAucusIng II
my party did not appoint me chairman OF
their meetings in this part of the. county
This gives me an Importance that | could
not otherwise attain. 1t would do your We.
~ heart good to sec how manage the re-
iractory spirits al such meetings. when
once my Virginia blood is aroused. walk
into the house with all the pomp and cir
cumsiance Of good and true NngInian,
with umbrella in hand. with my hat turned
up genteelly behind; In a few minutes L
am OF course, called to the chair. Then,
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