The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-04-02
Mr.. Oalhoun,s Sneecn,.

In the proceedings of Congress Mr. Calhoun's
speech is the only matter at present which ex-
cites much attention. I, is equal to his great
reputation for intellect, but leaves on the mind
aainPression of deep regret that he fails to evil
ssneePa,riotism equal to his geuius. ofhim, us of
Burke, is may DO said, that eEf
.Bctn1os an empire be narrowed HE mind,
And 70 party gave np what was meant for mankind.r
Ho has narrowed down the service Of his mighty
intellect 70 the maintenance Of Southern interests
and Southern peculiar institutions, and ealously
Watches ever their welfare, seemingly blind to
sshss sectional interests If they do not contribute
thereto. We had hoped to see him first in honor,
- We believe him to be in intellect, among his
coantrymen, but that is now an undesirable event.
In his speech Mr.. Calhoun assumes neither the
ails OF England or of America to Oregon ito be
clear and indisputuble; and that the controversy
might be adjusted by fair partition of the terrific
fy," This declaration will go far to prevent any
ether terms with England than disgraceful COM
promise, which he intimates is even now in the
course Of eonsummstion through the medium OF
cur Minister, Mr.. Mclean. Compromise, he ex.
poets, will procure peace with Mexico, which
now holds outin the hope that our Oregon nego
tia,ion will end in war with Et gland and re-
fassl to compromise will bring war, which
"would in all probiIty prove Mexican and an
Indian War, as well as war with Great Britain.',
This probability of extensive war which is de-
tsilsd with a parade Of consequences really
startling, was hazarded for Texas by the Senator
without m, menps hesitation. But then the ne
csssi,y wasimminent, was pressing, and admitted
.. no delay. Now he prescribes g mastery in
aetivity'a let-alono policy at least forhalf CEN
,ury to come to be carried out in relation to Ore
gon. A like necessity for activity will never
We fear arise north OF lat. 42o--certainly the
Ulysses Of Southern Slavery will never perceive
it. If ever the institutions of the South should
fail to be hold sacred by the Union, Gan event
which we hope will never occur,) it will be from
continued exhibitions Of ungenerous and unre-
lieved selfish indifference manifested, in cases
like the present, towards the rights and interests
OF other section of the Union. Mr. Calhoun has
sohtsnted himself with arguing against the notice
and passed over the question of our title with an
accidental remark--hs places his whole oppos- !
tion on tho advantages of peace and the calamt
ties Of war-even if our title is good it would
cost TOO much to sustain it. We believe this is
the first time in the life Of the South Carolina
Senator that he proposed to weigh the cost
against the right. He declared his intention
TO vote for Mr.. Colquitps compromise rsso-
buttons.
We do not yet despair Of proper settlement
Of this question, and that without war. In
any event we have one consolation--that with
England there exists no other erdisputed territory
to be settled; for while whig Statesmen take the
English side, with or without cause, and the
South when Northern interests are involved, we
can have no assurance that bold counsels will
guide our intercourse with tina, power
1t answer to portion of tho Senator's argu-
msnt the Washington Union has the following:
Men draw opposite conclusions from the
same premises. Some of our friends con
tend that the position Of affairs is very much
altered since the date of the Presidents
message; aud that because the British pre-
mier adopts more conciliatory language to-
wards us, Officially there has certainly been
no change,) aud the signs in England are
more favorable to compromise and peace,
therefore, we ought to abandon the measures
recommended in the message, and forbear
giving the notice at all. Now, is not the
directly opposite conclusion the true one
that because the message has induced a
favorable change in the tone of England,
therefore we should adhere to the measures
Of the message, and carry out the notice;
and that il we forbear now TO adopt the
measure, England will return TO her former
tone, continue the joint occupation of the
country, which is so much to her own bene-
fit, and care nothing for presidential messa-
ges or popular complain,s3
We do not subscribe to the force of that
logic, or 10 the skill of that physician, who,
SO long as particular course of medicine is
contributing 10 the health of his patient,
would prescribe difference in the treatment;
DIsGRAcEFUL.--Printing ON the backs of
tho new bank bills, and otherwise defacing
them is the smallest of all earthly meanness,
This is so cowardly and contemtble that we
would not have thought that any paper
would come out openly and request persons
to bring on the bills and have them stamped
with some blackguard inscription, as did the
Kalida Venture few days since. We al
ways had better opinion than that of the
Venture. Such meanuess needs no com
ment. II will be suspined by no respecta-
BILE portion Of the community.-Lima Repor-
ter.
In our paper Of the Goth ult., we called upon our
friends to bring on the lying promises OF the new
swindling shops, that we might endorse truth on