The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-15

tenant of infantry.
las the place of residence OF many of the persons APP
pointed in the new regiments is not known at the War
Department, would suggest TO all those above named
10 communicate this information Immediately, by letter
addressed to the "Adiutant General of the Ary Wash
agton d. c." This course may greatly expedite their
receiving official notification OF their appointment
The Calhoun Meeting ut Charleston.
We publish in another column the official account of
the proceedings of this meeting and add to it the sy
nopsis of Mr.. Cahouns remarks upon the OCCASION
given apparently in authorized shape by the Charles
ton Evening News Upon these proceedings the Charles
ton Mercury-g generally regarded the organ of the
Calhoun cllque-has the following remarks:
sour reporter took copous notes of Mr. Calhoun's
marks but, from their important character il deemed adj
yabe not to publish them until they have the benefit Of
his revision, when viii lay them before readers.
if followed up ishoud be, by similar meetings through
Out the entire SOUTH nee cannot but hope that the
career Of factio, and anacis, and from happy
country the evils and anarchy with which it threat
ened'
We perceive that the meeting at Charleston has adopt
ed the resolutions of the House of Delegates of
Virginia We have just republished these resolutions
and expressed opinion in favor Of fair participation
Of the acquired territory Werecommend in The strong
EST terms, settlement of the whole question upon fair
basis of Cancellation and compromisethat compromise
to be the recognised line of the Missouri controversy
As these resolutions OF Virginia. passed days since
cover the whole ground of the southern claim
as involved in the question between the north and the
south, is not easy how the Charleston meeting
claim to be considered as the commencement of
movement looking to the protection of southern rights
and interests In view of some portion of Mr. Calhouns
remarks, as reported the g. movement" as "com-
menced" at this meeting may be, and doubtless will be
by many persons regarded looks not alone to the pro-
lection of the south from inequality in the disposition and
apportonment of any new territory which may be added
TO our Unioni but ii looks also TO another and very
different obectthe rejection OF that long established ma
tonal organization of the democratic party, in which its
principles have often rumphed, and the consequent
disunon if not hostility of the northern and southern
sections of the democracy. Every who has
at heart the rights and interests OF the south must
deeply regret that "movement" has been .com-
menced" 10 clog the question of their vndication
by any such dangerous collateral issues. Such a
dsunon of the democratic party, by threatening to
send the election of the next President into the House
of Representatives, may seem, for the moment to sub
serve the personal ambition and the vehement impulses OF
Mr. Calhoun but all who remember the advances which
the Federal party of the North have been long and so
steadily making towards coalition with the Abolition
ists in such event the deades danger to the
whole Union and among other sections to the South.
Mr. Calhoun protests against National Convention of
the Democratic party to nominate candidate for the
Presidency. He inveighs against such an assembly as
corrupt" But what is the alernaves Is an election
by the House of Representatives likely to be prer Has
our experience commended to that mode of filling the
Presidential chair He fears that such conven-
lion may, in its selection, leopard the rights of the
South Are those rights so safe, then, if the Dem
ocntic party shall be broken into fragments and so
leave the field to the Fedealists and their Aboli-
hon aes' Has Mr.. Calhoun discovered or pretended
to discover any better way of protecting the south through
any national organization than is to be found on the
union and harmony OF the democratic party uniting its
candidate IN Convention, and thus securing his election
II may suit Mr. Calhouns present position and purposes
10 break upthe Democratic party that he has, on the
great questions OF the war and of the Liberty of the
Press, substantially abjured it, But can he carry anv
considerable portion OF the south with him in such an
attempt! To statesman less rash and impeuous than
Mr. Calhoun, it would surely seem wiser and more pru
dent to meet his Democratic brethren in council and to
leave effort unried 10 harmonic all differences and
unite them on platform of political action which ap-
peang to the justice of the north should secure to the
South the full benefit of all her rights under the guaran-
tees and the compromises of the constitution Mr. Cal
houn himself tells that seven-eghts of the voters at
the North sound this subject If this be So how
emineny and papabiy unwise is it, on his own show
ing, for hun 10 commence movement which, by reject.
ing National Convention is adapted if not designed to
array in advance this OF Northern votes against the
South, in sectional division of parties while as yet OBJ
yious of Cancellation and compromise remain
untried
As to the fitness of Mr. Calhoun, in view of his present
position and past TO the championship in
the vindication of Southern interests, there is much
to be sad and may hereafter take occasion to express
our own opinions Suffice il now to say, that in this his
hrs demonstration before the people, he has, with charac
efstc mpruience. sought to bring issues into the
question which only do injury to the which he
advocates
hWeg for a national convention. We are not sur