The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-17

out OF mischief An incidental Suuabble follows.
"a me resolution for printing the reports Of the
senate. Old Bullion secs that II Is uapDuvre Of
Cainoun, and man0uvre for the Presidency.---
And he battles the project with the sartnestness
OF Ion e!uixotte IN his onslaught upon the wind
w; Wins ,h AGAIN. the L,eassnsns General comes IN
eund visage. 1t won't answer. We can't endorse
him. The scheme is finally tried in plain Msjor-
General, but, on inspection, the case equires a
aller plume, and if we have it not, why we must
even abandon the control of the war and the
peace with Mexico.
The defeat of this project of the Lieutenant
Generals defeat so advantageous to the army,
to the vigorous prosecution Of The war-to the
speedy accomplishment Of peace, is attribute
BILE to Mr.. Calhoun and his little guard Mr.. Cal
houn has, therefore, overmatched the admins
trahon-punished Father Richie for calling him
hard names; and, more than all, he has met and
overthrown, in every encounter, the Magnus
Apollo OF the orthodox, the great Missourian.
whether in the rcgimsntals Of Lieutenant Gen.
the humber attitude Of q mere debater.
1t is clear that South Carolina has occasion TO
be prouder Of her political St. Paul than ever
WHn ms balance OF power party" in the
Senstc, though his course may have been die
tated from the interest of his own promotion, vet
i has not been without its benefit to the country.
In that single act, the defeat of the Lieutena Mt
he has saved the Generals in the field from a
reDuke py Congress-the army from disorganiza-
ton, and perhaps from serious diasters. and the
country and the Administration from mortihca-
ten, defeat and disgrace.
Maintaining, for the argument, that the course
OF Mr.. Calhoun was adapted to the shaping the
measures OF the Administration TO his own advan
tage, in view OF the succession, il is inconrro-
yertibie that he has strengthened himself in the
South, only quarter Of the Union where he
could secure substantial foothold. His friends
Will run him, in the teeth Of Convention cand.
date, with the design OF throwing the election
into the House and should Wright or Cass 60
into the House as the regular nominee, there is a
chance that MIR. Calhoun will be the next Pres.
dent Of the United States-a bare chance but
that chance is the ultimatum at which the friends
OF the distinguished South Carolinian are driving,
that is all that they aim to accomplish for the
present.
1t is surprising what single, clear-headed, re-.
solute man may accomplish. A glance at tho
course OF Mr.. Calhoun during the past Congress,
will illustrate the fact. He saved the admins
tratlon from one war, and might have saved them
from another, had his warnings been needed.
In denouncing the war he charged it home upon
the President; and Mr.. Benton, in reading him
out Of the ranks of the regulars, finds that he
himself might have worn the flowing plume of
Lieutenanr-Genernl,h had he not found an enemy
in the Senator from that indomtabe little State
of South Carolina. The expulsion of Father
Ritchie was, perhaps, unwise and injudicious;
but for the soul of US see thai, as far as
relates to the organ, it has resulted in any very
material curtallment of the liberty of the press;
and yet if Father Richie runs for Vice President
upon that capital, he shall have our cordial sup.
port, though al the same time we will bet a pair
OF boots that he Is not elected. Respectfully.
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