The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-15
From the Charleston Is. c. Evening News.
Remarks of MIR. Calhoun.

We took copous notes last night OF Mr. Calhoun's
speech but VIII not give them at length, as it is Mr. Cal
houns intention TO prepare his speech himself for publca
ton. But we cannot refrain from gratifying the desire.
OF such OF our readers as were unable to get into the
densey crowded theatre last night, by offering them
brief summary of the substance of his remarks
Mr. Calhoun said that, in complying with the request
Of his fellow citizens to address them the present
cason he should restrict himself TO the consideration OF
those questions which more Immediately concerned them
and which were contained in the report which had just
been read, and which to us, paramount to every
other that could be broached He declared that he cor
daily concurred in every sentiment expressed in that
port point Of fact and believed that ts deductions were
irresistbly true On the subject of the Mexican war he
declined saying anything as he had already fully and
explicitly declared his opinions that subject He en-
tered therefore, simply the subject of the Wmot pro-
viso, and, in relation to that subject admitted his belief
that there large majority of the slavehoding
States who were opposed to the further extension OF
slavery in territories. On this subject he said he
would confne himself to pointing out the danger that
threatened us, and the means of avoiding it.
The first question he would ask was whether the non
saveholdng States had the power of enforcing the pro
vision that slavery should not extend into any newly
CURED territories
To this question the answer was Yes; they had the
power, so lar as numerical strength concerned In
the next Congress the non slaveholdng States would
have majority IN every department of government. By
the addition of Iowa and Wisconsin, there would be d
majority OF four IN the Senate In the electoral college
and the House of Representatives the majority would he
overwhelming. If under these circumstances the State
should not be true TO ITSELF and should forget the alvan
lagos OF It's position, we would be compelled to submit
10 ourselves, and 10 depend on these advantages The
advantages which we possessed Mr. C. then endeavored
10 sci forth.
The first vantage had was, that the constitution
WAS on our side We partners in the federal compact
"a union OF States standing an equal footing-and
until the constitution destroyed we were safe Mr.
Calhoun adverted to the memorable resolutions pro-
posed by him IN the Senate, the exponent of his views
on the constitutional question
But said Mr.. C., what avals the constitution on this
subject when there is large majority holding different
theory. We have however he continued, one further
advantage IN the power OF truth 1t has already secured
us many Trends in the non-savehoding States and he
knew, from long experience in public life, that truth
must eventual prevail and that if the south faith
ful to ITSELF decisive and prompt, il must prevail
The north, Mr. C. said had no interest in the destruc
ton OF our institution Of slavery II does not affect its
wealth, or its numbers, but the contrary it derives
from il as much prosperity we ourselves do Without
the rice, cotton and tobacco of the SOUTH what would
become of the and navigation of the north its
expensive machinery and extensive factories and its
masses congregaed in towns and vlagesl The revenue
Of the government would be reduced TO s. Ooo00O and
the towns of the north onefouh of their size Hence
the selfinerest Of the north would be protection to us