The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-03-05

ed upon Gaihoun that he had proved false to eve-
ry party. had hold two opinions on every ques-
tien, and that to secure his schemes for tho Pres
idential office, he had formed o balance ofpswer
party in the Senate, and joined the whigsto en-
.barass the administration Mr.. Calhoun replied,
and disavowed the ambitious schemes ntt:ibuted
to him, but in the course of his denial joined the
Wings, in assaul,ng thu President as the author
OF the war. He said- rts 3sis
"'rhe immediate cause of tho war, was the
marching of on: Forces from the frontier from
Corpus Christi TO the banks q the Del Norte.
To repel that on the part Of Mexico, is what
the President calls an invasion, assuming that
the Rio Del Norte was the boundary. But
can that be Justly charged TO annexatlonf Is
General Taylor bad remained whore he was,
there would have been no INVASION"
As the leading member Of Tyler's cabinet, Mr..
Calhoun himself first gave constituency to the
measures which have resulted in war. He first
consummaied a treaty for the annexation Of
Texas, in the face Of tho declaration Of Mexico
that che would consider such a treaty as an act
OF war. He first advised the order Of troops into
Texas to maintain hostilitiss in the event Of Mex
leo carrying out her threat; and now when she
has done so, he evadss the responsibility of his
own act, and charges the war on the President
He states that he urged the annexation Of Tex.
as, to Withdraw il from the influence Of England,
which designed the abolition Of slavery there;
and we are left to the conclusion that his fears
for the peculiar institution" has generated the
anti. war position he assumes. The territory ac-
quirsd may this time, extendthe area Of freedom
Since then, the passage OF the Three Million
Bill, coupled with the Wilmot Proviso, has drawn
out the reasons which occasion his present hos-
tilily to the war; On the 10th ult. he introduced
series of resolutions, us follows:
"Resolped, That the territories Of the Unit
ell States belong TO the several States oem-
posing this Union, and are held BY ihem as
their joint and common property.
Resolved, That Congress, as the joint
agent and representative Of the States Of this
Union, has no right 10 mako any Law, or do
any act whatever, that shall directly, or by
its effects, make asy discrimination between
the States Of this Union, by which any Of
them shall be deprived Of its full and equal
righ, in any territory OF the United States, &C.
quired, or 10 be acquired.
Resoloed, That the enactment of any law
which should directly, orsby its effects, de-
prive the citizens of any ofihe States of this
Union from emgra,ing with their property
into any Of the territories Of United States
will make such discrimination, and would
therefore, be violation of the constitution
and the rights of the States from which such
citizens emqrated. and in derogalion of that
perfect equality which belongs to them as
members Of this Union, and would tend di.
rectly 10 subvert the Union itself.
Resolved, That, as fundamental princi-
pie in our political creed, that people in
forming constitution have the uncondition-
al right TO form and adopt the government
which they msy think best calculated to Sc
cure their liberty, prosperity, and happiness;
and that in conformity thereto, no other con-
dition ls imposed by the federal constitution
on State in order 10 be admitted into this
Union, except that lis constitution shall be
and that the imposition Of any
other,by Congress would not only be in vio-
laton ofthe constitution, but in direct cen
Aictwith the principle on which our political
system rests" .'ql f'iF
In support of these resolutions, after dra wing
dismal picture Of the future, consequent on the
diminuton Of political power, which the rapid in.
crease Of free territory will occasion to the South,
he says:
"The day that the that the balarce between
the two sections Of the country--the slave
holding States and the non-slavehelding
States--is destroyed, is day that will not
be far removed political revolution, anarchy,
civil war, and widespread disaster. The
balance Of this system is in the slave-holding
States. They are the conservative portion
always have been The conservative portion
always will be the conservative portion;
and with a due balance on their part may, for
generations to como, uphold this glorious
Union of onrs. But if this policy should be
carried out--if We are to be reduced to a
handful if we arc to become mere ball to
play the presidential game with--to count
something in the Baltimore saucus--if this
is to be the result--wo! wo! say to this
Un;on!"
= OF the further extension Of slavery we behave
there is not among eur people q single advocate
There is a difference of opinion about the policy
Of embarrassing the negotiations for peace with
this issue. Many reason that we should acquire
the territory first, and then decide upon its rsgu
aton afterwards This delay, however, might
enure to tha benefit Of the South, who would then
claim that they had been cntrapped into consent
ing to the acquisition Of territory, with view
to olessening their Political power, and surround
ing them with hostile institutions, without das
warning. The South has hitherto held the bal