The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-04

would have focked to our standard and three times
more money was offered than we actually wanted to
borrow, But MIR. Calhoun contends that the money.
market is now embarrassed, and that we shall spend
sixty millions in the next campaign-an extravagan'
estmale as appears from the report of the Secretary
OF the lreasuryand that he is told by an intelligent gen
tleman II we want forty millions only we shall scarcely
get Tor less than 90 per cent Our information is fortu
naely very different from his as we understand we can
borrow what we want at or to parperhaps even
better terms. We trust his soothsayinps will not bro
luce any OF the effects which he predicts 1t has that
tendency But it failed last spring. and we trsst will fail
again
There is one thing which we cannot pass over. Mr..
Calhoun is no friend OF war; He is not blind to its
lamiues; nor can be any man who loves his country
but there are times when becomes necessary; and
then 1t becomes every patriot to fight it out But when
Mr. Calhoun congratuates himself upon the he has
attempted to prevent-when he enumeraes the horrors
which they produce and the national debt which they
senderwe cannot help recoectng the first great speech
he ever made in Congress- which won him SO much rep
utaton, and which struck in unison with the feelings
and rights and honor of his country In that speech
delivered in the House of Representatives in December
1871 preparatory war with Great Britain, the distin-
gushed orator from South Carolina thus poured forth his
feelings:
'We-are next told OF the expenses of the war; and that
the people will not pay taxes. Why nol Is itn
means What! with 1000, 900 OF shipping;
nerce oil Yl0O0O0O0o annually; manufactures yielding
yearly product OF $50 $780, and agriculture thrice thai
amounts shall we, with such great resources, bs told that
the country wants ability rails. and support 10000 or
$1,000 additional regulars No: it has the ability; and
that IS admitted but will it have the disposition Il
not our cause just and necessary Shall we them ute
this libel on the people I" f taxes should become
y, do not hesitate to say that the people will pay cheer
uly would be for their government and their
and it would be their interest and duty to pay
One more remark, and we have done Mr. c. concluded
his speech with the suggestion that committee might b.
appointed for the purpose of considering the war, and
consulting the distinguished military officers who now
fortunately in this city, about the best mode of carrying
out the defensive line of policy We respectfully sug
gest that the proposition does not 60 far enough but
that they ought rather to be consulted about the whole
field of operations Let these distinguished officers be
asked how to fight out the war, to obtain
satisfactory and early peace and we venture to say that
Quman, and Shields, and j. Davis will advise the commit
tee that Mr. Calhouns defensive course with the aban
donment Of central positions, will answer
but that the only way to obtain early peace is by
vigorous prosecution of the war. Let Mr. Calhoun place
the conduct OF the upon this ssue and before these
enlightened and gallant men, and doubt not the result
of the consultation.