The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-31

We did not suppose there an editor in Virginia
much less one who processes to be democrat-that
would have suspected of mutiiating Mr. Calhoun's
speech of January A, and changing it of 'pupose y
Such, however, is the rash and reckless charge of
the Wythevlle Republican, paper idoatrously de-
voted to Mr. Calhoun 1t appears that there have been
versions of this celebrated speechone which orig-
nally appeared in "Housons Official Reports" and the
other subsequently in pamphlet form. The first APP
peared in the "Unon," before the pamphlet copy was
published. And now here the Republican" de-
voting more than three columns set forth the vara.
tons between the copy which appeared in the Unon
and other papers, and the pamphlet edition, and
charging us with mutating the speech, and misrepre-
senng Mr.. Calhoun, We content ourselves with quo
ting the following passage, which constitutes the last
article Of its impeachment:
Who is there that the difference, the change
the purposed change in the following sentence,
.Sir, this result will be dark and lasting imputaon
either the sincerity intelligence ofhis country, &c. and
thus:
"Such result would be deep and lasting mpeach-
ment of the sincerity intelligence OF the goperment &c
How vast the derence''ths country" and ''the gov
snnlentw
Except in the of the celebrated Irish patriot,
Robert Emmett, for whom, after he had died for
liberty the British galows, the English government cir
culated mutlated copy Of his dying speech, have
greater peveson-a more foul misrepresent
alton than has been made Of this speech of Mr. Calhoun
as now stands before the Virginia public through free
press.
Now we would advise the Wytheve Republican to be
more chary of its mputaons, and to avoid hereafter it
grauitous charges Of "great perversion" and of foul
Misrepresentation" We hope are as incapable OF
perversion and Misrepresentation the editor who ar
rogates to himself Exclusively the character of con-
Quoting ga free press"
The following facts speak for themselves. Mr.. Cal
houn spoke the 18th January. Dr. Houston, the off
ca reporter of the Senate departed from his usual rule
which agreed with the resolution of the Senate under
which he acts and held back the speech from his mex
mornings sheet. for which we do not desire to bam,
him assigning the following reason for it
"January L. IS4S Mr. Calhoun addressed the Senate a
length but the request of the honorable senator his re
marks which in type, are withheld for the purpose
Of aordng opportunity of revision by hmsela priv
lege which it appears proper to extend in all
when it is desired"
Every supposed of course that this speech passed
under the eye of Mr. Calhoun and received the corrections
of his pen. We cannot entertain doubt that such was
the In day two afterwards the speech appear
ed from Dr. Houson's press and it is from that copy
that the Union as well as some other papers, copiel
their version In tn is copy found the "foul msrep
reservations" which are charged against U.S. Subse
quenty new version appeared, now in pamphlet form
which critically corrected by the orator him
self Now we leave to the public to determine ls
which version most strictly correspondent with the spo
ken Speech I'd, how far have been guilty of pur
posed changes" and foul misrepresentation and Sd
how far the editor of the Wythevle Republican stand.
excusable for attempting to make martyr, for the
purpose of exciting sympathy for Mr.. Calhoun.