Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-24

Presidential eiectlOn, 0y gelllOS up "Sl
no Northern man could stand. All this IS Iuss
as erroneous both as 10 facls aud differences, no
are his statements and reasons in his VAN a.
lem oi 10 make me The author OF The Wilmo! Pro
viso.
II by abandoning my resolutions, he means
that il compelled ME 10 abandon their pfinciPes'
or single position lakea by them, or TO DC 81
lent, as TO the constitutional power oil Congress
over The territories, his assertion would be iaise
throughout. The resolutions were introduced, %
he states, The 18Th Of july S47 near The close o.
tn. short session. So Tar from abandoning 'aeli,
or from keeping SILENT discussed The pIlnc,pies
on which they resi-, in the debate on tne oiil "
establish the Territorial government OF oregon
at great length, al The next session. nd es'aohsi,
ed hem by arguments that have never ye', ano'
/ will venture to say, never Will be leiu'eu.
Few have undertaken 10 reu.e them, anu ."ose
who have undertaken il, signally JAILED. Oaneis,
like Col. Benton, have taken The more 'uu.h
course 10 cry oul and-disuni0n-ins'eau
Of attempting 10 relute them.
But il he means thai was deferred from miro
ducing my resolutions al the next session, Oy 'he
cause which ne assigns, simple s!aleneh. u
facts vii! give his assertion fial CONTRADICTION.
He has made his statement SO as 10 MAKE me 'ni.
preston, that Mr. Dix Introduced the paper al
The same time that ! introduced my resoiusiohs'
or al iar;hest early n the next session.; Tor oiher
wise, il would mol suffice 10 show that It was ow-
ing 10 its introduction, and The disclosures II made
that was deferred from introducing Them, as ne
states. The fact is moi So the session COM
meDcet the first Monday Of Dec, l6i7, anu MI.
Dix did not introduce the paper until The ION Oh
July, lS48, nearly eight months subsequent, ara
one month after had fully discussed The pfnci-
pies Of my resolutions. Did he see, that all this
would have been maniies, al once without
word from me, if he had given The dates ; and was
not this his reason for not giving thsmi
COL Benton seems to be conscious, thai u was
necessary for him TO explain why he had mol as
sailed my resolutions, and The base ana cortuPl
motives he attributes 10 me Tor Introducing them,
long before, and in his place 10 the Senate anu,
accordingly, he has Attempted TO make one. lie
ass.its l.st "Mr. Calhoun's resolutions are those
Of The Missouri Legislature. They arc Identical
One is copied from The Other, When the oIlgi'
nal is invalidaed, HE copy is OF Ito ayaii; am
answering his resolutions, and choose to Go IT.
Il is Just and proper thai | should do so. lie IS
the prime mover and head conlrver. have had 40
chance TO answer him in The Senae, and II VIII
moi do 10 allow him 10 take snap iu !gmenl up
on ne in Missouri; in carrying cisunion resoiu-
items IN my own State, which he has been iofced
10 abandon in The Senate. Duly 10 the country
requires ule 10 answer hin, and personal Iea-
sons reinforce that public duty"
His explanation then il, that nolwilhslan ing
his burning zeal 10 deleGd the Union ana ms
own character against these WICKED resolutions
The could get no chance before 10 answer lhcrn.
What could { et no chance from February, 1877
until June, lS49, 1.-The date OF mis- spescn,) Pc
rud Of upwards OF Two ycars3 Gould gel nc
CHANGE, when they we're first iRlloduced and dis'
cussedi None, during the long session which
followed, ard which lasted more than eight
monlhs2 None, during line long and full lis
cussion on the Oregon Territorial Bill when The
principles Of The resolutions formed Inc basis OF
the argument ON The side OF The South3 None,
10 reply to me, who fully discussed, and may
say established them beyond crntroyersy} None
during The discussion Of The report OF The selecl
commiler, Of which MIR. Clayton was chair.
man 2 None, CO ,hs discussion OF the bill from
the House Of Representatives, witch applied The
Wi.mot Proviso 10 The Oregon territory, and
which was passed by his vote and his friend
General Housion's : None, during The whole
Of tie last session, and still more wonderful
noae 10 nssice his last speech3 say '~ne,
for he confined himself 10 denunclaIion aid
abuse Of The resolutions, witn0it even attempt
ing to answer Them No, ne never could seI
| and never can get chance 10 answer ihem.-
| For every oIhef purpose, ne can get cnaIe,
whenever he peascs. No enc is b.ller at get
| Ting chance wnen be is disposed. He had 10
difficulty 10 getting a chance 10 pour cut tor.
rent Of abuse, tc empty seats, against the late
| General Ksarny, day alter day, for the greater
parl OF week, and that 100 just al he close OF a
session, 70 The utter disgust OF the Senate, and ~
the hazard OF defeating many bills then ready
| Tor final action. might go Oh and repeat simi.
| lar questions, until they would hll pages, hn
enough has teen SAID L. prove that his rAplana
| ton is puerile and hollow.
| He had many and lair chances TO answer The
| resolutions, and could have maze one, il he de-
| sired il al any time; but there were TWO reasons
which prevented him. The ti.s, is, that although
| he had maze up his mind 10 desert you and your
cause beior. he Introduction OF the resUiuli m
he saw the hszirj and was unwilling 10 take
that step hastily. The Missouri Resolutions
| forced him 10 disclose his intentions and 10 pro
claim his ceseriion before he was fully prepared
10 execute his design, and hence The depth &c
which they have excited his ire. The other is
that he had loo much discretion 10 address such
tarfago 10 a body 100 we'll informed 10 lie i'm
He kncv Besides, that they would have
been promptly nel and repelcd, aud tha
the anlidoie would go with The poison
he knew this from experience. lie HAD
| tiled il before. Ii then failed m0si signay. Il
was in the session OF lS47, lew days alel
| had introduced he resolutions. 10 that attack
he paraded, nearly in The same words, all that he
| mas charged in mis-, about the Eio:i!a treaty
Texas, and almost every other subjccr. He laC
| taken time and prepared deliberately II wa:
given out that he wonld demoish me. The Sc
naie was crowded by those who wished 10 witness
| the sacrifice. rose and repelled of hand hi:
charges | leave those who were present &c
decide, with what effect. II was certainly no
10 his qualification or satisfaction. He did nU
even attempt reIoInder. But what becomes
OF his apology, that he had no chance 10 reply
10 my resolniions2 They had been introduced
but shortly telore, and then he had full chance
TO answer them he thea assaulted every act Of
my life, which he thought he could distor so as
10 make plausible Charge against ne. Why
lien omit 10 answer resolutions which he now
holds M as The worst and most Objectionable Of
ALL Can any answer be given, except that he is
either no, sincere in what he nov asserts, or
that The lime had not then arrived al which he
could safely venture 10 betray you1
But, according to his own statement, he is
impe!ied, in making his attacks, by private
grief as well as public considerations. lie says
ins,igated attacks on him for twenty years.
instisaie attacks on him! He must have very
exalted opinion Of himself. never thought Of
such thing We move 10 different spheres
My course Is, and has bean, 10 have nothing to
dc with him. never wanted his support nor
dreaded bis opposition He took The same
ground in bis speech, just referred 10, and en-
deavored 10 establish the charge BY wba, pur-
ported TO be an extract from letter, which he
states was delivered TO him by some person un-
named, and was written by an unknown person
10 an unknown person. He introduced i, into
the Senate, in manner to maize The impression
that was its author. arose and asked him if
be i1iended TO assert that / was lie stood muc
at first, but was forced TO admit was not
then repealed bis ehsrEe with scorn, which the
base insnua,ion that had any knowledge or
connection with it whatever, deserved. He vas
covered with confusion; and yet be has the ef.
frOnlssy 10 introduce it again TO the public. &C
companied with ;hs same insinualion which
covered him with disgrace st its first introduce
tion.
But tie deepest wound, ii seems, was inflicted
By a statement 10 ny add:ess 10 The people OF
Charlc>tnp nm nv return home a.tsr tho 49, c i'm