Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-10-13
From The South Cmolin;ou.
JOHN G.. CALHOUN


FROM The South Carolinion.
JOHN G.. CALHOUN.
We clip the following from the CORES.
pondence of the Charleston Coulter. Tho
writer is one of its owners who has bcen
summering it through Georgia, and i
doubtless well informed of the tone Of
public sentiment. What f,icnd Of IN.
South would not hail the nomin,,;on of
Mr.. Calhoun as candidate for the Prcsi.
dencv? Is there true devoted friend Of
the Union who would not aid in cleyatino
him toa position whc'e his dcep and
pure patrlo' 'ism--his ACKNOWLEDGED states
manship and ability. could Lc BROUGHT to
bear upon the troubled waters of our no.
llical agitation? Let the Whios end
Democrats of the South only determine
'o,put linn in the field, independent of all
other issues but the constitutional adjust.
ment and final settlement of the slavery
question, and then let them 90 to tbc
work heart and soul, and with the mid Of
the lovers OF the Constitution North ard
West, they can elect him.
Virginia, Georgia, Alabama and Miss.
issipri could give this nomination an i'm.
petus which would sendit fort with
strength that would cause the people to
pause and reflect upon the subject, and
unquestlonably tend 10 wean them moro
party affections, when the good of thc
whole country and the continuance of tho
Union, IN its original integrity, were the
ends to be accomplished.
S(ln
near my heart, as connected, sincerely
believe with the best and most vital in.
terests OF the South and of the Union
l nave sounded few Geo"pions, both
Wings and Democrats, and not to nv SAT-
isfaction. ailudc to the elevation Of
John G. Calhoun, the favov,e son Of
s south Carolina end the great statesman
and unterrificd champion of The South to
the Presidency of our great Republic. I
inrmly and conscicntiouslv believe that
ms installation in that high Office is called
ior' nay demanded, by the present crisis
OF common peril to the whole South.
hnd consequently to the whole Union.
and that. if elected to that pre- eminent
dignity ne would administerio 10 the gov
eminent and manage our. concerns, do
mestic and foreign, with patriot wisdom
ana unsurpassed ability, TO the harmony
OF tne Union, the safety of the South, the
welfare OF the entire country and the
whole Confedcracy, and his own exalted
ana undying glory. The nomination of
national convention of either of the
parties feel certain ne will never get.
Poiitical wire-workers and managers, as
tney nave hitherto done from the begin
mnG and throughout the whole progress
OF the political chapter, since he has been
an asplraDt forthe Presidency, will con-
1lnue to Jockey and cheat him to the end
oi the chapter. Let him, however but
be nominated as an independent candidate
---as the peoples candidate-in anv nook
or corner however obscure, of Virginia.
Georgia, or Alabama, and let his friends
naii his colors to the mast, and / ve,ily
believe that his chance of success would
DC ot the most prob ,ble and cheering
character. If the South, true to herself,
and to her own character and interests
would but rally on him, I feel'everv assn.
rance that q sufficicncy of Northern and
Vestern strength would be added to the
southern phalanx to confer him the man
ue OF the immortal and glorious Wash.
ington which he would worthily and olo-
riousiy wear. Let no ono shrink from
ms support as he were q disunionist.
Mr, Calhoun is none While he stands
up tne abie and eloquent advocate and
iindomltable champion Of the just and con
stituiionsl rights Of the South. he loves
the Union-- -that noble heritage and fel-
iowship OF freedom and glory which has
COME down to us In The blood and ,sis-
Com OF q noble ancestry--with filial
anu patriotic devotion, unsurpassed in the
hears OF any statesman. or any man in our
republic. The writer of this letter once
seriously thought otherwise. but he has