The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-08-03
MR.. CALH0UN'S REPLY.
To THE PEOPLE vF TIE SOUTHERN STATE

process by which be attempts 10 prove that
| am the author Of the W,llmo; proviso,
and, by consequence, all the mighty evils
that have followed in lite train, and which
be exhibits with so much parade but after
all, nighiy bs he represents them TO be,
they are not gu much so as To prevent him
from declaring himself 10 be a W limo, pro.
viso man. He follows up his charge by as
ser'ing tina. the effects OF disclosing tho
pinlon of the cabinet by Mr.. D,x's inlroduc.
ing The paper, compelled mo to close my
lips, abandon my resolutions, ard TO give up
my intention Of making them the subject oil
+ q general debate at tha next session, With
the intention, 10 Use his own language, 10
make chance for myself a, the next Pes.
ldenial election, by getting upa test hich
no Northern man could stand All this IS
JUS, as erroneous, both as TO facts and in
fefeuces, as are his statements and reasons,
in his vain attempt 10 make NE The author
OF the Nilmot proviso.
If by abandoning my resolutions, he
} means tina, it compelled mo TO abandon
their principles, on single position taken
by them, or TO be silent as 10 the cons!ltu
,lonal power Of Congress over the terrific
ries, his assertion would be false ,hf ough bout.
, The resolutions were introduced, es he
states, on the lo'h day Of July, ls46. near
the close Of the short session. So far from
abandoning them, or from keeping silent, |
discussed the principles on which they rest
, in the debate on The blll TO establish the ter.
r'orlal government, OF O.egon OF great
length, al the next session, and established
them by arguments tina, have never yet,
and, will venture TO say, never will be re
(u,ed. Few have undertaken TO refute
4 them, aud those who have undertaken il sig
nally failed O hers, like Col. Benton
have take n the more pruden, course, 10 cry
/ on, f,ebrand disunion ius.ead ofauemp.
ing TO te.u,e them.
But il he means, thai! was do.cr7cd 'roa
introducing my resolutions at the mex, ses
, sion, by the cause " hlch he assigns, simple
slatemen n, Of facts will give bis assertion fla
): contradiction. He has made his s.a,emen
q so as to make the impression, lkat Mr.. ID,
j., introduced the paper at the same time tina
| introduced my resolutions, or a, fauhes'
early in the next session; for otherwise, i
Q would no, suffice TO show, that ssow,n
IT 10 ITS introduction, and the disclosures
made, that was deferred from ,ntroducn
them, as be states. The facts are not so
u The session commenced The fret Monday 0
S December, ls47. and Mr.. DIX did not 10
Q troduce the paper until the 20 h of July
lS45, nearly eight months subsequent, ant
= one month a(ier had fully discussed ,h,
K principles Of my resolutions. Did he see
G tho, all this would have been manifest c
q ouce without " ord from me, if he had Civ
en- the dalesl and was not that his reason
for no, giving them 7
u CUl Benton seems TO be conscious, tina
: il was necessary for him to explain Why h,
!. had not assalled my resolutions and the bas,
and corrupt motives he attributes 10 me 70
introducing then, long before, and in hi
. place in the Senate and accordingly, b,
d has attempted to make one. lie asserts
!. thai, " Mr., Calhoun's resolutions are lhos.
of the Missouri Legislature. They arr
identical. Ore is copied from the other
Q When the original is mvahdated, the copy
1t 10 Of no avoI. am answering his resou
d tions, and choose 20 do H. II, st snt
proper that | should do 60. He is thu
{ prime mover aud head con:river. have
:, had no chance TO answer him iD the Senate
and 1t will no, do 10 allow him 10 take t
snap judgmen. upon me in Missouri. il
carrying disunen resolutions in my owl
: State, which be has been forced to aban
9 don 10 the Senate. Duty TO the country re
b 1uires me 10 answer him, and persona reas
ons no inforco tina, public duty"
H,sexpluna.on then, is tina, no,wi,hstanl
ing his burning zeal TO delend the Unior
and his own character egalEs, these wick
ed resolutions, +" he could ge. no chance be
fore to answer them" What could &c
no chance from February, IS47, until June
1910, Che date Of his speech a period
of upwards Of two years Could get nc
chance, when they we're first introduced
and discussed : None, during the long SEES.
sion which followed, and which lasted more
than cleh, months None, during the
long and full discussion 90 the Oregon Ter.
ri,orial bill, when the principles OF the re-.
solutions formed the basis OF the argument
on the side of the South None. to reply
10 me, who folly discussed, and | may say
established ,hem beyond controversy =
None, during the discussion OF the report of
the select Committee, of which Mr.. Clay.
ton was Chairmanl None, on the discus.
sion OF The bill from the House of Repre-.
sentalives, which applied the Wilmot pro
yiso TO the Oregon territory, aud which was
passed by his vote and his friend General
llouston'sl None during tho whole f,he
last session, and still more wonderful, none
in making his last speech | say none, for
he confined himself 10 denuncia,ion and a.
buse of the resolutions without even at
tempting TO answer them. No, he never
could get, aud never can get chance 10
answer them. Forevery other purpose, he
can get chance whenever he pIesses.-
No one is better al getting chance when
be is disposed He had no difficulty in
getting a chance TO pour out torrent ola.
buse, to empty seats, against the late Gen.
a,al Il ea rpev day affair aav FIR the creater