The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-12

copied rom those oil Nr. Calnoun-tnat 10
understand their design, you must understand
his design-and that, from the words Of his
own resolution, and from his conduct for
twenty years past, the subversion Of the
Union is intended. In the execution Of
this design cannot be an instrument, nor
can believe that the people, or the mass Of
the General Assembly wish it; and deem
it right to have full understanding with my
constituents on the whole matter.
!, therefore, appeal from the instructions
have received, because they are in conflict
with instructions already received and obeyed
because they did not emanate from any
known desire, or understood will Of the peo-
| ple--because they contain unconstitutional
expositions Of the constitution which | am
sworn to support-because they require me
to promote dsunion-because they pledge
the State to cooperate with other States in
eventual civil war-because they are copied
from resolutions Matched for great mischief,
which have right to oppose, and did OPP
pose in my place OF senator in the Senate OF
the United States, and which cannot cease
| opposing without personal disgrace and ofl-
cial dereliction of public duty--and because
| think it due to the people to give them an
opportunity to consider Of proceedings so
gravely affecting them, and on which they
have not been consulted.
lappeal to the people-the whole body Of
the people. 1t is a question above party ;
and should be kept above it. ! mean to keep
it there.
And now have secret to tell, in relation
to these resolutions, which have guarded
long enough marked their first appear
ance in the General Assembly, knew their
origin and design, and determined to let them
go on 1t 50 happens that there are few
citizens in this State, successors to Others
who have passed away, and who are denom-
mated in the Accomac resolutions, adjuncts
to Mr.. Calhoun, The denomination is APP
propriate. Adjunct, (English) is from ad
and j'mcius { Latin) and signifies joined to ;
which this set Of citizens seems to be, both
soul and body, with respect to their southern
leader. These few are in state Of perma-
nent conspiracy against me, either on their
own account, or that Of their "leaaing friend
nj The South" or both, and hatch perpet-
ual succession Of plots against me. To 60
no further back, refer to the summer Of
Il 1914, and the plot on the Texas annexation
question, which will call the jews-harp plot,
in consideration of the music which was to
be then made upon that instrument, and to
discriminate it from others. That plot showed
| its head, but hid itself afterward. 1t fail
ed, and its contrivers went back into their
perpetual state of incubation. When the Cal
houn resolutions were moved in the General
Assembly, and that was at the commence
ment of the session, ] saw that a new plot
was Matching, and determined to let it quit
the she'll knew that if gave hint Of
what they were about--il had communca-
ted the 1.-THE Of what | have said to you to-
day, it would have stopped the proceeding.
But that would have done me no good. 1t
would only have postponed, and changed
the form Of the work. | determined to let
it go on, and to do nothing to alarm the
operators; and for that reason wrote not a
word--not word on the subject-to any
one Of the hundred members who would have
blown the resolutions sky high if they had
known their origin and design. did not
even answer letter from my friend who
sits there, (Lieutenant Governor Price.
The resolutions were introduced at the very
beginning of the session: they lay torpid
until its end. The potters were waiting for
the signal from the "leading friend''-
waiting the Calhoun address. The moment
they got it, they acted, although it was too
late for the resolutions to have the effect Of
instructions. They were passed after Con-
gress had adjourned, and after it must have
been believed that the subject to which they
relate had been disposed of; for it was noto-
rious that the territorial government bills
were in process Of enactment, and in fact
they only failed after midnight on the last
night of the session, and that on this dis
agreement between the two houses; and
their failure on the Sd of March, was not
known at Jefferson on the 7th-the day Of
passing the resolutions. 1t was too late to
pass the resolutions for the purpose Of in
structing me how to vote at Washington.
1t was too lite for that; but was early
enough for the summer campaign at home
and, therefore, they were passed and now
| have them. mean the plotters; and be-
tween them and me, henceiorth and forever,
a high wall and deep ditch and no com
munion, no compromise, no caucus with
them. Nor does it require any holiness,
on my part, to give them defiance. There
are only about dozen of them--a bakers
dozen, perhaps-and half Of them outside OIL
the Legislature. Woe to judges, if any
such there are in this work The children
of Israel could not stand the government Of
Judges; nor can we.
/ Citizens! have finished the view which
proposed to take Of the subject which has
induced my appeal to the people: but there
are other matters upon which my constituents
desire to hear from me, and in which it is
right they should be gratifed.
"Barnburner. And what did 90 to
New York for last summer, but to use my
utmost exertions to prevent Mr.. Van Blu
rem and his friends from engaging in the
Buffalo convention, went there, that is