Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-06-14

bred Others for or against the Missouri compromise
but he cabinet minister, to give heavy vote,
one in FIVE, for or against IFS approval He not
a part Of the legislative power, but he was of the
reto power and he gave his for the approval,
and against the reto. This shows That he had agency
in the question: and control it, and is responsible
for it. Considering his position a southern man.
and his weight in Mr.. Monroe's administrations and
be is the responsible for that act The majority
Of the cabinet southern and if he had made the
stand then which he does now, he must have vetoed
the act; the contrary, he went for it. and passed
it--passed the act of Congress legislaiing upon
slavery in territories, and abolishing million
Of square mies-and now treats such law as a vo-
lation Of the constitution aud insult the slave
States, for which notification, disunion and civil
are The proper remedies.
! am mortified TO dwell upon Mr.. Calhoun. 1t is
neither my habit my pleasure TO speak of men,
In near thirty years that have been in Congress.
have never brought the name of any man before the
public am now forced to do it. Mr. Calhoun's
resolutions are those of the Missoui Legislature
They are Identical One is copied from the other
When the original is invalidated, the copy is of
avail. am answering his resolutions and choose TO
do it. II is Just and proper that should do He
is the prime mover and head contriver. have had
no chance TO answer him in the Senate, and it will
not do to allow him to take snapjudgment upon me
in Missouri. in carrying disunion resolutions in my
own State, which he has been forced TO abandon in
the Senate. Duty to the Country requires TO
swer him. and personal reinforce that pub
lie duty. He has been instgating attacks upon
for twenty years-ever since stood by Jackson and
the Union in the first of notification. His Duff
Green Telegraph commenced upon at the same
time it did upon Jackson, and for the same cause
because stood by the Union Last summer in
his State of South Carolina, where was.
he dragged nv name and that of General Houston be-
fore his constituents and denounced in public
speech, and held up to public reprobation He ac-
cused of detection to the South-the Interpretation
being that we would not join him in his scheme Of
southern convention, to array half Of the Union
against the other, and form southern confederacy.
1t wns an audacious attack upon two absent gentle
men, and who, rs Senators entitled Senatori-
al courtesy from him. Neither General Houston
myself thought it right to suffer such attack TO
pass with mpuniy; but did not think the floor of
the Senate the proper place for replying TO attack
made out of doors. The forum of our respective
States was deemed the proper place. He had assail-
ed US before his constituents, and we determined TO
answer him before ours. Gen Houston has replied.
He did during the past session of Congress, in
published address TO his constituents. 1t pub
lisbed while MIR. Calhoun in the city, and where
he might answer il if he pleased. He did not so
please He stood mute-as if the antagonist was
not worthy Of notce-a privilege Of dignity which
did not belong TO him after he himself had began the
attack. He said nothing; and in that he did better
than when he denied his support of the Missouri
promise act. He did we'll in saying nothing It
was case in which public attention should not be
raised by controversy. Houston soon showed what
the charge of defecion'' meant and then carried the
war into Africa He charged him with his designs
against the Uuon for twenty years past and support
ed what he said by array of facts which could nei
Their be explained away or denied. That address of
Houstons should be re-pubshed by the papers friend
w to the Union. 1t is full of truth and patriotism
worthy of the disciple Of Jacksnnan killing to Cal
houn. He did well not to fix public attention upon it
| by replying TO it. told Houston that | should reply
in q speech TO my consttuents-and that am now
doing.
This is of my personal reasons for dwelling on
| Mr. Calhoun; but have another, which will now
state. In the year 1874, as it will be remembered
when my fifth election coming round, there was
an organization against in the State, supported
by every Calhoun man, and every Calhoun newspaper
in the State. and in the United States. There was
coincidence in their operations which showed that
they worked by pattern. knew at the time where
it all from; and the has since been au-
thcntically revealed to me. There is a law in the
moral world by which 'rurder ,oiH out!' By virtue
of that law of those who employed to do the
work upon me, and who was then a stranger to me,
and afterwards repented revealed the plot me, and
placed in my hands an original letter of Instructions
of which this is an extract:
"Wh regard to the your paper you can take
the tone Of the Administrations from
- l think, however, and would recon-
mend that you would conne yourself attacks upon Ben
ton showing that he has allied himself with the Wbrs on
the Texas question Quote Jscsons letter Texas
he denounces all those traitors to the country who oppose
the treaty. Apply il TO Benton. Proclaim that Benton by
attacking Mr. Tyler and his friends and driving them from
the aiding The election Of Mr. Cay and charge him
with doing this defeat Mr. Polk and insure himself
s4s; claim full justice be done 10 the
and motives Of John Tyler by The leaders Harp upon
these strings Do not the union, SIT the business
Of the Democrats 10 do this and arrange pei feet
satisfaction" quote here from leading friend
South. Such is the which recommend and which
can pursue or not according TO real attachment
the Administration.
|
Look for my Of to-morrow as an indicator and
regard this letter as OF the most strict and invioate
fdence of character"
read this extract to Mr., Calhoun in the Senate
of the United States, in February, 1S47-four DAYS
after hissre-brand resolutions introduced He
said he did'nrwritc it. know he did not. Neither
did he acrtte The papers of the plot against Mr.
Crawford, nor the resolutions of the last Missouri
General Assembly. He is no such bungler that
When paw is to go into the 6re he prefers that of
any cat OF dog. tohis OWL Bat he was Secretary Of
State under Tyler ut the time ond had dominion over
three hundred newspapers To each of which the same
instructions were issued. They were intended for
| their guidance in the Presidential election and in
the State elections of 1874; md especially for nv
own which was coming | only rend the extract
which is special to mysrlf How well the instruc-
tons were obeyed in this Statp and in 9th
er States, and in all the presses and potions which
followed the lead of "our leading friend the South"
Benton-Cay-Wh igs-Texas. Harry. upon these
strings, and harp they did, unihe strings were worn
out; and then the harps hung npon the willows
Now set of strings are furnished, and from
the "leading friend at the South" and the mu-
sic re-commences to the old tune set to new words
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. - Wilmot Proviso--
are now the strings, and harp away, again the world
aud harp they WILL lie old performers and some new
until the dropping willows shall again claim the
appendage Of their tuneless instruments.
1 owe an apology to General Jacksons memory for