The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-21

to Calhoun He did well not to fix public attention
upon by replying TO it, told Houston that should re-
ply IN speech to my constituents ana maj am now
doing.
This is one Of my personal reasons for dwelling
Mr.. Calhoun; but have another, which will now
state. In the year lS44, il will be remembered when
my fifth election coming round, there was organi
cation against in the State, supported by every CAL
houn 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 came from; and
the source has since been automatically revealed TO me
There is law in the moral world by which "murder
cH out" By virtue Of that law, OF those who
employed to do the work upon me, and who was then
stranger to and afterwards epented revealed the plot
to me, and placed in my hands original letter Of in
structions, OF which this is an extract:
with regard % the course Of your paper you can take
the tone o. sSe adm, sdmins.raon from ~, think
yourself attacks upon Benton showing that he has allied
wn Tue TTsg: on sns aesas Question Quote
Bsn.as to s wha - the Ap i
and his friends and driving them from the party, aiding
ae election OF BE aI Clay and charge him with doing this
ssas s claim and fail Ss s % s
motives Of John Tyler by the leaders Harp upon these
e s sG md n1
faction quote here iom leading friend the South
cs ae cOn,se wnSh aad which ySa
administration"
Look for my leader Of tomorrow as an indicator
confidence Of character"
read this extract to Mr. Calhoun in the Senate OF the
brand resolutions we're introduced Ga He said be did not
write it. know he did not Neither did he ierite the
papers of the A B plot against Mr.. Crawford. nor the
resolutions of the last Missouri General Assembly lie is
no such bunger as that When paw is to go into the
fire. he prefers that OF any cat dog to his But he
was Secretary OF State under Tyler at the tme and had
dominion over three hundred newspapers, TO each OF
which the same instructions issued They were in
tended for their guidance in the presidential election and
in the State elections OF si4 and especially tor my own,
special to myself How well the instructions obeyed
was in this State and other States and in all the
presses and politicians which followed the lead of sour
leading friend at tie South" Benton, Clay, wings,
Texas Harp upon these strings and harp they did, uni,
the strings out and then the harps were hung
upon the willows. Now new set OF strings are fur
nished, and from the Heading friend at the Souh
and the music recommences to the old tune set to
words. Benton, wings, abolitonism, Wilmot Proviso,
are now the strings and harp away is again the word
And harp away they WILL the old performers and some
new ones, until the dropping willows shall again claim
the appendage OF their tuneess instruments.
owe an apology to General Jackson's memory for
reading letter in which he is quoted against II was
unjust TO him. and would have been mortifyng to see
his quoted against OF his best friends by OF
his greatest enemies. never mortified his feelings by
been used but when near his end, sent him a kind
message by Major Lewis which he returned in the most
aecionaie terms, and which think it right here to re-
peat After giving account OF his visit 10 him, and
how he found him, Major Lewis continues:
she inquired after many old friends, and among them
yourself desiring to know when had seen you last and
how you told him that had seen you but few
days before left Washington and thar You well, and
at the time delivered to him your message He was
had desired me to say 10 him Alter shon pause, he
said thank the Colonel for his kind recollection Of me
pleasure TO see him but that fear is mposs-
ble a, my life Is rapidly drawing to Close Here he
able and distinguished statesman but and sin
S% ss rand S % s a ads
during the whole OF administration, and beg
and thank him my Tor his kind and aectionate
message These, belive, dear SIR, are his precise
deep and solemn ,One Of voice. they made an impression
on my mind that can never be ehaced"
The Calhoun resolutions were entitled The rights o.
Congress Territories Of The Uaion in rsiafion "a
slavery and introduced into the Senate February
Ist7. Those Of the Missouri Legislature were entitled
ResoIions relation 70 slavery" and introduced
December ls4s-the object OF both the same--to deny
the right OF Congress TO prevent or prohibit slavery ~
territories and TO denounce dissolution OF the Union
did 9G asny r Aud mere s s se ss Which
the mass OF the members who voted for the resolutions
in the last General Assembly had any idea that they
were Calhouns. considered the dissolution OF the
Union, which they announced, as thing in actual con-
temptation. But they not the less injurious tina
account They the act OF the General Assembly and
stand for the act OF the State. and bind to the
that has taken place But they not the OF the
State, nor even the sense OF all the members who voted
Tor them. The true sense Of the State, and doubt moi
OF large majority oil the members OF the last legislature
was faithfully expressed in the resolves and instructions
OF the previous legislature, which had received and
obeyed. not only in the letter, but in the spirit These
are they:
Joint resolution in relation the Missouri compromise ACT
OF lS2D.
"Resoired, That the peace, permanency and welfare
national Union depend upon strict adherence the
the United States entitled An authorize the people
Of the Missouri Territory 20 form constitution and State
government for the admission Of such State into the Union
on an equal foong with the original States aad 20 yrob
sapry ~ cerfats Territories approved March o, 1870
"Rfsofred, That in the Congress OF the
United States hereby instructed, and
and the spirit Of the said eighth section OF the said act
all the questions which may before them in relation
IN the organization Of Territories States out OF the
territory now belonging TO the United States, which here
alter may he acquired, either by purchase by treaty. by
conquest"
These resolves passed the General Assembly OF Mis-.
sour the 18th day OF February. ls47 Just four days
before Calhoun brought into the Senate of the United
States his frebrand resolutions, which denounced upon
the spot, which have been adopted by the Missouri e
gislature at the last session, and from which now ap
peal 10 the Statethe whole State How different, how
econceably hostile 10 each Other the two sets OF res
olutons One makes the peace, permanency, and oil
fare OF national Union dependant upon strict adj
herence to the spirit and terms OF the Missouri compro-
mise, in its application TO terrItory-that is to say
upon the constitutional right and the equitable exercise
OF that right TO egslae upon slavery in the new terri.
tory, and 10 admit Il in part and prevent II in part the
other makes the dissolution OF the Union dependant upon
the same platform oil fact and principle denying the right
Of Congress TO admit prohibit slavery in territory,
sertng its prohibition TO be violation OF the constitution
Of the United States insult to the sovereignty OF the
States and tending TO the dissolution oil the Union Sad
contradiction this, when the remedy both 10 cure