The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-07

Tor its holy purpose the preservation OF the constitution
and the Union Let him ialer at this moment in the path
OF dutyet him array himself the side OF party and
faction. against the interests Of the country and the
humbes in all this wide republic will not be
vous OF his future fame.
The reader will have noticed that the Gaphin of
interest has been referred to committee oil the House OF
Representatives in consequence OF letter received from
the Secretary of War pass over as utterly unworthy
Of notice, the coarse and violent language which the
Republic has used towards the Union in consequence OF
the structures which we have made upon the allowance
of the claim and the receipt Of than 100000 by
the Secretary OF War, as agent Of the claim. The
question is now in the hands of the committee, who
will Of course call for all the documents and then
shall be able know why t.was that this large claim
for interest was allowed after the two comptroers Zone
democrat and one wing, the former under the late adj
minisiration and the latter under the presently had
pronounced against the claim and after the late Secretary
mr. Walker) had expressed his opinions to be directly
against il.
Mr. Crawford, in his letter to the House, speaks OF
the "claim Of the representatives Of George Galphin,
which claim has been adiudcaed and paid at one OF the
departments Of the government" This word "clam" is
rather ambiguous II to cover both principal and
intersst-one OF which has been allowed and paid under
the authority OF Congress-the other is claim which
was not recognised by Congress, but has been allowed
by the Secretary of the Treasury in the face of the dec
sion OF the Comptrolers and Of the decided opinion
OF the last Secretary We trust that the committee will
bring all these documents to light
The National Intsligsncer is garbng, with as little
truth taste the evidences of southern sentiment
This course Of Misrepresentation is calculated to deceive
the country 1t can do no good in settling the ep ques-
tion OF the times We repeat in the very teeth of that
paper that for every paragraph It extracts from south
ern press, or resolution from popular meeting, we
could furnish ten others Of an opposite description
They had better abandon this sided policy, and con-
tribute all its influence, along with Messrs Clay, Web
ster Bell Badger and other politicians of its own party,
in calling upon Congress to settle this whole subject in
all its parts and, il possible forever, to the
complaints OF the South and restore the harmony OF the
Union We trust that the whole question will be settled
at once, and the excitement which prevails may be i'm
mediately removed before it bursts out afresh.
The Charleston Mercury. Of the Sd ins full Of the
emphatic manifestations Of public sentiment which have
been called forth by the death Of Mr.. Calhoun large
meeting held at Charleston on Tuesday evening
the mayor in the chair-which addressed by Mr.. T.
Legare Hutchinson, (he mayor) F. H. Elmore, Governor
Seabrook, B. F. Porter, COL Arthur P. Hayne, Messrs
o. Andrews. Memmnger and Noise. Resolutions were
adopted for receiving with appropriate honors, the
mains Of Mr. Calhoun, for erecting monument 10 him
the City Square, and for delivering funeral euogum
resolution also adopted expressing the profound
sensiby OF the meeting for the devoted attentions and
active sympathy which had marked the Of the
Hon. Mr. Venable Of North Carolina, and other friends
Of our deceased senator" On Mr.. Memmngers motion,
the following resolutions also adopted;
Rssord. That the people Of Charleston, appro-
whose loss deporer will proceed forthwith vim
dictate the great cause in defending which he died and
Mass ,omorrow at O'CLOCK at the Military Hail. 10 take
for sending delegates to the Nashville Conven-
Resolved That the mayor be requested procure the
hail. and have IL prepared for the accommodation OF the
meeting.
Meetings, in honor OF MIR. Calhoun, have also been
held in the Richland districts Rockville. by the citizens
OF St. Johns Colleion parish, and in the parish Of ST.
Matthew's.
Both houses OF the Legislature Of New York have
adopted resolutions full OF regret at the loss and honor
able the memory Of the usrous deceased statesman
Mr. Calhoun breaihed his last at Washington on Sun
day last; and on Monday, uhe next day,) the citizens
OF Columbia South Carolina, assembled at the call OF
their intendani, TO testify their feelings under the ac
tion They were addressed by Messrs. VIM. C. Preston
and j. c. Tredwell and resolutions were adopted
pessye Of their profound grief for this melancholy event
They appointed committee OF twenty 10 arrange the
manner in which public eulogy should be pronounced al
.the capital Of his endeared State in honor OF the vr
tues intellect, patriotism, long and brilliant public ser
d,st,no al
Messrs Schey and Gartrell are appointed, in Augusta,
Georgia, delegates 10 the Southern Convention.
In Virginia, the strong federal county Of Augusta has
declined to send delegates; and in Albemarle the gem
eral meeting decided against by about 100 majority but
the minority Immediately organized, with Mr. Stevenson
(lae minister TO London) and Mr. Leake ae member Of
Congress) among them, and appointed II delegates to