The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-06
The Speech OF Mr. Cnihoun-Opinionso OF the
Press.

IRON tho Commercial Advertiser. March 81
the written speech Of Mr. Calhoun read y.,,srasy 10
the Senate Of the United states BY Mr. Mason Of Yir
gpis; MIR. Calhoun being present.. but unequal TO the
fatigue Of reading the paper for himself We copy IL
from the erss. which appears to have ob,sinsd by
,tue means duplicate OF the manuscript
r,ihaps II would be too much to say, that We have
never yublhhsd political document with more con.
tent; but We do ubhsstsfnsly say tost 10 the long
course OF our priessiossl enpsIi.nes We nav. r.sa
Consciousness OF having achieved an object worthy Of
the effort. To MIR Calhoun him,elf and to the party
% wi lob he Il the leader the address u doubt all
points sstisyirg but to him and them II cannot be
mere 90 than 10 to Ne. and a. We suppose 70 very
srss number Of thoss who think With In rsgsrd 70
III. greet sectional question wbich.hss long been
eitorbips element In the working OF our pohIioa or
IL hs, been to NJ. and undoubtedly to many o.hsrs
corstspt 81 difcuty In sessipg to srrive at
e,nset judgment on the merits Of ths sectional CUES
ton that the compls nts q the South beiog
the aisvsa party we're essentially limited 20 gene
rae Year after year month sfisr month, day after
Day have heard continual voice Of angry lAmsuts-
ton ;rcm the South. that IN. South wrsnssd tina.
The south vas reduced 20 condition Of inequality
that the Sou the victim Of constant aggressions
that the South robbed its fair and ls~fa share
In the privileges and advantages OF the Union. But
Us precisely and particularly, In What these wrongs
ocrssted-how this inequality was brought about
what the spsoec nature Of these aggression in
what and by What direct agency this robbery
vac effected At lsst however. such an advocate has
appeared. Mr. Calhoun 81 explained the whole mat
ter that u nolopser ~ misundeutood shade
Of sn biguty or uncertainty no longer rests upon
AZ ler 18th have the satisfaction OF knowing that the
ebeisce 60 union ard harmony between North and
South b sysmined With thorough appreciation Of
IT. nsfur,. ~hich, IS MIR Calhoun himself very truly
T. the frt requisite TO ssccssul sndss-or for ts
removal.
Tho srest southern advocate sns smpio slave
~ makes perfectly clear that the true cause Of oil
the southern trouble snd difficulty is no; injustice
disnspt the part Of the Northern states no, say
tird for m "a Ntrfern serression political or PIN
sicslhut the Institution Il slavery itself The DIN
culties connected With sre psepsrsbie from s v-ry
m,,nstie woikipg Their extinction can be effected
only by lite extinction. fsilisuves may be spplird,
With srs srcces vbis ~ " 10 being foremost
smorg ~hich must b. prevailing disposition 70 endure
upop the .zist.pce % IN. intt uicn bat " Il in
tosible for slsvehcidsfe community 20 erj,y all the
b. social crgspaston in high degree 80 they
are enjoyed by nifty 81 freemen only. - &c y
for q humsn being 20 snjcy All the pleasures aud I'D
anfsgss e. perfect heath INDUCING, a. TIE zane
time 10 ell the pfsctioes habits -hish The ss. Of
nature have irrevoosbly STAMPED With the reirouton
cf distsse.
Mir Calhoun makes thi. entirely clear in the very
sxpicn Of southern grievances on which be butds his
appeal 20 the sment cf the Senate and the peope
lie shows that disccptcpt has existed Of the south
from the earliest Tires 81 political history, and that
has existed in entire Of faction o. party
fgsbcy tie ssys that the main element OF tbs dscon
tet-..s the section. hes been destroyed but he
scuis have uttered stronger truth ~ he himself pro
cesdr TO dsmorstfate n had raid that the mafute.
Isnce the equilibrium vss In the nature OF things
Mr. Calhoun points cut thls fsilur. Of the squni
trium. And IN vhst does " ccpsist Simply Ia the
mere rapid rcrssse ~ Northern than Southeru
puisftons en- rcIssse producing he ct thee last
ceneue prepcndtrsrc- 81 Ace Vto 10 the Northern
ice States, Could this rr.Pond,rspee By any means