The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-06

lished letter in the Flag of The Union," in
which he turns States evidence, for the purpose
OF convcting his former friends of conspiracy
against the Union. He only succeeds, however
in establishing the fact of his own double dealing
with them, even while possessing their full con-
tidence, and affords additional confirmation OF
the falsity of his charges even by the new proofs
he produces.
Among these I" new proofs" is what purports
to have been private and confidential letter
addressed to him by Mr. CALHOUN, August Sd,
l849.
After the course recently pursued by Senator
FooTE, this publication of letter, which ON
its very face bears the evidences of having been
intended for his own eyes alone, can of course
surprise no one. Such always is the chief func-
ton of your States evidence; his own immu-
nifty from punishment is purchased by the be-
trnyal of his associates. Yet, happily, it so hap
pens, that those with whom this man acted for
time-but from whose side ffs own selfish
ends soon drove him, to carry into the camp
of the enemy all the information which his so
journ with them had allowed him to pick up and
to retain-had no other aims or ends than those
which were open, upright, and honorable. They
had no motives or purposes which sought con-
cealment, or stunned the light though their
deliberations and discussions might occasionally
have been confidential and secret, and private
letters have passed between them.
And they therefore had no cause to fear,
though they might mourn over, the detection of
protesting friends, nor to dread the revelations
of any who might be base enough to stoop to
play the part of the informer, or the spy.
Each and every attempt to produce "new
proofs" establishes this fact more firmly: and in
the case of none more signally than in that Of
the great leader of the Southern host, over
whose cold ashes still rise the wolf-like bowls
Of those who feared him living, and loathe him
dead, because too fearless to finch from assert
ing, and too inccrruptible to sell the rights of
his section in market operl in this metropolis
We rejoice therefore, at the reproduction of
this letter at this time; and present it to our
readers to show how entirely it indicates the
consistency of his course throughout, and that
which his friends have pursued since his lament
ed DEATH
The National INTEL gencer, one of Mr.. FoorE's
new allies, and fit one-par nobile-republish-
es this letter also, with the following precious
piece of can't unblushingly making an assertion
which tbs letter itself on its face contradcts and
falsifes. For we challenge the InteAigencer to
do that which its friend has failed to do, shoe
Uhere "the discrepancy" exists, except between
it's own statement and the proofs contained in
that letter.
"On very recent occasion, the consi stency of
Mr.. Foote on the great topic ofthe day having
been publicly questioned by one of the party ofMr
Quitman, the former, in defending himself,
found it expedient to recur to the scene in the
Senate between himself and Mr.. Calhoun, on
the morning following the reading of the speech
with which the great Carolnian may be said to
have closed his political life. That scene it be-
comes proper, though most of our readers have
doubtless a vivid recollection Of it, to reproduce
here, from the late publication Of Mr.. Foote, to
enable the reader to understand the bearing Of
the new matter brought into view in this con-
troversy, and to insert, in connection with it,
letter received by Mr.. Foote from Mr. CAL
houn about six months previous to that scene,
indicating and strongly insisting upon course,
on the part of the malcontents in the South, d.
recty contrary, in its main feature, TO that which
was the burden of his speech so contrary in
deed, that, but for this disclosure, no one could
have believed that 80 great discrepancy be-
, tween Mr.. Calhoun and himself, within the
short space of SIX months, was within the range
, POSSIBILITY"
OF course the Intelhgencer-wrapti in the con-
venient cloak of " dignity"-will shrk the mat
ter, and shuttle away from an attempt to prove
its bold and baseless assertions. The record
and facts familiar to every one, cause ito stand
already selfconvicted before all who are capa-
, bic ofexercisng their own judgment. All such
must feel, that Mr. FoorE, in producing this let
ter, evinced the same faulty that has marked
the whole of his recent movements, and that
his sponsor, the Inteliigencer, is in no better po-
sition
The close of the Intelligencer's comments is
characteristic. lrreverent heels were flung into
the face Of the dying lion, on the floor of the SEN
ate: but to the conductors of that print has been
reserved the browning glory Of raking among
his cold ashes, to feed fat the ancient grudge
they bore him, and ghou-like TO squat down
and gibber thus over his grave-the pretext n
passage in letter, written, according to their
own statement, Gin the abandon of pricate
correspondence" and never intended for any eye
but that Of him to whom it was ad dressed.
The appearance of these documents forces
upon the editors Of this paper task which no.
thing but irresistible sense Of personal as
well as political duty could have induced them
to undertake, in reference to the following promi-
uent passage in the letter of Mr.. Calhoun to
!. MIR. Foote
81 am obliged to you for securing 80 prompt
nm admission Of my address into the columns of
The Inteiligencer. Col. Benton has continued 10
!. get so many JOBS for thai paper that had my
!. apprehension in their wish to keep fair with him
that they would either not publish Il at all, o,
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