The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-09-13
From the Chicago Tribune
John G, Calhoun,


The splendid intellectual endow meuts and cx
empary virtues of his great statesman give
weight and value to hi, opinions In the hearts
of those devoted liends whose peculiar interests
were biz own. his iobe, even will be cherished
and his alterations doomed an evidence of supc.
ror sagacty,
lie loved his country; yet his exclusive attach.
mcut- were for the slayeholdung States, aud for
| South Carolina.
| Snah plrliarie4 are unavoidable, but whcul leg.
| islaoinns for n nation they should be forgotten
| Yet IN the instance before u, there was perfect
consistency in theory and action. Mr, Calhoun
I denied the national sovereignty. His declaration
/ was The United States are aot a nation = Il
! would preserve the Union ii could ioiH pro.
tect tie South'
/ When emerging from colonial suhjcctiun each
one Of the original colonies was independent OF
/ the others, and possessed every attribute Of soy.
/ crelgnty. By the solemn and deliberate compact
OF the Federal Constitution, portion Of those at.
tributes considered essential to national integrity
were surrendered by the States, and vested in /,
general government. This act was sanctioned
Got by the States not bv dynaslics having an in
Id,p,udeut governmental existence, but bg the pco.
pie Themselves hy the voice O: each and every
Iqualii,d voter throughout the nation So far,
therefore as the will ofthc people may constitute
Ia national guGcrumeUL t',-t &c the United oWteS
j. perfect, a. completely 50 rs any government
which ha- ever existed or which cIn exist.
This character applies TO the original States Of
the cDuirdrracv. Those which have followed.
came INTO the Union with Constitutions SANCTION
ed hy the people. for the express object of enter
t,,.. anil rr,,.,,i,,r ~ ,lc r,r:r,I ,,yc,rr,,,,
Iti. c,r,,,,ct con orl,, H.. orr,II.i Ia, c,,r,,,,
or-c,t ,r , s,,.,,,p,ry rcv,lu,i,n
NJ, C.ll.,r, Ia mo- conf I.,,,s. in tho r,oss a
fla, ,,l. AMI ,,r,,..,r,,,j A ,,,, unfit for l,b,r
Ity mo L,v,. ,i,I.t IN rb,n., tI.ir avn, f,r,,
nf o,yern,ncnt II. sa,. oa r.yolgtr,,i,.3 ,,r,,.
o., ,nrs, o,l,,,, , C,,.t,tn,i, IL; ,,,ri mo-, ,,,,y,
a., f,rc,,r ,;lisI,,l ,,s,,,,s III. y.,I or q,
,,,,,,.,,. l. trn ,yill ,,, r,Ibl,r
IL..r continent. ar, no, ,yirb.u. soon,in, n',u.
sibi..ty hut thew are the e.sare, of desnot,.n
/ NJ, only r,p.t Franc. f,u hack r,,n her KIN,
bpt tI, Tinted = a,,s sLnuI r,ipsiai. the Crown
and I'm. p,b,'i,y ",n accordance Will E,rn,or 90
! hIIi.LsJ p.o,,,."
/ Fvrl,Jr the d,ctriro tbot a rnoinritv poy.
crn anil what possible umpire remains beside 81
o,,p,c, Tue. III, will oflbe maiori,y NAV be ctl
led IN. will Of the rabbi, but tGntralble il com
roseL If frrrpcn tic source of oll mower. mot nm
/ IL .yo, and I" Lut Mr. C,lbonn himself ,rs inunJ
amor, ,li. r,blIc
/ The peon,r nro amused onIdcceivsl ! and pIpp
dsrcd bv Jrm,go,pcs whom tbov have nut in,o
nowsr by their own votes This ahuse is 20 man.
G..t thnt il i lIipl, f,r spncr;nr minds in suh
mi, IN tbat ungr,tar,I ,dualitv which r.dprc.
thor n,si,ive nnlitic,l s,r.p,,h h. tho son,o lvL
with that of tbe pnlistinrpi,beJ individuals VIII,
rompn., tho mas of socn,tv Su,h minis may
IindnI,e in occasional rhops,dies upou the bles
lnc cfrrnlnm v,t nm education which has .ot tbcr
lana,t and sscminel, ohovr tt, mass nf ,h,ir t.l
Inw citizens viii ,ybnsn rp,.,,i,s and ynn,s onI
social onioymonts thay can L,va no symn,tLy
c,n,n.I ,hsm ~ Lari,r IN lion, L,o,si n I,,r
,,n,rd l;.,,r., ,r,,ns, ,Lo novor NJ .,bc rohIl,'
Land an iny,inr,t, rr.in,i,c in favor of some nre
.c,i,,;, ,i,l,t Win L,II cn H., ,b.n, Il, cont ,o
liz Not dariny onenIy to ayow n hostility In IN,
I,c,,;ro -, ,0ui ,i,Lts ,h.ir whole Lf, !. ,
srng,I, IN escin,, i,s nrar,iraI corsenmc,c"s
W. mpst iui,s nf bnmnn cb,r,cthr he som,
.,r,r c,it,,iSn t6,, ,rnfs..i,ns A man. habits
,I,,,t;nn a,,l ossori,tinns mr.. a b,tt.r ruid,.
IIow r,u II man lnv, IN. peonic feel for then
wants o,,or INTO Icir bnnns hc;r iovs and th,i,
sor,,Ns uhn mayor r,ivas uith thsm Win ba.
s,o,,plv - ,y,nt or a G.,lin,, in coumnn with tbo
o,li,,r, npd min. ,,lir, ,,oss ,r,n ,vLose sboul
,l.rs tLr Lnrtb,ns of tbo nation rrst1
How is il with Webster CLAY. Cass Benton
and u,nv ntbrr di.,i,,,ui.brd mon ni v,b,,c so
rnl nnd ,n,cIIcc,n,l Lahits we NAV be allowed I,
ipl,., Tb,ir svnu,ibi,s n,v M, as ,xclu.iv. a.
were Mr. Cnlhonns vet hi, bold and undisruise,
nroncnsi,ies led him Ia exonse hi. scntin,nis nm
an AN subiccls with loss reserve
Revolutions botb ancirn, and modern hay,
generally pecn n chance in the ncrsons. not il
lLe principles, of those who would govern; ouC