Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-01-25

1901. Minister to Spain. Charles Pinckney.
1902 Treasurer of the U. States Thomas Tudor Tucker
1904. Judge Of the Supreme Court. William Johnson.
1909. Secretary Of the Navy Paul Hamilton.
1909. Minister to Brazil. Thomas r. Sumpter.
1917. Secretary of War ........ John G. Calhoun
1920. Minister to Russia. Henry Middleton.
1925. Minister to Mexico Joel R. Ponse.
1927. Minister to Panama. Joel r. Poinsett.
1927. Charge fAffares to Colombia. Beaufort T. Watts.
1882. Charge FAffaires to Belgium Hugh 8. Legare.
1887. Secretary of War Joel R. Poinsett.
ls4l. Attorney General. Hugh s. Legare.
1912. Minister to Mexico. -. Waddy Thompson.
ls43. Secretary of State. Hugh s. Legare.
1914. Secretary of State. John G. Calhoun.
[The eight years service of Mr.. Calhoun Vice Pesi-
dent is not included in the above list being appointment
by the People, and not by the Executive. "E
FROM VERMONT.
1928. Minister to Chill. ..........H ..Heman Allen.
1880. Minister to Spain. Cornelius Van Ness.
These facts speak for themselves.
The Speech Of Mr. CALHOUN not many days be-
fore his DEATH the dying effort of great and tena.
cious spirit, was in strain which could hardly
be accounted for by any cause but that pressure Of
fell disease, under the influence of which his life was
rapidly drawing to close. There are, however,
two or three passages in that speech which
alone would stamp it all his own: that, for ex-
ample, in which, in speaking of the memory of
WASHINGTON, he describes him as "one of as,
STAKEHOLDER and a planter !" that again, wherein
he speaks Of the connexion of the States in the
Union as mere matter of interest or inclination
with the States respectively: and that other, in
which he proposes to substitute, by amendment of
the Constitution, for the admirably constituted Ex-
ecutive department of this Government, a sort of
Tribunition check upon the Legislative Depart
ment-a double-headed Cerberus-one of its heads
with Southern, the other with Northern aspect.t
The critical state of the health Of Mr.. CALHOUN
gave to this Speech, throughout the South, an in
fuence SO powerful, and almost irresistible that,
had the Session of Congress been short one, end
afterwards, no one can say what might not have
been the consequence.
BY this protraction of the Session time was al
lowed for the fires of discord in Congress to ex-
haust themselves. Reason resumed her empire
and majorities in both Houses united in series of
measures for organizing Governments in the newly
acquired territories admitting new State into the
Union with Constitution of her own choice, ad-
justing the dangerous boundary question between
the State Of Texas and the United States, and,
finally, passing the Fugitive Slave Law, by which
the only grievance of the South within the juris-
diction of the General Government, having been
fairly examined, was fully remedied to the utmost
extent of the power Of Congress. But the Dis
unionists, like the froward child, ",oiH be bad -
they will not be satisfied; they spurn the hand
that proffers them kindness. The Charleston
Mercury, the amiable exponent Of the sentiments
of that predominant party in South Carolina which
will be content with nothing short of dissolution
Of the Union, says, for instance, in of its late
numbers, that "the Compromise was the very ssurce
of the resistance spirit of South Carolina, and ii
sis for wrongs and remedies EMBODIED THERE
"that they demand redress"
Upon persons SO intent on mischief that they
will not only not listen to reason themselves, but
will not SO much as tolerate those who do, we
cannot expect that either precept or example will
exercise much influence. But there are persons in
other States than South Carolina, upon whom the
wel-consdered Judgment of the late Senator CAL
In this enumeration of Presidents eected by the Peo-
pe do not Of course include Mr. O. ADAMS, who was
not elected by the People but by the House Of Representa-
ves-l77 Of the 26 electoral votes at the popular cleo
on having, however, been given to Southern candidates
The particulars Of this amendment not specified in
the Speech but the general understanding that proposed
Executive to be composed of two MEMBERS be chosen
rom the two great geographical divisions with check upon
each other has been since coroboted by authentic evidence