The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-29

the suggestion had made, acted in my indi.
vidual character, and without the knowledge OF
authority of cur government. Those who VIII
recur TO the history Of those times, will recoieci
that Capt ELLIOTT Qhe man with the white hat
did 90 to Mexco--that he negotiated an arms.
ice, and obtained the qualified consent OF Mex.
leo to the independence of Texas, upon condition
that Texas should not be annexed TO the United
States Major DoNELsoN told me, and he has
doubtless told others, that he afterwards became
satisfied that Doctor JONES was exerting his in
fuence to defeat annexation--that he sent Mr.
ALLEN, his secretary of state, to induce General
Houston to cooperate with him IN that purpose
and that he Major DoEELsoNl followed Mr. Al
LEN to General HoUsToN's residence, so that he
might, by his personal remonstrance, counteract
Mr.. ALIENS efforts, and he has doubtless repeated
to othersth same statements OF what TRANSFERRED
there refer to these facts to show to Major
DoNELsoN himself, that instead of injuring me
he disgraces himself by making imputations SO
utterly untrue.
Having thus repelled Major DoNELsoN's i'm
putation, proceed to give some other facts, ex.
planatory found Major DoNELsoN at the seat
Of government Of Texas. Mr.. CALHOUN, in
great pagnanmity, had given him the Office Of
Charge Major DoNEIsoN was, as believe, CRATE
General JACKSON, Mr.. VAN buren, and others
who had controlled General JAcKsoNs conduct
In one of these conversations, Major D0NELsoN
admitted that General JACKSON had lost his in.
iluence in his own immediate neighborhocd, and
said that it was source of deep modification
to him that his influence would not control the
elections in his own precinct | replied, that the
reason was manifest--that by becoming the par,
tisan Of 5Ir. Van buren, General Jackson had
abandoned the friends and the principles which
had placed him in power that his warfare on Mr..
CALHOUN had encouraged Mr.. Clay TO keep up
an organize opposition, which, aided by the
moral influence If Mr.. CALHoUE's character, had
broken tbe charm of General JAcKsoE's popu.
larity. General HAMILTON, of South Carolina,
joined us few days thereafter, and told us that
he had heard in Mississippi that General Pillow
had said that he was coming to Washington as
one Of Mr. PoLKs cabinet, and that .Mr. Folks
chief difficulty WAS 10 ret rid Of Mr.. CALHOUN.
Major DosELsoN admitted that such was Mr..
Folks purpose, and after consultation with me,
he became so well satisfied that Mr.. Polk ought
not to supersede MIR. CALHOUN in the State De-
partment, that he left his important negotiation
in Texas, intending TO meet Mr.. Polk at the
Hermitage, and prevail upon him and General
JACKSON to relinquish their purpose of pro-
scribiDg Mr. CALHOUN and his friends Major
DoNELsoN was taken sick az New Orleans and
detained there until il was too late to see Mr.
POLK before he left Tennessee, and he there
fore returned to Texas.
In confirmation of the deliberate purpose of
Mr.. Polk and Gen. JACKSON, TO prescribe Mr..
CALHOUN and his friends, arranged and agreed
upon between them and their confidential adv
sers, before Mr. PoLKs election, and whilst they
were making the most earnest appeals to Mr..
CALHOUN and his friends to reorganize the De
mocratic party" under assurances of harmony
and good faith. refer TO the declaration made
by Gen. Pillow in Mississippi, about the time
of Mr.. PoLKs election, and to the declaration
made but few days since by the Pennsylvania,
Mr. BUcHANAN's confidential organ, that Mr.
Polk acted under the advice of Gen. jackson,
when he superseded Mr.. CALHOUN in the State
Department, by appointing Mr.. BUCHANAN Sec
rotary of State.
Major DoEELs knows that explained to
him, in Texas, the reasons why Mr.. CALHoUE
should be continued in the State Department
that he was negocialing the adjustment Of the
Oregon, as well IA The Texas questions, and that
under his guidance the adjustment Of one would
DE the adjustment Of both. 1t was the policy OF
England to prevent the acquisition Of Texas, and
that Sir ROBERT PEEL was unwilling TO adjust
the Oregon question so long as the Texas ques.
ton was open. ! have heard Mr. CALHOUN say
gain and again that, had he remained in the
State Department, he would have peaceably ad.
justed bot questions in less than three months
and speak Of my own knowledge offhe views
of eminent British statesmen, when say that
he could have peaceaby acquired the whole OF
Oregon, and much more Mexican territory with
less than a 1.-THE of the sum expended in the
Mexican war.
Mr.. CALHoUS and his friends, who placed Mr.
Polk in power, were pros crbed, and instead Of
a peaceable adjustment, We were driven into n
war with Mexico, and after pedging the honor of
the country to 81 degrees 40 minutes, or fight,
we were glad TO accept 40 degrees relinquish-
ing to England the best harbor and the most
valuable fisheries on the Pacific, by the use Of
Which she Is to proirnct the struggle for naval
supremacy on the Pacific The result was that
the people Indignantly drove the old JACKSON
dynasty from power and again put the seal of
reprobation on the political managers who seek
to govern the country and plumber the treasury
in the name Of Jacksonism,
Now contrast my conduct with Major DoNEL.
sens. was. the printer TO both houses OF Con.
gress, having the confidence Of the country and
of the party in power to an extent which no
other editor tefore or since then ever had; and
refused 10 lend my press, or my influence, in
support Of the in;rigues and combinations then
formed TO plumber the treasury" we'll knowing
what the couseq would be. How is il
with Major DoSfL'oS Did he not purchase
the Uaiog newspaper under pledge from GER
taia political managers that he should get the
censns printing 4. And did he not dcnounce
General DAVIS aud Governor nenoSALp Us
Seces.ioni aud Disunioulsts, knowing that
his charges against them and the States Rights
party were untrue, bee use he reli d on the votes
of the Union candidates for Congress to carry
into effect tic arrangement FOR the census print
ing which had been previously agreed upon
And dars be not see That, il he obtains this
Job rs his reward for falnnuiating the States
Righsparty the "int'igoe, uefgoin 9nd manage
ment"---ihe coalition between ihc Union Demo.
Gratis and tie Wings, by wbita Union men were
returned TO Cor gress, will become the issue in
the neyt Presidential canvass. aud in the next
Congressional election, and lhtt he result must
be the defeat Of the. Democratic candidate
Have the political IN ,nagers, who seek to obtain