Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-15
v MORNING, AUGgsV, Is, 1881.

'""c extended satisfaction than, perhaps, any othc
winch has been presented. Tic ras,urc of Mr.
cobbs graduation hill, at the close Of the Ios, So.
sion may render amendment of the bill Of Mr. HIM
ter necessary before Congress closes its second term
nut II ~ quite time that the whole subject should b,
uisloscd OIL now that We have almost reached uo;n
upon when We can agree. We arc not surprscd tina
objections should be made To this project, the su,,
lect Is too vns not TO excite differences: but that Mr.
Hunter should be made an obicc, Of personal assault
III Ills own Htatc strikes us rs very extraordinary
ihere IL class Of men never content unless they
hive every thing their own wa. When all others
approve, they cavil and complain. They seem TO dc.
light i'll being different from others. in opposinp for
the mere sake Of opposition, md in finding fault no
m"tter how conrsrly and un3cnlonnbly. Several Of
Tins class arc greatly out Of humIr with Senator Hun
ter because Of his land bill. They know they cannot
get all they may need; but they will not yield. II
must be "al or none;" and in taking this course they
willingly Disregard the sensible and practical ulvi
Of John {. Calhoun on this very subject. We are in.
debtcd to the editor of tho Richmond Enquirer for
reproducing this excellent admonition:
'Mr.Calhoun (says the EnIurcr) did not pretend that
his plan was absolutely perfect and exempt from apos-
ing system. but lor>cc!n its eventual overthrow aud
uuNiuus to escape great calamity which his pruphrtic
eye dsccrncd in the not distant future, lie submitted his
substitute, and dririldcL il from the ;ss;.rs of Web
stCr and Clay with that power ~! argument
for which he was conspicuous. Like our own
distinguished Senator. Mr.. Calhoun was talnicl with
desrrton Or compromise of prnciplc; amd what wa,
HE reply "ln answer, | SAY, We must do As we are
often compelled I" do through lifu-acconmndar
ourselves 10 circumstances; mitigate evils we can
not overcome, and retar an lcs>ea those we cannot
prevent. Such aru the laws tn which beings nt
our limited powers aud control over events must
necessarily yield. Il regard H.. said ho fur
ther, "as OF tn" wis,-st maxinls in human affairs
that when inevitable evil like this not 10 be-
resisted, npprouchirg--fo make concessions in i,pr
whHe re ran do "'M dignity, and not To wa!t until
necessity comprs us to net, and when concession, i,l-
stcad of gratitude. will excite contempt The
maxim is not now. have derived it from the
greatest of modern statesmen, Edmund Burke
He urged its adoption the British Government in
the early stag"s OF our revolutions. and if the
obstinate and infatuated statesman, Lord North
then at the hend OF affairs, had listened 10
hls warning voice, i: may be doubted whether
our revolution would have taken plarc.'-
The inevitable evil 20 which alluSon is made in this
il distinctly iudcatedin the follow.
lns "Lct it be horne III niud thnt all sides agree
that the States will soon BE- abe 10 ronpund their
Dwn terms when others less favorable to IL common
interest thau ;h"s" proposed by Mr.. Cn:,un,j twill
he imposed. II wc Of the old States nH' il point
10 hold out TO tn last, they will. by l.r"saaly re-
lction. make il point 10 cytort all they rim when
they get the power But, y;Cd in i,,,, ,!.,ra.
Die arrangement may be made. mutually bruci".ai
lnd satisfactory Ia both parties" Aguin in the sam,
speech. Mr.. Calhoun said This measure yclctn7ty
o"Ta "yoH me hg he necessity 0t he C0,r has been
Introduced with '!cHrc 10 terminate great pocal
Wis And, 'hink, therefore, tila instead nf at |
'mptInr 10 resist any lon::.! what must eventually
apPcn, Il wo"H be br,tar tOr all coacerncd hat C,,.
''fSE "W"d g1efd az onrC 10 nc Jorcc If crcu,s. |
f""r's ant crdc tie p"6hie dOma,n."
This ia the council OF great man-an uncuInl,ro.
ni,n- man-a bold and sasacous thinkcr--a pure
atrIot' We may apply it to every question with
r"a, eect.o the question Of slavery 10 rivers and
arhors TO public LANDS, and To almost every subject
I na"ual legislation. North and South should pom.
ar it well. Mr. Hunter -,ands too high in III. a-c-
"ms "l hi, country Ia lr damaged by unfair nnd viD-
nj "rliicsm lIc il one nl the leading minds oi the
alton, he il model statesman hc ia aborious, eco
oycal upright and orthodox. Ii he can settle, or
zip t" settle the public land question, he vii! hc rem
crnr service 10 his country that will lar outweigh
i temporary praise or blame Washington Caton.