Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-07-07

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SON. van bnren and Calhoun. Benton was
men one oi The lesser lights OF the party
Doislerous and verbose in the Senate, hn had
not ihcn won the iitst place in their confidence
OF respect II was moi until his periinaoi'y had
carried through his EAponaing Resolutions, at
inc Close OF Jacksons second term, that his
weight orslnhnence IN the ranks was fully hc-
knowledged, nor was II until HE natural AFRO
gance' increased ny ms achievement, had CIV
en- place 10 The wiser discretion OF his laler
years in tho Senate, that the country could be
brought TO acknowledged his importance in that
august body. There were many other men
'nai occupied the second place Of influence in
'he canvass OF 1873, who will not, perhaps, be
a'l"geiher i"reo'ien In the history of the time,
when posiofiiy comes TO judge its events i'm
Psfua''y' 9ome o. ihese' The warm adherenis
oi MI Calhoun' ana ms state Rights theory
sueh as lazewell ana lyleri OF virginia Der
Hen, ., Georgia ingham, oi fennpyivania
ana meDuine, OF SCUM Carolina, ieit the jack
son party wilh MI Z, ai'er the Cabinet broke
up IN lsSi' mr. vtaiio tells us that every one
suspected oi friendship 10 Mr u was distressed
.ien' as ,hey had' IN measure, ueen previous
y'l oiner prominent men, IKE l,ell and Wine,
o' ienhesseei were driven INTO The wing ranks
oy subsequent events IN the Jackson Admins
uauoh' iheir iaie was iorelold WIN almost
p.ophehe certainty by EDWARD Everett Ia the
Ilohsc oi Representatives, as early as loSJ-5o
hepyihg 70 speech OF Mr. Del, he reminded
MN 'ha' 10 pursuing the Administration Of Mr.
ADAMS ana MI clay TO the death, he had per-
maps. fhlNNi DlOOuN Instructions 10 his UlTtV. 10
!" re'ufh' AZ some iu'ure DAY, TO plague the M
'ohoi ana so turned oui' lhe ehaliee
was indeed commended to ihe own lips OF The
tennessee member NO man who len tho
JACKSON party was ever huhied "iih such bitter
nahgniiy. ne party press whom he and
Others had set upon the illastrious Adams like
the hounds Of Action, turned to rend their own
masters.
The respective parts played by jackson and
Van Burcn, both in the canvass Of 1893. and
tho breach with Calhoun and his friends in 1891.
were long msinierpreied by the country. Mr.
Van Buren was believed to be the Talleyrand,
or "linle magician,'' Of tho play. lie il was
who had the credit Of installing the famous
kitchen cabinet Of Kendall and Blair, and Of
pallng the wires to Calhoun's destruction
But his cunning was oyerrated. Il really bore
no comparison to that Of Jackson. The differ
encc was almost as wide as the iron will and
domineering spirit Of the President and the
gracious suayity Of his Secretary Of State
The men who we're ostracised from the party,
or who, from sense Of selfrespect, abandoned
4 il, have since acknowledged this, and the world
will sooner or later learn to pul the true est-
mate npon the character Of the Chief Of the
/ White House aud tho hermitage. He was,
uuquesiionably I'm, 10 all ihe great in,rgucs of
his own party. Q. ho was ii rsi in their fear and
respect, and 81 irdaalicd amness and decision
1 in civil as IL iA.limsg administration. and sin
errn deyniinn si-. fl.ian af ii.a Ssss4s, hs
added cunning HAT knew no reasonable
ho"neS' eiiher ~ his earlier frontier life in Ten
heSAee' or III 'he caucus room at Washington.
NO one ought to know how TO appreciate this
qualiy III INC va Hero better than Mr. Benton,
ior ne mad been made to ieel with what facility
no could marshal hls lighting men, and with
"ha' aaroi'ness he eoald Get them upon any OBJ
lee' oi ms personal OF political vengeance. Yet
Mt d. iells me world that IN the affair with Nh
Na'houn, uenerai jackson was the injured par
4 W Aeps III iehofancei as IL were, Tor ten long
YEARS. OF 'le rear part borne by the great Gar
o'iniah IN Inc discussion oil the Florida charges
IN Mr Monroes Cahlne'. Mr. Crallo, on the
o'hef manu. Is quile sure That Mr Calhoun be-
he'ed oehefai jackson the chiei actor, IN Fact
as 'ae eniei IN posillon, IN The conspiracy which
eo'npassed inc breakup oi 1881 Il wish,
tsaiu mr oaihoun' IN MS conversations with Nh
.faiieJ ior us own sake that 1t we're not so
DOL IN my opinion, there IS not the least doubt
Whatever that he (Jackson) was not only privy
10 .he whole scheme from the first, but that he
took an active part in 1t to the end" MI
S'aiie aaus' ne was me very me- The soul OF
INC "ho'e ih,rieue' ie was equally ihe lie
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