The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-06-05

the first time, realized what Mr.. Jefferson
had declared-that we were all Federasts
all Republicans. Mr. Monroe's admins.
tration was consolidating in its tendency,
and seemed to be imbued with the great
maxim of Hamilton, which was to make up
by construction what was wanting in spe-
cific grants Of power. What was called
the Republican party became divided be-
tween Mr. CrawtorG, Mr.. Adams, Mr.. Clay,
Mr.. Calhoun and Gen. Jackson. The Fed
eraists, AS a party, not putting forth any
candidate, there was no plausible preteXt
or necessity for congressional caucrs, as
either if elected would still be Republican.
But, Notwithstanding this, towards the
close of Mr. Monroe's term, Mr. Crawford
received the nomination of Congressional
caucus, and of course all the others de-
uounced it. The election took place, and
of course it fell into the House of Repre-
sentatives in lS24-Mr. Adams, Mr.. Craw.
ford and Gen. Jackson, being the three
! highest-Gen. Jackson receiving large
! plurality. According 10 the genius and
spirit of our institutions, following the pop
ular will he ought TO have been elected,
! but by combination he was defeated. There
! was an adjourned case of veracly between
| Mr.. Clay and Mr. Adams, and notwth-
standing this and their previous decided
difference on many points, yet he voted for
and, by his influence in the House, elected
| MIR. Adams, and Immediately accepted the
| chief Office under him, declaring ;hat il had
/ been usual to elect the Secretary of State
/ Chief Magistrate, and that he thought ii a
/ safe precedent. 1t produced burst of in
dignation and universal cry OF bargain,
intrigue and corruption. The danger of
the election falling into the House OF Rep
resentaivcs, and It's dreadful and prohigaie
effects upon all the fountains of power
We're deeply felt by all Glasses. The scenes
that then occurred and the danger to the
Republic were painted in glowing coors
! by one of our most beloved and distin-
/ guished statesmcn-a statesman, the purity
Of whose motives in public were only
equalled by the transcendant ana gorgeous
| bursts OF passionate e!oquence. can mean
no other than George McDuilie, for in fiery
eloquence he stands without rival in
! South Carolina. He was a member of
/ Congress at the time, and in depicting the
dangers exclaimed, if this election is TO fall
into the House of Representatives, and 10
be repeated, "you corrupt liberty in this the
seat of her vitality" And in this Mr..
\ Calhoun coucu,red, for although elected
/ Vice President by the college, having been
voted for 10y both the friends of Adams
and Jackson, vet he threw the whole
| weight of his influence in favor Of Jackson
afterwards, upon the opeu grounds Of de
tealing Il precedent fatal to liberty and the
existence of The Government if repeated.
1t was his uds-McDutl:e, lIayne
Hamilton and olhers-who fought The bat
lie in favor of Gen. Jackson ON these
grounds, and in 1928 carried the election
10y acclanalion, aud Mr.. Calhoun was
elettel again Vice President en- Jayksun's
ticket. No State in this Union took more
interest in the election thpn South Carroll
M, or went into it with more zeal. The
outrage had been SO great by the House OF
Representatives, in electn@ Mr. Adams
that there WAS no ueed of Congressional
caucus or nominating Convention 10 con
centralc public opinion, for there was no
division, and Jackson Was elected by acela-
nation to wipe out tie outrage. In the
previous contest the friends OF General
jackson, as well as Mr. Calhoun, had taken
decided ground against Congressional eau
Z
nominated in one and the others had ran
against the nomination. Therefore, they
could never after fall back to that course;
but when real division spraug up again,
they resotted to National Conventions as
"A substitute. This was the case in lS32,
rs 10 the Vice President; and Jackson wa,
the unanimous choice as TO the President,
although he had said he would not run q
second time. The only division was as TO
the Nice President, and Mr.. Van Buren,
was nominated, while Jackson was nc uomi-
mated without division. In the meantime,
during the administration Of Mr.. Adams.
his friends fonned what WAS called the
National Republican party. an ! claimed to
be a subdivision of The Oh Republican
party, buI they in reality drew in, 10 "A
great extent. the remnant OF the Od Fele-
r., party, and by their doctrines soon made
a platform SO national, that any Fedcrast
could stand upon it. The first great issue
that Mr.. Adams and Clay made was on the
Panama mission, and tile principles assum
ed made the distinctive division of parties.
The State Rights and Radical school, as
they were then called fell into opposition
in that great debate in the Senate The
next great issue made by the National Re
pubhcans under Adams and Clay WAS a
tariff for distinct protection, per- Sc, con
nected with an enlarged system of internal
Improvements. The State Rights Repub.
leans took ground in opposition, and hence
arose that great debate on Forts rcsou.
tions, when all the friends Of Cen Jackson,
with Mr.. Grundy, from Tennessee, ut their
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