The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-17


Gus conflict uhicA o,oas ~ AL 10 we'll they tell US.
Buchsuan's election sealed the triumph Black repubh
are 10 believe 90 sy .,ory and put our trust 10 ca h
dscsiul oounssls. The end IL not yet Wat I'LL 1890,
and see what then.
Abe Past, the Present and the Future.
[frou the Charleston Aorcufy.l
THE position" OF THE MsRCURY.
may rem rather absurd 70 msny Of our readers for
CO Il begin article .th sucs heading - the above;
but the Nav YORK HsnAID iaserting q Aogth In IL
columns article OF March 9Th, headed The NJ
ton OF cnsdersbs lers h. defining position boia In
the past and present. veil future, with regard 70
shs politics Of 'ns Un.cn Of the democr.c p.r and Of
rs bere viii be found In another column
Tho HsRAiD, perhaps Without intending II, pays NJ
Facing OrssI q ths mo ultra sectionaf doctrines
aoa views II John O. Calhoun " II by tan II
Ss :n tho Sc os Ssss
sered though it, wording here appears 70 forbid tie
in,erPre.s,ion that the Mercury ever was the mouth
piece Of Mr. Csns un, or any ohsr man but 10 editors,
Is has surely forgotten the past political course OF this
paper, end should be careful not more
viii sbsw that thsn has The Mercury had
Aon TO differ Win Mr. Calhoun on pou OF policy, though
never IN principle
In lsA2 he A.rcy advocated resistance 10 the sub.
tr'uEs put upon south Carolina and the South BY she
general goversmens, In the fat violation Of i@ sotenn
compact and compvomse With 'aS undo Gen. Jaok.
sor. Mr. Calhoun loved the Uoioa much better than the
Aycsry I'D and be hoped asacst hope the Mercury
cove
checked in re- rapid progress TO ooasoda on-N ever
was be brou ut beck 70 M lsgiiu Ate purpose Of far
deSirs ITS original basis of Iiuci powers ~ srsnss1
sp@ cincaly IN tie constituon-then the time and
nas WAS the occasion believed thai the tariff Was ths
proper issue upon which to reform the government;
general politics Of the Un1ed stltes, sod question Of
general die ,ussion, would thea be too lste-tAat s
doom Of the Union seaied and ne dawn Of tuso~
sos eesun-tn.t Wa Institution vttsly 70
as On Inc ono hane In every sspec 70 DO touched nth
.s, 100 s sans. on the ss
rice sna ambition combined 70 b wi.hssood or
app es.ed vstl ~ oonsumm alton Ia the entire
forced dSs,lution, part OF all political
ZION with them. And these views were strongly sus.
In the :, masiaole message OF Governor HAmmoid
In ieAo tho xsre,ny again ecosssoa 70 differ With
hr Casoun, toocsn not sith vac $40 on Inc p,loy OF
oSse Of execution, and impJdc In design ana aogsthr
dangerous ara ia.al 10 the South Yet Il was var
sousded EUope, s'ms -hh CORY, aad gave
prestige 10 among the nations Of the vorlt bssioes
sqOifins for upder the constitution In nerse and
i,uifll territory. ere Of the rohes the GLOBE II
forced the irevitsblo ssus between The sections,
.n ,ss tho ssS;s s ''ss's AND i Soss
shouid become . feeble minority. aud our spirit OF
resbapce be sorn out and frnicred Away Into tame
s~euiescencc, Cor the lack OF great Issue upon
which o5uld rally and stsId nr n. South CAroi,aa
fesniy ana s.Iisn,iy sueoartca the s1nui.'r.s,on.
ASau, In 1eis Mr. Calhoun hssilascd between General
'syior ana General Cass for the Pfesidsaoy Tbs Mr.
repudstd lors Iomiua ion, aud OF the tWo
oiassss, preferred General Cars, though NOS him,sf
c,ccpnonable south CaroFna did the same. General
rtsoherous % both parties North aad South
he duped the sou 10 SECURE his electoSoetfAyed her
sr.'ssds 70 mo So,hs,o sappSsr wn"ss s no
Bul u, BY the lee ios organ OF The mos ultra eos
topal doctrines and yioss Of John CAhoaa, II msaus
ssy lat have been most fortmos. and earnest 10
our ,no,s TO presctvr peYpstnso and hav, enforced
hose doctrines OF cons tusiona r hts aud ioer,ss
rsed ana saorpsa by " houn, rag. ~ oonpl.~se 20
pTfound a We icarcslydase occern Yet ve are pro1
say that for thiay odd ycarno uoonsidersbs p,rOd
OF the kscty has parsust undertaking hn, OF
aileirle ard Of poacy. OF tho cid democratic srlo,
ssosion sosoo has bsl ved In me reserved r hts
cosvsrss'y in The spssnOsiiy rrsnssd rights ssd the
a lied powers OF The general eovefnment WIZ thess
n ss; :rS che s
that advocated resistance In 70 The rnooasu
,u,ona and vc'ess TAXATION th.i wss levied upn Ne 10
ls2S Here are the renaxks 81 thai genuemAn himself,
hxen hon On old Ole Of thoss times
From the Mercury, July u 1852
sm srq Re II q is q
Nsltsrsoroush he spe.k. ana feel, now =. he
herd ne snhs., Of ,1sse and Progo:a And car
rsa AZ ~ o s.1. not .ssS
@os, sssd ~ smith iSs openly sssiss ssvossss n1s.s
gS: =.
ssa.ss s nan.so ee echoed ssd 70 essess ron
ever portion q the state and have the s.iscuoo
shortly ). put IN practice sc only policy which ought 20
In isss . compromise va, made with she general To-
ve,nmeni UPON the tariff In ls42 oroken end an
o. donal TAI levied upon In 1884, sfter the dc
sr.s P: bad come mo snd - NO
's H. ana REUSED to make good The ocmpromss OF 1855
srh souh Carolipa, the &ercry usesr u, brian, edi
south Caroiins On oncs and forever the true limits
OF tho power f soveynment over the States. NJ Oa-
soun and no people OF the STATE differed O,ser
d. = n
tie lss' ctsnoe Of reducing governmcn, Ne orn
purp.s-xI. cshoun's darling project and onl, hope
~ 1850 tire slavery issut brought fall upon as In
brssdeet nshs Tnen u vas tbs, tbs long locked for
her brave words Of retrieving hsr lost equany and OF
restoring the violated ooast1sion 10 ~ pristine purity
s0s .s' s,ms ~ , ug,r zoe :,SsSc q
Get Acct by which the South be gnomini ,usy
sxrelsd end thrust oct Of all that splendid ssrrisory
~sNh she BAD stained With her blood and bought Win
her rtssurs sbc was foul-sbe poIuscd-she plague
spot vas upon htr and sne was ush. 70 pssv In the
snd ssnoolsd bssivss Of Ssr tres n.sss Dc Of the
North. Tho nsfouri oompromse now broken. In
srts o. evcy r,menssrsncc sad threat on the part
Of cur representatives, the scheme wss SUCCESSFULLY oar
srey sricteu. received blow from which can never
and where W. z. sos and wsrs %ss sss
uo,rs 70 ,eMisve ZEE o. not lightly spoken IN the
OF Der legislative boo IN socmn conversation ssssmbedf
Eo,shern phusn,hropy wesentsa 70 southern chvslry
In 1850 the grscsous opportunity Of retrieving Ne los,
hspor and appcsang Ne vousded sensibiles Of ls42.
Ana gallant deeds did We perform from oar thrss
IN grs 70 The sulIsn musterngs Submission In tbs
sn'e Cenvennon q 81 and COR graceful pacnoation In
Crcpnar
10 the nce Of s these things The Mercury ossnos, and
hes pc4 been sueni-t csnnot ana vin net assist In
drvsaina the people Of me South by indnQtng sef or
ht Ia ite dslusve fanccs and the opsake dreams Of
FEDERAL narcotics The BssArp, tnsn, comes vsry mar
Ne truth when says:-
ne Mrcry win listen 10 none Of hoss dsmecrsss
chanting. over ne spells and pugder q pesce, psssA
popular ncstsern cusrsss ssr rrsmcrsn ,~ n ~