The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-20


. ss..s '. Beware & = be Me Saass ana
700 70 remember thai General Jackson dead srn rs
ncisaoue cheerng Prom mat day 70 this be and have
sscn ryns me question whether oenern JAoksoa aes
ne people u Illinois decided IN 1865, Thai james Bu
sAanAn was not General Jackson. Soon after made my
speech against the Leccmpt0n constuton IN December
q thai year General oainoan and large number q the
members Of the Ieoompton Convcntionao Of hs pArtcu
~ and conndeHtA frieods-visted Washington. Nou
b true, as hey cAar9s on ne, la he'd ajcssd Cal
Noun 10 pursue is course hoi9 doss happen Ia. Ds1 On
eseS, eAle 10 Washington did wos char9s ~ toA ia.
- The galleries Of the senate aay after dsg. week AFTER
weak ana month alter month hearing me denooace me
kaud ana Dot man Of them whispered that had even
bsen sasied with T. lcries Of Never they ooud no. 40
A Ny enemies wait until the co4troversy "a
Ne Of Presidential election and tncn tney np
M Eiserab,e base charge, which they never before
vAirh now even they shrink with horror. "a voice,
SJust Ike them.") II you win read over these pre-
tended Ieiters-ior do not know whether they are
re- une or forged-you VIII find in them the evidence
INA; mis- charge IL basely false And now let me call
sso c ne nYnbsss sha. Mr. Calhoun was under nv IN
nnenoe and did just what directed; and because Mr. Ca
hoan ncay submitted 70 this form Of submission Of the
ssneIs ltion they infer thai must have agreed 10 IT,
ysu win read all ~ these letters you will dnd that every
nan who speaks the subjec. teetides that Calhoun
,'I The s sas Y oe % the 70 pps Oh
ycice ths, this fact has been brought before the
oocDtry, for II will relieve Mr. oslnogns name 81
much censSre that has been cast upon him, under
Ne supposnou that he wss opposed 70 the submis
scO Of The whole constitution. They ell bear witness
ss he stood BY The proposition 70 submit the whole con-
srtoton until DO defeated, and when be JAILED 10
sSry ~ they say he called caucus at his Office, at
which he OounseIed with the friends Of SUBMISSION e 70
their statement, three nights, aud during the trs.
sght John Calhoun absolutely refused 70 YIELD or be So
ssnsd WITH anything ,ess Msn tas submission ssns
nAEded she tniDg but the third nigat, finding ne
could not the submission Of the entire tdton,
be agreed to partial sunnis sor. Now 1t be true d
ny enemies aver that Calhoun was acting under e al.
VICE tia. fact proves that Wac FOR submitting the whole
constitution, for Calhoun insisted uon that mp to the Inst
hour. (Chser 30 these have not been sui GENTLY
guarded in getting up this testimony for while they show
he design 70 ass.l me, they frnsh facts which scquis
ESsn, in whiCh he says he was present :. each
enc Of these night caucusses that he never heard
ny name mentioned or any preence OF lot er having
that ne certain my had been connected With
that fact would have been stated. No ouch thing
red wnen ne was present. BE s their witness and
they have published his statement 20 the world. Bat
not going into defence agsne these charges got up
loosely upon the recollection OF men three years after the
svenx have transpred, and when they much in
tcrcs.ed In throwing tho responsibility Of their dis
reputable conduct upon others appeal TO my record
nght-And / defy any honest earth 10 say have
vavered hairs breadth. (Cheers.) ] do not believe
rmeipie. i win here state another iacs During the
Loompton struggle, when the war h Congress was
raging furously, had one interview with General GAL
bcun, and but one II took place In the presence OF
gentleman whose name will give without consulting him
Mr.. Calhoun being dead, can only refer to this
sct inquired of him Is TO his recollection Of the inter
view viii undertake TO state 70 you substantially what
secured on tbs point. Mr. Weir, taen United yates
Buchanan 10 my house night with General Cal
hcun the President Of the Leoompton Convention. re-
been old ends he expressed regret al the differences
which had grown up between Us on this question;
!; =. rsy . gyo u ~ ,so Of o. ssol, soss
s4ioa, because Ne helo that my desre and also ne
xssh 81 all his friends, and bcause he aouoh ,aas fair
syoe cs 10 pAdt ne ner. best Thing and Aa he lad
sereed @ 10 s;seas IN as form u ,ohet q oas adopi,
s :ss 4@ AN ' Y. IA s. ,. ,s,ss
- y; M had hopes ,hs, would Deem tia,
Ss.er .ssssr Told BIN never At
that could not sanction II without repudiating
I'll the acts q my life, and doing political act
appeal Mr. Weir Of Kansas rather refer you to
him a. 10 his recollection Of that interview choose
BE never n,imated INA, he had any authority from
me, that approved that scheme be never intimated
tha, he bad received letter from me on that subject or
any authority directly Indirectly bat admitted that
he knew thai wanted the whole constitution submitted
that tried 70 have submitted aud when he failed
his own responsibility went for the other prop ,ston as
she beet be could get ana hoped would be dssas
ned with IT, thereupon Gen Calhoun and myself parted
never saw him Afterwards He Is dead-And far be u
from 10 utter word against his memory. think
he made great and fearful mistake IN his Kansas
nents and said % In his presence and to his face and
IN the Senate Of the United states In his life tme-snce
he dea peace 10 his ashes is no. 10 my taste 70
indulge In ordinations The abolition paper 10 VIII oh
rial article in which IL charged that had offered Mrs.
Calhoun two thousand dollars 10 suppress my CORES
pondence with her husband while he was Surveyor Gene
raj OF Kansas daughter In this pretended correspon
dence the charge male that Mrr Calhoun had hswked
these letters about the market for SALE and thai two
thousand dollars bad been offered FOR them; and that
statement the abolition paper bases its charge, that
friends bal ma lie her that o1sr stall notice this
only TO vndcae the character Of that Widowed ady
never ineuied Ms Calhoun degraded myself b. offer
ing her anybody else money or other com euss
ton for suppressiag my private correspondence with Mr.
Know about the last charge Just ce,ore len xsshius
ton few mouths ago, received letter from near
iAiiye late Calhoun 10 which nc furnished Ut
only the statement but the evidence that one o. NJ Bu
chanan's federal oce holders IA Neorasxa, man holding
. land oace and nearly connected with tue ~ors,
enemy ! nave on earth, had gone TO Mrs Gal
hoan and asked permission 70 iook over her de-
oeased husbands private corresp1nieaoe with
that her husbands correspondence Was sacred
('sound,r Fright" IL Thereupou this federal Office
holder offered Mrs Can9un two thousand " she would
allow him 70 look General Cahouns private papers
and Jake out all the private that Judge Douglas
had written TO her husband. She, like true
hsr husband, Indignantly re,s,ssd the BRIDE And now
ny enemies dare charge on me their attempt TO oroc
rlanse Mrs. Calhoun authorze her relative 70 nform
these facts which he did toeether with the tender
her part 70 surrendr 70 me all the letters ever wrote
70 her deceased husband answered that had never
written any letter 10 the late General Calhoun that
We ashamed 70 have tbe whole world 70 IT, Tast IL
possble that In the hurry and freedom Of private
correspondence, thai ! might sometimes have ex
pressed myself caelessy inelegantly but there w~
soothing In my letters which / Was afraid 10 have
The public know. ! added thai appreciated III,
noble conduct Of Mrs.. Calhoun, and that she was
suthorzed TO forward The letters 10 me, N II her
will. received letter from her Ia reply In which she
SEATED that she had carefully examised husbands
tvate papers, and there letter 70 be found writ
ZEN by 70 hun since 1859 1858 Nov, my friends,
submit these you and 70 the world. What
ycu think OF body Of VINO vii 60 around trying ~
bribe widow women 10 bexay the private correspon-
Of their dead hnsbands 70 be used for poca
pneos2 a voice, They're worse than republicans. -
What you think Of the reckless of part PAGERS
hal dare charge thoee attempts al bribery upon
ne who intended 70 be their victim. a voice. al
= Ike them') I dislike 70 refer 70 my osn private
kstory 70 defend myself against any petty sanders
have not in The habit Of doing and do
sspd 10 do general rule but this scaeme, last be
election, 70 palm OF an enormous fraud, sach