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A"Jackson De1noczst, !" wrftaag In thu New
York Esentng Fbs*, for tho purpose Of axpos.
Ing the nendacity Of m oFator 1t tho New
York State Democratic Coo7enton, who
mentioned the statement TINT Jackson, Altar
hls famous proclamation. uanpposed ths Com
prcniee Of 1888, says: 49,
The arch rebel in that movement (nulhflca.
uon} Nas John G. Calhoun, dsmo1alc"
nenber Of the United States Senate, and
bitter, disappointed aspira1t for the once OF
President Of the Republic. Ha W. ne snae1
"nulllfier," and preached the doctrine OF e1ate
rights and the eonstitutioaality Ct seceaaao9
boldly in the Senate. President Jackson aud
other leadipgnen Of the dxy perfectly qndef.
stood the a41xaHs Of his movement, ano Knew
that "nnlhdcation" Was only me nfst open
manifestation Of q lopg-tostesed eeh7me
solving the Union, in the event OF tnef losing
the contro! OF the national government, Tint
they might establish one whose corner stone
eh1ld BE- human slavery. 1t WAS TO ta done
By the plausible means Of secession, having
its authority In State Rights. saver slavsr5 IND AID
movement; and Calhoun, with ~ hss caution,
allowed his eagerness for results TO reveal this
fat1 and the secret spring Of lis OWE olsloyA'
1t that time there was no whisper ofdissen-
sion concerning slavery. There had neso no
agitation Of the subject for more tha1 ten
years, it having been put to rest bJ me Mls-
souri Compromise in 1891 And yet Calaou1,
in speech On the occasion, declared tnat Al
"irrepree5ible conflict" between freedom and
slavery WAS nigh, In these words: "Ihe con
test {betWeen the North and the Soaih} will,
in facs, be contest between power and liberty,
aid such he considered the present; contest
In which the weaker section, with 1ta peculiar
labor, productions and situatloR, has at stake
all thai is dear to ffeemeu."
In tie same speech he revealed the gangrene
of his ambition, caused by his disappointment
in not receiving the nomination for the Pres.
ideucF, in these words: "EVery southern
man, true to the interests Of his section, and
faithful to the duties which Providence has al
lotted him, will be forever excluded from the
which will be reserved tor those only who have
qualified thtnselvee, By political prost tuition,
tor adnission into the Magdalen asylum"
Now let us lock at the history OF that com
promise, IS given by MIR. Benton, which the
!eadere of the "Democratle - party Of New
| York. In convention assembled. declare was
| proposed BY President Jackson
| The conduct oi Cal .0un and bis fellow reb
els had become so bold and obviously danger.
| GUS. that jackson determined to have ta. IN
arrested for high treason. All knew that he
meant what he ssid. The political and per
sonal friends Of the conspirato1s were alarmed
AID Letcher, q Representative from Kentucky
| conceived an idea Of some kind Of compro
nsise to release South Carolina from her DO
eitioB. Clayton, Of Delaware, said: "Tlesk
| Soplb Ca1ollnian6 zct Very badly, but they ar
good fellows, and it is pity to Let jackson
hang thtm." At thst time Clay and Calhoun
we1e bitter enemit=s. They we're not OF
/ fY>1GE:ru a tkr Tof T Ar.
nuhicated his compromise idea to Mr.. Clay
At ffEt he received it colGly, but dnaii,
thought well Of. it, and mentioned 1t to Mr.
Webster. The latter instantly replied tha
s'it would be yitldirg great prlnci pies to tac
tion; aid that the time had coaae to lest she
strength Of the Constitution and the Govern
| menL."
Soon after this, Clay drew up his Compro
| Mise bill, and Letehtr took it to Calhoun
The LATTER utterl u rejected portions OF tn
bill a personal Interview between the t*t
statesmen at Mr. Clay's room was fnatl,
clpded without results. Meanwhile, Let3he
had Eo1rded the President on the subj.c!
He answered empbst:cally "I will have n
| Dfgct.ation, but viii execute the laws" M
| DLf1ie, Calhuun's frleld, communicated thu
ktern and urccmpromising anaWer Of Jack
Eon to Calhoun: Soon alter this, Senate
johnson cf Louisiana went to Letcher'6 lode
inge, after he had retired to bed, and told hiI
that JACKSON would admit Of no further DELAY
but would proceed Immediately to arrest c.
houn for high treason. 1t Was deemed hignl
important 1or Mr. Calhoun to be Instant
warned OF his dAnger. Mr.. Letcher went t
biB lodgings and Was admitted to his bedchau
ber. The thoroughly awakened eonspiratol
according to report, Was "eyldently dit
tu1bed."
Mr Cls5's Compromise bill was referred t
3 committee, Through the influence Of Ml
Clayton, the manufacturers, then numerou
il Washington, who were there to oppose 1t
IftYlued certain amendments should be madt
aRd the whole receive the vote Of Calhou
and his Southern friends. Tae amendment
were voted doWn n in the committee, and tn
origirai bill WAS sent to the Senate Move
by a feeling Of concern Ior the conspirators
Who we're in perl, and for the peace Of th
country, Clayton determined to have th
ameEdmeDts fl red in the Senate; and he NJ
titied both Mr.. Clsy and MIR. Calhoun that
those amendments {~haeh we're very dista5te
tul to the latte1,) vita the whole bill were &c
adc Pte6, aEd thai by the record Of ever
lay it upon the table, and leave the conspi.s
tors to their fate. He Wa6 determined
make the very authors of the qualification
, ! elssul eance the Instruments OF the public P!
cidca'ton. He was determined not to allo
lien to arrange 1ntre hollow truce; an
: they well knew thai ne had friends enough t
; SUI port hiu in his course.
Ills bold stand OF Mr.. Clayton brought ma
te1s 10 = crisis. Ciay and Calhoun agreed t
the anendments. Tue sections Of the bi
Nert then vote for aertattna Calhoun and b
friends recording their Votss in the atfirmativ
= nLLl they camt to the last-the measure q
ht me valuation.
ibis Has most bitter pill for the great co,
. epirat&E to swallow. He met it with yiolai
a Cpl osiion. The last day Of the session b.
a Que Was rsacled. aud Mr.. Clayton ,pEoceede
: to put his threat into execution He movs
= to lsy the bill On the table. A1r Clay urge
him to withdraw the motion. He WAS ine
, orable. Calhoun and his friends were terrib
: alarmed. They hastened to the colonial
= hack Ct the Wee Presidents chair, held tue
!. = OF Kentucky to Mr. Clayton to ask hi
q TO withdraw his motion to allow tn
. time to consider the amendment. p
i. Giving this eiEn Of yielding, he col
= Piled, informing Blbb that if the amendme
= was not voted tor BY Calhoun and his friend
- - was imme diatel7 moved aud carried and th
y night the imperilled conEpirators held q co
snltatton- 1t Was agreed to vote for t
amendment; and as there appeared to
enough to carry it, without Caihoun's yoil
II it WAS also agreed that he should be spar
y its favor. To this a1gument Clayton won
8, net consent; and the arch conspirator
of South Carolina, then plotting the overthrt
le OF the Union, Was compelled to vote for I
1t eIy sect1on Of the Compromise bill, with
the 'revoltirg amendments p In order to So
l. bis own neck.
,. Such, in brief, is the history of the fano
:. Compromise of 1888. The reader may c}ea
r. perceive the harefaeed falsehood, that Pre-
:. dent jackson proposed that measure
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