The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-11-04
THE SECESSION SCHEME IN 1928.
Letter OF John &. Calhoun. Hitherto
Unpublished.

NhpuUitNh'u'
. \ Nashville correspondent Of the New
| York Times. has found. in collection cr
/ the political correspondence Of the vcaera.
| ble Major W. Il Lewis (who wac lifelong
/ friend OF General Jacksonl. lcttcr from
/ John C. Calhoun to W. C. Preston. hitherto
unpublished. 1t ccnfcsscs the hopes Of The
South and the plan Of the great rebel leader
for accomplishing them. Here is the letter,
PrNpLrroN 8 c.. Nov 6. 1928.
DEAR SIR: Believing. as thoroughly do,
that the liberty and happiness of our couu-
/ ty depend on the course which our State
may take in this great iuncturc. am pre-
pared 10 contribute whatever may bc in
my power, to aid in giving a salutary dircc
ton to her Council,
The particular duty which you request
me to perform is one OF the highest inpor.
t,ncc and no small difficulty We have the
basis in the report ot MIR. Madison, and the
proceedings of the Virginia and Kentucky
Legislatures ON the Alien and Scdtion
Act But from the dissmilarity between
tbs character OF the cncroachmcns Of the
| General Government then aud now, very
little aid can hc derived from them in draw
ing up paper Tor the present occasion. In
casting my eyes over the subject ii strikes
mo that with the greatest compression con.
sistcnt with clcarucss, the document must
necessarily ho voluminuus SO many and So
important are the principles involved, and
SO various are the details. II WILL of course,
take time and labor; it will require the aid
ot documents not in my possession. have
but short period to remain ut homo, and |
am much engaged in my domestic concerns,
preparatory 70 setting ont to Washington I;
hut | will permit nothing to prevent me
from sending on such aid that my friends
may think ought. will commence draft
Immediately, and in the mean time | must
r; Tlcst you to obtain and forward to me the
kentucky resolutions. had them, but lent
them to II friend, aud he has not returned
them. They were published in the Rich.
mund EiqUiIer sometime last Summer.
will also want statement of the imports
and exports for the last five years, distiG
gushing in the latter the articles of rice
| cotton and tobacco. Other references {,
documents in my possession will probably
be wanting, but ! must have blanks to bc
filled.
Ii you can not obtain statement of the
imports and exports at Columbia you may
10y writing to Mr.. Nourso, Registrar of the
Treasury at Washington. Your views ap
pear to me to be perfectly correct. ENcis,
will not do. | deem it the most dangerous
course that could bo adopted, and woulc
certainly be followed by defeat The rem
edy you refer to is the only safe and ctccn
one, and is abundantly adequate. ] SpcdI
rM confidence II a'omc cm' sareMe Unio"
The only question is the mode and time
It seems to me clear that the State must &C
, by convention, but | am also strongly o
| opinion that we must take time, cspeclall
: II new Administration should como i'll, Il
there can be but little doubt it will.
IR mOrcS aiming W rcfoTm d'd reroi'
no", as Ours IS, mHSt, II be S"cceSYm b
characterized by great respect Tor the opin
ion OF others. On this great question W
r are lar III advance OF the Intelligence OF th'
, other states, even OF those which have th'
: same interest with ourselves. Our measure
, however sound, however justified 10y th
noble example OF Virginia, in 9S, will ap
pear at first to all our friends HOrel, bOh
, an9 ere" dangerous, ana 10 those 'cho erdC
! HtbWe Jrom as, hedSondGh Yet, though
VIII he put III motion. And as our caus
} rests IN truth and the Constitution, II vii
. gam daily, llll II VIII lnalIy prevail, II W.
| act with wisdom and moderation.
These views are greatly strengthened ol
, the suppositon OF change of Adminstra
: ton. 1t would seem but reasonable con
iidencc III the new Administration to aftur'
time to see what its wisdom and virtue ma,
effect not TO Afford which will be consid
cred hostile to it, and expose the State t'
the imputatlon OF dangerous designs, whicl
a 0ught to be especially guarded against.
. There has been heretofore want of eau
, tlon on this important point, which has cX