The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-24

make it. the one way or the other
said his friend.
"Yesi" The long hand smote on
the table.
President Tyler has offered you
Mr.. Upshur's portfolio as secretary OF
state?"
Il have not yet accepted" said Cal.
houn. eff 1 do. it will be to bring
Texas and Oregon into this Union, one
slave, the other free. but both vast,
and of a mighty future for us. That
done. / resign at once"
will you accept?"
Calhoun's answer vas first to pick
up a paper from his desk. See, here
is the dispatch Mr.. Pakenham bronght
from Lord Aberdeen of the British
ministry to Mr.. Upshur just two Gays
before his death. Judge whether
Aberdeen wants liberty-or territory!
In effect he re-asserts England's right
to interfere in our affairs. We fought
one war to disprove that. England has
said enough or this continent. And
England has meddled enough"
Calhoun and Ward looked at each
other, sober in their realization of the
grave problems which then beset
American craftsmanship and Amer
lean thought The old doctor was first
to break the silence. Then do you
accept? Will you serve again. john
Listen to me. II l do accept, l shall
take Mr.. Upshur's and Mr.. Nelson's
place only on n condition-yes. II
l do, here is what / shall say to Eng
land regarding Texas. / shall show
her what a Monroe doctrine Is; shall
show her that while Texas is small
and weak. Texas and this republic are
not. This is what / have drafted as a
possible reply. / shall tell Mr.. PAken-
han that his chiefs avowal of inten-
tons has made 1t our imperious duty,
in self-defense, to hasten the aDnexa-
ton of Texas, cost what it may, mean
what it may! John Calhoun does not
shilly-shally.
THAT will be my answer" repeated
my chief at last.
Yes, l shall have Texas. as / shall
have Oregon. settled before ] lay
down my arms, Sam Ward. No, I am
not yet ready to diet" Calhoup's old
fire now famed In all his mien.
THE situation is extremely diff
cult" said his friendly slowly. 1T
must be done; but how? We IRE as
a nation not ready for war. You as a
statesman are not adequate to the
politics of al, this. Where IS your
political party, John? You have none.
You have outrun all parties. IT will
be your ruin. that you havn been
honest"
Calhoun turned on him swiftly.
you know az well as / that mere
politics will not serve. 1t wsu take
some extraordinary measure - you
know men-and, perhaps. woren."
YES" said DIR. Ward, "and a pre-
cious silly lot they are"
Calhoun nodded. with a thin smile.
AS it chances. j need a man. Ergo,
and very plainly, ! must use n wom-
an.
There r two women in oar world
to-day" said Calhoun. "As TO Jack
son. the old fool was a monogamist,
and still is. Not SO much so Jim
Polk of Tennessee. Never does be ap-
pear in public with eyes other than
for the Dona Lucrezia of the Mexican
legation! Now. n against the other
Mexico against Austria"
DR.. Ward raised his eyebrows in
perplez.sty.
That Is to say, England, and not
AUSTRIA" went ON Calhoun colby.
The ambassadress of England to
America was born in Budapest! So
say. Austria; or perhaps Hungary, or
some other country, which raised this
strange representative who has made
some stir in Washington here these
last few weeks"
"Ah, you mean the baronessi" ex'
cleiUed Gr. Ward. "Tuti Tut"
Cal in nodded, with the same cold,
J thin smile. Yes" he said, Il mean