Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-11-24

make it, the one way or the other"
said his friend.
"Yes!" The long hand smote on
the table.
president Tyler has offered you
Mr.. Upshur's portfolio as secretary of
state?"
81 have not yet accepted" said Cal
houn. IF l do, it will be to bring
Texas and Oregon into this Union, one
slave. the other free, but both vast,
and of mighty future for US. That
done. resign at once"
"Will you accept?"
Calhoun's answer was first to PICK
up a paper from his desk. See. here
| is the dispatch Mr.. Pakenham brought
| from Lord Aberdeen of the British
| ministry to Mr.. Upshur just two days
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 on 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. If do accept, shall
take Mr.. Upshurs and Mr.. Nelson's
place only on one condolences, II
| do, here is what shall say to Eng
| land regarding Texas. | shall show
her what 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. I shall tell Mr.. Paken-
ham that his chiefs avowal of inten-
lions has made it our imperious duty,
! in self-defense, to hasten the annexa-
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.
Eyes, I shall lave Texas, as shall
have Oregon, settled before lay
down my arms, Sam Ward No. am
not yet ready to die!" Calhouns Old
| fire now famed In all his mien.
1.-The situation is extremely diff
cult" said his friendly slowly. 1T
must be done; but how? We are as
a nation not ready for war. You as
statesman are not adequate to the
| politics of all this. Where is your
political party, John? You have none.
You have outrun all parties. 1t will
be your ruin, that you have been
! honest!"
Calhoun turned on him swiftly.
you know as we'll as ! that mere
| politics will not serve. 1t will take
some extraordinary measure you
know men-and. perhaps, women"
/ YES" said DR.. Ward, "and a pre-
cious silly lot they are"
Calhoun nodded, with a thin smile.
AS 1t chances, need a man. Ergo,
and very plainly, I must use wom-
an!
! There are two women in our world
| today" said Calhoun LAS to Jack
son, the old fool was monogamist,
and still is. Not so much so Jim
Polk of Tennessee. Never does he APP
pear in public with eyes other than
for the Dona Lucrezia of the Mexican
legation! Now, one against the other
Mexico against Austria"
DR.. Ward raised his eyebrows in
perplexity.
"That Is to say, England, and not
Austria" went on Calhoun coldly.
''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 baroness!" ex-
claimed DR.. Ward. Tut! Tut"
Calhoun nodded. with the same cold,
thin smile. Yes" he said. Il mean