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Circular, 23 September 1843

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Jacob Bond I’on, Nathaniel Heyward Sr., Ker Boyce, John S. Ashe, Edward Frost, James Rose, Henry Bailey, F. H. Elmore, William Aiken, Henry Gourdin, William Dubose, John M. Felder, John L. Manning, William M. Murray, and M. E. Carn, Circular, Charleston, Charleston Co., SC, 23 Sept. 1843; dockets in handwriting of
Willard Richards

24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...

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and
Thomas Bullock

23 Dec. 1816–10 Feb. 1885. Farmer, excise officer, secretary, clerk. Born in Leek, Staffordshire, England. Son of Thomas Bullock and Mary Hall. Married Henrietta Rushton, 25 June 1838. Moved to Ardee, Co. Louth, Ireland, Nov. 1839; to Isle of Anglesey, Aug...

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; one page; JS Office Papers, CHL.

Historical Introduction

See Historical Introductions to Letter from Joseph L. Heywood, 23 Oct. 1843; and Letter to Joseph L. Heywood, 2 November 1843.

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(CONFIDENTIAL)
Charleston, Sept. 23, 1843
dear sir,
The undersigned are a Committee, appointed by the late South-Carolina Convention, and vested with the requisite powers, on behalf of the Democratic Party of this State, to advance by all proper means, the election of
Mr. [John C.] Calhoun

18 Mar. 1782–31 Mar. 1850. Lawyer, politician. Born near Hutchinson’s Mill, Ninety-Sixth District (later Calhoun Mill, Mount Carmel, McCormick Co.), South Carolina. Son of Patrick Calhoun and Martha Caldwell. Graduated from Yale, 1804, in New Haven, New Haven...

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to the Presidency of the
United States

North American constitutional republic. Constitution ratified, 17 Sept. 1787. Population in 1805 about 6,000,000; in 1830 about 13,000,000; and in 1844 about 20,000,000. Louisiana Purchase, 1803, doubled size of U.S. Consisted of seventeen states at time ...

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; and we address you on the supposition that you heartily accord with us in feeling, and are ready to co-operate with us in the measures necessary to accomplish an end so very important to the welfare of our common country.
The events that have lately transpired in the Northern and Western portions of the Union, more particularly
New York

Located in northeast region of U.S. Area settled by Dutch traders, 1620s; later governed by Britain, 1664–1776. Admitted to U.S. as state, 1788. Population in 1810 about 1,000,000; in 1820 about 1,400,000; in 1830 about 1,900,000; and in 1840 about 2,400,...

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, cannot have escaped your attention. The course of the Syracuse Convention in peremptorily rejecting the District mode of electing Delegates to the National Convention, and adopting the opposite, show at once a consciousness on the part of
Mr. [Martin] Van Buren

5 Dec. 1782–24 July 1862. Lawyer, politician, diplomat, farmer. Born in Kinderhook, Columbia Co., New York. Son of Abraham Van Buren and Maria Hoes Van Alen. Member of Reformed Protestant Dutch Church. Worked as law clerk, 1800, in New York City. Returned...

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of his weakness before the people, and a fixed determination to have the Convention constituted, if he can, in his own way, without regard to fairness, to the analogies of the Constitution, or to be the undoubted preferences of those by whose voices the election is to be decided. Perhaps the necessities of his position, more than deliberate choice, have brought him to this resolution; be that as it may, you cannot fail to see the unavoidable consequence of the
Van Buren

5 Dec. 1782–24 July 1862. Lawyer, politician, diplomat, farmer. Born in Kinderhook, Columbia Co., New York. Son of Abraham Van Buren and Maria Hoes Van Alen. Member of Reformed Protestant Dutch Church. Worked as law clerk, 1800, in New York City. Returned...

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portion of our common party, occupying this position, is that the friends of
Mr. Calhoun

18 Mar. 1782–31 Mar. 1850. Lawyer, politician. Born near Hutchinson’s Mill, Ninety-Sixth District (later Calhoun Mill, Mount Carmel, McCormick Co.), South Carolina. Son of Patrick Calhoun and Martha Caldwell. Graduated from Yale, 1804, in New Haven, New Haven...

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, to give him any chance of success, must as promptly and decidedly assume the opposite. To submit to the dictation of the Syracuse Convention on this point, for one moment, would be to give up the contest without a blow. On the other hand, it appears to us that we have so clearly the popular side of the point at issue, and the whole strength of the argument, that we only have to obtain a hearing of the People, and it is impossible we can fail of a verdict in our favor. And, though from the shortness of the time, and the disadvantages under which we labor in striving to reach the popular ear, we should be defeated now, the intrinsic soundness of our principles will leave us a ground to rally upon for a future struggle, on which we cannot fail to achieve, ultimately, the most signal success.
We beg leave, therefore, to press upon you, more earnestly, the necessity, of
Mr. Calhoun

18 Mar. 1782–31 Mar. 1850. Lawyer, politician. Born near Hutchinson’s Mill, Ninety-Sixth District (later Calhoun Mill, Mount Carmel, McCormick Co.), South Carolina. Son of Patrick Calhoun and Martha Caldwell. Graduated from Yale, 1804, in New Haven, New Haven...

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’s friends, every where, coming out at once, in denunciation of the policy indicated by the proceedings of the Syracuse Convention, as a dangerous tendency, disrespectful to the People, dictatorial and unfair. It should be done in every form calculated to rouse the attention and excite the indignation of the People—by personal converse—by public harangues—by popular expositions and resolutions,—and, above all, by strong argumentative appeals through the Press. The ground should be distinctly taken, and resolutely and perseveringly maintained, that in all the States, where Congressional Districts exist, it is the right of the People, and they will elect Delegates, directly from themselves, to represent them in the National Convention, whatever may be done by unauthorized political managers to the contrary. Our friends, in the great State of
New-York

Located in northeast region of U.S. Area settled by Dutch traders, 1620s; later governed by Britain, 1664–1776. Admitted to U.S. as state, 1788. Population in 1810 about 1,000,000; in 1820 about 1,400,000; in 1830 about 1,900,000; and in 1840 about 2,400,...

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, have already taken this position, and are most gallantly maintaining it against fearful odds. It becomes us to give them, surely, no doubtful or lukewarm support in such a struggle, especially when we know that the cause we are battling is the cause of justice, safety, liberty and truth.
If by carrying out this defensive policy, with a firmness equal to the obstinancy that may be exhibited on the other side, a rupture of the Democratic Party ensue, either before or after going into the Convention, the fault and the blame will be, not with us, but with those whose political intolerance and selfishness have made them the aggressors, and who will consent to no union, the conditions of which are not inequitable to all but themselves, and involve an abandonment of the very principles on which the Democratic Party is founded.
We shall send this communication to our confidential friends in all the States, and warmly indulge the hope that it will have some effect in rousing them to immediate exertion, so as to produce an active simultaneous popular impulse throughout the
Union

North American constitutional republic. Constitution ratified, 17 Sept. 1787. Population in 1805 about 6,000,000; in 1830 about 13,000,000; and in 1844 about 20,000,000. Louisiana Purchase, 1803, doubled size of U.S. Consisted of seventeen states at time ...

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, in favor of the District system, and
Mr. Calhoun

18 Mar. 1782–31 Mar. 1850. Lawyer, politician. Born near Hutchinson’s Mill, Ninety-Sixth District (later Calhoun Mill, Mount Carmel, McCormick Co.), South Carolina. Son of Patrick Calhoun and Martha Caldwell. Graduated from Yale, 1804, in New Haven, New Haven...

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, as its champion, which shall result in the signal overthrow of our adversaries, and establishment of the true principles of the Democratic faith.
We are, most respectfully, &c.
JACOB BOND I’ON,
NATHANIAL HEYWARD, Sr.,
KER BOYCE
JOHN S. ASHE,
EDWARD FROST,
JAMES ROSE
HENRY BAILEY,
F. H. ELMORE,
WILLIAM AIKEN,
HENRY GOURDIN,
WILLIAM DUBOSE,
JOHN M. FELDER,
JOHN L. MANNING,
WILLIAM M. MURRAY,
M. E. CARN. [p. [1]]
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