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Windsor Nov. 22nd wed. 1837. - 11 O.C. at night
- Mr. Calhoun. -

How mighty the influence of prominent men.
Where and whenever he moves, the public
marks him as preluding, portending, or oth
erwise effecting an important manouvre. -

If the man is honest, capable and faithful
to the constitution and laws and institut[ions?]
of his country - a man of transcendent
talents, so that man kind in general repose
confiden[ce?] in him, he is allowed to be mas
ter of his own move. Though most people
may not understand the true bearing and des
tination of this movement or measure, yet
possessing unshaken confidence in the honesty
and ability of the distinguished man, consent
to remain ignorant a while under the consol-
ation of good and wise intentions; and so are not -
anger or blame not the man for what he
has done or is about to do. -

But even the most popular and greast men have
their foes better and uncompromising, who
suspect as covert and and unproper every
act the great man attempts. These would
contaminate every circle, indeed, the whole
world, against him for every public move
which they do not understand - blame him
as ambitious, selfish, dishonest, inconsistent
and every other epithet with which they can
asperse him. The man in question is a politi
cian. Thus circumstanced, he is a shining
target at which all may shoot or gaze with
admiration and praise, or hatred and dread. -

The whole country look to him for good or
evil. All hope good may follow his works,
but many wishing that ill may betide him, not
believing of course that good proceeded from him -

Mr. Calhoun of S. Carolina is a fair exemplifi
cation of the above remarks. -