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Nullification in South Carolina, 1830-1834 747 Green has certainly got into his head, I hope without ]r. C.'s sanction, that by compromising with the Manufacturers that he can be elected. Indeed Green has written me a long Epistle on the subject, holding out the most alluring probabilities of M'. Calhoun's success and of the will- ingness of the Manufacturers to compromise with us on the principle of his Speech in 1816. I have replied very explicitly to him that in no shape lot or scot would we be included in the arrangement, that we would take no part in the presidential election and that I was quite sure that M' C.'s prospects were as hopeless as his ruin would be certain if he was brought to give his countenance to such a compact. He also civilly asked if we were all crazy at M'Duffie's dinner, if we intended to start into open rebellion and insure the empire of the whore of Washington (M" E.' I suppose), to these civil things my Reply was brief and explicit — That whether we decreed perpetual empire to the W of Washington or not, or started into rebellion, we should go on and abate not one jot of our Zeal in the support of our principles, which we would sacrifice to the elevation of no Man on earth. That as for surrendering Nullification, which he kindly recommended, that that this was as impossible as his pro- posed league between the Nullifiers and the Manufacturers which in itself was as practicable as a confederation between the Poles and the Cossacks. I have no doubt he moves in this matter with Calhouns sanction. M'. C. has too much sense not to see the essential Weakness of his occupying a double position, Janus faced, with one expression of countenance for one side of the Potomac and another expression for the other. — I am happy to hear that your nuptials are so near at hand. Wishing you all manner of happiness and that I may hear very often from you during your journey I remain. My Dear Sir, very respectfully and faithfully Yours, J. Hamilton Jr. P.S. Pray obtain the best information you can of the State of public sentiment in the interior. Pray say to D'. Davis and D'. Cooper that I will write them in the course of the next week. P.S. I enclosed M'. Calhoun copies of Green's Letters to me and my Letter in reply, in order that he might see the whole ground. If Green continues this course we shall have to be even more explicit than we have been in the short editorial which Pinckney put forth a few Days since. xii. Robert Y. Havne to James H. Hammond. Washington, 29'. Dec' 1831. Dear Sir. I received your letter in due course of mail and have delayed my answer until I could see the Secretary of War. I have just returned from his house, and have got him to make a memorandum of my cordial concurrence in your brother's^ recommendation for a Cadet's warrant. 1 Eaton. 2 Marcus C. M. Hammond, West Point 1S36, afterward major-general of Georgia militia.