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The Daily Dispatch: October 13, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
e majority of the American people, upon the views and objects of Mr. Calhoun, who, after having spent the greater part of his life in uselesss the late John B. Floyd, the hereditary friend and confidant of Mr. Calhoun, and the man, of all others, who best comprehended his views ande of Israel;" so it was not every admirer, and even follower, of Mr. Calhoun who fully comprehended his principles. The reason of the failure is sufficiently obvious. The intellect of Mr. Calhoun was the most subtle, we are prone to believe, ever accorded to a human being, unlesshave declared that he found the greatest difficulty in following Mr. Calhoun's train of thought through one of his speeches.--Each speech wasinciples there laid down. It was not wonderful, therefore, that Mr. Calhoun, while he had many admirers, had few friends that could grasp his. Governor Floyd was one of those few. He adopted the views of Mr. Calhoun because he comprehended them, and they convinced his reason.