The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-02-22
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anu WHICH oriSinaNy appeared III III
nond wing. il also given, from which we copy
the pith-ihus
Converslng with Isdge Upsher some years
since in the streets of Norfolk. on the suo]ec'
Of notification, said | considered the doctrine
of notification heresy, dangerous IN ms
that many persons who had rot access to cor
rect Information. would be led of by the plaus-
ible arguments by which it was supported, for
all have tn ir file leader. The Judge said, ]
have no fie-leader. ! replied, you have no &C.
casion for a ie-eadcr. as your situation IN
life ennbas you TO obtain correct Information
for yourself; although, said I, jesingly, some
say MIR. Calhoun is your file-leader. Judge
Upshur then made use of the figurative ex-
preston of which have spoken. No, have
NJ file lie lder, aid claim the credit OF being
the first Virgiuian who ran up the flag OF DIS
union" What was intended by this express
sion, cannot say. II was used as | have
said, in connexion with the subject of nuliiica-
ton, and if any qualification accompanied the
remark, il has escaped me.
" c. NJ. BRAXTON.
Febru@ry 4, 1912.
A Mr. Edward w. Johnson is also qdoied,
who says:
Towards the close ofihe year 1886, gen.
era feeling Of The jeopardy in which the whole
social system of the south stood, induced
movement throughout the Carolina party TO re
yive The Southern Review. in order that IN the
great Interchange of thought which now infu-
snces so powerfully The fate Of civilized CON-
nunfles, the peculiar interests and ideas of
the planting states might no longer be unre-
presented. In the time 10 effect this object,
myself took very active part, and was de-
signated, with the approval Of the leading mer
of Carolina, as the editor of the proposed jour.
nhl.
"a corps of the ablest writers that could be
brought TO the defence of the south was, Of
course. 10 be enlisted. Most of those who
were fitted 10 aid in such a design were coz
suited, either directly or through those who
could speak for Them. 1t was in forming this
list that, while canvassing the assistance of
Judge Upshur, learned what was in Carroll
"a among his closer friends, reputcd 10 be The
length TO which his opinions went. was
told that he had passed far beyond nulliica.
lion, and that he now regarded disunion as the
only safety for the south. and that he had de-
letmined to devote his future life 10 that cause.
"Of fact learaed in that highly-informed
circle 10 which Judge Upsher looked so much,
and with members OF which he communicated
SO unreserveGly. could not doubt, especially
as it was in conformity with other things
which personally knew. | had been shown
the printed sheets of The disunion novel of the
ParIizan leader before yet it was published,
Lad been told tie purpose for which it was
wIlt:en, and who was IFS author, and had re-
ceivcd an intimation from the publisher, that
the writer wished me OrJudge Upshur 10 bring
al fayorably into public notice by review. |
was aware that the Judge stood in the most in
timete association of political purposes with
the author. of the novel, and approved its design.
With those proofs before me, | could not do
otherwise than TO yield entire credit to infor.
NATION from so high source, and so strongly
confirmed;!and therefore state, without hest.
tation, my convection that Judge Upshur al the
end of 1886 was, in REV of the circumstances
then existing in tho country, deliberately and
systematically disunionist.
EDWARD w. JOHNSON.
The Judge will no doubt reply 10 these
charges, and with as little delay as possible,
FROM FATAL-RELics OF THE STEAM SHIP
PREsIDFNT.-The schr. Mokina, arrived last
nigh; in 81 days from Cape de Verde, reports
that the stern boat of the Inflated steam ship
President, and some of her water casks, had
been picked up by a vessel and carried into St
Nicholas.
One way Of accounting for tie floating of
these articles is, that the ship when foundercd,
carried down her boats (which probably were
dashed on deck) and Of course the wafer casks
which were under decks, and by some great
commolion of The ocean, the wreck had been
broken up, and they hoa,ed out
The Mokina also reports the loss of Brit
ish brig, with IA very valuable cargo of mer-
shandise. bound for the river Pa'e. on the
Hartwcll Reef-all hands saved and half of the
cargo.
An American ship (no name given) loaded
with iron from Sweden. sunk about 80 miles
TO The westward of Fayal. She was bound for
Boston. The captain and crew left her in the
boats and h"d arrived at Fayal.--N Y. En-.
press.
From the american
An atrocious calumny upon MIR. Webster,
which first appeared in so Influential paper as
the Louisville Jou1a has thence been circu-
lated through other less responsible journals.
We mean not 10 soil our columns even with
any distant alluson to story so foul and false