The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-02-25

Mr.. Johnston claims TO have been your cohhuo"ta 4
organ Be pleased to say whether he Is Jusuheu u i
the general statement he has given, or not. .u. o
A, P. UPSHUR.
Messrs J. C. Calhoun, w. c. Preston, r. B.
Rheu w Butler w Thompson, F. w. Pckens,
p G. Caldwell, |. e. Holmes, L. D. Sumter, o II
Butler
WASHINGTON, Feb a. 1912.
Sin have received your note addressed to por-
ton of the South Carolina delegation, including my
self propoundng several questions in reference to the
certificate of Mr.. Ed. w. Johnston, appended to Mr
Botts's publication, TO which answer as follows
Your first question is, does he Mr. Johnstonl
speak the truth in saying in effect, that you were IN
tbe habit Of exchanging opinions with the nulfca-
ton party of South Carolina.
| answer, that have no knowledge Of any cores
pondence of the kind, nor have ever heard OF any
such before You had none with me, and INFER,
from not having heard of any, that you had no cor
respondence with any member OF the party, WIN
whom was in the habit of intercourse;
You next ask if it is true, as stated by HIM, tha'
when YOUR services were desired as writer for the
Southern Review it was reported, among your close
friends in South Carolina, that you went Deyond hui-
LITIGATION, and disunonist determined 10 deVo,e
your future life to that cause TO when you aaa
two other questions Which of you ever heard a OF
such rumor! by Whlcn Oh you VIII VIC uu' " w
statement be sustained
reply that never heard OF such rumor; ana
that the certificate of Mr. Johnston IS the flrst ntma
ton ever had that such one existed II is due 70
YOU in addition to state that mad frequent anu ,u
conversations with you in reference to the revival OF
the Southern Review think 1t was about the time
To which he refers in 1886. The object IN attemPi
ing its revival was to discuss the questions III "hic
the Southern portion of the Union was supposed "
he particularly interested in its commercial Potca
and social relations; and the better understanding
Of which both in this and the other sechons It's pros
nerty and safety supposed, In great degree,
depend In conversations, all Uese 4ues'lo'
were passed in review, and can say, WIN eonraeee
tha, n all that passed. you did not utter wofd INA.
e. yored of disunion. On the contrary, one OF tts
hnny consequences anticipated was, that the enects
If he discussion would tend to counteract causes
which had then begun to operate, ana winch WHY io
earded as hostile to the Union. ~,
Won next appeal to such of the delegation VINO may
,,ye tnowledle of the fact, to state whether you
yare not actually selected to conduct the oouteIn
Review For all answer, you particularly appear ~
Col Preston and myself. ~
In answer, state that such cerlai'hy was ny ~
derstandln6. . yL, - me
Won finally ask, whether 1lr. johnston Is JUS
fad !, claiming to be the confidential organ OF tht
party ;o,oront If il.
am not aware that there was any conhdentiai osa
nor did conceive that the cause required one
onenly and manfully maintained what we penc'eu
be great constitutional principle, which, SO i ~
tending to dsunion, was emnently conservative - !.
character Thus thinking, the maintenance OF W.
nrincinles in our opinion, required neither dlssuls
( nor secrecy on the part of its advocates lls iofc
consisted in its TRUTH and that on free and iui discus
sion and il was, accordingly, on that we relied 10
its support ,S r,.,, resnec, YOURS. &C..
Hon A. p. UpsHuR.
WASHINGTON, Feb. u, 1912.
SIN have this moment received your note OF yes
terday addressed to me- together with several othe
gentlemen of the Modification party Of SCUM oafoi
ma, propounding certain inquiries. ,;so
IL regard tn ne obecs AND designs OF the nullhca
ton party have already Thought u exponent
consequence of the imputatit MS 70 N'on ~ ntiI
to vindicate them in commun. Sa' i " "a an,Ln
gencern and the independent ~sa1 ,sos 50 1s33
! of the South Carolina Legislature II ssAi Aeo
to which beg leave to refer you. ~ .
To show to what extent ain able to AsoM. w :.
81 possibility Of speaking as well for others nat con
SO If, in regard to any purpose Of disunlon in IN
te,t, | beg leave to state that at my insta 49,
House of Representatives of South Carolina NsNe
1 stal ldng committee Federal relations whose Se.
liar duty it was 10 take cognizance of the controve
with the General Government, and that l was chal.
man of it until the contest terminated. This position,
of course, made acquainted with all the measures
proposed, and brought inc in communication with the
chief actors in the politics of that day My residence
was at the seat OF Government, which afforded me an
opportunity of extensive intercourse with every sec
quarter of it. In endeavoring to propagate prin-
\ ciIaes and the people to their maintenance |
addressed popular assemblies in many OF the districts,
| from extremity of the State to the other With
these facilities of ascertanng the general sentiments,
we'll the opinions of Individuals, make solemn
disclaimer, for my party well myself, of any de-
| sign purpose, wish, to destroy the Union.
| Subsequent to 1929, never made an address to the
people that did not my own devotion to the
Union, and never did so without a strong expression
of sympathy from my hearers II was exciting to-
pic urged by against the unconstitutional measures
of which complained, that they were calculated to
weaken the Union and if enforced, as threatened,
by unconstitutional means must destroy IT, We beev-
! ed that our doctrines were conservative, and have
| seen no reason to change that opinion ia short,
there secret or indirect purpose whatever.
| Every object openly avowed, fairly put on record,
and boldly enforced that the public history of the
controversy contains the whole truth unmutilated and
undisguised
During that controversy, | an not aware of any
| communication held with you had none. under
stood that, subsequently TO the notification contest,
you had at one time consented become the editor of
the Southern Review which during the period of our
greatest excitement had been suspended The most
| earnest effort made to reestabsh it made by a
" direct trade convention in Charleston, few years
since composed of men of all parties IN the South,
whose objects we're to sustain Southern interests and
principles to vlndcae and protect Southern nstltu-
ito rs, and TO deveope and nvgorate Southern lite
nature. lnever heard or imagined any other purposes
than these.
nave thus sir, replied to your interrogatories of a
general import and, in conclusion, beg leave to say,
that do not regret to have occasion Of putting
record an explicit DENIAL for myself and the gallant
and patriotic with whom acted, OF the charge of
disunion, which has often, and with such little
| truth, been brought against
have the honor to be- very respectfully, your ODE
dent servant, .,,
Mr. UPsuuR
! IIousE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, Feb. ID, lS42,
| Dean Sin | answer, with cheerfulness, your IN