Columbus Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) 1843-18??, 1844-06-06

ply was puDAlsheQ IN new OFlCah4 Joufnas1
we feel ourselves called upon TO give this per-
tinont reply wide circulation in this city lie
great gravity, and the vast importance OF the
excuse for its length. Read and perlend.
Ir0pic.
REPLY
OF certain distinguished individual, 10 a re-
cent letter from another highly distinguished
individual, on an tnteresfing topic.
The following letter was found upon tho
composing stand Of one Of our printers, and al
il appears to have been intended as reply 10
one already widely published we presume we
bur execute the wish of the writer by giving
it place in our paper:
To Gen. JAMES In, late Govern or OF
South Carolina, &c. dc.
Ny DEAR HIS: Your friendly and ell
egant letter Of the 9th inst, dated at the st
Charles" New ORLEANS, reached me safely in
the Bulletin The manner Of addressing me
which you adopted needed no apology: tour
old and valued friendship" is a reason altogcth-
er satisfactory for communicating with me
through the newspapers. Besides isn't it
plain that by any other mode, the Effect of
your letter would have been lost, or at least
suspended! So my dear JIM il is as clear as
my own "Forty Bale Theory" (Which by the
way, is completely exploded that you did per-
| fecty right in sending the manuscript immc-
dlately to the printer.
Your alIusion, my valued friend. 10 the init
macy which has so long subsisted between US,
while t-has no doubt greatly interested and
| ed fed he pubic, has touched chord OF my
| heart whose vibrations will continue, until
| beneath the sod, in our own-dye our own
much loved Carolina, lay down this toll worn
frame which has liveo but for her honor .
| Carolina: Cardinal! Land of worth and lame,
and glorious deeds! If percliance, future gen.
erations ofthy chivalrous sons can but read
among the records of thy glory, the name of
| { humble indI-; but forgive me dear
| JIM; the awakened memories of the past and
GROWING fancies of the future are leading me
away from the matter in hand. say, excuse
me my dear H-n; you know my executive
senslbty, and can iy---nay,sympathIze with
these warm gushings OF he heart. Assure
yourself of nv undminished affection--and
whenever by an allusion to it, you can add to
the effect OF any thing you write for the pa
pets, remember that you have earle blanche on
the subject.
What you say about Texas IS entirely true,
and very proper Webster has given US
something like chance raise the old war
cry of Disunion. --ShalI tell you my gallant
fIIend, that am behind no man IN devotion 10
my country-I mean South Carolina-and love
and reverence for the u ,trious man who has
been her slower of st rength" for the last thir.
~ years? MOI You know me well. You
know that will venture with the boldest IN |
the execution of any project Tor The advance |
ment of his interests, for TO certain extent |
they are identical with my own;l but | fear
me. my dear Jim, that We cannot build up our
Southern Confederacy, out of this Texas
Cues ion. There are so many people, even
in the South, who retain an old fashioned love
of he Union, that unless We can show excel
lent reasons for its dissolution, the opposition /
to our plan will be tremendous, True, we
might in any event cunt on South Carolina
God bless her-but the rest however much |
they desire the annexation, would not be will
ling to pay, so extravagantly for it. The |
'Fhree States which" yon "touch in soca
contact and sympathy think you my friend |
then would come TO US! | fear not. When |
you caled-o ma ter how boldly and eloquent |
ly-theu aCOuld mt anStCer. verify believe, my /
dear Jun, you Hignv assume rho fdenvicat rri~
cornered hat and feather-the same buff o 4nie |
and long topped boots-wlich have seen so
much service in Meeting Street, and on the
Battery in Charleston, and parade over those
three Statas, your trumpeter ahead of you.
without raising a more formidab G force than
marched to battle with the fat knight Of Wind
sor.
have intimated my belief that the people
ofthe Southern States would prefer the I'm
ion eV en- to Texas. But that is not the Wors |
Here comes CLAY with his COMPOUNDED (you
observe that write with the utmost freedom
of confidential! correspondence,) moderate,sen
sible letter. giving The South strong hope that
Texas can yet be obtained quietly, peacefully. c
and honorably, if they will but bide the pro. Z
per time. Plague take the fellow! he is al
ways rcconciling difficulties; restoring the y
good temper those who have quarrelled; pa a
;ifying The hot headed; and compromising" i
Us out ofthe field. And then to one, when he
becomes President, Gas entre nous, he certain
y wili,) lie will acquire Texas BY means of n
omc internal Treaty. or something of the sort u
ust to make us look foolish! / say to you nv
lear friend. IN the utmost confidedce, thai the c
TEMPER and JUDGMENT of that man make him P
N over-match for all of Us, including even our u
chief.
The tact and cloquence with which Won "
ave appealed to the pride of Southe m men, ;
n this matter excite my admiration. Indeed te
have always entertained the opinion that in
ne way OF defamation, you have no superior.
he tlnsel OF your eloquence is always taste tu
II and attractive; your stage show is perfect r,
every point; and those who are content oil
nth front view must ways be delighted. [ g
lust say, however. in friendly candoF Inv dear L
i'm, that Invested of their gliding and painting ~
Jul are ItdiI ana unSuOS antTal | iC
nd are-to carry out my comparisons good L
eal like many articles in the property room liz
theatre. Witness your argumen. for dis. be
non, founded upon pass ge in Wehster's Oh
ter, wherin he uses this language:-"to he y
II extent of these guarantees" (yrths rights ~
The NLGUe STATES ave are bound in honor "
justice and by the Constitution" But Of g.
'urse this opinion is uttered only in the strIci ~
of confidential communication. Dub. ~
'ty, agree with you entirely, as to what Won H.
, OF Mr.. Webster's letter. fss
As to the purity of The motives which have tn,
tuated you in coming before The public with Gel
influence ofyour name in favor of annexa. roI
w. have not the slightest doubt; from INV
art. | believe them 10 be as pure AS NV ths
pn' or Mr. Calhoun's or john Tyler's. Rn, va
e consciousness of this world is proyerb;aI pie
q you must not expect thai YOU will he 'ne
pugnt entirely dlsinterested, seeing thai Won = 20
We "heavy pecurlary claims upon the Gov ~ ~
nment of Texas." Were you anv hodv ~.
e than yourself my dear Jim, should bsvs csf
suspicious. Bot itdoes not matter ,,res u q