Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-10-26
.,,u uofsroN's LETTER,

,RRAL HofsToN's LETTER,
Gs OF MISSISSIPPI & LOUISIANA
sn.:-Iaddress you not in the spir.
rsv. but with hope and belief. tina,
bnate renarks may tend TO promote
and greater union in the Southern
lists at present. In the language oi
addressed to the ultra.abolItionists,
|applicabIe to the South, " unity oi
Ut unity OF action, is Of no avail for
Q purbose." Let US borrow wisdom
ms of our most dangerous enemy.
ems, when | left the wing party in
Mr.. Clay, it was not because Of the
,ce of the annexation Of Texas, i'm
sirable as | deem it, but because
question would bring out all the abo-
opposi;ion to slavery, which had
ting ever since the Missouri com
fears have been more than realised.
lg of party, which. in lS4O, de-
an Buren, for a suspicion of favor
groes of New York, by voting 10
Tord L" white" in the constitution of
openly avow opposition to slavery,
Of the whig parry. This position
political purposes, by men who
ID openly with The avowed aboli-
,ject to be obtained, and ask your
,tion if | am not right, is this, that
labor of the Southern States shall
all the beneficial action of die
lment, and the capital and .aoor of
$50. les shall be fosiered, cher
ted.
will not say that you are deluded
and investigate this matter and
your convictions but am salts
,bt, that if you aid in the present
ring a whig victory, you will strike
blow at the institutions ana pros
uthcrn States. 1t will be claimed
orth throughout the world, as the
downfall Of slavery.
ds of one as deeply interested in
nv man; this is the first time thai
e portion of either of the great
lred TO adopt opposition to slavery
# they succeed, we are doomed 10
injury and degradation, until we
renee and strength; and too late
ID to seek to remedy our errors,
honered in the contest.
call your attention 10 the speeches
b and Mr.. Webster, at the mass
Iuefeld, Massachusetts, published
hig papers north and south and
National IcteIIigencer as TRUE
MENTS. ] also ask you 10 OBJ
eahe proceedings of the Conven.
IBIS, at Juca, New York also, of
in ths city of New York ; also.
+. | refer yon also to the letters
Ar. Seward, ey-Governor of N.
s,S.,e Js air. Barchard, Mr.. Reid,
Others. leading men in the North
E l particularly request of you to
bat when these speeches are made
sses of congrega,ed wings, by no.
edged leaders, no part or portion
enthusiastically, than that which
in and odium Of slavery. Mr..
BED twenty thousand wings al
Seward addressed fifteen thousand
nd neither of those are men to
opinions on unwelcome cars.
in these views, will you not see
lsm you have so lately ovinced.
ditabIc to your patriotism, is mis-
alcula,ing! Can any denuncia-
the democratic party, however
! elegantly expressed, reconcile
,rt Of the views and interests of
ayow similarity Of opinions. with
.ences, with the avowed abolition
to slavery-tho protective tariff
es Bank--and the distribution of
The public lands, are all questions
With, mono of them are of South
| the first is now brought forth to
three; it is to be great political
not checked, my, entireI y pros
e, will control the future policy
ion ; it will build up manufacto.
mens to Northern moneyed capi.
the Northern States the proceeds
ds; it will give preponderance ia
crested in increasing the expen-
neral Government, as the means
sh duties, and who always ia 20
penditures shall be made amongst
cir own advantage. @
ountry, has there been more bold
emcnt madc, than the anti-sFave.
so,nulgated in the manufacturing
States if not slgnally over
ms TO utterly PROSTATE the South
&c this glorious Union to-its ter
nestIy enlreat of my whig friends
on this subject, and have
I they will hesitate long before
ening humiliating chains on the
or driving them 10 desperation.
remarks to you candidly and in
se am one of those who believe
patriotism Of the great mass of
see that that which is ultra nd
lily nffilIates with democracy, |
which is federal and aristocratic
IS with the whig party; it is for
shtiS virtue Of tho great mass Of
It,sd against both these evil ten.
FELIX HOUSTON.