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staion The Ambitious men Of thai day nav ID that question
ameans the North against The South and Of secur
It's now demonstrable That the ordinance the MIS-
ssn COMPROMISE parts OF system having this Object
the Elder Adams the election Of Mr. Jefferson and the
pnzaon 81 parties In reference to thai eectIon mpsdsd
us progress but II was kept alive, and active In It's
To trace The progress ofsuch ntrgues andto unmask the
bnt Virginia enfeebled BY the affair Southampton, and be-
rayed BY Interested political combinations Grvey debated
the question Of Bmnncpa0 and that measure was defeat
ed hi the House Delegates BY one or wo votes only Gen
Jackson was then In powe M Van Huren was his candi
dale Tor the succession and Mr. Richie was bis parxsn
Editor was MIR, Van BuIen's interest TO denounce the
effort then made unite the South in defence Of their pro
perry and political equality, mise camor Intended 70 ar
my he south against the North and dissolve the Union and
hs KehmSd ENQUIRE aded as \ then was BY s cont
son as southern man. exered lis naut ind persuaded
were aia,risfs.
The veteran editor Of that paper brought TO washington
southern in its feelings and prime plies could nothing IN
e progress OF aoohtion- nothing In the establishment
s city Of paper devoted 10 that cause richly endowed,
ably conducted and extensively circulated nothing In the
Wmot proyiso or rs adoption by The House q epresen
tatvesIothng AZ the proceedings Of the Legsaiures o.
the Notwithstanding States pedgns The people Of ihos.
States to ts support which, IN his opinion should arouse
he southern States adopted resolutions declaring that they
would N no event support any candidate ior ne Presidsn
wrote ms iellei IN ayor Of extending ne Missouri
mise lne ana now u so manifest that that measure ~
derogaory 10 the rights, INTERESTS ana character o. hr
SOUTH Is expedent 70 seduce the south into me support
Of party Presdenn Candidate mat all who rtHec must
see hn 70 preserve ther properly ana maintain her Pc
icai equality the souh must ue and together Ths
cao be accomplished without the AID oil an
ed paper published at The Seal oil governments and COM
madng the confidence o The south ms medium Of inter.
communication, S
The undersigned has been Tor many years editor His
opinions and political principles well known lie be.
eves that he has claims upon the confidence and support
The south, such ny other person connected with The
press can offer lie has devoted the energies OF his
DAVIS and the earnings OF an active life 10 their cause
because he was the partisan of the soih or of the c,i
r Institutions of that section because he desired
srrenghen NM, uereltate lie Union and because he knew
hnt lie prpose Oh leading Aboioists was 10 10 oraun
lie pblic oinon in Tie non el0ltg States as 10 en-
mile anti 10 control the Office and patronage
Federal Government sas
lie il aware Of t,e responsibility he assumes and would
gladly nj any time surrender the task competent
hands but events are in progress OF rapid development
he next session OF Congress will constitute crisis
which tile ,lesnles Of this country may depend; and
esinr that WTug TIMEsr will give confidence and
strenh 10 the friends III The uno,, and equality OF the
ates he does not hesitate to commence The publication
apreans 10 lie friends of tile Union and good government
irourho, lie whole country ior support The Times
Wen ~ Of lie south, II Mil umask ,e me,ltheir mo.
lives and io by which the north has men arrayed
against the south II will itarlessy expose the nirigues
such means 10 elevate inv oithy men 10 Office II viii
show tai The printing patronage in the hands q the Exc
intel.