Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-14
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, !

Ills EXceleDcy, GoVeIhol Vi 1"''
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
Jackson, Miss, 18Th April, lsl7.
His Eycellencv WIN. SMITH, Governor OF Va.
S,R: have The hnnor 10 acknowledge The re-
CENT of your letter covering The resolutions OF The
General Assembly OF Virginia, on The subject OF
slavery. and requesting me 10 lay them before the
Legislature Of Mississippi-a request which
shall with great cheeffulness comply with when
our Legislature assembles-his will not be until
January, lS46.
II affords me pleasure 10 say in advance, that
the resolutions will meet a hearty response from
both polilcal parties in this State. Firm in their
tone, elevated IN sentiment, disniied IN their e1.
psessicn and rejecting clearly and coSenly Inc
feelings ofevery Southern man on the delicate and
deeply Interesting subject OF which they treat
lhey will, | sincerely trust, check cur Northern
frends in their mad career, and cause them TO re-
feet before they force the South 10 the last ex-
rremily When abolition 6rsi disturbed The quiet
of the South, our people gave way 10 passion,
and in terms fierce and bitter denounced the lana
ticism which thus sought 10 disturb their domes-
tic tranquility.
No appeal was deemed necessary al that time;
no argument was resoIted 10, because, IN The III 81
moment OF indignant excitement, The South iet
tina, she could not discuss such question With
oul admitting the right of The North 10 call N
question lie propriety OF her institutions, when
she was indisposed 10 do. She made no appeal
10 what she deemed an EXCESS oil FANATIcisM.
Blu! things are changed-the movements IN New
York and Pepnsyyania-in and out OF Con-
gress-he evident panderng OF Presidential aspi-
"a ns TO the favor of abolition, has disspaed The
6r>, feeling o!confden, expectation that This, Ink"
other nEREsIEs, would expire Of lis own excuses,
and The feeling OF irritation has subsidized INTO one
OF calm and dispassionaie determination hrsi,
10 exhaust all The resources OF reason ana
argument in eyhoflins our Northern brethren
TO LET Us ALONE IN this SUBJECT and II these
iail-ii the spirit Of abolition lnvace The coun-
ellis o! The naion-prompins Inc strong parry 10
wrest from the weak The ifu!is oil lis loi-iss pro-
peItv-;lie peaceable possession oi winch was
guaranteed by the Constitution, Then, aeploraoie
as may be the consequences, We Will ieei pIepaf-
ed, having exhausted every traernal remedy, TO
become enemies, and defend our rights win these
means which Col and Nature have placed IN cur
hands. Ii other men 1riH force this sad cataslro-
nhe mon US j, is ctr duty 10 watch i,s approac h
and be preparcd 10 meet H. The South must he
united. The South will be united in ne next
Presidential election, il This whole question is
no, nnoualificdly Withdrawn from The contest, by
a pIedee caiegortcaliU made 10 absaln rom all
disturbance or interference on the question vi
slavery during the Presidential term. NO man
wbo sympa,hizss with The sentiments put ioith
in The nWilmol Proviso" ought 10 have, or in my
opinion can get, single eleciora! vote from me
Southern States. lnoac lie cannot gel rote from
Mississippi. We may not he IN favor Of &C.
curing slave territory. We may DC IN favor
OF establishing the Rio Grande as ihe west
EN- boundary up 10 parable! hirIy.six degrees
ard theme 10 The Pacific, bnl We VIII not suomiI
ic moi n
on his or on the o;her side oil that line. On Tbs
sutiec,:,here is no division o; sentiment in Miss
,ssppi |, is common ground on which W hiss
and Democrats cordially Unite. The period i
a,,roaching when we shall be called upon Il
make selection of Presidential candidate. Il
j impossible 10 see what four years may orine
furh Mighty revolutions in England France and
o.hel counties have taken place IN much less time
and We are now al that point from which II may
be disastrous in The least degree 10 make one STEP
forward without first having prepared The ground
| ara opposed, thereioIe,-and IN THIS mink ou
echo The common sentiment in Mississippi,-io
going into convention with our northern brethren
without prior distinct understanding that The
candidate selected mus. ncl only be sound on this
subject, but beyond the faint O; suspicion.
II an abolitonst, even in The modified form 81
a "WiImot PIoyiso" man. is elevated 10 The Pre-
sidency, (Which may God in his mercy prevent,
the Souh owes il 10 her domestic quiet, 10 the
conduct which sucn al event may force her 10
ADOPT, TO have no par! ncr 10, in the eleclins .:
such President | am quite sure that our Moth
ern brethren will yet do us Tie justice 10 yield "a
| our reasonable demands. We have not asked
money nor patronage; We have moi asked for par
ial legislation 10 protect our labor; we have ONLY
asked 10 Jclct alone. A request SO reasonable in
itself, and so easily granted, will surely no, be de-
nied-if it is, we owe it 10 ourselves TO take care
that the denial shall no, come through Presi-
dent OF our own choosing. Be future events what
they may, Mississippi will stand by Virginia in
mania lining her recently adopted Resolutions, rs
she has always stood BY her in support OF her Re-
solutions OF 90.
Very respectfully,
Your ob't serr't.,
A. G. BROWN.