The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-23
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should be elected, (Which Heaven fofenI would there
ever be such a President
VIII the wings accept him' is the question:
after he has substantially epudiated and virtually Tilted
them. An intelligent correspondent from the North
writes us; think they viii abandon him by in
the northern States, and go for the banburner ticket
doubt if he will carry single northern State"
To The Editor of the Union:
SIR: To the numerous and oftentmes denunciatory
structures upon my conduct as public man, which find
their way the of the country have been
general altogether Indifferent, and in all cases hereto
fore | have been absolutely silent Nor should vary
from my ordinary upon the present but
that 1t feared by others, whose counsels greatly
spect that silence on my part might be construed INTO
tact acquescence in certain misrepresentation, which,
If eteclua might by possibility do less injury
a cause to which my life has been devoted | find
myself charged with having declared, during the last
hours of ha session OF the United States Senate, that
Cass and Butler consequence of the conduct of
OF their northern friends in Congress upon the Oregon
question: would lose the whole vote of the south
en States in the approaching presidential election Now
this Is not only wholly without foundation, but is most
rldcuously false. What did say, substance, this:
II will be borne in mind that the Oregon bill had been
turned to us from the House with our amendments to it
stricken out There reason to believe, had COM
mee OF conference been allowed us, in accordance with
we'll known legislative usages that satisfactory com
promise OF all the matters controversy could yet have
been effected Various facts stated by myself and
others, showing, as think, conclusively, that compro
mise might still have been attained through committee
OF conference The senator from Illinois, (Mr. Doug
las,) who had principal charge of the Oregon BILL had
consented to committee of conference and had
urged it upon the Senate with his characteristic
Illness and ability Other distinguished democratic
tors from the North more than willing to try
the experiment of a committee OF conference Under
such circumstances, the senator from Missouri (Mr.
Benton) insisted upon his motion to recede from our
amendments; which, taking precedence OF the motion to
refer the subject 10 committee OF conference cut off, II
successful, all hope of present compromise. We had
RI pp n n
whole OF Saturday night. Sunday morning had arrived
when | took occasion, in the course OF a speech
running through some fifteen twenty minutes, to
certain senators against the possible consequences
of their vigorously course urged upon them
that their conduct was likely to be regarded as evncng
settled hostility and contempt for the South and south
| went so far as to express fear that
their indiscreton and seeming iberay might have the
effect OF weakening our presidential ticket IN some quar-
tiers OF the South might at least impose upon its SOUTH
em advocates heavy and oppressive burden OF expla
nation. | besought them earnestly yet to allow com
mee Of conference and thus place our ticket beyond the
reach OF Misrepresentation and INJURY avowlng all the
while, that knew Gen. Cass to be thoroughly sound
on the Wilmot Provso question: and that should be the
last in the Union forsake him. When Sunday had
passed away, and Monday morning In progress the
Senate was again in session Southern men had reflect
ed well upon all that had occurred. Southern democrats
had conferred together. They bore in mind that north
democrats in both houses of Cong had been
tanning the constitutional rights of the South and been
aborng to secure our safety, when northern wings to
had proved hostile and even southern had shown
themselves unmndn regardless OF southern interests
They recoected that explicit assurance had been given
us by the senator from Illinois, Mr. Dougas] with his
characteristic manllness, that he and his friends
would again unite with southern men next winter they
had done already in the session of Congress nov closed
bring about such compromise the territories OF
New Mexico and Cali ornia, that for which we had
been contendng We knew that Dickinson, and Doug
las and flanagan, and Bright and Sturgeon, and Cam
and other good and true democrats from the free
States of the north, both houses of Congress, would
still be with We resolved trust to the assurances
of brethren who have already, in many fierce en-
tntar nrpvp msalv IF cOnfdpncp
accordingly, when on Monday morning the Senate again
assembled at nine o'clock, and motion was made to
suspend the nth joint rule of the two houses, which
prohibits the presentation Of bill JOINT resolution to The
President has appreciation the last day Of the session,
without the suspension of which rule the Oregon bill could
not have become law; when, Mr.. Calhoun emphatica
y observed that occasion, the bill stood accord
ing TO parliamentary rules when all acknowledged that
completely at the mercy OF the South, resolved,
toned, to spare and after attempt two to amend
the resolution, authorized to rise IN my place and
announce that all further opposition would be rem9ush-
ed, and thus the Oregon bill did become taw This is
the and substance of what occurred that interesting
occasion If this seems to indicate inclination on my
part TO abandon nominees what will be thought of
my Fastening the heart of Virginia, the Monday
night succeeding. fatgued as was with such labors as
few men living have undergone and addressing
large OF citizens my native county of Eau
quer on the Wednesday after in support of our noble
ticket! II any are disposed TO CONJECTURE that the last
the Senate augur the enfeebement of ticket
in the South, let me Them that never have seen
such signs of concord and brothery love among demo-
Gratis from the North South East and West with very
slight exceptions ndeed0 as those closing scenes
unfolded. | may go further and declare, | did by
their express authority, last Wednesday, in Virginia
that distinguished democratic leaders from the South
heretofore lukewarm hostile TO ticket, encouraged
by the given that northern democrats will
hereafter and Operate with southern democrats
and southern wings in bringing about fair and equita
bic compromise of the territorial question, will
support our nominees cordially, actively, and TO the end
could go yet further, and state what | personally
know to be actually true-hat southern wings, as lead
ing and influential men any in the whole south, seeing
the united and unanimous opposition OF northern wings
in Congress 10 the constitutional rights of the south
seeing the extraordinary indications disclosing them
selves, of general disposition among the wings OF the
North to tTaternse with the barnburners in support OF
Van Buren, and Adams-perceivlng, as all discerning
me must now at last perceive, that General Iay Tor has
really strength anywhere and that the cny hope OF
defeating the abolition ticket of Buffalo, and thus
the safety of the South and the integrity of the
Union, have not heslaed to strong doubt whether
IT is not their duty, true patriots and southern to
with all their weight and influence to the support OF
Cass and Butler speak not hastily this point, and
those who receive this suggestion lightly, will IN very
short time find made good, and even transcribed, by
actual facts
Having corrected the misrepresentation which pro-
voked this communication have the honor to be, Nc,
H. s. FOOTE.