The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-27
Letter Of George M. Troup.

| From the Savannah Georgian
| Oti- The Savannah Republican of Saturday morning
published article which appearedip the Macon Journal
and Messenger over the signature of 90 TRouP, 90
puporing to prove General Cass to be abohtionis
and Mr. Fillmore to be free from all mputailon upon this
score. The article itself is but collection OF assertions
dlsproyed and arguments efuted, time and agan,by the
democratic press In reply to we have but to say that
we have already given to the public letter from Gov.
Gilmer, showing that he is the supporter of the demo-
cratic ticket We give letter from the great man
himsef-rom Co GEORGE NJ TROUP -D0--whose
name has been adopted by the writer OF that miserable
article while his high toned southern and Georgian
PRINCIPLE has been discarded, Does any one believe
that TRoUP and GIMER would vote for an abouionist?
VALDosrA, Laurens county, tGa.,) Oct 10, lSis.
! GENTLEMEN thank you for your invitation, which
decline only because cannot useully accept it. It is
twenty years since have been able to speak in public
and nothing remains Tor me but to say to you IN few
words, that as voted for MIR Polk four years ago,
so will vote for Gen Cass now the first has not dis
appointed me, and the other Is not likely to do So Mr.
Folks administration of the federal government is the
only strictly constitutional administration our country
has known-Nlr. Jefersons not excepted and 1t Is be-
OF this that the country enjoys degree OF pros
perty not known TO ourselves before and unknown TO
any other people of ancient or modern times The re-
demPton OF industry from the shackles imposed on by
unwise government, would, if he had been instrumental
to nothing more, have entitled him to the consideration,
respect and gratitude OF the American people Tor genera
tons to come The State rights party now, almost for
the first time, have nothing to ask-nothng to complain
of He claims admiration especially for his firm and
manly resistance OF the nqutous schemes which have
been pertnaclousiy forced him by corrupt log rolling
majority in Congress Nor will his enlightened and sue
cessiu conduct OF the late war; with all the embarrass
ments of nveerate party opposton be forgotten by that
pos,erty which passing upon him finally with calmness
with fairness, and with truihiuness will not fail TO do
him justice. Gen Cass will follow in his footsteps, and
/ wish had more than one vote to give hun;
When Gen Cass volunteered his fine abilities and solid
requirements vindcae Georgia against the combined
attacks of the Indians and ederasts and the legislature
testimony of its profound gratitude for his services re-
solved to honor him she only honors her own most IA
vored sons, she believed hun worthy patriot, as
statesman an honorable man, If the party press OF
his opponents speak TRUTH the statute should De abosa
ted and his name, with the recorded honor, botted out
forever Is il indeed true that from that time Gen Cass
has been degeneatng and sinking into the worse than
contemplate being they would make him From that
time he has, TRUTH been rising in honors as he has
been rising years, until OF these there is nothing lei
for him receive but the very highest IN the gut OF the
greatest nation in the world and what is more, these
Ronors have been given by those who. knowing him
most, could Judge him best know Cen Cass, ana 40
not believe word the press has asserted to the preu
dice of his character Conversations in stage coaches
and boats have been taken for granted against his
public speeches and his recorded votes and he IS made
the veres knave and prince OF changelngs and 1mpos
tors When Gen Cass says and has backed the saying
by his vote the Senate, that he opposed to the Wmot
Provso believe him. for his recorded vote Is better evl.
dence than his own assertion.
This Wilmot Provso undoubtedly makes important
question: and may lead to the most important results but
still it is only question OF a hundred which may
equally effect the institution of slavery But when Gen
Cass comes and proclams his adoption OF and adher
ence the principles set forth in the socalled democratic
platform of the convention at Baltimore, and when ne
supeadds this the announcement to the whole world
of his established convictions that Congress has no pow
er constuonaly touch the subject of slavery in any
manner Whatsoever then nothing left but to believe or
ldisbeIieve him and if dsbelieve 1t Is because we
believe him TO be the most vicious and depraved-" the
bases meanest of mankind" Now, the broad declara-
of the want of power in Congress covers the whole
ground, and embraces not only the Wimot froviso bu
the institution of slavery hope, gentlemen, you will
with in what ought to be called political ak
tomato truth That the South fears nothing from any
Quarter but Congress- and fears Congress only because
III Congress nlerferes with slavery the dissolution OF the
Union must follow" The action of all the botonlsts
of the world doing lis duty to self) the South would
defy. When therefore, are assured that Congress
will be bdled and restrained by the constitutional power
which can bride and restrain II, and Congress shall at
any me despite the Executive veto pass an act by the
two thirds vote touching the interest of slavery then
know exactly where stand, and what It shall become
do. IT, in such emergency, General Cas- shall play
false as his enemies say he will much the worse Tor
him and for them When civil war comes. those who
are for against Are we SO infatuated or
bewildered to suppose that any northern man VIII
think and feel the subject of slavery as we ourselves
think and feel and il not enough for us that General
Cass thinks and feels all that is necessary for our const
utional safety w no, with his common faculty
about him, ask of northern man to adopt more
liberal sentiments the subject OF slavery than he and
why does he adopt Them Simply because he recognises
an equality of rights between the States and between
institutional distinction, and because he knows that
in this respect equality is justice. A southern man
is not to be trusted the subject OF slavery IN such
crisis as this, merely because he is southern man.
The rival candidate OF Gen Cass to be confined in
an iron cage, with iron mask over his face and his
ps Theoretically closed So TAR there Indications
he is with the Wimo Proviso men, and undoubtedly
against the exercise of the veto for our safety would
not consent to vote for such man, if believed
Gen Cass to be half bad as his enemies represent
him soldier and southern gentleman should affect no
DISCUSSES; the nmos of his soul, whether for
slavery or against it, should have been laid open his
countrymen 1t is not Gen Taylor on the battle field
il is the Guy Fawkes of history shrouded in the gloom
and darkness of tie Parliament vault In recent letter.
has adopted his principles, and has vouched him
servave wing of the first water Now, Mr.. Fill
more is as notorious aboltonist as Mr.. Glddings
or Mr. ANY body 1t is true he has not been expelled
the House for the of abolitonlsm But is Mr.
Fillmore less an aboonist because of declaration that
ne is not disposed 10 interfere with slavery the States
Mr. Gddngs has repeatedly declared the same thing in
that they would if they could ; Are we TO thank Mr.
Fillmore and Mr. Gddings for the friendly information
that they will not lnio yards and steal Tor
chilly carry of our negroes But why contne ourselves
TO Messrs Fillmore and Gddingsl Do they not belong
10 the great family of the whgs Let the southern
wings define their position If they and If they
can separate themselves from the northern wings |
to man, are no better than Messrs Fillmore and Gid
dmgs; and If they better, II is only the shadow oil
the shade differs from the shade.
The northern wings of the day the very peo
pie who twenty years ago, would have confined the
Creeks and Cherokees within the limits OF Georgia. and
have organized them into Independent governments
They the who hate with the hatred OF those