Democratic banner., 1849-08-06

instructions from which you have sppesled.
never consulted any body about them, and never
was consulted by any body about them. 1nsv.
|er heard Of them until they we're introduced
into the Senate, and never saw them until they
were in print. / do not mention these facts tc
excuse any ~spprehended odium that may be at.
Itached to their authorship, for on the contrary
regret that ! had not then the sagacily to see
your proclivity for free soilism, and the necessity
for just such instructions TO keep you out of the
arms of abolitionism; but ! make the contradic.
Ition "to vipdicate the truth Of history" and
Ito show the unscrupulousness with which you
make statements altogether unfounded in fact
Your assertion that I sm a disunionist, aor, il
other words, that I harbor in my bosom q traitor
Gus feeling towards the union of these Slater
lis q calumny, and you are q libelleT. : You must
produce your proof or carry the brand Of the
calumniator upon your forehead as long a.
you live. 1t is il vain for you, or your paEti-
zans to attempt to shield you from your re-
|sponsibility upon the plea Of age and Senatorial
You are the asssilan.-yuu have made
|ths charge, and must prove il, or swallow tbs
false accusation down your throat. love my
|country-I love the Union-I lore the c~onstitu-
Ition Of the United States, and / cannot allow you
OF any other slsndsrer to charge me with treason
without telling him that he is violating the com
mandmehr 'thou shalt not bear false witness
|agains, thy nsighbor."
As 1 promised, l now propose to speak Of the
motive and design Of your attacks upon me. II
|is well known that amendments 20 the constitu.
zion are now pending, which, if passed, will
bring the Judges before the people for election
in 1851. Your design was to create the impress
sion that ell Judges are tyrannical, oppressive,
or corrupt. Your motive was personal
malice against myself and aOne ofths gentlemen
occupying the same position, and in the event
Of the passage Of the pending constitutional a.
mendments, to wreak your Vengeance upon me
and them by arrayina your followers against Us
in the election, which will, Of course, follow that
event.
Now for the proof. In your speech at the
you exclsim, "Wo to Judges, it any
such there are in the work." and repeat the
saying at Glasgow and Lexington.
At Boonvills, with your accustomed modesty,
you say, "SiDce the speech at Jefferson, no man
Of any mind or character p~retends to justify it..
The maj who would now deny the constitution
al power Of Congres. to l~egislsse slavery either
into, or out ola territory, would betray an Oh.
li9uity of mental and moral vision, and . pro-
for legal fal.ehvod, which should forever
him for sitting As judge or juror, in|
any case of law, or equity whstsoever;" end I'M
yOui Lexington TRADE you declare that, ~'certainI
It was that Judge lNap,On1 and his Judgely
councillors in these resolutions, would be sufh-
cient 70 sink the whole judicial bench Of Missou-
ri at the August election, in 1850 Isl I sup.
pose you mesnL or are younos posted up in mat
tiers this far from homeland the Jefferson In
(pardon me, ! only allude to It o i
would TO q finger board, } taking its cue from
you, already begins to give it out that such 10 to
be the course u the war. Now Sir, ! submit
whether this 'slook, we'll ina Senator Of thirty
years standing"
1t seems that / am marked as one Of the vic.
Tins to be sacrificed upon the altar Of your in
saiiable, unappeasable, uupatriOtio snd reckless
ambition; but you must allow me to say, Sir,
that If ! must fall, I will fall in the harness
|proclaiming you as a desertsr Of the policy Of
your State, q denier of the democratic doctrine
|of the right of instruction, an ally Of the aboli-
and open bidder for free soil and aba.
|liton votes for the presidency. :
Your attack upon my private character ]
uost - Woutu INC uliiiuSsSase VI suy osuoI
blackguarN, only reservirg to myself The rigb.
to say that ! might retort upon you with efee!
and be fully justified in it, but instead Of indul-
|giDg in your f~avorits amusement, personal il.
I~vective, scurrility and blsckgusrdism, / beg
leave to remind you that you have provoked
this controversy, and I am only justified in en-
|tering into il with YoU upon the ground Of your
Iposition--an American Senator Of years stand
ing,
Before l conclude I beg leave to assure you
that the people intend 10 hold you to the issue
you have tendered-The right Of . Legislature
to instruct q Senator, and tie duty Of that Ssns.
Itor to obey or resign.
With the assurance that, il you offend agar
against truth. proptisty and dscency, you shall
hear from me, 1 remain freeman, and an oppo-
nent Of AbVlitiouism, Free-soilism, and Barn
|~burnerism, whether avowsd or covert
J. w. MORROW.
Jefferson City, July 10. ls49.
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