Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-12-15
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SlR Being casually informed Of your recent
arrival ~ TITS city, seize the opportunity Of IN
wing your attention to a subject Of high impor.
lance 10 The whole country, and Of especial
concern 10 the Southern States of he Com,
Iederacy-one Of which you have the honor
to represent in the councils Of the M.
ton. The session OF Congress Is nlmo,, at
hand, and Indications are abroad, land every mo
menl multiplying, which seem TO render il quite
probable that he Wilno' Proriso and the aboli
non q @dtery In he District Of Coluasbia will he
again brought iofward either The senate or
House o. Representatives and supported by the
jealous aud nnScnpuIous advocates of these two
msch'e'ons measures with increased yioenre
and confirmed perilnacy, Il is most evident 10
me thai the iili0a Itself will be pu IN set,on.
jeopardy ny the movements thus menaced. ne |
h"ld u 10 he certain that no State Of the SoDth
VIII patiently ac4Aesce IN enher Of the anures.
sions alluded 10. iregre' TO perceive that there
ls an erroneous impression widely preyaIrn, in
the North that the South is neither in G rnrsi nor
united IN any scheme Of deposition an resistance
10 the asnlttng encroachments now so Gerceh
threatened. II this impression is permitted to re
main nacorrecicd until either Of The mcdita,e1
oNrages referred 10 shall have been nefperated
it il TO be feared that il will be too Iat, 10 save
the Republic from consequences loo dreadful "a
be contemplated without feeling OF patriotic So
| licltnde and alarms whereas, ii j. my firm con
'lcion that, II the sober thi.king men the fe,
States could once ascertain the dangers iha, dem
agogues and ianatica aghators are last briDplns
I AIM Il ~ at III, T.t
>onh by The advocacy Of schemes Of inm>lic,
and oppression Which cannot possibly result il
practical benefit 10 any section or STATE g
Conlederaey, they would rise up. without furthc
delay, and say 10 the agents Of seditiun, who hav,
heretofore sported with their creduy aud abuse,
their confd nee, that The period ha, ~ enuth az
| fFed Wheh ihei Viii not longer permit them il
their name, 10 trampe the sacred provisions O
the constitution under foot, aud embroil The len
lsa,lHe councils OF the nation in unsesmly an,
wicked controversy.
akIns this view Of the matter. and KNOWN,
tal you have had an opportunity ri copierrip,
freely during the past summer with Yanr f,IloN
citizens ct North Carolina. venture 10 IN. h.
lore You The resolutions recent, ado, ted Is, IL,
Southern Convention Of The State OF Missis.inn,
and call oron youto say whether or not YOU ap
prove them and whether they are, in your cpin
ION, approved in The State ofNonh Carolina am
the South generally Being prominen, mem
Der OF the Wing party You will doubtless feel au
lhorlzed to speak. in language TOO expiici. TO b
misunderstood, as to the probable action Of YOU
political associates in the South, should the pre-.
en' sectional contest be pushed 10 extremilies.-
In The Convention Of Mississippi YOU will d
serve, both the Two great political prizes ofil,
country were equally representative resolution.
! unanimously adopted by that body, may he Their,