The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-08-22

tutional power Of Cong gress to legisla,e slavery
either into, OF ont Of territory, would hetray
an obliquity of mrnial and moral vision, and
prociivity for legal falsehood, which would for
ever dis9,alry him for sitting siudee or Juror
in any case of law or equity whatsoever :" and
in your Lexington tyrade. You declare that
" certain it was that Judge [Napton] and his
nlgely counsellors in these resolutions, would
he sufficient to sink The whole judicial bench Of
Missouri a, the August election, in 1s50-('5l
suppose YOU meant, or are yon not posted up
in matters this Ter from home )-and the Jefftr.
son Inquirer, (pardon me, onlv alude to it as
I would TO Rnger.board,) taking is cue from
yor. already begins to give it out that such is
to be the course of the war. Now, Sir, sub.
nit whether this " looks we'll in Senator Of
thirty years standing"
Ii seems that am marked as on" Of The vic.
Tins to be sacrificed upon the altar of your in
sa,iable, unappcasabc unpatriotic and reckless
ambition but you must allow me 10 say, Sir,
that if | must fall, Twill fall in the harness.
procaming you as descrtrr Of the policy of
your State, a dcnier Of the democratic doctrine
of the right of instruction, an ally Of tho ahoi-
tionists, and an open bidder for free soil and
abolition votes for the Presidency.
Your attack upon my private character | treat
as would the hillingsgate of anv other black.
guard, only reserving to myself the right to say,
that mighi retort upon you with effect, and be
fully justified in it, hut instead of indul eing in
your tavorite amusement, personal ihtective,
scurrility and blackguardism, beg leave to
remind you that You have provoked this contro.
vcrsy, and am only justified in entering into it
with you upon ,he ground Of your posion-an
American "Senaior Of thirty years standing -
Before conclude, beg leave to assure you
that the people intend to hold you TO the issue
you have tcndered-The right of a Legislature
TO instruct Senator, and the duty of that Sen.
ator to obey or resign.
With the assurance that, if You offend again
against truth, proprirty and decency, you shall
hear from me, remain freeman, and and op-
ponent of Aboliiionism, Free. .soilism. and Barn.
bsrnerism, whether avowed or covert.
J. w. MORROW.
Jefferson City, July l9, 1s49;
ANSWER THIS The Federal Wings have
much 10 say about "coalnion" between North.
ern Democrats and Free Soilers. Let them
say if Millard Fillmore is not a Free Soiier? p
If so, and there is no paper with the slightest
rcspec, for truth that will deny it, was not the
union of his name with that Of Gen. Taylor on
the Presidential ticket, a coalition Of Whigism,
and Wimot Provsoism. which is only another
name for Free Soilism? Is not Mr.. Winthrop,
Speaker ofthc House, a Wmot Proviso man,
that is, Free Soer? lfso was not his cleo.
ton to that high and responsible Office by Whig
votes, among which were those Of every Wing
member from Tennessee. a coalition between
Whiggcry and Free Soil?
Are not Messrs. John NJ. Clayton, Srcrca
~ Estate; Mr.. Meredith, Secretary ofthc
Treasury; Mr.. Collamar, Postmaster General,
and Mr.. Ewing, Secretary of the Home De
par'mont, occupying the most important offices
in the Cabinet, Provisoists or Free Soilers ?
If so, was mol their appointment coalition be.
tween Whiggcry AMI Free Soil !!
Is not Mr.. Webster Free Soilcr1 Is not
Mr.. Seward a Free Soier In fact, is net crcry
leading Wing politician and erary wbig press
al the North and Northwest Free Soil advocates!
And is not Hensy Clay and Cassius NJ, Clay,
in the South, Free Soil
II requires conscience ofIndia rubber, and
face ofbrass, for the Wings who have support.
ed Nlillard Fillmore, and are now in fill fellow.
ship with Seward and Corwn, and Webster.
and Colamer, to talk Of coalitions between the
Northern Democrats and Barnburners. ..
a Nashville Union.