Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-09-06
LETTER FROM JOHN VAN BU-
rem.
ALBANY, Aug. 6, ls49.

To The Eds. ofhs Cleveland Democrat:
DEAR SIRs: The unexpected public
ity which has been given to the report
of my remarks at Cleveland, on the
9Th ult., and the still more unexpected
importance which seems to be attached
to them, have induced me to-day, at my
earliest convenience, TO look over them,
and render it proper, I think that l
should correct your report, in q few
particulars. Aware, as l am, that your
reporter relied almost altogether on his
own notes, which / never saw or re-
vised, and that the manuscript han
ded to him. consisted mainly Of refer
ences, and few imperfect, if not illegi.
BILE, batch. words, made TO assist my
own memory. I am surprised at the
general accuracy Of the report, and
gralified to find that all the remarks, on
which l have seen any comment, are
correctly reported. But admonished
by the criticism to which | have al.
ready been subjected, that may hence.
forth be held responsible for what l
have not said, must ask you to make
the following corrections, which re-
gard as important, leaving the errors of
less consequence to be corrected, if
they should assume importance.
LIST. l did not speak of Mr.. Richie
as superanuated. Age has its privileges
as well as its infrmi.ies, and although
I have frequently stated facts in regard
to Mr.. R.; which nigh, leave the infer.
ence open, that he is superanuated, l
never drew il. Indeed, l do not re-
member ever to have applied an Of
fensive epithet TO an opponent. on the
stump, or in the court; although havs
had occasion to describe some mighty
mean transactions Of politicians. parties
witnesses, &c.
Cd. l did not say that when the
South commenced dissolving the Union,
"Col. Benton ,riH come in for his share
Of the capital to be redped," from resist.
ing them. l said that Col. B. would
not vote, l feared, for the Ordinance in
the Senate; but he promised, if the south
resisted the law after its passage, TO
stand by the government; that this aid
never would be required, for the south
never would resist. The language you
asbribe to me makes a demagogue of
Col. Benton, whereas ! have known
him long, and have always regarded him
as an honest true.hearted man, whe acts
from a conviction of right. If l ever
could have doubted this, his course in re.
gard to Oregon and Texas would have
dispelled such doubt. Let me add that
my absence Of fear, in regard to the
resistance of the South, is based on this
they claim TO resist on the ground that
the Ordinance is an infraction of the
Constitution. They assume the ground
in regard to Oregon; ye, the Provisc
was inserted in the bill organizing tina,
Territory, withou, disturbing the public
peace. This wolf, 'forcible resistance,
had been announced SO often, that
have ceased TO expect him, and if hi
should come himself, il seems 10 me HI
would carry very little terror with him
How is this resistance to be Effected
Mr.. Calhoun, in 1882, spoke of nullifi
cation as the right remedy; and he at
tempted that on the soil of South Car
DINA. The ordinance of Freedom i
: 10 be executed in New Mexico and Cal
, ifornia. A slave holder must take hi
, slaves there to nullify. To uphold III
laws in South Carolina required the al
: Of troops and the nerve of Jackson
But if slave holder will take two O
, more slaves to New Mexico or Califor
q MIA, the Ordinance will pronounce ther
a free, and the negroes will execute tn
o Ordinance. II will require no Unite
e States army. nor President, nor exper
a di,ure. If. however, the masters shoul
outnumber or overpower the slaves an
= If Southern men deemed il safer to leav
y home, to engage in such contest in
distant land, the President might ca
to his aid the army. navy, and volu'
teers from the east, north and west,
N not also from the south. Now this is
!. contingency. have always declined {
Z, contemplate, but The high ground asst
4 med by the South. obliges US TO loo
J. il in the face. ! admire the sou,her