The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-27
Alabama.
Extract Of letter from gentleman in Montgomery,
-alabsma, to his friend in this city.

Extract Of letter from gentleman in Montgomery,
Aiabama, to his friend in his city.
MONTGOMERY, September 20, 1850.
dean SIM The session of Congress is now draw
ing to a close, and you will have leisure season
of nearly two months. After the laborious and ex-
citing session drawing to close, you will de-
sire quiet and repose to recuperate your energies,
and to improve your health. large portion Of
the people Il trust) of this great and prosperous
country are now hoping and anxious to greet
their faithful representatives. and to express their
gratitude for the accomplishment of the great work
of peace and Cancellation. Many Of your consti
tuents are xious to meet you, and to express in
proper person the grateful feelings they bear
towards their faithful representative.
But you aware that we have amongst US
many that are not TO be--cannot be satisfied with
any settlement which could have been devised.
Men who, short twelvemonth ago, contended
that Congress had constitutional power to legis
late on the exciting subject either to abolish
tablish the institution, now contend and claim that
Congress shall recognise 800 30', establishing the
institution south of that line. Many claim new
constitutional guarantee; and many others that the
Government is too weak to effect any good-has
been failure-and that new government is mecca
sary for the safety and prosperity of part of the
country. In other words, we have among US Dis
unloISts PEI Sc ioi dlsuHoh, pei jas ~ "Jds, sole
openly advise to shut the eyes and make the leap.
II is thought that concerted effort will be made
to induce Governor Collier to convene the Legsla-
ture to take measures tending to a disruption of
the Government. Some of the violent papers con-
denim and abuse all our Senators and Representa-
tives who have favored conciliation, and approve
the course of those who have opposed it.
The Dsunionists are making strong efforts to get
up general organization of the disafected-to do
WHAT Not to operate upon the fears Of the North
for the legislation the exciting subjects is all
overt is to operate on the South, and it is
sary for them to get conciliatory men Of influence
out of the way before the per Sc disunion doctrines
can prevail. The old names Of Wing and Demo-
crat they will try to obterate and to take new
name. "Frends of the South" "The Southern
Party" "Sound the Southern Question:" or in
deed any ad captand,sm name. Well, let the names
of Democrat and Wing be dropped, but we are not
prepared to drop the name of American citizen, nor
to irample under foot the flag Of the Union.
am inclined to the opinion that the friends of
the Constitution, of harmony, Cancellation, and
union, might, by mingling with the people at this
time, and explaining the course things have taken,
do much good.
Ipresumc you have full information of such Wings
as have gone off for the idol SO far, think,
few if any, have carried off any thing but their own
votes.
The country ia prosperous, the people are pros
porous, and it is hardly possible that they going
TO leopard all for the igns fatuus of insane ambi-
ton exhibited by mcndcant suitors of popular
favor.