Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-14
Mr.. Websfer's Letter.

WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 49, 1880.
GENTLEMEN On my arrival in this city last evening
had the pleasure to receive your communication Of the TN
instant II is refreshing and encouraging and patriotic
letter. You speak the sentiments which become the people
of the great and ancient Commonwealth of Virginia You
speak Wyhe, and Pendleton, Jefferson Marshall and
Madison would speak they yet among You speak
of the Union Of these States and what idea suggest
lively emotion in the minds Of the American people, Of
present prosperity, pas renown, and future hopes Gladly
would be with you gentlemen the proposed occasion,
and of your counIymen and citizens,
you Of my hearty sympathy with you the opinions which
you express and my Interchangeable purpose to cooperate
with you and other good in upholdDg the honor Of the
States and the Constitution OF the Government How happy
should be present myself in Virgnia west of the Blue
Ridge, and there pledge mutual faith with the Of Au
gusta and Rockbrdge, Bath, Allegheny, and Pocahonas,
Highland Pendleton and Rockingham, that while we live
the institutions OF wise and patriotic ses shall not want
supporters and that, far may depend u.s. the civil
LIKED world shall be shocked by beholdng such pro-
Dizzy the voluntary dismemberment of this glorious Repub
lie. No, gentlemen, never never II it shall come to that,
political nariydom Is preferable to such sight, II Is better
die while the honor Of the country is untarnished and
the flag Of the Union still flying heads than to live
to behold that honor gone forever and that flag PROSTATE in
the dust Gentlemen speak warmly because feel warm
y, aud because know that speak to whose hearts
know my in support Of the Country and
its Uuon.
am lately from the North where have mixed extern
svey with Of all classes and all parties and assure
you gentlemen, through the Of the Northern people
the general eeog and the great for the Union and for
It's preservation There it is to be found, some
oil per,erse purposes and Of bewdeed imagination,
sec' to suppose that possible but underlined good
would arise from dissolution Of the ties which bind these
states but be assured the number Of these
is small the eminent leaders of all parties rebuke them, and
wn There prevails general purpose maintain the Union
49, that purpose embraces just and necessary
firm resolution OF supporting the rights of ell the States pre-
cisey as they stand guaranteed and secured by the Const
ton. And you may depend upon every provision
that instrument in favor Of the rights Of Virginia and the other
Southern States, and every constitutional Of Congress,
passed uphold and enforce those rights will be upheld and
maintained not only by the power Of the law but also by the
prevailing influence Of public opinion. Accidents NAV occur
to defeat the execution Of law particular mis-
guided may, it possible sometimes enable others to
eude the claims of justice and the rights fouded in solemn
compact but the whole and in the end thu
Law will executed and obeyed the South will see that there
is principle and patoism good and honesty in TIL
general minds of North and that among the grea, mas
Of intelligent citizens in that quarter the general disposition
TO ask for Justice IL stronger than the disposition gran
il to Others ...
Gentlemen, ere brethren are descendants Of thos
who abored oge her with intense anxiety for the establish
men of the present Federal Constitution let me ask yo
gentlemen TO teach your young men, into Whose hands Il
power of the country FALL to back TO the clio
az the war; contemplate the feebleness al
ncompeency Of The confederation of States then existing
and the steps ny which the intelligence and pa'
ism OF the great Of that day led the country to the ado
ton of the existing constitution teach them to study
votes and reports Of committees in the old 70
especially daw their attention to the leading part
ken nv the Assembly Of Virgins from 1883 onward; DIRE
their minds TO the Convention Annapolis in 1856 ard
the contemplation and ssdy Of these events and these Ell y
len them see what mighty thing Il was to establish ne 20
eminent under which have lived so prosperousy
SO gloriously for sixty years. Blu, pardon me must