Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26


Dean srR: The undersigned Wings Of the capital Of
Pennsylania having been among your early friends and
highly apprciatng your course, the Whg United States
Senator from Pennsylvania all questions Of public policy,
respectfully invite you to partake of public dinner the
Washington House, in Harrisburg, such time upon your
return from Washington may suit your convenience.
With great respect, your obedient servants
SAM. D. KARNs, and others.
To the Hon. JAMES CoorEn.
4 WAsHIssros, SEPTEMBER 80, 1885,.
GESrLEmES Your favor Of the 27h instant expressing
approval of my conduct relation to the great questions
which have agated the country during the session of Con-
gress now about close and inviting partake Of
public dinner at the State capital reached yesterday.
sucn testimonial of approval and confidence, coming
om my early friends, to whom indebted for so many
acS Oh generous Kindness received with emotions Of
saeui sensiolty need not you In pursuing the
course which has drawn forth this gratifying expression Of
your appreciation was animated by the desire Of pomonv
the best interests Of the country by contributing to the pre-
servaon Of the Unon put peril by sectional controversy
which could result in good to nobody while tended to the
injury OF all My object was to allay strife and quiet con-
oversy subvesve OF good understanding and kind feelings
the different sections Of the country and 10 know
that my motives were understood and appreciated by NV
friends than compensates for any msconsucon Of the
few who pretend 10 in the course which pursued an
abandonment of the principles which it was nv duty to
maintain.
In vndcaiion Of my conduct in supporting the measures
adopted at the present session Of Congress- would perhaps
be sufficient to state that but followed the example Of MIL
LARD FILLMORE and DANIEL WEBSTER, well known to the
whole country for their integrity, WISDOM and elevated pa
riousm But as no example, however llustrous would
have changed my course seek shelter responsibility be-
hind none. My dictated by my heart approved
by my Judgment and pursued unerngy and without hes
aton inquired not what would be ts effect upon myself
looked only to the state of the country and the threatening
aspect OF the controversy wagng between its different Sec
TONS By these my determined, and if they do
not furnish justification for it. plead other. Dema-
gogues may speak lightly sneeing, if they please Of the
dangers which menaced the Union They were however,
none the less real the duty Of patriots provide
against them any the less sacred.
In the territory acquired from Mexico by the treaty Of
Guadalupe Hdalgo element of strife had been added
to the subject of controversy bitter enough before. The
North insisted that this territory free when it became
ours ought to remain the South, that as it had been
acquired by effort and joint expenditure Of
treasure and blood ought to be divided by ne one
side Of which the institution Of slavery should be recognised
The North required Legislative prohibition the South
legislative recognition of the institution. Here the opposing
parties were at issue neither willing yield any portion
Of its claim In the conflict mems minds became named
preudices grew daily more nveteate moderate counsels
were scored as the offspring Of cowardy apprehension and
for while dough face" Of greater reproach
than that Of !" At this stage Of the controversy
when firm far-seeing became alarmed the dangers
which threatened the Unonnot with sudden overthrow or
violent dsrupton but with the gradual unloosening of the
bonds which hold it together and the wasting away Of it's
strength by the withdrawal from it Of the respect and aec
pement, the Fugitive Slave Bill and the bill sboIshing the
Slave Trade in the District Of Columbia introduced by
Ia committee constituted for the purpose.
These bills provided for the settlement all the questions
vrpr1 x1o
South The Compromise Bill, after months Of discussion,
defeated by strange combination Of those who regard
slavery institution Of Heaven and those who
ly willing admit that the constitution can protect it. even
in the States in which il exists One Of the remarkable,
not the most startling of the features Of the controversy,
was this combination Of of extreme opposite opinions,
formed for the purpose of defeating the only practicable
of adjustment which had been proposed Il manifested
la disposition adverse reconciliation and hostile to the
Union. But, happily, in the end wiser and patriotic
counses prevailed and which defeated when
combined passed when they were separated That patriot
ism and attachment to the Union qukened and increase
ed by the increasing dangers, is proved by the fact that
Northern Senators who refused to support the compromise
afterwards voted for its separate provisions though modified
adversely the interests of the North These measures,
with the exception Of the Fugitive Slave Bill, supported
with such feeble ability possessed believing that by
doing was promoting the welfare Of the country and the
true interests Of human freedom. That these interests
bound in the Union, and dependant upon its preervaon
the widest fanatcsm will hardly deny lis disruption
would be the deahkne Of American liberty, and the ha
binger Of interminable
But while the preservation of the Union, rich in glorious
memories and aught with glorious hopes, claimed the first
and most anxious Of my humble efforts there another OBJ
secondary point Of importance to my constituents to
this great primary one, in which all others involved. 1t
the necessity Of securing protection to domestic against
the competition of foreign labor. But such protection, de-
pending upon legislation, could only be obtained by the
operation Of North and South and such cooperation not
be expected while they aayed against each other in
spirit Of bitter uncompromsng hostility. To soften and re-
prevailing preudce restore harmony and bring about
such legislative operation would ensure TO American La
Dor protection against uinous foreign competition, constituted
part Of my motives in supporting the measures to which
have referred.
II would afford great pleasure to accept your invitation,
and avail myself of the opportunity which would afford to
discuss these interesting topics at length, well to
thank you personally for the kindness manifested towards
this and many other occasions but the state Of health
and the condition of my private affairs requiring attention,
compel decline your invitation, obgngy rendered
Before closing my letter permit congratulate you and
constituents generally on the happy adjustment Of the diff
cules which lately threatened the country with neeva-
BILE misfotunes One drop Of American blood shed by Ame-
rcan hands sectional quarrel would have been misfor
tune to be retrieved But the moderation, frmness
and wisdom of President Fillmore and his able and patriotic
advisers saved the country from the pes which envroned it.
n awarding the President and his Cabinet this just need
of praise would detract oa from the credit due to
Messs Clay, Cass Houston, Badger, Fooe, Pearce, and
others for their patriotic abors in the great crisis which has
just been passed.
The gratitude Of the country is consequently due 10 thems
and will be cheerluy, cordially paid
JAMES COOPER.
ToMessrs. SAMUEL d. KARss and others