Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-02

w. HnLIARD, one of the Representatives in Con-
gress from the State of Alabama, controverting to
some extent the views which we have lately ex-
pressed on the agitation which has already SO much
distracted the public councils of the country.
We are not aware that it is in our power to do
more to let the real condition of the country be
seen" than we have already done. We should be
sorry to consider the sentiment of very large
majority of the Southern People," or even OF Mr.
HnLIARD's own State, to be such as he apprehends.
We have some reason for believing the feeling of
that State in favor of revolutionary measures-that
is, of disruption Of the Union upon any contin-
gency that is at all likely to happen-to be far from
unanimous. In the Legislature of that State, which
has just ended its session. no legislation took place
on this subject. Each House, it is true, passed
resolutions concerning il, but neither House Uould
agree to the others resolutions. Delegates to the
proposed Nashville Convention were appointed by
the Members of the Legislature, but not under any
legislative act declaring any particular objects to be
accomplished by that Convention. The Mont
gomery advertiser, paper which appears to be
ripe for any thing, and is especially bitter upon
Mr.. HnLARD himself for imputed hukevarna-
ness in the business of pulling the Union to pieces,
quite wrathy at the adjournment of the Legislature
without any Legislative act to carry into effect the
schemes of the Agitators, attributes the failure to
ga sort Of loue for independence Of action, sctich
each House seemed desirous Of erhibiting upon
almost every question, and unfortunately more so
0ith regard to this than a,,y other" Such love of
independence is certainly most honorable trait in
the character of the Legislators of Alabama. Would
that it were equally exhibited in every Legislature
in the land
We have said that we cheerfully give place to
the Letter Of the honorable Representative from
Alabama to which we add, that we would do the
same to Letters from any other Members Of Con-
gress the same subject, of no greater length than
his. We receive in the most friendly feeling his
opinion and his advice on the present state Of pub
lie affairs. But, with an experience of more than
forty years, during which we have stood at the
helm Of the National Intelligencer, we cannot sur
render our judgment and convictions, such as we
have heretofore stated them, at the suggestion even
of gentlemen entitled by so many claims to our
respect as is the distinguished Representative from
Alabama.
To show, en- passant, by samples which have
just come to hands, that we are in advance, ra-
ther than in the rear, of the opinion of the sound
and stable portion of the Southern people, we place
before our readers the two suboined Letters. The
first of them is from gentleman of the highest
standing in the State of Virginia, who has done
the State some service, and whose name, were we
| at liberty to publish it. would command universal
| attention to what he writes: the second is from
of very respected subscribers in the State of
Kentucky:
Extract Of a letter to a friend in Washington.
| ~, (V1RsISIA,) FEBRUAnY 8, 1850.
"You ask what think Of the way Congress is going
on, and especially about the negro question
"Why, sir, old Sam Johnson would say they could
behave worse i they to try and if aboi-
onist and desired Of things to promote my ends by
destroying the value Of the slaves themselves would wish
the Southern Members Of Congress precisely as many
of them doing in both Houses They themselves
silently undermining the slave property, and the owner
who does not at home is wanting in sense
"Why sir, the people in the slave Staes-the masses
know yet what the merits of this question: They
have viewed it up this time little more than theme for
stump orators, and that he the fellow who could
make the about it. This has been permitted to 20
forth to the world universal Southern sentiment But ,O
are the Shareholders Are they euey body to the South
One would suppose when in truth and fact they are
haf-po, not thirdof the substantial citizens of the
South Does any Of common suppose that the
latter when they their dangerwhen they their go
rious Union about to be torn to pece-w examine
into the merits Of this whole question Yes they will and
will say to the STAKEHOLDER, When your property protect
ed at hoe you got all you ought ask and with this
you must be satisfied
" If you think proper you may give this to Messrs GALES
& SEAros as the views Of Virginia Shareholder"
| Extract Of a letter to Gales and Seaton.
- County, KESrucKr,) FEB. ls, $50.
" am truly glad to see, from your editorials that you
taken the you have the controversy that unor-
unatey divides the people of this Union the institution
slavery in the United States The remedy that proposed
dissolution Of this happy Unon by The fanatics of the
North and South calm the troubled waters and give
and quietness TO the people Of the North and South is my
opinion the very worst that could be imagined every
oho shes TO that dissolution of the Union
desoaon and buchery that there will be neither safety for
life, liberty, negroes any thing that hold dear this
| land of equal rights.
81 believe that the plan for settling the slavery question
you OLD ZAoK, and H. CLAY is the same, nearly
The people of this section of the country for it. and
Judge other sections by my own and if the Northern
Southern Members Of Congress defeat the settlement Of the
question on the plan proposed predict that large majority
OF the people, North or South will not sustain them.
| "The Wings and Democrats with few exceptions in this
section, go for the Union Of these United States under all
| circumstances"
| FROM THE RIO GRANDE.