Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-03-30
EDITORS coRREsPo oNDENcE.

EDITORS CORRESP ONDENCE.
@LrIrseros. IN. CO MAncH 20, 1850.
GESrLEmrs In the midst Of dangers that seem 70
threaten glorious Union, glad that you keep
your camness, deberaton and prudence important quail
ties for the conductors of paper extensively circulated as
yours Your structures under the head Of the Evil OF the
day" meet in the main my hearty approval while those upon
the right of Legislative Instruction deserve the cordial aPpro
baton Of every friend of the Union. They have been
and are still fruitful Of evil indeed believe their
tendency is evil and only evil, and that continually"
Middle North Carolina sound to the in her attach
ment to the Union and canno-be brought to work in the
traces of Southern Convention 1t is that have
and far between" and confined believe this State most
y the party men who ready sail upon every current
which promises increase their number at August cleo
ton. believe that if circumstances should hereafter make
necessary, she WILL by large majority, favor the meeting
of great Union Convention Washington, where
upon Mason and Dxons line devise ways and meaps for
oepeuating happy Union Be this may the VINES,
as party, in the Old North State, think safely say,
will have nothing to do with the proposed Nashville Con-
vention. Yours, truly.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, (MIss.) March IL, 1850.
Messrs. EDITons citizen planter of Mississippi and
remarks upon the all, absorbing topic Of the day.
No man, Messs Editors possessing the ordinary faculties
and social sympahes with which his Creator has endowed
him. can look unmoved upon the present agitation of this
beloved country uch less possible for personally
interested and situated in the heart of the cotongrowng
gion to remain undsurbed and with composure the
happy struggle gong between the South end North
struggle in which the North, having nothing to lose as
sumes position towards the South calculated to endange her
most sacred rights and privileges.
have read with interest your editorial remarks, and with
thrilling interest the debates in Congress upon this perplexed
subject have examined it cooly and dspassonatey, in
all its phases and not going to enter into detail as to
the merits of the arguments advanced either side, but
desirous Of Offering few general and practical remarks
the relative attitude assumed by each conendng party to this
question.
First then, Messrs. Editors, waving all considerations Of
our constitutional rights which ndsputabe, let me ask
in all moderation, what is ask Of the North Is it any
thing requiring concession their part Any thing requiring
more than simply exercise of justice towards their
brethren Of the South ask othem any thing than
simply to let domestic institutions alone, and allow
equal enjoyment Of the privileges and blessings Of COM
mon country But say they, "slavery is national dis
grace" To which would ask, have not equal rgb
10 think differently In the of Him who rules the des
TIMES Of man. why will they not allow to be the guardians
Of our consciences Surely, Messrs Editors, they do
not believe the South deficient in intelligence and Chris
anily as stand in need of their interference.
that these arguments not bat cannot believe that
the intelligent and rejecting portion Of the North nsen
be to such appeals We Of the South have heretofore look
ed upon this opposition to slavery confined few fana
tics; but have not just Of alarm, when see
the Legislatures of the Northern States sustaining these OBJ
iectonable And surely friends Of the North,
who believe in the justice of when they consider
how much have been exasperated should make due ae
ancestor any thing like uTaism proceeding from the South
It appears to that the aunting and ibeal epthets o
"doughfaced" the side and "submissonss the
oke should not disturb the equanimy of hghminded and
conscientious The true friends Of the Union here
though they feel their rights have been grossly invaded yet
view with painful regret the ultra of of po
nent men of the South.
You will doubtless have by this time the proceedings
Of twsmeetings, held State Capitol for the purpose
nstrrcng Senators and Representatives in Congress
the California question.
shall not undertake to comment upon these proceedings,
nor canvass the Arguments for and against the admission Of
CALIFORNIA; but, far my humble opinion may go, am
firmly persuaded that though the South may disapprove Of
this messue yet should Congress pass the of admission,
the majority of the South will consider sufficient
cause for proceeding, to extreme measures.
One word regards the Territories and have done.
It has always struck that friends of the North
allowing them the greatest latitude to herpeculiar notions Of
slavery, have properly considered the weight Of their
objections to what they term " extension Of slavery An
extended area with the present restriction upon the mpora
ton of slaves in imply increase aggrava-
ton Of this Institutions the contrary rather ameorates
the condition Of The slave Then where would ask, is the
validity Of this objection
With this unquesonsby correct view of the CAGE, together
sh the indispusb righ Of the South equ share Of
N, public domain and observance Of that golden rule "to
do rs We would be done by. seems 20 to be te mpe
rays duty of the North from their bitter hosity
an institution which God and have sanctioned ox time
immersoria. A. NJ
NArsssAL RAILROAD CoSSxsrIou.-ihe National Con-
vention had a. ST. Louis in October last 70 promote tie
Of railway from the Mississippi % the Psche
adopted resolution hold another convention to promote
The object in Philadelphia Monday, the lst April
The city councils and board Of trade have according
made preparations for the meeting Of the convention, and
he srard saloon OF the Museum building has been engaged
or the purpose.
CArcHISe WILD PIeEoss.--The York (Penn.) Republi /
an states that Mr. Herbert, of Fawn Township, was in
FORK on Monday, with wagon loaded with about 700 wild