Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-07-31
ST. VER Y;
CORRESPONDENCE WITH HON. &c.
CALHOUN.
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fSEcoND LErrER.-.Not sent. !

10 the Hon. JOHN T.. CALHOUN
Dear Sir: | took the liberty TO address
long letter to you by last Wednesday ,:
mail. February 9TH, 1S49. Since tha, have
borrowed of nv democratic neighbor, the
'sUnion" f,he 3Osh Of January, " hich con-
,ains the proceedings Of the meetings o.
Southern Members of Congress.
If you are in The receipt Of my letter, y OF
will not need be told how deeply ! regre
the msnner in which Maryland voted.
knew only by rumor that any Southern
meeting was held. waited for advices
through my newspaper, the National Intel
ligencer, but TO this hour have not received
syllable.
have read the two addresses which were
submitted to said meetings. The one repu-
ted to have been drawn up by yourself, the
other by Mr.. BERR1EN of Georgia. The
former comprises clear, forcible exposition
Of the injuries which the South have receiv-
ed from The North-is calm and temperate.
The best Of the whole is, that something of
underlined portent lowers in the distance
The latter address was evidently drawn
up with the intention of removing that
frowning cloud, which forms the back
ground Of the former pic.ure,-to change
the character Of the piece entirely. and to
represent that the serenity on the face OF it,
is in truth that Of calm summers day, dur
ring which, tempest is not in the slightest
degree to be apprehended. For while j,
adopts the identical exposition of grievances
which the former contains, it represents the
occasion growing out of them as altogether
different. know as we'll as any other man,
how to respect the elearness Of head, and
the amiableness of heart which characterize
Mr.. BERRIEN. ] regret that his address
was drawn up at all. Much more do re-
gret the amount of favor with which it was
received.
The abolition disease is mortal, and must
end in the dissolution of the Union. if ener-
ge,ic measures are not speedily adopted by
the South. Avenge your honor promptly,
and the North will know wha. to make Of
you !; they will understand you perfectly.
The South are at present ou, of position,
and act ou, Of character. The sooner they
get into position. and act in character, the
better. Do any thing which falls short Of
repellng the assaults, which The N orth have
already made upon us, and no thorough
revolution i'll the exhibition Of public senti
ment at the North will be effected. They
will sill hope that slavery can and will in
time be peacesbly abolished, and i'll persist
in their efforts TO undermind it. The south
ern statesmen having failed to make up an
adequate issue, the consequence of the slow
fires reaching the southern people them
selves, mus. be met. They will act, and
act in such a way, that statesmen cannot
control them. The Union will be lost. ]
do not say that by the measures which ]
propose, the Union will not be lost. Bu,
if so, it will be lost at the best possible time,
under The best circumstances, and under cir
cumstances which will prove that the dis
ease was so deep-seated, that it must inevi-
tably have been lost, sooner or later.
Healing to these nations can never COM
mence until there is revolution produced
in public opinion at the North. Or perhaps
the truth will be more exactly expressed by
by saying, that healing will no. commence
until the public opinion which already ex-
lists at the N oIth is brought into a differently
combined action.
These two addresses, prepared by south
eIn statesmen, have gone forth TO the coun-
try and TO the world. The one best adapt
ed to the occasion was adopted, though un-
fortunately not with unanimity. And as il
would, Of itself, have been insufficient to
cure the disease which i, sets fos,h, so,
much more, is j, insufficient in view Of the
existence Of the other address, and the
amount Of favor which that secured.
The effect produced on the North will
be the same in kind, though not in degree,
as it would have been if the first address
had been unanimously adopted. The ehec'
will be this. ], will check the North in
their attacks on the South. If we do moi
follow up this address by speedy overt acts,
such as sending number of Shareholders
with their slaves from each of the slavehold-
ing States as peaceable occupants of some
portion Of New Mexico and California, the
common sense people Of the North, with