The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-18
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Mr.. souls and tn
The editor of the Petersbui.

The editor of the Petersbu.,
makes the following comments on !.
pondence between Mr. SoULE and the s.
Democrats of New Orleans
Who can account for the milk in the cocoa
nut lis an important inquiry at this stage of
the difficulty between the serenity Democrats and
Mr. Soule. The correspondence is published By
authority of the seventy, and is addressed Z" To
the Democratic party of Louisiana" The in
PRODUCTION thereto contains the following NOR
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eIn our Judgment, the first duty of an Ameri-
can senator is the free and bold expression of
his opinion on all political topics. Permit us to
recall to your memory the few words which fell
from Mr.. Webster and Mr.. Calhoun, when, for
The last time, the illustrious senator from South
Carolina appeared in the Senate chamber, Mr.
Webster said
"'The honorable member did avow this object
himself openly, boldly and manfully; he did
not disguise his conduct or his motives.
Mr.. Calhoun: Never--never
Mr. Webster: What he means he is very apt
to say.
Mr.. Calhoun: Always-always.
Mr. Webster: And honor him for it,"
Candor is great virtue. Language is good
ly to conceal mans meaning The first of
these propositions is maxim denied by few
The last is remark of Talleyrand's, and is to
be taken, if at all, cum grano salis--as the law
yers say The first is commended to Mr.. Soule
in the extract above quoted. Ii must be remem-
bered, however, that the letter of the seventy
Democrats WAS not written until Mr.. Soule had
replied to Mr.. Stanton. In that reply, Mr.. Soule
says
My opinion of the wro gs inflicted on the
nrh tba nfn In nIn fal hY
Congress- is spread ut length and in terms, the
meaning Of which can neither be misconceved
nor perverted, in the several speeches which
delivered from my seat in the Senate of the
United States during the debate in which they
were discussed.
have not a word to retract from what | said
of the merits of those measures or of their bear
ing upon the future destinies of the South
In Virginia, where the English language ia
spoken entirely, this would be considered ex-
plicit, "a bold expression of opinion" We
thought Mr. Soule's speeches in the Senate plain
enough on all the points involved in this cores
pondence. But in Louisiana, 1t appears that
Mr.. s. has failed to cause himself to be under
stood. With all Difference to The serenty we
think their conduct more inexplicable thousand
times than that of Mr.. Soule Why is it that
he should be selected Gas no asks when Others
acted as he did, Why don't they question Mr.
Downs! Mr.. Soue voted against the California
bil--so did Gen. Downs. Mr.. S. 70 ed for the
Utah biIl-so did Gen. d. Mr.. s. voted for the
New Mexico bill--so did Gen. D. Mr.. s. voted
for the Fugitive slave bill-so did Gen. D. Mr.
:. voted against the Texas Boundary bl-Gen.
D. was absent, sick, and consequently could not
vote, These constituted the measures ofadjust-
ment," and the only legitimate subject ofinquiry
with the Louisiana Democrats is, how would
Gen. Downs have voted on the Texas Boundary
bill ?
And now we ask, in all sincerity, "who can
account for the milk in this cocoa nut"