The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-06-27

;,forminp me Of your election AS Delegates
a. the Convention to be held at Nashville,
and also shat the Convention by which you
we're chosen, instructed you to ask OF me
=. their Representative in Congress, " the
mos, authentic information as to the pres
ent state OF the slavery question, the pros
rect Of \ compromise, II any, and how many
Stat, will certainly be represented in the
N,.hyille Convention. You add the express.
.;on Of your wish, that would reply at an
o.,ly dxy. shall proceed to do so prompt.
10 hu, il mus, be done concisely, had
,,o, occupied my seat one month, as a mem.
no, of the Twenty. eighth Congress, when
I,boucht saw resolu,e and fixed purpose,
On the part of the Northern States, to dmin.
;sb by all the means, and to the extent that
tho south would endure the value and
..eurity of domestic slavery, with the set
lied and scarcely disguised determination,
,br, il should be ultimately and finally abol
shed. | should have been iai,hless to my
constituents aud my country. if with this
sense of impending danger had no, stead
ly observed its progress, It's incidents and its
results. Indeed have looked upon it as so
paramouut To all other questions of public
nolicy. and to all other considerations, as to
constitute the chief, il not the sole duty, OF Il
Southern Representative. have embraced
all fitting occasions to make known my
opinions 10 my constituents. Since the ses
SION of Congress in eighteen hundred and
forty.,hree, Abolition has moved forward
with fearful and uniaul,eriug strides, and
with courage and consistency. which scarce
finds parallel in history Its advance in
the Eastern States has been steady and on.
ward. But ii has swept over the north
western States with a CELEBRITY and frenzy,
tina, was wholly uupreparcd 10 witness,
| had hoped that this great section of our
Union. would resist and subdue the madness
aud the folly OF that passion, which had
seized, with such terrible power, the mind of
New England. But, on my conscience, |
believe the anti. slavery sentiment OF the
West is rs deeply seated and infinitely
more formidable than those of Masachu.
sets. Carfully asccrtained Information from
intelligent and reliable sources, authorizes
me to declare my conviction that all the
Departments of the Federal Government
are insdcquate, il they had the WILL to arrest
the headlong impetuosiiy of these enemies
of our peace. and of our Constitution.
There are few members of Congress who
would make patriotic personal sacrifice, in
Nh eiior, to resist and put down this move.
ment. Bu, it will ne.cr be done bv Con.
gress, aud never fear, attempted The cvi.
dences which lead to this conclusion are
TOO manifold for enumeration IN a letter ~
hastily written AS must be this; but | will
no, forbear to allndc to one which, to my
mind is conclusive, and should not be un.
needed by the South. II is the fate of Nr
Webster The recent speech OF this eml.
nent aud distinguished statesman in the
Senate, contained cautious and wcll-con.
sldered expression of his views OF the con
s,ltuliona rights of the South, and the cor.
responding duties OF the North. There was
not a word IN v,udication, and think may
say, in cxteuua,ion OF slavery and not u
.eu,imen, that did not seem cx'ortcd by the
PLAIN provisions of the constitution, and the
pan obligations of the oath of a Senator.
VI, own opinion was, itany man in America
could quiet the raging elements and calm
the storm, the commanding talents aud the
high position boast and the pride Of
his own native New England designated
Daniel Webster rs that benciactor to his
country and to mankind But even his
mighty powers were AZ impotent rs child
The response of New England and the
North to that temperate, bl! noble speech
was rebuke and rcprimand believe it