Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-03-12
FLORIDA.

The Tallahassee Sentinel, "E the 2S,iI nit ,
publishes an interesting correspondence ;r-rwecn
the Senators and Representatives oil Florida i'll
Congress, and G"verror Brown, of Hat State. in
relation to the Nashville Convention. Nsssrs-
YuLEE, MuEro and CABELL strongly urge the
Governor to suggest 10 the people uf Florida
some definite mode OF dcpuring delegates TO that
body the Legislature otthe State not bcing nov
in session. In their letter, they ray:
Events daily transpiring manifest the rapid
diffusion i'll The Northern States of Il lre!Iug hos
tale to tue social structure OF the Southern com
muniIies, aud indicate IL maturing purpose OF un-
settling The security o! slave property, and Grip
ping the growth and progress ot the riavehO.d-
ing States, BY every means and appliance Winch
The legislation Of Congress can afford.
THE Federal Constitution OF Government,
welded BY a hostile Northern majoriIy. is cspabie
OF being made, and undoubtedly will tIecnrne, the
instrument 81 our degradation and Ultimate ruin,
if timely Prevcntives Ere not employed.
1--WE are satisfied that no efiecIuai or enduring
check upon this aggressive and injurious tenden-
cv in the action OF the Federal Government, can
or will he applied by any OF the departments
which administer It's powers. We advance This
proposition, without reference TO the dist ~p-itiors
Of those who now nr hereafter may administer
The Government, but as resulting from tie inhe
rent character Of our political system. wIiCiI
must, i'll all its departments, eventually bend ;"
tho influence Oftle dominant section. Energetic
STATE action-tLe action of the people III the
South through tkei. several State organizations,
is the only power capable 10 cope with The sPi.i;
that now overspreads the Northern States. and
which suhjugaies TIE Government OF the Union
10 its mad and unjust purposes. An Organized
resistance, promptly developed. ard well and
wisely directed, on the part of the Southern
States, may, AMI in our opinion, will eventnaie
in arresIing aggression upon our just rights under
Tho 10, - -r,-S1S-- T,-1S ---f
against like danger in the future, aud thus in pre-
serving the continued union of the States, " h;cI
are now associated in Federal compact"
Gov. Brown replies, at considerable length and
takes ground decisively against the Southern
Convention. lie deems it enOugh that the South
ern States have declared their purpose Of resist
ing aggressive measures, and thinks it the wisest
course to await calmly the enactment Of those
measures before adopting the means Of redrcss.-
He deprecaies the proposed Convention as being
an irresponsible body, which can only re-Iesolve
and re-sfirm what the States have resolved and
affirmed, thus making the contest a war OF words,
or else assume the functions of a revolutionary
body. against which he s~o'emnly protests
The Sentinel also publishes a separate letter
from the Hon. E. C. CABELL, addressed to Gov.
Brown, urging with great s,renuousness the i'm
pOrtance of FiOrida's being represented in the
Southern Convention We have only room for
one extract:
at has been suggested that it viii be time
for the South 10 hold a Convention when some
fatal measure shall have been e~onsummafed. II
will then be too late to do what We now propose.
We wish to prerent the passage of laws which
we are pledged TO resist, or, If we cannot prevent
aggression and outrage, we should be -PREPARkD
TO resist.
.UpOnthe contamination of offensive measures
the Southern States, true TO their solemn pledges,
should Gct, and not talk. Consultation and pre-
p%aration may precede this contamination, but
action, resistance must follow, unless we are
willing to be subjected to the scorn and contempt
of the world, a State may be slow to resolve.
bat II should be ready and prompt to execute
we owe II TO ourselves. to the Constitution.
and the Union, TO be firm in our position, and de
cIted IN our actiOn.'
PARDosED-Ned Bnntline has received a par.
don, and IS at large apain.