The Arkansas banner., 1850-03-12
From the Mobile Regls,er.l LETTER eF EX-GOVERNOR TROUP.

My Dear Sir: have just received. and read with great pleasure your excellent letter Of the 2d inst
 Its complimentary part evnces so much Of disinter- estedness aud sincerity. that rose from it's psrusa
 thinking better of myself and almost believing that indeed haG lone some little service to the State
 A few hours l. ore the receipt of i the Montgomery letters came to hand. anuouneing the Barbacue, aud the committee oT invitation were so kind us to make the same request which yourself, from the best motives in the world, have made. You may lconcese the reluctance and nnfeigned regret with which was obliged to decline a compliance with theirs, and now to dene compliance with yours. The general suggeson lH my letter, the disil- tcnatiOn, amounting almost to adherence, to ap- bearing in the newspapers often. and especially upon the same subject, if had resolved to force my poor opinions ou tired and unwilling public. had given my views in and out of Congress, for meriy and recently. and frankly, and trust in
 telgbiy, that began to indulge hope that for the future might safely even with my best friends
 suse myself from . repetition of what had former occasions been received, frequently with ridlcue, aud ulways with abuse. -lt Is of no consequence to 1 me who knows those views, and therefore, you are at liberty to use them you please, provided you keep me out of the newspapers.
 will give you an illustration of fansticsm in tho pers of the good and gallant Lafayette, It one of his virtues te be consistent, even in his faults; his heart tho milk of human kindness. He had passed by Mount Vernon and shed tears I received him before that with open arms, and ex- bsusted your generous Inequalities upon him. In ] the same hour, he would have tbs throats of your women cut, and your streams run blood, smi- [ iing at the havoc he had made He had been prime mover in the destiny of St. Domingo, and 10 the last hour of his life he sighed for a St Do- mingo. The irreiigioas and immoraai French, now unable to govern themselves, are by the legacy he bequeathed them. destroying their last colonies AS they destroyed St. Domingo, and would draw the { sword at any mom ent in union with the Federal Government, to destroy our southern country. It Is worse than useless to conceal anything from ourseives--it is far better to lay bare the naked truths, and in good time. Are to surrender be- cause the civilized world, and 1t may be, more than one-half of our own countrymen, are against us 2 This is the only question worth considerng-an nd l begin by answering no, by no means. If you are divided you can do nothing-perfect unanimity i is not to be hoped for, but approach 10 it might be realized, what then7 say perfect prepared ness for the last rrsoTt, by the establishment in every State, without delay, Military Schools Foun- i deries, Armories. Arsenals Manufactories of Pow der. &c. Have you not seen that our adversaries are constantly growing stronger, and ourselves 1 comparatively weaker, in all the elements of power population, wealth, education, military resources , of all kinds and these sustained by Government strong in its military and naval power ready for combat at any time and al any place, and already the terror of the world Have you not remarked also, that, in the very proportion our weakness was disclosed in the same proportion our adversares ad vaBced until he assaults us to our teeth and at fresdesl l say. then, casting all bluster and bra- vado aside, prepare to meet them that last field. in whichif you be well prepared, they will receive harder blows than they can give, and they know il. General Lafayette would not have been deterred by the fear of death from carrying into practice his anti slavery notious, but most men will; and it is only the dread of death, that in the United States will stay the hand stop the macinat,ous of the fanatic. That dread you must present to him n visible papable form. They know you have cour- age, but whera is the flying artillery. the most for midable arm in modern warfare where the mun- tons, the arms, the discipline: aud where the sci
 ence 10 them in the field If united and ready
 for the last recourse, the Union might yet bc saved by the very knowledge of our adversry, that to a bloody fed-more bloody than that of 3hengis or 1 amersne-might be added the loss of the Union, aud the loss of the very object they seek to accom- 1 piish Victory Is not always 10 the strong, and l Alexander conquered the world with little more than thirty thousand men. To be sure, if the abo-
 tionists seek disuniou. they may have disunion by peaceful means, nothing would be more easy, aud as peaceful easy because wan, better constitution for our government than that which governs the aboilionsts and ourselves; but if the Union is to be dissolved by force-that is to say if the abolitOnists resolve 10 force emancipation. to force dishonor on the Southern States by any act of Congress- then it is my decided opinion, that with the military preparation here indicated, joined to a good volunteer instead of q militia sys- tenn, the States should march upon Washington and dissolve the government; and just such overt act of treason shalt have been copnit,ed by Congress.
 We have always been in the right-are still in the right and advise you 10 keep They are the active agents of mischief and persecution. We 1 the passive subjects. There are good men on the other side of Mason and Dxon's line, and they might incline to the side of innocent and injured I people. Even their neutrality might be useful to us; with the Army and Navy; the justice of our cause might divide them I assure you, my dear sir, few men would be more from this latter alternative than myself, but have never thought of any for evil short of it. and if you can not unitedly make up your minds for it or
 thing better, the talk about t only makes the matter worse. h this familiar and informal scrbbliug manuer write to you, because believe you would ] like it best. As long us We maintain braggadoca style tine Northern peopIe will laugh at us. and do not care 10 be laughed at and despoiled of what know to be own at the time. If the abO- I itionsts do not wish disunion they would keep us | in the Union by the argument of General Jackson: Once in the Union, always in the uniOn is Federal argument; but perhaps not as strong as General JacksOns. l would like to be alwys well prepared to resist these arguments, whether offered in the form of paper or iron bullets. When the adversary becomes strong enough 10 alter the constitution and abolish slavery. what you to dol You must submit or withdraw, resist: but withdrawal or 1 resistance would be vain without adequate prepar | edness.
 Without fatiguiug you, dismiss the hear, ren. ding subject, with my best wishes for your health and happiness. c. Ii TROUT. VALDosrA, Laurens Co.,. Oct l, l549. l My Dear SR:-I have deemed il best 10 submit a few general observations. ia addition to those which l took occasion to offer in answer to your late very able, kind and friendly letter. aud in eIuci daton of them. They embraced few reasons motives for declining most respectfully very sonabe and most patriotic request, which, without good reason, ought not to have Leen declined; and was willing 10 submit 10 your courtesy ana gens- rosity the suifciency of the 1 supersdded a wefd the subject of remedy for present grievances, to which you pleased 10 invite my attention, and take leave to troable you with q sccond, but very snort letter, explanatory little more fully of my poor opinions in connection with that remedy.
 The illustration Of Faagtie.sIR in the character of noi aasiOne4i any.