The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-12

TO Ms Editor Of the Lauyensv,lls Herald. \,

ms. account OF letter of mne recently published on
he subject of the admission OF California and other kim
dfed measures II has not been by habit notice Anony
nous attacks upon for the course which my judgment
~ dictated upon questions Of public policy But your
EsPei encuiales amongst my old ns-those who
s. ih'Iouuceu me INTO the public service, and who a
ways sustained me with an undoubting confidence and
aieclionae regard which few public men have enjoyed
can imagine, lew caIames which would disfrnss ~
AZ much the loss of that Confidence and therefore
ask OF you, as an act OF justice the publication of NV
letter. and oi the additional remarks which now ssna
you. have been assaed in your paper and cannes
anticipate that you will refuse this simple inNtce
From the want OF ability suppose to discuss the rresi
questions involved your correspondent has resorted to
personal vuperatlon, and he can lind nothing wose 10
say OF me than that was two years absent in Mexico
that since my return am also absent from the State for
few months in the year. Engaged in professional duties
here, and that am personal friend Of Mr.. Clay AS
70 the hst have only to say that your readers will de-
eide how discharged the duties OF The trust con6ded to
me and he knows very little Of the human heart who
does not know that such absence increases instead OF
diminishing the love OF ones native and-whch South
Carolina is to me. Can You say as much for yourself
your correspondent Do either of you love South Caro-.
lima much as you do your native land II you
were 10 say SO, should either doubt the statement or
think the less OF you Il il were true Allow me 10 add
and do It in no offensive spirit-iha all my family and
my immediate kindred permanently radicated in that
State and must largely share in whatever evil may befa
L. Can you say as much for yourself and your cores
pOnden! must add that own more OF that particular
properly which is in danger not only than you and yosr
correspondent, but more, believe, than ia owned by
every connected with every newspaper press in the
State and my immediate family and kindred more than
twenty times as much. intend, In this remark, not the
slightest dsrespect to that respectable class Of gentlemen
the editors OF the State from whom have always
ceved that Kindness and courtesy which characteristic
OF our people. These illusions to matters purely per-
sona are not agreeable to me- but they are forced upon
me by personal attack With one or two others shall
have done, and will proceed to matters of much
importance. When wrote the letter alluded to, was
not unaware OF the assaults to which exposed me- and
how deenceess was with the undivided press of the
State opposed to my views It painful to to ad-
measures which were opposed to the views OF the
snd @ 50 % @
LOT the enlightened and patriotic people amongst whom,
thus far, my life has been passed. and with whom the
mander of it will be- Ii had looked to Office, those
were the only two quarters TO which my views would
have been directed; and may therefore defy lhe inge
nuity and maIgny OF your correspondent to find any
motive but one which is honorable and patriotic My
life has not been without examples Of defiance of that
most terrific thing to ambitious and selfish man--the
torrent OF an errng public opinion will only add that,
Notwithstanding very warm friendship and high adm
ration for Mr. Clay there is no public man with whomI
have frequently differed in opinion questions Of
public policylhe bank the tariff and distribution, for
resolutions. as first offered
The Questions now involved are NMf
First: The admission OF California
This is purely question of expediency-not OF
stiiutona power In this opinion am sustained to say
nothing OF Others by Judge Sharkeyhe president OF
1.-The Nashville Convention-secOnd TO no man in the
South for devotion TO its interests and for eminent pro-
fessiona reputation There is nothing in the constitu-
ton which requires that State should pass through the
mission into the Union The term territorial govern
hen" not ound in the constitution. Such governments
having existed is anomaly in our system, which has
resulted from the fact that the people nhabitng parc
ular portion of country must have some government,
and their number was not large enough to constitute
State If the precedents had been different these would
mot have constituted ground Of objection to con-
s'itutiona power. But such is not the fact kentucky,
Vermont Maine, and Texas were admitted without hav
Ing through % Ssa and
government which bad population sufficiently large TO
constitute State. IT, then. there is constitutional
question involved, bono subject California terrific
rial government Is there any OF decent intelligence
who supqoses that she will not present herself at The next
session, with constitution containing the same Prov
as TO slavery? What then, shall we have gained! Moth
ling but by most natural irritation of the people OF that
State, to array them against the siavehodng interest in
the confederacy would ask those who are 40 urgent
for this how long they would require the terrific
rial condition lone year, three months, three days And
great questions like those under consideration to
affected by such miserable sophsms and empty abssrac
tions? That California IL not now admitted, Will per-
ss in the same provision IN her constitution, proven
by the fact that the convention unanimous "a to that
Ton went from the sayehodins States But Is said
that the limits of the State too large That 10 me y
1.-THE very strongest argument in favor OF lts admission
wish those limits had included the whole OF the country
acquired from Mexico, except that given TO Texas The
|ony department OF the government IN which any power
Is left 10 the South is the Senate That power "a con-
santy diminishing, aud the southern incurs no light
responsibility who seeks to cut California into more
States than and thus TO increase the vote OF the non
aRvehOldlng States IN the Senate DO mol nesltate
therefore, say that prefer the measures proposed to
the Missouri Compromise:
First, because the Missouri COMPROMISE reasserts
the right of Congress TO impose legislative restrc-
Iuon. This is done e1eciually 80 far "a principle
s concerned, BY applying such restriction 10 one
L half Of the territory TO all OF it; and confess
that cannot understand how any who thinks the
|exercsc OF such power is not warranted by the cons
ution which he has 10 support, vote for H.
So thought Mr. Calhoun and he said that. although he
would submit TO il. he could not vote for il.
Ilv Iurnf A hprau fho ann
mise will give two free States the Pacific and four
senator's instead OF free State and two senator's
Slavery can be carried the lower portion Of CALI
fornia That country consists for the most part OF
swamp and sand banks lts agricultural capabilities
will never support the population OF State. Bud IA
said there gold there has been discovered ye
But is replied il will be SO may diamonds; bal ne'tner
has been found yet II is slavery cannot go there
no sane would take slaves there, surroundeu on one
side BY savehoding Mexico, with Wn,cn co9nuy
we have no treaty oi exaduon, and non n-siavenod1ng
California on the other Slaves are almost vaiueless on
the Ohio frontier of Kentucky How much greater would
be the insecurity in CALIFORNIA; vast "hae5hese ano
Iclus,yely by miners believe that Is true now not,
Il has been 80 until very recently no civil process
could be seryed the miners town of GaeBa. because
he noope sI permit it. But them again the right OF
lie kentuok is admitted and ndsputabe-not 40 IN
California for il the Missouri Compromise is adopted,
there will be express legislation the subject. but
The law left il and that may, AT least be regarded
las doubtful legal question, when nineten'hs OF ne
lawyers Of the country think that slavery does moi now
|exist by law IN that country. ~
The ne ri question to the organization OF 'efuo-
Trial governments in Utah and New Mexico :. asssa
what does the South gan' answer, everything Whch
we have ever con,ended for. What has been NE 9ues