The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-13
The Present Slate OF Political Affairs.
Extract Of letter from Distinguished gentleman |
tl.nsr'ss Vir0,n,n

Extract of letter from aistinguist<d gentleman IN
laa 54s4 VirgsniG. hse 100
Upon the present state OF political parties, and the
dangers that threaten The Union have but word or
two to say. II comprehend rightly your views. Icon
in opinion a. to the which the South ought
who have known 80 long and % well I my devotion to
the rights OF the States and the integrity OF the Union
can be at no loss ever in knowing wheref shall be found
South aaa1 Ea 1AIl&7.
was in favor Of the Nashville convention as the best
means OF giving peace and security TO the country and
serving the Unon unless the southern and eastern people
had made up their minds to separate. did oil could
publicly and privately to insure il success but il sgnay
and The . to place the Union in
resented in the convention, should have witnessed
the scenes OF the last ten months in national councils
Union But the South thought Otherwise and we know
the result.
When the proposition for adjustment. and compromise
such settlement was made upon the general basis pro
posed the Union would be put in peril that unless the
Texas boundary was peaceab adjusted territorial gov
without the Wilmot Provso and the South secured in
relation TO her fugitive slaves, according to the pro-
visions OF the constitution, the South should and must
resist, and the Union be at once dissolved.
became an advocate Of the late Adjustment upon the
basis finally adopted by Congress, and at wished to
fairly enforced and carried out and without ap
pr0viag IN toto all that was done regarded the fate OF
the Union as Involved in the result and yielded my
sent to the Compromise the best thing for the South that
could be then 0btained and honestly fullled would
insure to them peace and security. still of this
opinion and confess notwithstanding the signs Of the
times have sufficient confidence in the good and
patriotism of the great body of the people, North and
South believe that the adopted by Congress-
and now the law of the land, may yet be enforced.
II they should not, and the late proceedings in the
North and East Especially n Boston) be regarded
as fair exponent OF public opinion, and the constu
onal rights and property Of the South 10 be assaed
and the laws at defiance then have but
pursue and that is to separate at and in peace
In such an event. the South will be united man,
and prepared to do its duty But we must not shut
eyes to the dangers that threaten The different por
tons OF the Union must understand each other The
North do understand the real State of public sen,i
ment the South The South perhaps misapprehend the
true State OF things at the North. We must meet them
upon some general platform; and know better
appropriate than the one you suggespreserve me
Compromise untouched, carry il out honestly and in
good faith arrest all further aggression, and preserve
the Union and give peace to our distracted country.
These my opinions, and, for one, prepared to
abide by and support them at all hazards and such,
venture to say will be the opinion OF nineteen tweneths
OF the people OF Virginia. she loves the Unon but the
constitution and liberty IT, after all fair and peacea
bic OF preserving the Union fail then let separate
in peace il can and establish government OF our
own But remember, my dear sir that every citizen Of
the South must be united in the she is
TO adopt and this cannot be until the Compromise has been
fully put TO the and failed Let u.s. them bear and for
bear let resort 10 every expedent short OF separation.
and sacrifice OF rights and properly; and then, IL
these maamen will separate, why. let come the respon
sibility will rest upon them, and not upon US