The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-11-12
MR soULE

We zee in the last Delta q mot auIul d1eu.
meut headed. TO ihe Democratic Party Of tho
State Of Louisiana" Il appears that a NJ
Stanton addressed 90 Mr. S0ule a note asking
Coz his opinions ~ g. a present 90 future seces-
sion Of the South. or of Louisiana from tho Tn
Jon, on account Of recent acuons In Congress
Mr. Soulc referred him 10 he speeches be- had
made IN The Senate, upon the Compromise
BILLS and said, 4 have not one word 20 rctmet
from what have said of the merits OF those
measures, or Of fLor bearing upon tic future
1estinies II the South.
Upon this another letter was written and
circulated iof signatures. Il was ~disspproved
Of for various reasons and only some ssventy-
nine signed it To this letter. Nr SOule re-
piled:
"Whenever the grave matters 80 aippantly
alluded 10 in that paper, shall come before me
IN the only shape that can reach my oiflctal
responsibilities TO the State and peopleot Lou
%isiana, depend upon i, they will be met with
a spirit not unworthy OF the high station which
! occupy, and Of the duties which ! owe to
Attf great Interests NnilitltN W NY HARtNhtfttf
and guardianship. But rs ! can regard you
neither rs the organs Of that people and State,
nor indeed as the echoes OF the party 10 which
you say You belong; as ! ask neither your ap-
plause NOT your support, YOU will pardon me
Tor taking no other notice OF the queries which
you have propounded TO me, than by assuring
you that | am not 20 be moved out OF that pro-
puety which becomes a public man, and
above all, an American Senator, by the tricks
Of five or six disorganizers, who, for some time
past, have been moving every rubbish they
could lay their feet upon, 10 kick IT at me, and
can have no object but 20 distract and divide
the democratic party, th. they may build to
themselves, upon lie ruin, an importance
which they know bat too we'll they cannot Sc
cure as long as it stands by It's principles and
remains united.N
The manner in which Mr.. Soule has been
received a, home; the attempts Of few poll
ticians to establish themselves a popularity
among the abolitiouists Of New Orleans by
making themselves prominent Unionists, and
for This purpose prosecuting Mr.. Soule, are
well known. These are some Of the men who
addressed this letter to Mr.. Soule. They may
be, as they call themselves, members of the
democratic party, hui they are no, democrats
certainly not such as pass current in Mississip-
pi, nor is a party composed Of such men worthy
OF Mr.. Soule, Had these men, even though
the representative Of the party, any right to re-
quire from Mr.. Soule the expression of an opin-
ion upon a matter of such importance, and an
opinion, too, which perhaps he has not fully
formed! Assuredly not. Mr.. Soule was elect
eddy the Legislature; he represented the SOW
e~reignty of the State, and the Legislature
alone had the right to instruct him. and TO that
body alone he was ameuable for his acts in the
first place. Ii he were n candidate, his con-
stiiuency should, and had the right to know his
opinions so that, il not suitable, they might
not elect him but Mr.. Soule was no candi.
date. Besides, the question these men asked
had no connection with his duties as Senator,
and unless they had, no one could possibly
have a right to ask them. The whole power
of a constituency, whether the Legislature or
n potion Of the immediate people, is TO in
struct its representative. If the instructions
be not contrary TO his oath office, he must obey
or resign. These Were not, in any respect
Mr. Soule's constituency; their questions were
totally impairment and his answer to them is
what they should have received,