New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-20
The Disunionists Unmasking Preparations
for Violence.
Correspondence of Yne Tribune

WASHINGTON, Thursday, July 10.
In the course Of bis speech, this morning, Mr.
FooTE, you will observe, alluded to the purposes
o. the Dsunionists in very strong language, charg
ing them with not desiring peace bat sword
Disunion instead of Union, by whatever means.
do not pretend to give the exact words of the &C.
cusation, but the drift Of them merely.
In this connection, Mr.. FooTE alladed to the
Fourth of July dissertations, in South Carolina,
which telegraphed as complained Of in letters to
MIR. CLAY--thus confirming my statement. But
have alluded to the speech of Mr.. FooTE, not for
the purpose of stating the most startling and fear
ful incident Of the cay. 1t is this While was
standing in the lobby Of the House, this morning.
my attention was suddenly arrested by CONVEX
saion between a Representative from South Caro-.
Hna, wearing peculiarly chvalrous name (which
can give, if necessary hereaiter) and stranger,
who seemed to be constituent Tie following
dialogue in substance, fell upon my eac
COnstAuent.-How stands the case as to our
rights
Representotive.-H Hopeless! The enemies Of our
Institutions are growing stronger aud stronger
cry day, as the recent votes show. No justice is
20 be expected from them. All is hopeless, am
sorry to tell you
raDgeme at that will give peace
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sir; we have ceased to act
with reference to any such expectation All we
can hope for is to put ourselves on the defensive
and to use such parliamentary maektaery as zee
can 0paA OUTsel0eS 81
Constituent astoDish and pain me. hope
The case is not SO threatening as well as hopeless
Rep eSeRtatire.-l assure you that there IS nat a
Sov that arms are not brought into this cham.
brNID
/ have stated this conversation carefully, and
with full OF the responsibility have incurred
thereby and, l need not tell you, with DISPOSE.
ton to take back anything which my ear has not
caught distinctly. cannot say phO were those
represented as rearing arms, and hence have
reiraiDed from comment. l confess myself 40.
psled and think it is time that the true attitude
and purposes Of the parties 70 the great question
of the day should be understood. Ii any Northern
man has so far forgotten his postional duty as to
put ON these weapons of death, the people of the
Mott should be made aware OF it : Feeling that
the high minded and frank representative from
South Carolina, to whom l refer would shrink from
q charge upon Northern men (if he meant the mi In
private, that he would not make openly. | shall
send a printed copy of this letter 10 hm aud await
his pleasure a reasonable time. He will find me
ut No 40 Moore's Union House where anything
he may see tit to say will be received. In the
meantime, | shall lot breathe his name 10 ANYBODY
whatever, reserving the right to give his name,
hereafter, in connection with whatever comments
Insy feel called upon to make upon matter which
hiss confess, taken in connection with certain
other occurrences, given me little concern, be.
cause exciting the fear that Mr.. CLISGMAS had
good deal more Of method In bis madness than
many have given him credit for, when he made the
apparently good faith avowal early in the session,
OF bloocy purpose on the part Of himself aud con.
federAtes