The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-10-15

'hWh SaHucl mtuafy, bi SOiuibuus, is
favorsbly inclined 10 your views. He 10, per.
hnps, the mos, Influential democrat Of our
State. Mr.. Myers, Of Toledo, has been a
(Sists) Senator for some years, aud is in.
clned TO bring the democratic party 10 the
right point. jacob Brlnckerbofi, Of Man.
field, IS another in whom you may copfde.
Hon. X. 7. Spsudiug, Akron; Hon. J. Ca.
BILE, Carfollton; Henry Kum, Cherry Val.
ley: all may be confided 10 FOR that pur.
pose.
think that both parlie. are progressing,
nots tsilhstanding ell their Efforts TO prevent
the progress Of truth. With great respect,
your obi sery'i.
J. X. GIDDINGS.
c. II. DONALDSON, Esq.
Mark the italics in the above. Wha, do
they meant We may fsidy infer that he
has been consulted shout Ihe Presidential
nomna,ion-ihnt concessions have been
made TO his abolition prejudices-that ne ap.
proves the plan proposed-that he has bsen
requested to furnish a list Of locofoco cor.
respondents "ol the righ, stripe" 10 Ohio; and
that he did so furnish his Southern ally With
the Information requested.
We can only give few of hese letters.
There are two from Levi " oodbuty, one OF
which is as follows:
NEWPORT, r. |. July 10, 1851.
Dear Slr-ln reply to yours Of the 18th
inst. which has jus, reached ne ui this place,
| would observe that the proper course to be
pursued by The Democracy Of the nation u
the coming struggle, on which you ask my
views, is undoubtedly as follows:
/. To unite upon the aucien, platform Of
principles.
?. To selec, men 10 enforce those princ.
plies who arc good men aud lrue;" we
known and loug relied on.
I 3. To iasisi on essentials, bti rot quarrel
about non.essenfials.
A. To sacrtlie oil personal considera
lions 10 the csuse; taking care however
not 10 oct ungratefully or urlu,Ily, so as TO
get bad character, aud thus lose roics and
uiefory.
: AN, with much respect, your obsdiont
servsat,
LEVI WOODBURY..
c. II. DoSALpsoS, Esq.
/ Col. Commander, Of South Carolina, ho
4 represented that State, solitary and alone 10
+ Tho Baltimore Convention, IN s4s, when
Mr.. Cam was nominated, and ~ which he
vas permitted TO give tho zine votes Of So.
Carolina himself, that being the number to
which his State was entitled, writes as fol.
Iows under date Of July II, 1851,
IL think Baltimore tho most suitable place
for the assembling Of the Democratic Ma.
tionsl Convention, and early in June a pro.
per time for the assembling OF the conven.
tinn. | would myself prefer any time in
June to NAV, did expect sgsn TO be q
member. But in my opinion, The days Of
the Federal Union are numbtred-ths north.
ern presses are mIsleadIng the people, (or
they are themselves deceived -in,snliona i v
decelyiog The people, as well as themselves,
fear, with regard 10 the feeling Of the
masses Of the South. In this State, pre-.
sumo that YOU are aware that NINETY. nine
one hundrefhs are disunionists-the only dif
tefeuce Of opinion is, as TO time and expedi
ency. ln Georgia, the resistance party is
growing end increasing in magnitude, like
an avalanche as IL rolls; the same IN Ala.
bamn, Florida, and Mississippi, even No.
Carolina is aroused and prepared to resist
any force that may be sent by the ffee.soil
Government ., Washington to coerce a
sovereign State.
| ptav to God 10 avert what, in my
opinion, would DO the greatest calamity tha.
could sefall tho world but, If the hearts
ot our rulers are 20 remain hardened, II
Congress, a. It's session, does MOI buy back
California up 10 36 80, and permit us TO
carry our slaves 10 that lihe through TO the
Pacific, aud give u. sufficient guarantees that
the institution will never agaln be uterlered d
with, but left entirely 10 those who are
alono interested in it, as we'll in the Dis
! trct os Columbia as in The Territories, then
one State ptU al least sectde. Having no.
thiog 10 hang hope upon that Congress
will do this, | look with certainty to tho
secession of South Carolina next year, pro.
baby before the meeting of the Democratic
, Convention. la tha, event, as her child
am NTH her as long as life lasts. know
wc have friends and sympalhisers among
The democratic party at the North moi
many, It's true, but it is grateful 10 our feel