The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-08-28


New PRospEcr, MISS,
AQgust 81 1851.
GENTS: Enclosed I send you a letter Just
received by me from an old friend-a planter
in South Carolina-for whose integrity aud
honor I can vouch. As it reveals some i'm
portant facts you are at liberty to publish the
same
Very respectfully,
r. D. BROWN.
CHEsNUT. GROVE, S. c.,
August ,, 1851.
Dear Sir; I avail myself of the privilege
of our former acquaintance to address you a
short letter on the subject of our present polit-
ical position here, and the probable bearing
coming cueats an yoUr STATE may have on the
ultimate action IN ours. This time last year
the people of South Carolina were united to a
man in the opinion that South Carolina
should unite with her sister States of the
South in resisting all northern aggressions,
whether tlro' the Federal Government or by
the States individually Our unanirnity was
singular. But certain men, who make their
boast that they have "labored continually for
the last thirty years to break mp Ais goUeg7l-
naeat--that the Constitution itself has always
I been an imposition on the South; and its
whole administration down to the presents day
has been a continued series of expressions.
Taking advantage of the dissatisfaction pre-
4 vailing among our citizens, have thought il
4 a proper time to carry out their ng-eherished
designs; hence the action in our last legisla
ture taxing our citizens double, and providing
! for the election of members to a convention
for the purpose of seeding from the Union
and perpetrating afraud upon the people, BY
ordering the election forthwith, before an
discussion of the merits Of the question coult
be had. By Systematic Juggling a naajortts
of the members to this convention are 10
secession and some Of our political leaders
! and the most of our presses, declare that it j
the intention of the convention to Secea
: when it convenes. There is much misgiyin
amongst those, even, who have adyocatedtha
measure but all kinds Of manevuring ha
D been fesorted to toquiet their fears and S
i llence doubts; one of which is, that, althoug
! NIississippi repudiates secession, and IS nj
! ing to acquiesce in the compromise, you
= General Glutfntan qriteS eacoepaginqlg 1
4 some ofonr SECESSION le0ders aTgiag hem
e al means 70 Keep South Curoliaa 4,l1 70 Il
i Irack, to make her seeedes That althoug
! Mississippi is not ready for seccssioa hersel
: and it tcill not DO Jor Inn to take this stand
e yet if South Carolina soil1 eng bring 0,s q
issi'e he lcfEI sustain her
i Now, ny dear sir,s Z do most afnestlyol
K ljeet to this course in your candidate for 60
II Iernor. Il IS true, ne do most heartiY us
to unite ON counsels With yours Ia dcyis
ways and me sures for our future prosectio
4 from that fell spirit of fanaticisin ii our no
Ii aern brethren, that is seeking through Co
fes and al other means e eireumscril
and smother cut the institution Of SLAYER
- wish tito be m open and avoNs
unionof sentiment and action in which :
es can say not only to our own people, but
n. the world tbat the whole people Of all 4
81 sIave-holding States are determined to u
hold that institution against the worlds
y That on an alarm, they viii unite az the
e'forge moral and physical to protect theI
n selves but We donot wish to unite ourselv
ne to a fdctioa, even # that faction is head
s. by Gen. Quifman This assurance fro
such distinguished source is calculated
~ do the altti- csssioaists much injury for
take the ground that the 4eRole fyosth Shot,