The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-11-23


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npon The great natural right oil a people to take OF
their interests, and break up government which has
become incompetent TO do so: This - the platform Of
the democratic party; not claiming secession a. constr
tutonal right but as remedy. whether peaceable OF
forcii,e, which dssolves existing government and
sci. up new one moi secession a. legal resort con
tadising from revolution, but revolution itself
This is substantially the p0sltion Of all the southern
States. and especially OF Georgia and Mississippi. where
the Union parties have aequssced IN the Compgomise,
but have expressly declared that the exisencs OF the
Union depends on the faithful execution OF the fugitive
slave law"
Blu, Mr. soule thinks be has discovered in what he
calls Gen Jacksons counter proclamation, which Mr
Blair Of the Globe, vouchsates Ia singular combination
OF terms y the Authority OF that great patriot IN favor OF
the right OF secession cannot so understand it. Gen
Jackson was not to back out Issue counter
proclamatons. His language here relied on exact
accordance with what he had said before, aud what
have before referred 10. He meant the right Of revolution
in the peope-nOthng more nor less. II is: n extreme
oil mode oil constitutional redress
having been sought in vanhe right resides in The people
Of the several States TO organize resistance agans such
OPPRESSION condng good cause, the favor Of Heapen,
and the spirit Of eensn 10 vindiea The right" This clearly
evolution and and that neither he anybody
else had denied Blu, we in an extreme OF op-
presson" The people are not conscious OF and where
that is the il cannot be very For these ea-
do not believe in the right OF secession, and be-
ieye il would be an Intellectual remedyi we had The
right But have always assisted we have The Teyou-
onary right to resist nolerahle oppression; and be-
eve with Georgia. Maryland, Virginia. and other south
ern States and with the RESOLUTIONS passed at The mass
meeting the St Charles Theatre in November last that
repeal material modification OF the fugitive slave law,
or failure TO execute or to carry out in good faith any
amount e such cause hi. IN nv
Rouge and other speeches last fall.
! have done. regret very much that | have been
drawn into this discussion with my honorable colleague,
Mr.. Soule; bu, could not avoid the has forced it
upon me- Near the close OF the long session OF $780,
cpating suppose that the verdict of louisiana would
be against him on the Compromise, while we were on
the terms OF friendly intercourse daily he caused TO be
prepared and printed at Washington, for circulation in
our State, without my knowledge. by the hasts OF his
friend, the eminent writer and statesman" who
assist him in all his publications the paper signed
Louisanan," puporng to give the action of the Lou
isiana delegation on the Compromise which did me in
justice and ought at least 10 have been made known to
me- Though | was assured in Washington, by mem.
Der OF the delegation friendly him. that he would not
discuss the subject when be returned home yet. the
day OF his arrival he made speech highly denuncatory
Of the Compromise and those who supported ii. He
hurried up 10 Baton Rouge and made another speech Of
the character there, and demanded, 10 most per-
the to bis pre- Obtained and published
it; though believe he did not take much by that motion
Up to this time | had said and done nothing the
subject. When | arrived al home, during the short
vacation OF less than month that remained, every
parish that passed through-Carol. Morehouse Qua.
chia Union. and East Baton Rouge-oHered me teaIno
returned Them my thanks-made them a courteous re-
spond-nothng more. visited New Orleans, as usual,
on my way 10 Washington, having declined passing by
that place on my way home though requested do,
and was welcomed with marks Of appreciation by the
people Of that place, and invited TO the great meet
ing al the ST. Charles Theatre was advised by some OF
Mr. Soules friends not TO attend il but how could
fuse had attended similar meetings wherever had
been II was demonstration intended for the whole
Stale in appreciation OF the course had pursued on the
CoR promse, and TO be attended, and attended,
only by greater number Of people, but by greater
number OF democrats, (many of the venerable and
distinguished of the Stae) than ever attended public
meeting in Louisiana before. Mr. Soule did not attend
bui had opposition meeting called the ST. Louis ball
room days after, when was on my way to Wash
ngon having engaged my passage the steamer before
knew OF it. At that meeting. in my absence he de-
nounced my the Compromise in strong
accused of and of abandoning the south
sna I g to 1 my
When first his speech a, The ST. Louis ball room
was indignant at it, and at first intended to respond to
il in the il deserved and actually prepared
swer but prevailed by friends, both Washing
ton and home, not TO do representing that IT
not necessary and might interrupt the harmony OF the
party, and the ground that had been sufficiently de-
Tended by the people and the press home and led
away far by my good nature and the persuasion OF
friends and the consideration that the public business OF
common constituency would be promoted by il, 10
forget all that had passed, and exchanged with him the
usual civiltes. The short session passed of quietly,
and, believe. without my colleague saying word in
the Senate on the Compromise any subject connected
with IT, When returned home last sprng found that
the general circulation that had been nduslrously given
Tor several months during my absence to the ST. Louis
had produced, unanswered as they were by me, some
effect on public opinion, and that my not 40
universally approved il had been the fall before Be-
evng that the Of public ought TO be not
only nigh, in ise but esteemed by his constituents,
free from suspicion doubt, therefore awaited
myself of suitable occasion at Trinity in June defe nd
and explain my course bu, did attack MIR Soule.
not aware that his most intimate friends objected
to anything said that occasion, do understand
him. his reply to conove single fact therein stated
by me. lie and invited TO address together a
meeting in the parish OF Jackson under stand from the
people OF that parish that he first agreed to do So and
promised 10 fix time. but failed TO do So He was an
nounced 10 speak at Mnden with me- and al Alexandria
but did not, and declined meeting at Columbia,
Louisiana, the 18th OF October, where we were both
invited, AMI where addressed public meeting. Bul
thus falling and refusing TO meet me for discussion be
went of alone TO Opelousas and Atakapas, the only part
OF the State saw, and where have fewer per-
sonal acquan,ances than anywhere else in The State
but where, glad to find, since his attack made on
ne, have many friends among those who never
me, and made his late extraordinary speech. retea
ting an oft reiuled charge against me, and assaing me
otherwise This is true history OF relations, and
hence the necessity that should speak out. snd speak
plainly, in response 10 him To have done otherwise or
less would have permitted him 10 sssume-whch, no
doubt. he would have done-tbai submissive 10
his d,caiion he charges and his constituents with
being TO the constitution and laws OF country Judge
We, then between US