The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-02-13

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Letter from nEr. Ceyer.
The St. Louis papers publishes letter
from MIR. Geyer, which was read in the
Ejoint session of the Missouri Legislature
in the debate Of Friday, the 18th instant.
As the high character of the Senator elect
and his eminent ability, give great weight
alike TO his statement of facts aud his de-
sductions from them, we commend So much
of this letter as we copy below to the espe-
cial attention of oursreaders:
"The persevering efforts to procure the
passage of acts to prohibit slavery i'll the
Territories and abolish it III the District OF
Columbia, have brought on "a fearful crisis.
AT the commencement of the late session
of Congress no one, / think, can doubt that
the success of those efforts, in either case,
would have been regarded and treated BY
several of the States as an opAn declaration
of civil war; and the Unions fvith its nlali-
fold blessings, would have persisted ina
conflict of arms. Nay if the questions
had been leftbpento agitation another year,
this Union could not have withstood the
shock. Fortunately, better connse,sa pre-
vailed, and The greatest ofall calamities was
aVerted by the passage of the several bills
constituting what is called the Compromise;
and now, my deliberate opinionis, that the
best security we can have against the re-
currencc of the imminent peril which we
have 50 recently escaped. is, to Uphold that
Adiustneltslna al lis paris aud reserve r.
inviosate.
= lAaaiSeis4.. Esssl as54,ais.
with her ex yensive. boundaries, and Il .e acts
for the abo:itionof whit IS called the Save
trade in the Dissricf of Columbia, would
not have been entirely acceptable To me-
unconnected with the other constituents of
the Adjustment, or a reliable assurance of
their passage; yet, .as whole, ! was from
the beginning. am now, and shallbe tothe
end, in favor of that Adjustment Its the
best settlement OF the controversy that
could, under all the circumstances, have
been obtained.
1T involvess no sacrifice or surrender of
principle. It impairs no right OF. a State or
citizen of the Uhited States, aud secures
no triumph toany section, party, or people i
of the Union.oyer another. Good faith, as
Well as the preservation OF the harmony OF |
the Union, requires fhatit should be sus-
tanned by men of all parties.
IF it can be preserved illViolate, it will
restore harmonysa and tranquility to all por-
tons Of this Republic. by re establishing
the confidence of our people in the justice
of the Government, aud the good faith of +
their folow-citizens. sc it be overthfown, I
40 one can estimate the cslaimities that
will almost inevitably be brought upon the
The Presidency.
NDemocratic politicians are heginning to
ook about for q. candidate Tor the next
Presidency. The Washington correspond.
mt Of the y. Herald writes as follows
IN hesubiect,
"a small caucus of congressional. dem
ocrats was recently held III this city, in a
private, quiet way, at which it was resolv-
3sl.to run Gen. VIM. O. Butler of KY, for
President in 1852. Other democratic mem
1ers mean TO stand by Gen. Lewis Cas-.
9tlers Still are resolved TO urge the nonlina-
ION, forfllat high Office, Of Gen. Joe Lane,
ne Cd steamboat captain. Others again,
md they are growing more numerous eve +
y day. are gong for Gen. Sam Houston for
resident, with perfectrush.
IlAReE Hoe There was exhibited in1
his place, on Thursday last, the largest
Jog that we have seen or Ileared8 of in an
,nr travels. 1T is three years old. four feeE
md one iucll II height, measures over ef6hf
Get III length and weighs 100 pounds
= was raj sed on le pianta ton of MIR.
neon Orr, Of this county, and IS now own
q by lsIessrs. Daniel and j. Older. Who
iay started wi it on a our of xliibition.
+ hey left here for Mobile In appearance. H
{ IS truly q wonderful hog
N0:rubee Ca u zgocezc.
Tex Is IauBle rlie Mo- L
llle Regis Ter ys tile FIRST work Of inter
"a ilnpro naeft of imp lance yet under
aiken III e eszasy vi tl 4 cerfai iitv 81 success
the construction Of a cana froi1i lie 1s1Ifi
# 4exico To the Bra zos rivef. Mr.. Brad-
,tIys of Cali weston has aiken the CONTRACT
or 10 GOO. Operations have also COM
Iieneea fat the const ucti0n OF die Iifst raj.
Dad ln the Suite Il is 10 euIiieet tl1a I2;a
nallde aRiEh the town Of 4 ff6kS
4 lies below Houston, on the Buff AID 3avon.
nd e expected 70 prove u very profitable
Dad