Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-11-01
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.

in regard to the temper of the South, than we are
of the sincerity of his admonitons to the Wings o
the North. They deserve to be needed by men Of
all parties in the North who value the Union.
The gentleman who transmits the articles writes
s.The Secessionists of South Carolina have been
defeated, and | think il probable that move will
be made at the next session of the Legislature TO
repeal the Convention acts, but there is one rea-
son why should like to see the Convention meet,
believing as | do that it could no longer do harm
TO the Union. That reason is, that it would break
up our rotten borough system, by which the little
parishes in the low country are able to keep the
State in constant hot water. AS our State repre-
sentation is now arranged, parish Of forty Uotes
has as much power in the Legislature as an up
country district of fue thousand. Gen. HoUsToN
last year was perfectly right in his controversy with
Mr.. RHETT on this subject, but he did not know
his own ground, and was therefore defeated. II is,
as he says, rotten borough system but not rotten
in the way he stated it. For example, he said that
we require large property qualification TO vote.
This is mistake; residence alono gives tic right
TO vote. The disparity consists in the arbitrary
division Of the State into two parts, upper and
io,cer and in giving to the lower equal share in
representation, independent of all considerations
either of property population; SO that if the lower
division had but one-tenth of the people and one
tenth Of the wealth of the State it would still have
onehalf of the representation in the Legislature.
FROM CHARLESTON "NEws."
To the Editor of the Charleston Nelcs:
SIN The following letter written 10 reply to an ad
dress received from the joint corresponding committee which
address bad been ad pied by the General Committee of De-
mocra,ic whg Young Men of the city and county Of New
York, and ordered be the working Wings of the
State.
The object Of the address inculcae paramount
poance, all party views Of those considerations
which regard the welfare Of the whole county, considers
the preservation of the Constitution and the Union
a TO that welfare II requires the abandonment of all sec
tiona views for the general good and that should know
no North, South, East, West, nothing but the
whole country II demands steady adherence the Com
promise good M essential the repose and existence
of the Confederacy.
The letter now published reply sets forth lucdy and
eoqueny the for faithful adherence the princi
pies laid down in the address, far particularly they may
affect the position, the sentiments the proceedings of the
Wings in the seutb and of all Others the South who
honestly and earnestly socous preserve the Union the
States ard who yt that the Union Re preserved
unless sound public opinion in the Northern States shall
s'erny Iebuke and crush the mischevous and parties
that plot its overthrow have doubt that the letter will
be read with pleasure by all desire preservation of the
Union and the peace and repose of the country. G.
CHARLEsToS, SEPTEnBRR 10, 1851.
GENTLEMEN: have read with extreme pleasure the let
ter which you have addressed the working Wings Of New
Yo:k, which you have done the honor Of forwarding
to me.
If the Wings Of the greet State Of New York will plant
themselves upon the compromise Of 1850, they will render
their country vital service and make possible the further
unity Of the Whig party. Nothing short Of THE will pre-
the integrity OF the party and enable The Wings of the
South maintain their old and cherished relations with the
Wings of the North. The Wings of the South, body,
have sustained the compromse every hazard and every
cost Tny feel that they seek than jus. return,
when they ask the Wings of the North accep, and acqui
in the promise a final settlement Of sectional
strifes The Wings Of the South realize that the
Wings of the North, in adopting The compromise, make
concessions to the Union iasn the Wings of the South
have done in accepting and mainainp5 y. we make als
common ground it will in my opinion. 70 welf for the party,
we'll for the country.
There is hope and believe, conservative virtue enough
in the South maintain the Union the basis Of the
promise: if there be Ionding conservative virtue in
the Norh-and especially in the great and controlling Com
monwealth of New York; could hare hope for the
party, and indeed for the il this
justice be denied South the Whg party of the North
would be vaueess indeed hateful 1t would be regarded
by all lovers of the Union the South enemy of the
Un"n, and they loved the Union, would seek its
lhrox,
And suffer me here to remark that the danger to which
Union subjected has stirred profoundly tie pa
srotsm Of the people They now keeny alive TO any
thing which may aft the Union, and watch with jealous
anxiety every movement which may threaten its safety In
The presence Of danger 70 the country, Wings and Democrats
alike South abandoned their parties that they
might be the Union Ii is scarcely necessary sug
gest that fresh from such sacrifices they not in temper
TO brotherhood with tolerate any party any
who shows ksded spirit and is not prepared to make
like sacrifices. The Inion-snd the compromise
tai aioa-has been the and standard the South. De-
and have been supporting Wings, and Wings
South, irrespective of party will sppy this TO the
and parties OF the North, and accept reject them they
up to or depart from it,. nothing 10 saying
that candidate r the Presidency, be he Wing Demo
crat obtain the vote Of any Congressional district
in the entire South who would concedc much the
South as demanded by acceptance and acquescenoe
the compromise.
And you will permit me further observe hs the South
has accepted the compromie, because it was in all
things acceptable They have and embraced as
an alternative they take fathers did the Consu-
.son they willing snl intent stani by it as new