Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-07-22

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spance o. this Determination, we tell that
editor he need nei ash us my more ques-
lions, until he ssfaces the music" on ours
Yor can't lead US off ON false issues, and
thus avoid the shame which candid answers
10 our queries vii! involve you in. We
might safely rest our case here, and moi
answer your questions at all; and We would
nc, do SO, if il were not for The fear we
Justly entertain that the Wings nigh, use
our silence 10 the injury Of Gov. frousddIe
for they are asking him The same ques'
lions; and you should have rose in YOU
place when he was here making his speech
aud asked him, and he would have answered
you cheerlulIy, as he is guilty Of all the
faults which your questions indicate. Any
Stranger, 10 pick up the Journal and sec
those questions, would as naturally infer
that it was Wing paper, and that they
were addressed 10 Coy. TOusdale,ns tina,
The Wig party desires his defeat
|. Here are the Journals questions, which
as we have before said. are as applicable 10
Coz. Tfousdaie as 10 US; our answer follows
each Of item separately
Isl. What new revelation has changed
your opinions in relation TO The Compro-
mise; Is ii or not constitutional
This question is imPer,inenl; but we lei
that pass, ard answer, us 10 he first part OF
il, Gov. Tr0usdale--and 10 The second, IL
does no, violale the letter Of the Const,u-
/ tion
Cd. Since yousay the exten, Of territory
Of California was an insuperubIe barrier &c
+ her adm ission, will you be kind enough &c
iell how much larger il is than Texas, and
why it would not be equity good agains
Texas MS California;
This is an insult to common sense, to
pretend there is ang analogy between the al
mission of territory already ours. as State
and the annexation by4ueaIy oil a foreign and
Independent Republlc. The statement o.
ihal fact alone would be answer enough 10
mind less abuse than yours; bu, being a.
| il's you.' we will state one fact further and
thai is this that we would not accept Texas a:
a gracious gift until there was placed in the
ifealy an express stipulation that she shoult
be cnl Up into five states and three Of them
sldie Stsles il The inhabitants chose, Wa.
there any such siraialion in the alEnlssios
Of California? Who told you 10 akk tina
question? Hes green
81. As You say California had bot the
population 10 en;idc her 10 TWO Rep1 esenla
iiives, ~ilI YOU tell your r4aders nd w long
Florida has been State W ihoul I'd e ratio
for one, and whether she ought I'd b., re.
minded back TO territorial cundi ion or
THAT account?
BY this question you ~ 10 mike the
impression that ITousda!e and us ga pc said
California ought To be reinanded ba k 10 a
territorial condition The insinualioh is III
tefIy false. As 10 Tire first atrapch Of The
question. we answer, tina, If Flor,4 had pte
sen'ed herself Tor admission, with the same
Bind Of poruIalio on, and in the hasiy and
.uI, guar manner that California did. n,
oJgh, not 10 have been admitted.
4yh As you are dissatisfied with The Com
promise and believe The South lost all and
the NORTH gained ali in the settlement. are
ydd in favor Of repeating that part Of lIahal
is + pealabel
No, we are not. This question would be
eqially as pertinent TO 7rousdale. Why
not ask him! And il is one OF your own;
it's so SAT-.
Bib. Has State the constitutional right
TO secedc for causes now existing. in lhe e.
vent of collision where would you be
:."upd, on the side of The general govern
aent g. The Stat,
Const,lutieaa! didge; no--osvsr Are
you answered now? Yes, and ycu may
take the answers and make as MUCH Of them
as gu can. That's the way, TO answer ques
ton ), and not equiyJcaIe and dodge ike you
However, you only prove your guilt by H.
Since writing the above, have re hd the
JOURNALS last article headed, Denbcratlc
Platform; and we say that more pithul un
manly begging the question we never saw,
II you began the quarrel without just cause
say 50, aud don'l continue 10 heap shame up
on your head BY misrepresentation, prevarIca
lions aud baseless insInuations. We assert
without fear oil contradiction, that in ihe Is
Iimallon OF all honorable men, that article Ia
ken ID connexIon with those that preceded
II, place that editor, without the pale Of all
honorable controversy. Look over those ar
ucles, reader, and ycu will SEE ,haiout Of some
dozen charges preferred by that edior he has
not Produced one particle Of proof on which
he based any one of them; no, not one word
lie ant do II. When, on the other hand,
we have dlsptoved every one them by in
disputabis facts. Whai will be thought Of a
man who will thus manufacture charges TO
bring about quarrel with unofending men2
II YOU are determined 10 have controversy
with as do as we have done towards you,
quote the Objectionable article from the Oh
'errer, if the quarelis with il. and il any
hing we have said Individually, state it so
bat YOUR readers NAV know 10 what il is you
ohjrct, and araigt US and prove cur guilt if
you can. No, no, that won't suil your pur-
pose: and &c ii did you GSA mol find any such
o Justly quarrel. therefore you have to in-