Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-03-22
LETTER FROM HON. JAMES BROOKS.
'0SSE VF ENEEhErEN NAIIFEct
WAsHINgroN. FRRRuARY

LETTER FROM HON. JAMES BROOKS.
HoUsr OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WAsHISGToS, FRBRUARY II.
GEsTLEMES When the Union is in imminent peril, il
il, from the coalition Of dsunionists Of extreme schools
both the North and South there no dsy 30 fitting that
you have selected he birthday of the Father Of our coun.
y) to reopen and reawaken the genius and the spirit that
created that country and that has hitherto inspired each and
every Of us, every whele with the proud emotion
an american citizen" Ht tR I'n5 sea I
Gentlemen this Union is never to be dissolved by any
formal vote, by any deliberate act by any consultation
conventions for 1t Is too strong in the hearts Of the people
every where TO be broken when they take time
But is Union that be made hateful by msrepresenta
oD by pejudice and by passonby wicked and nsurrec
onsry assaults from the North upon the esides and families
the South and by rhetorical and nammatory denuncia
tons from the South upon the North that may become
dscodant, belgerent mockery Of Union, not worth the
preserving. ' at
You gentlemen Of Georgia. when this Union was becom-
ing thus mockery from the incesan sectional rage created
during ten months session of Congress- the most viruent
and peous TO the republic known In the history Of
country throwing aside all sectional and all party distinctions
unued the flag Of the Unon aud under the stars and stripes
achieved victory that warmed and addened the heart Of
every true patriot in all parts of this confederacy
looked upon your stand considering the time and crisis as
the most important ever taken in the couny for while you
resisted and overwhelmed dsuon you also marked out the
true chart Of the Union. Georgia had taken the "ead
that proeed should have despsred Of shutting the
food gates OF passion that were sure to open.
We Of the North, gentlemen, have yet to through
struggle such az You have had in Georgia Sedtion nsub
ordination, notification, treason even, by no means sub
dued among but only because they disguise themselves
in sectional appeals and arul harangues and put on the
livery OF heaven the better to satan in 10 my own
State new god has been discovered, Tor invented whom
and whose "hgher laws" all called upon TO bow
down and gnoranty worship and this new black idol god
they yet make many believe is the God Of fathers
Whenever these dolaters unmask themselves and aemptto
practice the n6dey they preach, shall have 40 difficulty
k,;rc
this Union odous and 10 drive you into hating u.s. and
into hating you.
Whatever others may do in the North for one de-
termned TO the best of my ability to do my day, and
.rious whose birthday you celebrate. am Wing.
but only aWhg because have believed the Wing party to
be great constitutional conservative party but that
party to cherish in deed well in word love and
devotion to each and every part Of this Union, will seek
for this conservative party under whatsoever name can
find it. When the country is in jeopardy, parties are no
thing till it's existence is assured. a.h
But deeply regret that it is not in my power be with
you in person. and to express the hearty sympathy feel
with Georgia. and my admiration for her great Union de-
monstration. Yours, respectfully,
JAMES BROOKS.
To Messrs. A. H. CHApPELL and others, Committee.
LETTER FROM HON. ROBERT TooMBs.
4 WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY Is, 1851.
GENTLEMEN have received your polite invitation to
unite with you in the celebration of the Birthday Of Wash
ngton. regret that public duty here will deprive me Of
that pleasure. .s
most heartily approve your purpose to make the birthday
OF the Father OF his Country the occasion OF paying honor to
his memory, and of taking counsel together for the preserva
ton of that Union which be esteemed important the pro-
lection of the liberties of his country.
The anniversary of the day which gave him to liberty is
appropriately dedicated the pepetuaon o best safeguard
constitutional Union. ol s.t5 HW
agree with you gentlemen, in the opinion that the crisis
demands the union Of the friends of the Peace Measures ohe
last session Of Congress for the sake OF the Union Is
known you that those measures separately and all their
details, did not meet with my approval did not and do
not believe that the bills for the establishment of Terri
toal Governments for New Mexico and Utah such
the South had right to demand but they contained all she
did demands and supported them in conformity with the
deliberate and frequently expressed opinions Of overwhem
ing majority of the people Of the South. shall main
tain them least until the question between is settled
The principle engraed upon the territorial bills Is noniner
venon with slavery. Whether be right wrong, its truth
has heretofore been maintained with singular unanmiy and
evidness by the South and by strenuousy than
by those who affirm that have lost the whole territory
by the bills referred to. st5~
As the opinions of this class Of persons do govern
themselves, ought not TO surprise them that they control
nobody else My contempt for their opinions denun
Citations has been too often expressed before assembled thou
sands Of the people Of Georgia to need repetition here. They
were either ignorant of the rights of their country basey
betrayed them in either event they longer worthy of
public confidence and such has been the verdict Of the people
Our opponents the South give us but little trouble
easily settle with them the ballot box The only
ception to this in the South may be South Carolina, and
think may safely calculate upon her prudence matter
how many secession delegates she may send to her Conven
ton Such to be the epusnance of her resistance
separate State action that think may safely rely
upon her having enough of that rascay virtue to save us
and herself from extreme This is not the
with the Noh may need The cartridge box to settle with
her. British emissares stirring up fools, fanatics and
free negroes there to resist the will Of the American people
constituonaly expressed in their public laws lbeeve Mr.
Thompson is the first British emssary who has dared to dis
urb the peace Of this country since the summary execution
Of his countymen Armbster and Arbuthno Gen. Jackson
had many admirers he may have iators in New England
Mr. T. had better not rely too much upon the extinction of
the feeling Of the revolution even in Boston. s.a
The present Government Of the United States is true to its
duties, and to the laws and constitution Of the land will
maintain them with frmness equal to any emergency with
constancy and courage prolonged the conflict.
The existing political organizations Of the North, both
Wing and Democratic wholly unequal to the present c
SIS Their anecedents continual stumbling blocks in the
path OF safety and duty If either sound should not
hesitate to advise you to promote its But both have
degeneated into mere factions sdherng together by the
mon hope of public plumber. Their would benefit
nobody but themselves, and would be infinitely mschevous
to the public veal The Wings and Democrats of Massa-
chusetts struggling between Sumner and Winthrop II
contest in which the friends Of the country have not the
slightest interest The success Of the principles Of either
would be equally fatal to the safety and existence Of the
public. The Wings and Democrats of New York and Ohio
thoroughly denaonazed Indeed, there slave
holding State in which the Feeso Wings do control the
Wing organization, and in which Democratic Free
sellers do not control except in New Jersey Penny
Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa. Our safety, and the safety of
the country therefore, lies in refusing all cooperation with
either the Wing Democratic parties of the North and
thorough union with the sound Of both Of these parties
in united National party If this impraccabe we ought
to stand aIoof from BOTH and support but sound