Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1852-12-11
From the Richmond Enquirer.
A Beautiful Letter.

The following reply of Mr.. Walker TO an inv
tation of the festival of the Young Mems Democrat
ie Union Club at Tammany Hall, is concise
comprehensive, eloquent and able picture of the
great fruits of our late noble triumph, 1t rings
like true metal and will find cordial response in
the heart of every patriot who contributed to the
sp'endid result Mr.. Dallas letter, though very
brief, is direct who.e-hcarted, thrilling
IRvING HOUSE, New York, Nov Is, 1852.
GENTLEMEN: Your letter has been received, in
viting 10 the democratic festival this evening
at Tammany Hall
Notwithstanding the rapid improvement of my
health, since my return home, am not yet quite
strong enough to be with you on this auspicious
occasion.
Tie c Dry YOU IN ct t) mmemCrat3 is tie
most important achieved by the Democracy since
the oliti al revolution of 1900. 1t n is rebuke
of sectionalism, an expunging of geographical
creeds and partie-, a reunion Of the American
Democracy, strengthened by thousands OF our
former patriotic opponents, who have abandoned
eir party to save country. 1t is a restoration Of
le r ncip e Of Thomas jefferson, as re-enact-
ment Of those celebrated resolutions Of Virginia
and Kentucky, as expounded by their iustrous
authors jefferson and Madison, which saved the
constitution from constructive obliteration, and
the Union of confederate and sovereign States from
the crushing of a consolidating central power
1t is a reimbursement Of the financial policy Of
1916, maintained in every Congressional election
since that period and now supported by an over
whelming vote Of the people. 1t is an approval
of the measures by which our territorial limits
were extended in 1645 and 1913; but all is a tri-
umph of the Constitution and Of the Union. 1t
is a restoration of that fratcrna feeling which
united the States in signing the Declaration Of
Independence, in l776, the articles Of confeder-
alton in l77S, and, ten years afterwards, the Con
stitution. 1t places again the signatures Of the
people aud Of the States to the sacred instrument
1t is decree that the Union shall be peipetuated,
in the one only practicable way, the mainten-
ace Of the constitution in all IFS integrity, and in
all It's yigor throughout every State; in perfect
good faith in every clause of that immortal com
pact The black flag Of abolition is trailing in
the dust, the hopes Of despots, exulting in the
anticipated dissolution Of this Union, are disap-
pointed the American Union snow and forever,
one and inseparable," the last hope Of the OPP
pressed in every cline, the last light Of liberty,
beams brighter and brighter, and sheds the dawn
of its benignant radiance Eastward and West
ward from the shores of either ocean.
Upon the banner that now floats over the vic
torious field of the I'd Of November, the people
have inscribed Union and the constitution, ccono-
N.Y. retrenchment the constitutional treasury,
commercial freedom, peace, progress, the binding
together, by links Of enduring union, our empires
on the Atlantic and Pacific with the valley Of the
west, the most liberal policy to the hardy pion-
eers and settlers upon our public domain, the fur
ther extension of our territorial limits by peace
ful honorable, and lawful measures whenever re-
aured by our vital interests and demanded by
the voice of the nation, and all proper and constr
tutional measures for augnenting trade and inter
course. In the retrospect Of this great triumph,
il is cheering to behold the overwhelming major
ity Of the reunited Democracy Of the Empire
State of New York The majority in your State
exceeds twenty five thousand, AMI New York is
the banner State Of the union. In this city your
majority exceeds 1000, and New York is the
banner city Of the Union. This state which was
gerrymandered by our pobtical opponents, now
elects democrats in two-thirds Of its congressional
districts. This city, whose wards were dissocia-
ted and disarranged so as to elect to Congress but
one democratic member, now sends the whole, SIX
in number The city that saved the election Of
Thomas jefferson in / SOC, now gives democratic
majority exceeding eleven thousand, and sends
to 1he American congress Walbridge, Walsh
Tweed. Wheeler, Walker and Cutting-al I'm
ion-loving and progressive democrats. The com
mercial metropolis Of the Union nov endorses BY
united voice, the liberal financial police Of ls46,
and antedates the period when an American city
for the benefit Of all America, shall carry the flag
Of our merchsntie marine on every ocean, in de-
flance Of all foreign competitors and centre here
the control and commerce Of the world The
predictions made by me as a Senator from the
south, in regard TO the destiny Of this great city,
in my Texas letter Of January 1874, aud in nay
several subsequent reports to Congress a. Ssereta-
nv Of the Treasury, are now IN the course Of rap
il fuiflmsnt and in comparing the CENSUS of The