Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-08

| GEN. Buffers LETTER TO Mr.. BLAIR is
out dated Carrolton, Ky, Jan. 81, In which ne
approves of the Resolutions adopted by the
/ Kentuckv fDem Convention, Jan. &, and which
were submitted to him before their adoption
These resolutions were as follows:
Resolred That the Congress of the UNITED States
has no power to control regulate interfere with the
institution of slavery exists any Of the States.
? Resolrcd, That Congress has power to prohibit
citizen of any of the States where slavery exists by
authority of law from emigrans with and holding his
slaves, and inhabitng any territory acquired by the
blood and treasure Of the whole people and held by the
United States, for the benefit of all the States.
g. Res0lUed, That we will abide by and maintain the
several recently passed by the Congress of the Uni
ted States, known the compromise measures
final settlement of questions which threatened the har
mony and integrity of the Unon and that will not
consent submit violation Of the principles of the
compromise and especially that which proposes to
surrender IN obedienceto the constitution fugitive slaves
government aprompt and faithful execution of this law
In its letter and spirit.
4. ReSotced That the application of the national
venue to the purpose of improvement, upon objects
merely local and national is unconstitutional and
tends to an extravagaut II not corrupt of public
means.
5. Resolrad, That the democracy of Kentucky are
opposed to any innovation upon the principles of the
tariff of 1896 and especially to substitution of specific
instead of the al ra1oren principle embraced in that
acs'
These are the resolutions that bear upon ma
tional topics, and of them and other matters Mr..
Butler says to Mr.. Blair:
CARRoLLToN, Ky, Jan. 81, 1852.
Dear Sir--the Resolutions speak for them
selves, and 1t Is only necessary for me to saw
that they were submitted to me before thew
were acted upon by the convention, and met
my entire appreciation. What effect they are
likely to haye upon myself, politically, did not
pause to enquire.
While the first and second resolutions express
IN bold and unmistakeable language, what the
people OF Kentucky believe to be their consti-
tutional rights in relation to the all engrossing
issues growing out of the institution of slavery,
still by the third resolution, the convention re-
solves that 1.-THE people of Kentucky will abide
by, and maintain all the late acts of Congress
known as the Compromise Measures" as final
settlement OF all the questions embraced in
those acts. lfher opinions should be deemed
extreme 1t but serves to prove how much Ken
lucky is ready to yield in the spirit of compro-
mise. Every days experience but serves to
convlce me, more and more, of the wisdom and
patriotism OF the great men who brought about
those healing measures. 1t is as though
great national altar had been erected in our
midst on which every lover of our COM
mon country is invited to lay his offering of peace
and offer up his prayers for the perpetuity of
our union, and the continuance of those inesti-
mable blessings which we enjoy under its pro-
lection.
The territorial question, although one Of
much importance, is fortunately, from its very
nature, destined to be one of short duration -
In few years our wild territories will become
populous States, and each State settle within its
own borders the question of slavery by constitu-
tional enactments that none can question. In
i the meantime, the rights whether real or
imaginary, of the contending parties, will re-
main unimpaired. Let US, then, wait on time
with the full assurance that He whose march
is tracted by the depopulation of kingdoms and
empires in the olden East, will bring healing on
his wing to the young West.
The Fugitive Slave Law, with the entire
South Is one OF the most vital importance. The
people OF kentucky more interested in it
than those OF any other State, and their dele
gates at Frankfort have properly marked, with
much emphasis, the necessity of its strict en-
torcement. This, we think we have constitu-
tional right to demand of the general govern
ment Kentucky does not make this demand
in wantonness, nor for herself alone, nor yet for
the South but for the entire Union; for the
people of Kentucky honestly believe that upon
the faithful execution of that law, the peace,
the prosperity, and the integrity of the Union
all are staked.
| Inc compromise measures will, in all proba-
bllty, be added to the democratic platform of
1848, as they have been endorsed by most of
the democratic conventions in the Union
j Whether this be done or not, every candidate
for the office of President will stand pledged to
support them.
My native State has done me the honor,
through its convention, to recommend me to
the favorable consideration of the National Con-
vention to be held in June next Without
such recommendation, I had resolved that, with
my own consent my name should not be pre-
sented to that body. Acting on this determine
ton, have, until few days past, answered
none Of the many political letters received from
other States, which you will please accept as
my apology for not having replied to yours.
Whatever your course may be- | am salts
fed it will be dictated by your sense of right
and will in no degree, disturb on my part that
friendship which grew up between us when
school boys together and has travelled with us
thus far through life, and to which had the
vanity to believe, and still believe, I am in
debted for that preference to which has been
assigned a very different and much less honor
! able motive.
With high regard truly your friend,
w. O. BUTLER.
To f. P. BLAIR, Esq.
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