The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-02

coed 10 answer II IN the same ND spirit IN Wulcn
- was written. You and have been something
inose than ordinary friends. and II would not be-
come either of us 10 withhold from. the other
any opinions we may entertain. You say that
have been appointed an eIector for the State
at large by the Union convention recently held
in Montgomery, and ask If this was done with
my consent. never heard OF any such purpose
until after 1t had been executed, and doubt if
anv member Of the convention had thought Of
Il nreyious 70 the meeting in Montgomery. You
.ak ALSO if intend to accept it. lanswer that
1anands upon circumstances. have not seen
tha resolutions, and do not know what kind of
nlatform they have crested. Moreover, it is im-
r,ossible to tell at this time what course crcum-
stapces will render it proper for the Union men
in Alabama to pursue To be effective. what
ever we do should be done in conjunction witt,
Georgia and Mississippi. United, these three
States can control the Presidential election and
doubt not this fact will soon become 80 appa-
rent a to induce attempts to effect al orgaDlza-
ton upon a common basis We will then bein
a position to secure any just demand made by
the South, without war, without bloodshed, ana
without disunion; for no party dare nominate
candidate with the certainty OF having our votes
cast against him. In that case shall certainly
accent the nomination for elector, and devote
whatever energy possess to the cause
There nre other contingencies in which yon
u;l, wish 10 know what my action will be. II
General Cas-, or any other Democrat untarns!'
ad hv reesoil or secession heresies, receives the
nomination at Baltimore, shall support him
and 80. I believe, will the Union Wings of the
South. unless, indeed, they have presented to
them n man uf their own party equally unob-
jectionubIe. II any man who owes his selection
to freeso or secession influences, is nominated,
l shall not support him, no matter what personal
sacrifice it may entail.
Ihave now stated to you my position freely
and frankly. Let me refer as frankly to your
own You are an old Jackson Democrat--a
believer in the doctrines Of his proclamation-a
warm adrnirer of his farewell address. Has 1t
not occurred to you that you have recently been
found in strange company!
In the resolutions of the so-called Democratic
convention, especial pains were taken to oml'
all mention even of the name of the Sage OF INC
Hermitage. Not one of his acts is mentioned
with a ppI obaton: not one of his opinions Id en-
dorsed. # you should be at any loss to account
for the omission, you have only to look TO Tue
constitution of the body of which, to my regret,
YOU were member. In the FIRST district they
selected as Democratic elector gentleman
who opposed the removal Of the deposites, OPP
posed the sub-trsasnry, and at the last election
refused to vote for General Cass
OF the three elegatcs to the National Con
yention. all are believers in the right OF seces
sion. In the second district setessionlst Is
made elector, and three secessionists are the
dalar,tes In the third district the same thing
has been done. In the fourth district seces-
s;onsts ia an elector, two of the delegates are
sscass;on;sts: and 90 believe is the other, but
do not know his opinions. 10 thu sixth dis
tr;ct there is one secession delegate. In the
seventh district the e!ector and all the delegates
are secessousts. When use the word seces-
. sionist. mean believer in the right OF seces-
sion-a right which you and deny, and uhich
ali the sages of the republic have denied before
ma. II ia not surprising that such body should
have avoided all mention of the name OF An
drey Jackson with as much care as they would
avoid tho fanas of the rattesnnke. | observe
a,so that YOU we're not without a small leavcn
of whiggery-secession Wings OF course--that
being The only mantle which, in the opinion OF
the convention, was broad enough to cover eve
~ ain. Admirable opponents these OF Jackson
democracy
have no wish to deny that the convention
contained many good and true Democrats, as
we'll ma warm and decided friends OF the Union;
Init thew were in a lean minority and gave no
color TO its proceedings. 1t was rever intended
thew should. The thing originated under seces-
sion auspices, and it's fruits are such as might
have been cOnjectured.
Won say that the Democratic parry is now
completely reorganized. did not know that
the Democratic party proper had been disorgan-
;zed. A few restless spirits during the last sum
mer set up false gods, and tried to compel the
rest of us to worship them. When the August
elections dissipated the mental mist by which
thew we're surrounded, they found it to their in.
tercst to indulge in lamentations over the DIS.
tracted state of the Democratic party, and tried
to obtain credit for patriotism by loud proies-
sions of anxiety fer the welfare OF party which
no one had injured but themselves. 1t was thus
that you and others were drawn into this reor
oanization scheme, which means, in plain Eng
fish. giving the control of the State to the seces.
sionists. The action Of that convention has
done more to destroy the Democratic party than
all other causes combined. The people were
not represented It's action does not reflect the
popular will; and when an appeal is taken to
them, as it will and shall be, the cobweb bands
woven by the small wire-pullers about Mont
gomery will be snapped into thousand pieces.
BE- Won doubt this I? Take your own csse, and
Won have to pledge Madison county to. abide the
action of such body? None. You did not
reflect the sentiments of Fifth of your con
ailments lam willing 10 believe--I do believe
that YOU and other Union men acted from the
best motives. know you sought only the good
of the party to which you are attached Tut
take my word for it, you will soon find you have
onlv given strength to desperate iaction, and
warmed viper in your bosom. For appearances
sake, n few of you have been placed in respon-
sible positions, but they have retained the con
troll of everything in their own hands and the
time is coming when you must either abandon
your cherished principles, or submit to be ostra-
cised by the very men you have saved from
present political death.
1 should regret it, Majo--how deeply need
not .ay-if. after long years Of the kindest in
tercourse. it should become necessary for you
and me to part; but there can be no peace be
Tween me and that faction which sought to des-
|olate the land with civil war. II ] were mean
enough to seek q reconciliation, they would re-
'iect it. had no inconsiderable agency in de-