The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-04-10
Mississippi Democratic Convention and
nv. Buchanan.

our readers have already been advised
Of the action OF the Democracy ai Nissis
.iopi in its convention held January sth tor
the appoinrment of delegates to the Bali''
more Convention. Among l,s members
u,rc Nessrs. jeff. DAVIS aud Gen Quit'
m,n. and most OF the loading democrats OF
n. State. Mr. Buchanan having been tive
pre.umet invited to be present, sent the iol
lowing letter. whose admirable views are
worthy Of all acceptation. We lay II be
fore our readers with more pleasure rom
the fac, that IT, author was one OF the hrs,
To- repudiate the Constitutional | nion party.
WnnArLASp tucar Lancasterl
Dec - 1871
W. Dear SIR. ana sorry ! did not re
c,ive YOUR letter sooner might have then
ciyrp II the "old fashioned democratic
answer which you desire. But am com
pcllcd to- to leave home Immediately; and
if should not write AT the present time, IL
viii be-, coo late ior the >th OF January. !
must. therefore. be brief
Nv public lite is before the country and
it is my pride mover to have eyaded an i'm
portant political question. The course of
democracy is ALWAYS straight ahead, and
and public men who determine to pursue 1t
never involve themselves IN labyrinths, es
cent when they turn to the right or left,
from the plain forward path. Madl,on's
report aud iciFerson's Kentucky resolutions
are the safest guides to couduc, Demo
cratic administration of the Federal Gov.
Il, IL at
racy to resis, centrallsm and the absorption
of unconstitutional powers by the President
and Congress The sovereignty of the
States. aud a devotion to their reserved
rights, can alone preserve aud perpetuate
our happy system OF government, The
exercise OF doubtful aud constructive pow.
ers on the part of Congress. has produced
all the dangerous aud exciting questions
which ha impcriled the Union.
The federal Government, never confined
within its constitutional limits, must Geccs
sarily acquire more aud more influence
through the increased aud increaslng cxpen.
diture OF public money; and hence the
greater necessity Tor public economy aud
wa,eh.ul vigilance, Our constitution, when
It proceeded from the hands Of It's trainers,
was simple system; aud the more free
from complexity It remains. the more pow.
erlu!ly. satisfactorily, and beuelicially, will
il operate within It's legitimate sphere.
Il Is Capitalization a.one which has pre-
vented the freuch people from establishing
IA permanent re"ahiic8n government. Had
the provinces OF France been converted
into separate territorial so,crcignties like our
State governments, Paris would then no
longer have been France, and revolution
at the capital would not have destroyed the
fedcrative republic.
Had the principles have enumerated
been observed by the federal government
aud by the people Of the several States, We
should have avoided the alarming questions
which have arisen out of the institution oil
domestic slavery. The people of each
State would then, 10 emplo, homely aud
expressive phrase, have attended to their
own business, and not have interiered in
the domestic concerns of their sister States,
Bot on thi, important subject have so
fully presented my views in the inclosed
letter TO the goat meeting in Philadelphia,
held in November 1850, that it would he
useless to repea, them, even II time would
permit.
From your friend. very respectfully,
JAMES tiiANAN.