The daily union., 1852-03-13
John c. Calhoun 10 one Colonel Torply OF Mississippi,
and is as follows

DEAR SIR am greatly obliged 10 you ior copy ol lhe
proceedings of your meeting have read IL with great
deal of pleasure Yon ask for my opinion TO the
October have delayed answering your leler until
this time that might more uy nonce the developments
at the North before gave T. They are more and more
since the rising Of Congress which does not ndi
cate the OF the North fixed determination TO push
the abolition question the last la my opinion,
there but thing that holds the promise of saving
both ourselves and the Union, and that southern con.
vention and that If much longer delayed, cannot IL
ough have been held this fall and ought not TO be delay
ed beyond another year All our movements ought 10 look
70 that result For that purpose every southern Siae
oaght TO be organized with central committee, and one 70
each county oaIs is already IL s indispensable 10 pro-
duce concert and prompt action In the mean time irm
and esoue resolutions ought 10 be adopted by yours aud
such sue meetings as may he place before the assembling o.
10 take the subject In the most solemn and Impressive
be TO put forth, solemn the
anccs IN address to the other States, and admonish
follow il they shonId be redressed and take
nres preparatory 70 H. In case they should not be- The
the Union and institutions and who. in the alter
native Should be forced ON us) OF submission or dlsso.
the lead ia this conservative movement than yours
destined to be the Of sufferers ithe aboonsts
your convention meets, uhest legislature, that
The time will have TO make the call.
With great respect IoHN 80; 4 @e CALHOUN.
You will discover sir, that Mississippi being in
doctrinated with the principles of the South Carolina
school OF politicians You will further perceive that
the time OF holding the convention in Mississippi and
suggested that the action OF the October convention
should be followed by the action of the legislature,
Throughout he looks 10 State action State organization
and State operation with other States. Now, sir by
reference to the proceedings in Mississippi with the sug
gestions of Mr. Calhoun, will be that his
mendations were implicitly obeyed and followed.
The convention was held in October he advised
Mississippi took the lead central committee was
ganzed and an effort made TO appoint them in the
ties Firm and resolue resolutions were adopted by the
he Iepis thp
in the most solemn and impressive manner II reserved
in the treasury the OF 22O0OO, to enable the Nash
vile convention To take the necessary steps spoken OF by
Mr.. Calhoun.
But, further 10 show how fully they were subjugated
to the power OF the old liners in South Carolina and how
faithfully the convention followed the counses of Mr.
Calhoun beg leave to refer you TO extract from the
address sent forth by the convention that ason
and which flooded every nook and corner of the State
Besides and beyond popular convention Of the south
ern States with the view and the hope of arresng The
Of aggression aud if practicable then TO concen-
rac the South in will understanding and action the
venton of Mississippi suggested the possible ultimate
resof, the call by the Legislature asailed States or
still some more solemn conyentions-such should be
regularly elected by the people OF those saieso deber
ae speak and all the sovereign power OF the peo
pie Should in the result such conventions be called and
meet they may lead like regularly constituted conven-
tion of all the assaied States provide the last resort
for their separate welfare by the formation OF compact
and union that will afford protection their Liberties
aud their rights"
Compare this, if you please with Mr. Cahouns letter
and see the exact correspondence:
" In the time (says Mr. CD firm and resolue res-
ouons ought be adopted by yours such meetings as
take place before the assembling OF the legislature
the fall They when they meet ought to take up the sub
ject in the most solemn and Impressive manner"
Again
"The call should be addressed to all those who des
saving the Union and who the alternative Of sub
mission or dissolution, would prefer the latter"
But sir, anterior TO this time, what the state of
feeling in South Carona-the State that had assumed
the guardianship OF Mississippi What was the tone
and temper OF her press make the inquiry because it
is important, and matter OF sheer justice to the old line
democrats in my State and elsewhere, and because they
deny, there, here, and elsewhere, that there was
any party in the South in favor of dissolution OF the
Union on account OF the Compromise. make the fol.
lowing extract from the Fairfield Is CD Herald
We are In favor OF dissolution Of the Union Who
oh! who shall deliver US from the contamlnatng innu-
encos Of the putrd, loathsome masses of the North"
From the Newbury Is. c. Sentinel the following is
extracted
.Indempity for past grievances entire exemption from
all isnaca interference with domestic Institutions and
complete security of the constitutional rights and equality
South Tor all time 10 come are the objects 10 be at.
they will most certainly accomplish these purposespeace-
ably II they can, forcibly IL they must"
Says the South Carolina Spartan;
"We hold be the sacred duty OF the South enotned
by every sentiment of patriotism, honor and interest," to
demand and enforce dissolution OF the Union"
Now, Mr. Chairman. for fear OF doing injustice TO an
other old line press, permit me to make short extract
from the Wilmington IN, C) Aurora press that sus.
taned the honorable gentleman Mr. yEsABLEl from that
Staie who unprovoked made so terrible an onslaught
Major Donelson few days ago in this House, and
whose shoe a,chct," on the score OF democracy "he
is unworthy TO oose:"
"wbat will the southern convention do We hope to
have barren addresses II that Is all the delegates
intend they had better stay home. II they will meth
odize plan TO dissolve the Union, will hail them.
What's the remedyf IL iss southern conederacy, with
capital at Ashvle or some where else on the
where the lines Of Georgia, South and North Carolina
meet"
| will not charge the honorable gentleman from North
Carolina aspiring TO the presidency OF that southern
confedency. But do charge that this is the key that
unocks the OF the opposition Major Donelson
Of the Washington Union for he warred to the knife
against the establishment OF that confederacy; and
whose press the exponent OF the principles and views
OF the jackson democracy, did more to save the Union
than any other in the republic One more gun IRON an
odiin in Georgia, and shall return 10 my own State
my idea is first TO perfect tho union Of the South now
happily progress Secondly to dissolve the Union inn
nedIaey. form southern conederscy, and take posses
sion by force OF arms, OF all the territories suitable for
slavery Let this territory then be selea up by slave.
slave every poor family who will settle there"
What an Immortality OF nfamy awaits that individual
and the honorable gentleman from Ohio, lMr GfD.
DINos Here you will discover an elort made to
ALLEVIATE the affections OF the poor but patriotic yeomanry oi
The counlryin other words to bbe them INTO their rea-
sonable designs against the government But sir, as we
say in the South, they 'coud not quite come IT," They
were descendants of patriot ses and could not be be.
irayed into crusade against the government OF their
fathers There are no Benedict Arnolds 10 be found
among the hardy sons OF toll Ihey are the salt OF The
are ready at the tap OF the drum to avenge even a
thought or whisper that threatens our flag with insult,
They cling with Spartan devotion to the glorious tradition
OF their ancestral renown they respect the graves OF the
illustrious dead.
But promised TO return to my own. Stae-the home
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