Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-11-12

the Secretary of the Treasury, but seeks new
kauyeIs in a conflict with the Secretary of War
Whatever people may say OF his dlscreton' the
Judge seems determined that nobody shall ques-
ton his courage or his capacity to write letters
He now takes exception to an ausion to his free
soil antecedents made by Col. Davis in the letter
to gentleman in New York, which clrcumstan-
ces brought before the public some days since III
the Washington Sentinel. Judge Bronson replies
to that alIueion through the same channel, as fol-
lows:
To tie Editors Of tie Washington Sentinel
The Hon jefferson Davis recently published
two letters in the Washington Sentinel relating to
New York matters, in of which he spoke OF
me as 'having been very few years ago the adj
vocate of free-soilism," and referred to letter
which | wrote in July, 1848, to a Van Buren, or
free-so meeting in this city The General very
generously adds, that he is willing in this, as in
other cases, ''to drop the inquiry into by-8one
opinions and associations, and to ''adhere to the
compact of 1852" While | duly appreciate the
intended kindness, | have no occasion to avail my
self Of this short statute of limitations; for new
er had any .'Opnions'' or associations on the
side of ''lree -soilism'' Although | did not en-
gage in the strife Of politics while occupying
high judicial station it is well known in this State,
and probably in some others, that | was firm
supporter of General Cass in 1848, and decidedly
opposed TO Mr.. an Dureh anu me iG"pln9 po,.
or had but one opinion nor acted in more than one
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