Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-28


upon darkness rather than by calling hard names indug
ing 10 cosrse viuperavo unccomins, AID
uncaei for cpthss; the day Tor such style Of urtoE
has passed by tho world has become enlightened
tsfned to be ssayed moved by such appeals they
too common easily employed often from
Guilty Of argument, too heedlcssy aud Unfortunately
thought DO in the way rather than for tho benefit
the State, produce any serious result adverse Cd
ponent. For myself mus, cav. can have fear that
MANY " Ill believe am free soiler have the east
care, or respect for the opinions Of those who do.
1t should be recoectc by the public tha, have nopa-
per at & defend for all others
and had should not feel myself liberty assa any
gen,lm his arguments POSITIONS without sJr-
ding him the opportunity Of reply.
I, should be borne in mind also that this Nebraska
question, have stood In this State as au unarmcd maj
In the m,dst Of host of ssaints armed from top too
Out OF papers published In this city aud has
ken my side Ut this question the Morning
Mail ow discontinued ever piotcd one limo that wrote
against the Nebraska bill; and there not whose
cou'ous open to me for vindcation OF my course
or for rcpeiug daily attacks though as.aisd by all
lmy he stopped from writing for the want OF press
10 publish, but cannot he stopped from thinking aud
talking, ftom saying what think aud thinking what
choose by oil the In Chrsendom, NORTH South
East aud West and shall continue 10 denounce the
peal otbe Missouri compromise under all the circuusan
ces that DEED it, the most short sighted the
dis,rscting the mus; furious. the faith breaking
and the most stupid proposition that obtained the
sanction oil an American Congress- aud should think y
this time Mr. Pierce and his party wcud begin to think
50 too. What thought aud said about Il last february
feel and know IL had been gifted the spirit 81
prophecy, could not have orcpJ the future 9Th more
accuracy than did thep aud every impartial aud unpr ju
diced man, mus, admit Il. Aud now ask to DO poinicd
TO single benefit likely to grow Of it. that should
ever had commented il to favor.
But there another passage In that Jersey letter. that
sppFchsnd perhaps rather offensive the de-
cse sensib,cs OF the gentleman in question, than any
thing that related the South that have yet quoted
it Was as follows:
Thsrc Is but paper In Richmond protesting to
be Whis aud that understood to DO under the CONTROL
Of those hostile to interests and it, unn,
have been long since closed against aud my friends for
all such purposes The rest all democratic neutral
Uhoush taking active this question
now, while write this article am wholly ignorant where
procure its publication, except by W., lug for a.
advertising prices, aud that be doub;i Few pub
lie men have occupied helpless position in this par
tcula', especially where there papers publish
ell immediately Mt his door; but hope ouilive il all
think sign that better time IS coming; in th.
language Of tue immortal bard
"Come what come may
Time and the hour through the toughest day"
But this great triumph corrupt aud dsgraced
administration is fined your State is universal
throughout; the land IL is everywhere that obi atoms
TO compact pledges principles regard lar harmony de-
rotion TO the union and love Of honor prevail IL there
any thing above oil others claimed by tho dem.
ocratc party in the election of Mr. Pierce and their most
disastrous defeat the declaration from every tongue
the ten times repeated publ jorn
that the peace OF the secured sectional au
mosies buried aud the agitation Of tho slavery question
hnaly aud forever settled. Aud yet IN css than twelve
mont after his inauguration aud in the early part of the
first Congress OF his administration, he imper vey
qnircd every man OF his party under the PAIN m
muncation, and the penalty Of par akng OF the flesh
po's (Which them tho scverest punishment that
could be rl ced TO aid in the passage Of that
has thrown wide open the oo Of agitation uI more
seriously disturbed tie trarqu'y aud harmony OF the peo-
pie than any and all other questions cobued suco the
formation Of the government.
lie nas snort sighted that did fo;scc the re-
suit fe,l proud III the Consciousness Of having done
all in poser this great evil this enormous ca
diniiy, this unmNrd mischief the sacrifice OF
all ny ambitious prrensious and YET il HAD looked
upon US lar above anl U,yoau all patty copsldcra-
tious, should have hailed its passage with triumph IA
most decisive death blow TO party whose ascendsncy
has been productive Of nothing hut mischief aud which
nothing but III. unexanplcd resources OF the country
and hr ijonsbc energies vi people have been able
to overcome
IL this part Of my letter that proved par,icul rly
Offensive to the Washington UUon, the grand .igin;
aud am not surprised that it should have been some
what distasicul To- The hand organ, have been thus
reminded OF the tel qucnries Of the party in manner
aud upon point that would at strike every reader
with TIE iurCc OF its ttuIs-hut then he shouli have
sai mud h"v, lie, each Objectionable part speak
itself aud not have con cd his wrath TO that pain:
which relates 10 ruij set that he regard
having necn entrusted TO his special care and keeping
hut claim 20 be- fractional part "a small TO be-
surcl OF the South, nysf, and have not yet decided
aw! or transferred to any bodys keeping my share
III Tie rights honor or dgniy Of the South. rather
prefer To have some agency in protecting them myself
Bot there is -l another pragr,ph which in all prob
ability, WAS stl more dli ult OF digestion, il reads:
u am national ia ali my views-sectiOnal in none.
hold he Union TO he above all price and oil calculation
hold u"ion and Freedom 10 be syno ymuus aud what
sacrti - would make preserve the one would
also mrke perpeluate the ohcr; aud no temptation
however gerius 10 tue eye OF gratifying to TASTE
coud induce To connect myself with any p,riv
whether Northern Southern that purely sectional
ia its nature. would never consent to occupy any plat
form every plank oil which taken from the Con-
siituou and upon which every American citizen might
~ nd lfpfN.
thess views and feelings offer you sentiment III gushcs
out warm fresh and full from my heart, which every
homes and patriot must endorse. uler you.
The integrity the Constituon-ihc integrity OF the
Satesihe integrity Of parcs-,he integrity of sccons
and the integrity Of should be sacrificed ior
territory, for slavery, E emoumen4, or for poS'r."
Now, | neither "A disunons; mischief maker nor
agitator; do not. and did belong 10 tn. Ioup
school OF politicians, and whilst esteem many Of tha;
party highly private gentleman and friend. (he
only Two brothers have anougs, them) vet have
held them he quite mischievous, aud far more dinge
rous 10 the peace OF this country, than the abolousrs
themsclvcsrOm the latter Their. ia hing apprphe' .;
they never bring about li.sou'ion Of Uuon
thcy their object, AMI il always hc defc rd; tho
Others work in dSEnisc-knowirg them, have always
worked * inst them-(hiuc ils achrymn) believed
TO bring ioou dsunion, the chief o.ct OF nany Of
the supporters Of Nebraska hi aud some Of them
didn't deny IL and Of course knew tho above passage
was not likely TO meet with favor ron them have
doubt they ARE honest in the belief hs, dissolution
would be preferable TO union.
Now let me say 10 the editor of the Enquirer and
the world. that II TO have confidence in the WISDOM
shrcudness sagaciy utility patriotism, if please
of Mr.. Calhoun; not to believe TO- aud swallow all the
folly and nonsense that he crammed into OF his al
miTers and followers by the sod chunk" 49, to in
duge in the hnbual dcnnncation the bitter an;mOsies
and the undisgused prejudice that he cngendercd Ia the
minds OF Southern against all that Northern; IT,
not to embark upon wild crusade IN his wild visionary
aud finaticnl sprcuations upon notification secession
slavery and disuuion IT, to retain all my attachment to
the uaon OF the States and to preserve my regard
a wi / In
avow that If the undispued Of the en,irc
slave popul,on numbering three millions and up
wards would Ibeiae and colOniLs them all before I
would dissolve this Union, and lay sacrlgous hands upon
the nsstmabe and nappieciabe inheritance
by sres the reward for thcir revou ona,y suffer-
ings and hardshps; aud thus surrender my liberties
and the liberties OF possriy by becoming the victims
either OF Pope or an Auocrni, VIC should, when di.
vided among ourselves Engaged in continue, civil wars
nnd made prey 10 each other II all this constitutes
traitor to tho South then exnl,ingly proclaim that a,n
the foremost traitor 10 all it, limits aud def unity uvito
the summary execution Of the Enquci's "maral law -
OF the pc tcal bowstring that may await me- AZ tho
case may be.
But while would make this personal and voluntary
sacrifice for the Unon would permit Congress or any
Northern Interfere with nj pxefcise coutrni