Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-14
Primo. JoA.-sonethIng Fuuuy.

The p, incc aud Ex-senator Clemens have been
putting th cir heads together to the Republic
They agrc In considering the danger as imminent
and the Prince is gorously wrathfu at the breach oi
all faith in proposing to repeal the
His schcn for the general salvation is that Clemens
and Gen. Cass should put their shoulders to the
wheel. They alone, no thinks. can do any good in
this crissI The Prince must be well nigh in despair
when he has no other reliance than this. What can
Clemens do His approval Of tho Nebraska bill Of
last session would secure its prompt and triumphant
passage, says the Prince. Why SOP Clemens is not
in Congrcss-hc has not even vote How then is
his ipse DIRT to have SO much potency Is it his
supposed influence with the Brigadicrp It must be
that to which the Prince refers Well, ,Iere agrees
with the Prince and promises aid But Gen. Cass,
what can he dos He can vote, but will he vote as
John Van Buren, dictatesg And if he did, would his
vote affect the questions Time will disclose.
We give below the Princes despairing epstle:
Ny DEAR CLEMENS The position took
on the Baltimore platform lost the respect and esteem
Of some Of my and best friends but long
knew to be wise and just submitted to this loss without
n murmur, or even an explanation, which would have
saved but injured Tho of peace
the slavery question entered into BamorcI thought
wise for the country and indispensable for the democratic
party. Northern and Southern democrats differ utterly
differ, the whole subject or slavery What then can
be doneY Why, drop the subject is the only way to
avoid quarrel. This agreed to be done at Ba-
this agreement, il is proposed to repeal super.
cede the prohibition Of slavery In the Missouri Ter
ritoy, and repeal it, the ground that II Is either
already repealed, existed that it superseded
by the compromise Of 1850, is unconstitutional II
either OF the reasons be true the act agrant breach
party faith for the assured that the itself
entirely unnecessary. Could anything but desire to
buy the South At the Presidential shambes dictate such
a outragey Now there but two who do
any good in this csis-one is General Cas- the other
yourself II you will agree to the Nebraska bill of last
year il win be promptly and uiumphantly passed.
know General Cass lie committed the theory of non-in.
tcrvenon; sorry for It'll think the theory unsound.
Ii is an idea Of sefgovernmcn and in expressing the
idea YOU overthrow the whole theory by imposing gov
ernment on the Territory States have right of self
government Territories have not but don't want TO
que this Genera! Case surely take this ground l.
that the Baltimore platform forbds the enactment or re-
peal OF law upon the subject Of slavery and the
peal of the Missouri prohibition is because
General Cass thinks it unconstitutional and will leave
to the courts hold These views and the fact that
the people of Nebraska want the old BILL and that the
House by one passed last year. and that Atch
son. of the Senate, for it. would give General Cass
fair standing ground in doing what sure he secs to
be right You Southern man, could advocate It to
peace aud good win for the South Ii is vital TO
them live up their .srcemeut they would be worse
beat than be beat the sting left behind would
be fatal hereaiter-do you not think so!
j. VAN BUREN,.
There is one idea in my head which ought to have
put in my lecr-the theory of non- interyenon rs APP
piled the Nebraska Territory, demands the repeal OF
the law prohibiting slavery in Nebraska The same the
ory of course requires the repeal Of all laws of Congress
establishing slavery. Now, slavery in the District OF
Columbia ea sts by the laws of Congress alone. The
Maryland aud Virginia laws uphoding it are repealed.
The noninerven,ion theory construed, boshes
slavery in the District of Columbia Upon strict State
rights doctrine, too, would repeal the Fugitive Slave
Law
Feb 8, 1854 j. v. b.