The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-04-05

with fnm az Nutih. anil equal surprise
that IL south should BE- willing t. take
a." II This opihiuh Mr. Clenens
says be agrees Ially.
ssscs ds .isSe ne. N lyT<. an erehsnses
have t-soshi Us -ss.~d ks,er fr~n Nc. cis@-
sas. given bsio~. ~ss<A -srs.s - hss< i<sn rri'-
sra in answer 10 commsnirsiiaa received frum
ths President. whils this -oead lrt,ef canflms
ihe senuiasbess q he srtrsef given shosr. d
srnssss too fses certain IN rrfesrnce TO shs Pre-
ssseuf's esosectisa with he Nehss.ks hill ne
Is. fai he Is IN fss@f a de iii; and he cher.
thst he Relieves Il % Ne a proposition IN favor
s< f.srdom-- The wssAiasssa tsenlinel. on pub
fishing the TWO lciless q NJ. clemeas. says;
.These letters. when carefully con-
sidered, cannat be passed over as I'M
important in the present posture OF
public affairs. The communication al
| The President. which constituted the
basis 81 Mr.. ciemens's reply. i not be-
fore the public. 50 that an impsrtant
link is wanting. Vet there Is enough
to call farth deep regret on the part OF
those nho wish To restore peace aud
quiet 60 the country by returning To the
true principles Of the Constitution"
To our mind il is clear. that between tbs
Northern and Southern supporters u ihis bill,
there Is difference in regard % the principle %
a non-iniervenIion" a The greatest Importance
a practical question. indeed. The differences upon
which will not he rssiIy reronriled. 1.-The .squa.
orr sovereignty" principle is recognized IN iii'
bin, as some contend. the South will he as eiIrc
tually errluded from the Territories as Il ihi
wilmoi prosiso were incorporated in il. Tha
South. through lis representatives. has hsfs.ots''
opposed this doctrine. and we cannot ieii,re iha
she will now be willing 10 abandon her fanre
position without Struggle. But we have no
time. nor do we desire nos 10 extend these re
marks. The following is The letter u M. Gle
r.ens TO abs Presidents
Wad,ipgton. March ~, 1854.
DKAR SiR: You have called my at
tention to late letter of mine 10 y
Davis, jr. Esq and particularly to th'
following sentence:
n lie expressed great sarpsise AT th'
opposition il met from the North, an,
equal surprise that the South shout,
be willing TO take IL |"
Al the time the conversation To which
that sentence ailudes took place, I wa
walking backwards aud forwards a
cross the room. and should not hav,
noticed il il you had not rcma,k lie,
that you had no concealments upon tn,
subject, and that you were glad ] wa
present to hear it.
j III my letter to Mr.. Davis ] di'
not pretend to give your language, ex
cept where quotation marks were used
and, from the subsequent conversation
with you, ! think il very probable tina
misunderstood the purport Of your re
marks upon this particular point. You
surprise may have been expressed tina
the irue men of the North should hest
tate 10 vote for Douglass bill when th
South were willing 10 take il; and,
had paid attention TO the whole con
), sersaiioD. ! doubt mot such would hav,
been the impression leIt ON my mind.
| ! have never sought n conversation
with you upon the subject Of the Ne
brasks bilii but every time l ha,
heard you mention the subject yn
have uniiornIy expressed yoursri
warmly in fayor Of the principle Of III
bill, viz: the principle Of the right a
the people Of the Territories to regulat
the question Of slavery for ihcmselve
Va doctrine from which | ,lissented
and. as l knew we were not at all like
" to agree, sought no discussion |,
, the question.
You have assured me always tha
. YOU thought itbcst for The whole con,l
, try, and insisted that patriotic men i
! both sections ought to takeit. Though
the South must be the loser. thin
so now. understood you to place
upon the ground that the principle
right in itself, and, if it works for q
against particular section, no ON
has right to complain that you wer
for the rights Of both sections, an
willing to take any consequences tina
might follow the practical CARRYING on
of those rights AK Won understood them
Very truly, yours,
JERE. CLEMENS.
: Gen. FaASK PIrnrr,
President Of the United STATES.