Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-12-14

the P'fdmMe was pupiisned with the names amxed OF
The Enquirer announces CON amore that the truth L.,
General Cass never had amy hold the confidence much
less the gratitude of the South" Here any rate,
and almost for the only slime In this controversy
70 acquiesce In the declaration Of that Journal 1t would
little comport with selfrespec to arragn the justice Of
this decree ofmora prescription. When wrote my Mich
olson letter. II read by several gentlemen northern
southern before its publication was requested by
latter to omit part Of it which the
right OF the people Of the Territories 10 egsate for them
selves on all questions relating 70 their internal policy
l774 But l declined, though Twas just as well aware
then am that this doctrine the incapable
offence with extreme southern men, which subsequent
course could redeem while mt the same time the
position that Congress had power TO legate upon the
subject OF slavery equally unacceptable and unpardon
able with northern In the Senate, 18th
February 1885, alluded this matter stating the extent
views and the fact that they were we'll understood
when they first made known. And i appealed to
gentlemen who in the Senate ut the time for the
truth Of my statement The record gives the answer:
" Here Mr. Butler of south Carolina, and Mr. Davis OF
Mississippi, and others signifed their assent"
There sometimes strange and omnous conjunctions
In the POLITICAL there In the planetary world, which
bode good anywhere. Wher<uch extreme journals
the present Richmond Enquirer and the Charleston Mr
cary on the side and the New York Epeing Post and
the Boston Lbraor the other heretofore anpodes In
everything but their resentmen brought together
their erratc revolutions and unite in the denunciaon Of
the principles such the right OF segoyernmen
and Of the men, may well pause and review
national position. All experience shows that In periods
sions, and find wisdom and safety in Of calm in
vesgaton must expect the bitter hostility Of conendng
sections, differing in everything but In this common feeling
Of aversion. The Richmond Enquirer says that have
hibited "coURAaE" delity the South In these
controversies hold before you handful issued at Ann
Arbor one week stree, announcing among other things
address to the people there and nulgiag
vioence-yirulence, indeedwhich may well provoke the
envy the Richmond writer while il cannot fail to rejoice
his heart Here it is In it am designated in unmista-
kabe terms the GREAT OF ALL DoUGHPAcEs At
the South am considered destitute Of suppose
this Is the. southern for doughface-because will
not believe that slavery is the best condition Of society,"
and because support the rights Of that portion of the
ri Tho t,,fsa
belief in the blessings Of that institution And in the
North and West am equally condemned as wanting In
South and because do all to preserve the integrity
and the rights Of the confederation. The Ann Arbor
altar Of slavery ahat have bowed The knee to the
slave powers" and that crimsoned with "the
very blood of the slayeand all this while the Charleston
eacs declares that have done the South more injury
than any other living man." and the Richmond Eqier
maintains that have been driven to extreme hostility
70 the rights and interests Of the South that have
detected In attempt to wheede 1.-THE South) with soft
words, while he is abetng scheme destroy uso and
that fought "to be Topped of like leprous limb and
much MORE as just and chaste as this.
cannot comprehend the object Of southern in this
system Of denunciation The existing crisis is perous
North and South to carry safely through It, Extreme
opinions are face to face and have the time
when wise and patriotic counsels needed than
now The urasm of of the southern views and the
bitterness Of southern denuncatons done almost
New York Courier and Eaquiyer in some excellent re-
marks upon this subject eff General Cass Is to be de-
in the abstract and Il this spirit Is to acquire predon
nance in the SOUTH then farewell to all hopes of restored
quiet We warn the South against any such ultralsm 1t
Is deuson and 1t is arrayng the whole North
against them, almost man. for northern citizen
with the soul Of in him. win submit to be thus ra
gooned."
SNOW is 1t preposterous for such presses as the Rich
mond Inquirer to denounce General Cass to the
Constitution for expressing precisely the opinion as
expressed southern not only without re-
buke but with general in that
framed the Constitution Is not the blind, intoerant
Ia axpItf hatt.
than the furious zeal OF the northern aboonst which
refuses to in STAKEHOLDER anything but traitor to
MS racer These are the views OF respectable Wing
Journal which says that for twenty years 1t has upheld
the constitutional rights Of the South.
And what Is the Democratic yew Let IL be judged by
extract two from that able faithful exponent Of
our party principles the Columbus Daily Statesman and
Of slavery Il saws: is usnrpaton 81 ~ as Lower
charactert bears the stamp Of dsunion and of nuca
ton on ts acet utterly nadmissbs into the creed or
usage Of the American Democracy
Least Of all wiz the Democracy of the West tolerate
any ugge for the defeat of the popular sovereignty 70
conspicuous asserted during and since the Of the
Kansas and Nebraska act the right of the
Of those Territories"
The Salesman then quotes what the Richmond Eo,r~v
sneerngly considers the Cass creed Containing rons
tons condensed by the Free Press and which snbstsr
tally recapnlatsd in the Senate during the last season.
and adds We beg leave to southern mo-
rares that we have yet TO meet with tho first advocate OF
the late act Of Congress who upholds any other construc
bodied in the propositions quoted above In its aberene
to this doctrine Of the nationality OF freedom and the lin
"
II have lost the confidence Of the SOUTH or III never
possessed It, regret my misfortune; but as IL Is msfor
may Certainly the approbaton Of ali his
Is great reward for public 1t cheers and en-
courages him in his work, the Richmond editor saws he
IS ceered and encouraged an his resolution 20 erpos N,
treachTy Of ue perdios ally, meaning myself Bnt ~
time me learn 70 place value pon INV
convictions of duty and less upon the opinions Of
others II preserve my own sefrespect and the
generous confidence Of the people Of Michigan TO whom
already owe much during the brief period Of political
i
the best for what may lose have lost el.ewhere
The anathemas Of the Enquirer have terrors for me
nor have its threats Its punshment whichever they
designed TO be- ask favor Of the soutbnot one
It give me- IL aid In giving me- nothing desire
~ that Misrepresentation has done s work and
that the demand would be frutess one But sha In
alton while all this wii not change by one bey
Of discussion and Of action public or private
In relation TO this momentous subject in all lie branches
shall maintain, have done-feebly inde M,
earnestythe constitutional rights Of the South md t
duty Of the North 70 abstain from all interference with
hem And especially shall aiin and
iiscournging that fsnacal spirit and unustiaa hs az
preston OF It which doing all It make us two
TONS With all the awful sslamities which such disaster
Do not aboonise the whig party said its ,.a.
Mr. Clay am afraid his warning voice has been unbesrd
unheeded and that the deed he feared ana
has been done and though may regret vet va ra ~
responsible for this act Of political suicide But we are re-
friends, do not abotonYe the Democracy r., ne ls ~
no fusion by which our nne gold Is to be melted m ~
neiting poilticn hmelgnmation.
standard Of the party by an alloy Of other metals VINE ne
eived undebrsed from the pstrarehs Of our faitbn
lebased let US preserve H. ah-
have ~ little psrsonsl interest my fellow ct,srs
he determination OF these questions az any mar - a.
now listening TO me in this sssenblars ~ az
'ther whom he may. Having passed the term Of nnr.r
existence assigned to man by the Psslmst-three scars
ears and ten am warned that my hold upon Ifs n
rail and heeting one. But believe the durs,ion -
his Government - closely interviewer with tho 49,
4 our party have lived democrat On RIM, :. ,
hat are passed, and mean 10 live democrat duri1r
ny days, however few, that 10 come The Richmon5
tnqrer, indeed, you have seen, has read me out IN an
arv, prescribing re, dopo,ging me- denoncsno ,se nnS
opPang ne t az terron hpb-for these are the terms
n ifs might or In ts wrath which Il employs pnt AZ
ot acknowledge ts jurisdictions do submit 10 its
ecree o. excommunieation shall not say, Mr. Web
ter said, under circumstances not entirely dssiri.~
Where shall goi" for do not mean 20 60 anywhere
mean to stand upon the ground have occupied for haze
entury. was democrat in the days when The Rsehs
1oud bqnru was born, years before the birth On N.
resent editors am among the very few public man
ow living appointed to important civil Offices bv Mr. es
nearly MY years ago; perhaps am the oply ons
nd prize this testimonial Of the confidence OF ina
M pure statesman ~ one Of the most precious meme