The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-03-04

LETTER FROM Hon. JER. CLEMMENs.-The fol-
lowing letter from Hon. Jer. Clemmens Of Ala
bama, expresses in strong terms the views Of
Southern men relative to the attempt to repeal
the Missouri Compromise:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 1854.
To Hon. John Pan buren,:
Ny DEAR SIR: Your letter of yesterday has
Just been received. and l agree with YOU in
most of its suggestions. The less that is said
upon the subject Of slavery the better will it be
for all parties. and such am sure is the gene
raj sentiment of the South. We want nothing
but to be let alone. We do not expect or de-
sire that the people of the North should fall in
love with slavery. We believe the institution
to be good one-you think differently. Let
each enjoy his own opinion, and refrain from
interference with the rights or prejudices of the
other.--Tbe sentiments which you have beard
me express on the stump are not mine only, but
those of the Southern people. almost without
exception. Agitation in any form is what We
object to; and the politician who re animates a
subject which we fondly hoped was buried for
ever mscalculates sadly fhe expects to be re-
ceived with favor by us.
All that considered necessary in the Ne
braska bill, was that it should be an exact copy
of the New Mexico bill, except of course, the
name and description of boundaries. You are
aware that am fully committed against the
doctrines of General Cass' Nicholson letter.
vet we both voted cheerfully fer the New Mex
leo bill It seemed to me to be common ground
upon which all reasonable men might stand. 1t
left the subject of slavery where the Constitu
ton left it, and did not invade the province
of the Courts to decide in advance what that
Constitution meant.
am too much engaged with professional du-
ties to pay much attention TO politics, but l
think have seen enough to be certain that the
Nebraska BILL as reported by Mr. Douglas, will
pass and think | can see the consequences
That they will be anything but agreeable seems
too clear to admit ola doubt. A fOodgatc will
be opened, and torrent turned loose upon the
country which will sweep away in its deyast-
ing course every vestige OF the compromise Of
1850. l do not speak Of immediate cffects-I
look beyond. For the present it may be looked
upon at the South as boon, and by portion
of the North as triumph over fanaticism. The
word peace will be upon the lips of its advo-
Gates everywhere. Like the angel of the Lord
who stood among the myrtle trees and said,
1--WE have passed to and fro through the earth,
and behold all the earth stitch still and is at
rest''-even so We shall have it proclaimed
that the country is at rcst-that all is peace
but l greatly fear that they have raised spirit
which will wing its way through storm and
tempest to the funeral pyrc of the republic.
To abide in good faith by the compromise of
1850, and the platform of Baltimore is both the
post of safety and the post of honor / repeat
we of the South ask nothing but to be left alone
We have not moved in this matter, but it is we
who must suffer. unless Northt IN men who gee
and appreciate our position. will do US justice
before your own people. You can do this. per-
haps, more effectually than any man at the
North, and it it did not imply an unkind suspi-
cion would ask you to do it. AS ii is, l do
not doubt you, and consiler the request unne-
cessary
Hoping to have TIE pleasure Of meeting YOU
very soon, remain, very truly. yours &c.
JER. CLEMENS.
THE NEBRASKA BILL IN THE HcusE-Some
anxiety is felt, says the Ga!ena Advertiser to
learn the probability of the passage of the Ne
braska bill through Congress. When such men
as Mr.. Badger advocate it, its passage through
the Senate is rendered certain, by decided
majority. With the large Administration n;i-
jority in the House, the chance for its defeat
there must be small. "A correspondent OF the
Boston Atlas writes: II think the Wing North
in Congress will be a unit. Many Southern
Wings, it is believed, will oppose the the bill.
some on grounds independent of slavery and
some on this account. They are mostly opposed
TO this breach of faith. at least do not see but
that the Administration, Cass, Douglas, and all
must be broken down by it. They NAV / fear
will, put the bill through, but The bill will not
iail: LII tne tlt ~ put tuein through Dy the cX-
press train, without change of baggage Ano-
ther correspondent writes: II have only time
now to say, that vi!lainy runs rampant here
The Missouri Compromise Will he nullified
The agitation is renewed by those who are SOL
emily pledged against it, For the first time
in my public career, l do think the Union is in
DANGER" correspondent oft the Boston Jour-
nal writes: Every man see regrets the in
PRODUCTION Of this bill. The Indiana delegation
| Yesterday pi
The opposition to the bill is gaining ground
daily now. against the whole influence of the
! Administration That large majority of th.
people are opposed to this bill. We have no
doubt whatever but. it is not certain that thew
will be able TO make their power known and
felt soon enough.
The editor of the Canton (OO Democratic
Transcript puts the case with fairness and
dircctncss which is very honorable to his intel
ligence and his courage. In his paper of last
week says:
what shall We say of the man who, for a
brief hour of title and circumscrbed power
| would enslave a Statc:-would bind in xemors.-
less chains o. bondage unborn generations, in
hopeless servitude and degradation, millions Of
human beings. for the selfish endowment of a
seat in the United States Presidential chair ?
Such man is Senator Douglasr'
A writer in the st. Louis Republican, who de-
carcs he has no sympathy with the Woman
Rights movements, says -" Till our children
are ten or twelve years of age. both girls and
| boys, competent female teacher is far better
suited to train their intcIlccts and hearts than
the male teacher. And yet the salary of the
female teacher is not more than half what is re-
ccived by the male teachers Why is this? II
costs as much to live in the one case as the
other; or. If there is any difference, the lady S
board and clothing is the most expensive
How TIE CoNTrEENTALs STOOD IN ARMs-To q
man they wore smallclothes, coming down and
fastening just below the knee, and long stock
ings with cow-hide shoes, ornamented with
large buckles; while not pair of boots graced
the company. The coats and waistcoats were
loose and of huge dimensions, with colors as
various as the barks Of oak. sumach, and other
trees Of our bills and sysamns could rnato tha.,.