The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-06-14
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The suhjoi.lod able and pungcnt letter was
written 10y Andrew jackson Donrlsor, the
American candidate for Vice President, in
reply TO ore from j. Powell, Sacramento City,
containing resolutions passed at a meeting il,
that city, endorsing the Philadelphia Ameri-
can nominations:
TULIP GRovE! May 9. 1856.
Sir: Your letter Of the 4th ultino, for.
warding to me the proceedings Of the Ameri-
can Party at sacramento, ratifying the nom-
nations at Philadelp hia, reached me yester-
day: and thank you for the kind terms in
which YOU have cuniniunica ed them.
took ground. at an early day. in favor of
the right of California to come into the Union
with or without slavery IN her State Consti-
tuition, as rcitizens might dtterniinc for
themselves, uninttucnccd by the action Of
Congress: and no one has witnessed with
more satisfaction than have the peaceful So
luton which was thus given to a question of
much claim to our country. The principle
involved was that upon which rests all our
Republican institutions that is, the right,
within the limits of the Constitution of, the
people of the States and of the Territories
when forming State Constitution, to govern
themselves. and nobly has this principle been
indicated by California in the unparalleled
prosperity she has so soon attained under her
own laws.
ber c;t;znrs ,,r,,,,r, ~ law KIT .'.,
na,;on,l Inct r;r,l ,,L;c,, e., ~, ,ho ,;. ,sr,h'
Ar,o,i.,r cr,'nJ Evrn.,'J 49,, ~, wy
i,nm;pr,t;on from co,,nt,.,. which ,ho i;,,,',.
of civilization have scarcely vct re,,hnd sh,.
feels pcrbuns more kccrlv th,u wo i, hnrc
the necessity of Guarding the L,l|n,.nov FINN
H. d,,,,y,.u d., i';y IN = "'''
through #. if no discrimination is to hn mad,
hereafter between the Native American and
the Foreigner lust landed ON orr shores So
| too with In. other GREAT RI forms nro,os.d nv
the American Platform which are tho r.sto.
ration of the Government to :, : o i,;nal n,,r;,r
and the corr, ctior of those abuses which hoy,
convrr,cd sp,li,,,al issues min an ,lo,u,rt If
poliricnl ,owcr. and have br,uyht tho ,.tron'
acc Of the President mo olormin,. rnna;o,
with the freedom If elections Thn nr;nc;.
plcs here involved naturally strike ,bo ,n;n1,
and command the supnort If .;oMnn va
cntcrprisinp reo,lr. who nre fros,, ~, ,,,,
task of fs;,nino (;ovcrn,ncnt NJ t,n;r o WV
AMI hav, learn Il .,,nrrc;,,i,. ~ III, So
yaluc those old marty ,rotcLmnrJ. nv, r,r,io,
| the yuonu have sn ofJ,n hce, ,,,ad, H. S,,n",
of the designing ter. WV '-'
The ONLY m,it.r of r.crot . =, :.
| that the friends or thesn n,,oss,. ,en,..,' 80
| did NOT hiring forward IN o,,,s',a,;,, ,.;,h 81.
name of MIR. Fillmore so,n" ,1;r;J,I g.. w.. W.
| Vice Presidency around u.hnn, narII I,a MI,
stronger ruaranIr,s for ,h,;. .,oo'a, ,,,n' ~
long to my humble ch,ractnr nd s', ,,;",
| But however inndmot. ,n., H.. ,,,. na,no j.,
this respcct Won nav rcst c.surod ;, -, !, =, ~
sanction notGinr adverse ~ ,hn or'.t ,no -" ~
mcnt. e''"' '"''~
| ! shnu,a bo,,, too,, ... =. A. $780,,
I received from General .IacLs,n ' ;s1 o"uld
have Witnessed in silence the attemmt within
ten miles of his tomb To revive tbn odion.
doctrines If the Hartnrl ,,orrent;or ~ IF !
could subsequently hovn o;,,,,,' so,.,;o, -
that coalition, Of scciion,, nltr,;sts which ba i.
secured to the influence cnr,gcJ in ,hat lis.
| organizing a,tcmpt. in the name Of d. mncrac,.
the control of the Federal Gnv,rnmcnt
Gen. Jackson's whole liz, l. rnnud;,t;o
of the leading charac,rristics nf what i. ,,,,,,.
| termed democracy. In Isl7 r,cn,'',,nnd;n',
| to MIR. Monroe the anno;ut,n,,,t NJ !. E>I.'r.I
list. he warned him AGAINST tho evc,s. IF ,,rt,,
| shirt. In numerous nuh,;cnt;nns ho on,
nounccs his conviction that wc ounbt r. ho
more Amcucanizcd as n nation omo of tho
strong reasons assirnrJ by him for h;s veto
| of the bill to rcchartrr the limited States
Bank. is his dread Of forc;rn ;nilnancc in tho
management of that institut;nn And nv
one who knows ANYTHING NJ h;s od,nir;str,:
ton, as President. must remember w;,h what
indignation he denounced the doctrincs of
qualification. seycring the tics even Of lonr
personal friendship rather than subject him.
self to the imputation of comnro,n,;inp with
heresies which he deemed fatal to the ,crne.
tuity of the Union and the s,;r;t If th.. Cnn.
stit;tion.
! In his Inaupural Address too hc declared
it 10 he one of rho huh dmti,s IF tho Evecn.
tive tn restrain the uot,on.n.. of tho Foi.ro,
Government sn that II shonId not he brought
into conflict with the fr,edo,n Of elections. and
in thu same patriotic naper he announces his
DISCRIMINATION to I've onidrd Inv tho great cx.
amplcs SET by Washington and the carlv
founders Of orr Rennblican system.
Now these brilliant noints in tho carccr If
this statesman constitute orr polar lirht as
Amcrcams. md vet we are denounced as
traitors 70 DrmocIacv and tho whole nat,on.
acc Of the Federal Government is cmoloycd to
ostra ri so ,nd cai"nu;ots no " ~ W
II ram.;ns f,r our countrvnen n decde