The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-10-25
CONTRACTING RATE,
ANOTHER POWERFUL RECRUIT

ANOTHER POWERFUL RECRUIT
we take great pleasure in laying before our
readers the following letter from the Hon.
Robert n. Ogden, one of the foremost men at
our bar, lifelong, and at one period very
active Wing, and lofty minded Southern ia.
triot, who has deemed it due to his country
and himself to survey the field and Judge from
its real aspect as to what was his proper course
IN the existing emergency. He has arrived II
the conclusion inevitable with nine minds out
of ten, among candid men, who love their
country more than their party prejrdiccs. It
is indeed cheering to the friends Of the Soutl,
and OF her constitutional rights to find them.
selves strengthened by the accession to their
ranks of two such men as Bobcrt n. and Octa-
vius n Ogden. The skies in the South are
Frightening, il is true, and thanks to the rood
sense and the spirit Of justice in the Democrat
ic masses, joined with no inconsderablc part
of the old-line Wings, the danger of sectional
and fanaticnl aggression is growing less immi.
ncnt than it was; still there il work. and much
Of it. to be done in our own midst. in the way
of correcting the strange hcrcsies which,
through the infection Of Know Notllineism md
the prevalence Of New England philosophy,
have obtained hold on the minds of many of
the more impulsive and less intelligent of our
nooplo 'In fbis IA all IN, - n
should address themselves, and the Ordcns can
well take prominent and commanding place
in the ranks Of the reformers " o. Courter
BAY OF ST. LouIs, Miss, !
Oct 6, 1856.
JonN S. HoIT Esq, Secretary, &c Deqr
Sir: ! owe You an apology for not sooner an
swerlng your very courteous note, conveying
an invitation to me from tn" Democratic State
Central Committee, to make n tour of the
Florida parishes in Louisiana, and address the
public on the great issues presented bv the
approaching Presidential election. | had in
dulgcd the hope that it might he in my power
TO comply. However painful to separate my
self as do on this OCCASION from many of nv
personal friends. and even of my relatives with
whom, for years, had struggled through ev-
cry vlcssitude of fortune in the support of the
noble Wing party have been constrained to
do so by convictions Of duty. Having done
So | ardcntly hope for the complete success Of
the ticket which has been put in nomination
by your party. To the eminent citizens placed
upon that ticket freely give my entire conf.
dence-confdence in their personal purity and
integrity in their patriotism, nationality and
devotion to the Union--in their abilities and
in their lirmncss. Awarding to Mr.. Fillmore
my sincere respect for the uprghtness and dig
nifty of his character, and for the sincerity of
his convictions, nor doubling for moment his
patriotism and devotion to the Union, vet
do not think that, with his views of the veto
power, and OF the powers of Congress over the
subject OF Slavery in the District of Columbia,
and in the admission Of new Statcs--as those
views have heretofore been announced by him.
and never ms | have seen, read or heard, re-
tracted, that his election, at this moment, could
have any effect in arrcstng the sectional strife
now raging, or in preserving the Union by
preserving the Constitution. That veto power
seems to have been the offspring of the wise
foresight Of our ancestors, for the very purpose
of guarding against legislation dangerous to
the Union, which might grow out of those see
tional divisions against which the Father of
his Country, gave such solemn warning. 1t
may be necessary soon to exercise it with the
frmness Of Jackson, in all the plenitude of
its conservative strength, to save the Union,
which every true patriot must love and revere:
The Union Of equals nnder The mgis ofHe Cou,
aituiion In Mr.. Buchanan we have states.
man OF ripe years, and of enlarged experience:
one of the few remaining of that noble band OF
patriots whose wisdom and cloqucnce in the
Senate made that body galaxy of genius and
patriotism, The compatriot and friend Of
jackson, of Clay, Of Webster of Calhoun, his
mind is imbned with the true spirit of the
Constitution and his arm will be firm cnouph
to stay the rising surgcs of sectional and fanat.