Smyrna times., 1856-06-25
Rives on The State oft3.

Th" Hon. w. e. Ri,cs L,. n,l,. '""'
/ ter to Hon. r. e. Wlnibrop ,. ',,'5.'H alr
icnsSrs The state of the ua,,,,, ""'h he'd.
those dcPlornhIc events vL,.,' L. ''' '.>arIr,,
builders with tratrrnal bl...,I.l.''' S'"","l Dn
~: .;@, "'f ''"''' 10" aPFo' by It c,nr,, .''r
I''',.,t' l"'cn &"d AcrnrS OF prr.,n,l ."s>.
tive government .' 70 irr..,
,.,i, i.' 'ISo .'' expresses 1t As is ~or,.n,.
%'i "''''S> come mans can be f.:.rd o., ''' '4H
Has tIa ",'""Ply commencement Of lpt..," ,'n
-. "'ifahy entered uInu y.
VI .I' I'"'ut'"n and HAT not u bI.,n,.' '''r 10.
,'r,I" iT ii''',' terminate m I.ol,3f 49,. '''
VI ''''' '"'"h' with aIl lis tram Of " ''".
H.. '.,'o'.S u" ourselves ala, 10 fl.,..,, H.
lie maintains that the ,.coll, - @'...". won.
''''l' III calling L"~ 0nd Gra.r ~, ".'
wy P"i' "' 'h' Country; that il,r'. "-'
u" ''' R"'nR p rAanaas 10 settle n'.,, ''. b.
'''"' l' r'HrS' In The n"un.,.,r i.,. "'.
'I"'neni "i lie Union be- cal: ! 49,, '' t.
AT It's constitutional powers. uL,.L'..'' ..-
'A'C"ii'c' or judicial. TO r., 81, F'a
w i''''Iy III It's "rrrI act, Lni ~, ., 49," -.
'"a PfrPArltory move mrm... '' t''
as follows: 'I'. r'n..,
.,I., Thr rrpraI of'Lr Mi. our. ..m...,...
''n'er'' 'hr hnnsas and \, brasil, I'; w .c
P'i''"h''' /" The North. Ma>. ~, '' =" 'h
','l "HA'" Tor at The time by ih,. ,. '"'lr
''"'H oI 'hcir representatives in C,,.r "e
was measure brought f6rward ,rI
t'N' "a "o'' argely sustained, from Il,. \ ,"'
n"t oclL@ measure flows inn. lis H.. 8 ''"
always believed, from he true e,,lr;, ""'" h.,
OF the Constitution ,I'' ""u.
"i'iihcld from Congress any p,,,cr 'i'"" '..
graphical line Of fdIscriuiuat,,,. - -! !'~
~ impose Il restriction on Slovcrr ~ ,.s'.
ritories' either while REMAINING ~ :, i'I
[.torial condition or coming into tLo ' I IT,
o'd'GS' When the proposition MAS mad 'n as
announcer quarter Of the Union to ,,I'I' ''I' '"L
criihinatlon believed TO be both unco II d'''
al ana Injurious TO the Just cqalitv or,t
inc south could not but accent o'J nv ',d'r
sustain 1t by its vote. The rencaI - 'o'"''i,
law OF the land and, being but y ro,,.." n'" Ih'
principles OF the Constitution. ,tior :" '"r
fy ana forced deviation from tLc,n =, '''i"r"'
can never agree to give it nm. '''' "on'h
Under these circumstances tbo ts;,
constitution and the Union NJ tho V"., 9" 'lr
am sure, be disposed to look =, L''" ,'' "''
question OF organic law, inyolyinG 'Lo great
l%hts and mutual harmony of ,Ln ,, i'' equal
u ''IS'"hs OF the cOnfcdcracy, solely h., ,lS" S'd""
l' '' VI reason' truth, and Original nl;oI, "
a''n, ,o,nn r WA" the Msso"ri Co,sTomise' 's"' 5"n
'dIoh from The Constitution. nJ vi,t. 1''"'
~ ''""' ~ III the letter or spirit of the tunI.'
- I"iPdct OF union between The St.tos
= ,ou'i :. ""S Always cOniendcd and sljII L.r.
~ "uS' 'neh surely all Just men w;IIs'.
uS Ut sooner or later 10 have hoe, ra,'.'
o,,I no. tIe repeal having been made Thar ',.' rn
oI,u ro'hrom now stand; We invite our friends n%
lssiopate rouiti ,He Morth to careful and Dis.
constitutional right, free from "n' m'o fu.'."'
,ssIon oil opinions and impressions wLirrL r'r'. ,'
'aG 'ne,, oeeh hitherto formed without lbat '' %
',siuefatlon due to so delicate and ",,.I '''
atter s,o,r IN the economy of our complex poI, II
The letter concludes with IN onno.,
lrlt OF moderation, forbcarapce cl,,'.,l 81 " a.
p peel OF the country, and expresses ha "%
u' 'Ie Fress will aid in the work "0'" 4