The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-06-04
REPLY OF Mr.. DENTON IN REFERENCE TO
HIS NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR.

REPLY OF Mr.. DENTON IN REFERENCE TO
HIS NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR.
From the st. Louis Democrat q May 20.
We give publication below to letter from
Col. Beaten, in reply 10 a communicstion
from the comm tee appointed to inform him
OF has nomination by the Democracy ct Mis-,
souri, Tor the Office Of Governor Of the State,
IL will be seen that he does not decline per-
hitting the use of his name in the manner
proposed. hat holds that matter under adj
yiscment until his return home; and, from
what we know Of his disposition il the pre-
misses, we are fully satisfied that when he
does came back to Missouri and finds, as he
will find, the unanimous voice of the true
Democracy. whom he has so long delighted
to serve, calling upon him with one acclaim
to bear their standard in The approaching
contest, he viii not hesitate moment to
comply with their wish
Washington, May, 1856.
To Messrs. Thomas Z. Price, Jacob Hall, Francis r.
Blair, Jr., Stephen Rice, John ID. Stevenson, JAS.
Lusk, 7. z. fukersan, z Ishell, W. II, Chafey,
James Lindsay, Austin 4. King, Harrison b.
Branch, and K. Z. Baker.
GENrLrMsS have received your letter
on tie subject Of the nominations made BY
the Democratic convention at Jefferson City,
aud am greatly pleased with the whole Of
them, except the one which relates to myself.
That takes me by surprise, and must remain
under consideration until return, which will
be soon, as am nearly through the occupation
which has detained me here. In the mean
time, 1t any other person was though; Of for
the Governor's nomination in the event OF my
inability to accept il, would wish hinfto be
brought forward at once, without awaiting
any further answer lrUm me.
1t is my intention to speak on tile state &c
public affairs when gel TO Missouri, but not
IN the way OF canvass, nor as candidate
Tor any Office, but 10 do my part as citizen
IN trying to preserve the peace aud harmony
OF the Union, and to keep agitation and Sec
tIonalism out OF our bordera-tw evils now
besetting the whole United States, and our
own State above all.
| consider slavery agitation land lis ma
tural offspring, sectional antagonism) the
greatest curse, both socially and politically
which could belal our Union, and tina, curse
Is now upon Us, and brought upon us design
edly and tor the worst oil purposes. The
Missouri Compromise line, the work of pa
triotic men, had stood abnve thirty wears,
aud there was not one among ihnse contriy-
ing Its repeal who was not upon the record
~ votes Or speeches. for its support up to
the time Of its abrogation; and Mr.. Calhoun
himself, as late as lS4S-onlv two wears be-
\ fore his death, and after he had preached the
doctrine Of no power in Congress to legislate
\ upon slavery in Territories- repudiated the
4 idea of repeat, and declared that the " at
tempt 10 do So would /" disturb the peace and
harmony ofhe Jnion." Ii has been attemp.
ted'and accomplished; and the peace and har-
inony OF the Union have been DESTROYED.
Out Of the repeal OF this compromise has
sprung forth a neiU test Of democracy, which
consists in exacting party allegiance 10 the
/ principles Of the Kansas Nebraska bill. The
first inquiry upon the virtue Of this new fes,
Is, to find out what those principles are; and
the result is diametrIcally opposite, a. it
comes from one side or the other of the Pa
tomac river. From the North the answer is,
squatter sovereignty! as being the inherent
right Of The people Of the Territory to decide
the question Of slavery for themselves, and
to have il Or not, jusf a. they please. In the
South that definition is held 10 be rank de.
magoguery, and that the people Of the Ter
ritory. no more than Congress, have not
particle OF power on the subject; that the
Constitution carries slavery with il into eve.
~ Territory as soon as acquired, oyerrid-
lng and controlling all laws against IL. and
keeping il there. in defiance Of the people or
OF Congress until the Territory becomes
State aud excludes it, Thus the advocates
Of the test are as opposite as light and dark
? IN al eeltae -
ought 70 agree upon il before they require
Others 10 believe ~ il.
\ II Is impossible to believe in both; and I
believe IN neither. | believe 10 the old doc
trine, that the Territories are the property
Of the United States aud under the guardian.
ship Of Congress, and subject TO such lawsas
Congress chooses to provide for them lor to
permit them TO make for themsci,esI until
they became States; and after that 1.-THE chill
dfen arrived at twenty one wears IT agel
they are out 81 guardianship and have al tie
rights Of their fathers. That is my belief,
aud has been The belief ~ The whole United
States until lately, and especially the belief
81 those who nov DENY il, aud who are upon
the record land that often and recent against
their own denial. Witness 10 20 no further
back the bill Tor the admission Of Texas in
1915, 90 which all who voted for that adInis.
sion voted for the re.establishmrnt IL tie
Missouri compromise line IN all tina. part ol
i south OF the Arkansas river where Il had
been abrogated by the laws aud constitution
1t Texas. Witness, alsu. the debates aud
speeches on the Oregon bill in lS4S; also, the
attempts toexiend the compromise line to the
Pacific IN 1850; also, the votes &c some of
these advocates in favor Of the wilmut pro-
siso; and, above all, the protest Of the ten
Senators against The admission &c tie State
olCaliiorniain $50, because Congress would
not legislate upon the subject Of slavery in
tie territory which was 70 compose IL. With
Ii -.-..al a :. IL