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ey Of Republican States- the States being
The parties to speak, through their respon-,
siblel organs avoiding 6t the samaig iganaation.
OF mass MEETINGS, in which democratic
numbers must move stronger tllan ,,onstitu-
tional weight. wish Sou,h Carolina
could have retained her. constitutional i,len-
tity-maintaining doctrinesthat could sur
yiye q Constitution that SHOULD give: secit-
rity and equality. It was the position Of a
promontory in the deep standing from
amidst % the waves Of agitation that were
beating at its base, and resisting the storms
that haye assailed, its bosom. The tide of
events and the current of popular opinion,
emanating in the North and running to the
South, has brought to bear upon ,,s n force
which our people cannot, suppose, resist.
A partial representation at Cincinnati
would be mischievous. 1t might control
the State without representing it. It might
hitch It's to car that might pass over and
crush confding worshippers. Tie pr,rci-
pies OF common law, when fully examined,
are wi'le and even honorable. And those
Of one which maintains an honorable rela-
ton between landlord aud tenant, and that
is tenant entering under an acknowledged
title. Of his landlord shall not he allowed TO
dispute it. Whether the title. be good or
not. il is treason in the sentinel Ms tenant to
bctray it.
So Of these great nominating Cor vcn-
tions, that have h'c",nr, moi the third. but
the second estate in the government. Their
platforms and resolutions commit MI who
join them TO net under them, aud never al
lowing them to dispute their authority.
would murl, have preferred that pres
idential elections should have gone through,
tue process prescribed by The Constitution.
As to nominations in some form ihcv could
not have been avoided, and the old Congress
sional caucuscs we're much better and more
| responsible sources Of nomination than vol
untary meetings Of representative delegates
such as frequently have scarcely ony
constituents, and such as cannot re-, .ent
the opinions of the people. have no
aversion to see our State -. her response.
bic Office as unit in the l.. use of Repre-
sentatives-she would count then as one in
thirty-oue in the Democratic Convention;
she may yet have the moral influence which
intelligence and resolution may exert
through her delegation. But in mere nu-
merical power she will he absorbed.
Now after what have said, I will give
you my conclusion. As the State will be
rrpresente'-pntting the question aside
whether she should he or not-let the
State send her very first mcn-s,,cl, as Gov.
Richardson. Col. Pirk-ns. Gov. Hammond.
Mr.. Barnw"ll. Mr.. Rhett. Gov. Means Gen:
Wallace, Mr.. Woodward, Gen. Thompson,
Richard Simpson, Gen. Rogers. These
gentlemen have regulations of something
like Curule dignity. But there are many
Others that I might name. and there is one
gentleman whose name, on this occasion, i
ought not to omit, for while he has some
notions in which fcannot agree. We, he is a
gentleman for whom have always enter
tained an unfeigned respect-I allusie to
Col. Perry. who has been prominent, in the
Convention movement-T would be per-.
fcctly willing TO. trust the hnnor Of :th.
State in his keeping. But in any thing
that is likely to be done, do not let US de
Carolinanize ourselves : -.
Above all, would say, let nur delegates.
go untrammrled and unrommitted. rs TO
the nominee for the Presidency. have
said more than !. intended. .:.,5. a!
= Yours, 9: p. BUTLER. :
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