The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-16
LErrEa or eoYEaNoR Jonssos, OF oEoRoIA.

NsF BAIrmoas, Nd Sept %.
TO hs Editor Of The North american and u s. Gqsae:" /
Sin Your issue of the 23d inst contains an elaborate
article over the signature Of Cecil" which is fully
dorsed by you in advance in your issue Of the 22d inst
You have thus adopted and assumed the responsibility Of
that communication, which consists almost entirely Of
criticisms upon portions my remarks before the demo
cratic mass meeting In Independence square the nth
OF the present month Not with the comments OF
Cecil you renew the subject In abored editorial Of the
10th inst which quite Objectionable In tone and tenn
per as u Is Of my remarks and positions
trust your Of justice will accord to hearing
| through the columns OF the American and Gazette
You fix upon an isolated sentence and ignoring its
nexion and the subectmater under consideration seek
excite the preudces of the aborng Of the North by
asserting that II contains the doctrine that would be bet
Ter for them TO be otned than to be hired by eapitan
other words better that the white laborng classes should
be enslaved The sentence you quote is follows viz:
The question really a. he is batter for capital
us labor or 10 hire IL" If you really desired TO furnish
your readers with correct version OF my remarks why
did you quote ali that said that point2 The re-
of extemporaneous speeches imperfect best and
very often present distorted pictures
This ought TO suggest to rmnded the propriey Of
allowing them the benefit Of all that they say given
point in every instance in which their sentiments made
the subject of criticism beg to supply your omission.
You in your editorial after citing the abovequoed
tence This 1t will be observed is general proposition
The labor he speaks OF is confined the african
and their descendants or limited to the southern States
1t Is the labor OF the Whe malabor wherever and by
whomsoever performed Now, by reference to what
say respectfully assert that it will fully appear that
was not general proposition that the labor spoken Of
confined to the african race and "med to the southern
States and that 1t has reference the abor of the
whae man" quote from my remarks reported very
imperecy and mesgrey by the "New York Daily Times"
That sheet will not be charged with parlaliy demo-
cratic speaker said according TO that report The great
contest that being waged-call il by what
they contest between capital on the one band
and labor the other and the only question was wheh
er 1t better for the southern States their labor
to hire their labor Hence it general PROPOSE
tion" you assert but proposition applicable to the
fOr tho Spuf had de-
termined that capital should own labor. Why? 1t
better upon this ground, If for other that their
agricultural products (they being agricultural peo-
pe) Of such character that they could hire
labor to cultivate them They could not hire labor to cu
vate the rice swamps to ditch their low grounds to drain
| their morasses And why2 Because the climate was
deadly to the wae an-he could not live in it, White
aborers could not be got to there and therefore the
territory OF cotton sugar rice and obaccogro
labor not because they pansd 10 degrade the whie
man. Now does not this language show that the speaker
referred exclusively to the "labor Of the African race Is
predicated upon the idea that without African la
bor the territory of the cotton sugar rice and tobacco
growing region must be barren waste2 To make that
labor effective it must be ound by capital Such is the
doctrine intended to express and such is the obvious i'm
port of the language employed will not permit myself
TO doubt that upon reflection you viii be convinced of the
injustice of your structures entertain feeling of
tempt for the white laboring classes does such
timent obtain in the South. believe they treated
with respect in the slavehoding than in the
slavehoding States So far from degrading by enavng
thrift intelligence and moral worth. You might there
fore have we'll saved yourself the expenditure of mag
nanimity which prompted you to say: 1--WE invoke no
budgeon upon the head OF the misguided man who 80
much mstook his place.
For the purpose of acceerang the tendency to section
asm in the pending presidential election and Of exaspe
rating the North against the South it has become
very for writers and speakers of the socaed
publican party to represent the saveholdng States
threatening dsunion and to give colorado pausbiliy to
the representation they ndustriously collect every au
sion such alternative that emanates from southern
source Hence "CecD with the weight of your endorse
men which alone entities the article notice. catches at
such remarks the following from my speech in Inde-
pendence Square, "Let it be known that party in six
northern States arrogate to themselves the right
elect President to take control of the government the
army and navy, and install their miserable
in the presidential chair irrespective Of the rights Of the
fifteen southern States" Again "Now tell you, when
IL TO pass that sixteen States shall dictate
tonally and absolutely as the republicans pro.
pose, to fifteen States, you mag bid farewell to the
Union Such declarations adduced evidence Of the
strong disunon prociyities of the South. Now wish
repeat what said in Independence Square that had
authority speak for the South for the State OF
Georgia but expressed my individual opinion to the
suits that would follow the election OF Mr. Fremont dis
tincty disavowed all intention TO threaten the North
said knew the American people to be brave people in
whatever section Of the Union they lived that did not
expect desire the northern people by inmida
tion-the South does not and did, attempt tit
would be unworthy Of herself 1t would be justly Of
fensye the Nortbbut that expressed my opinion by
Of appeal to hs deep undercurent OF patriotism which
animates the OF all parties in order to rally them 10
the rescue Of the Union from impending peril 1t 10 be-
the South and southern wish TO preserve the
Union that they pour forth such utterances The Union
cannot be maintained II 1t be made the engine Of oppres
sion and wrong TO the fifteen slaveholding States We
say in advance that the calamity may be ayerted Is
this treason Is 1t madness Ought 1t to be offensive
rightminded northern men 7 But when thus speak
in the funess Of patriotic soctude for the integrity OF
the constitution how is IL received and what Is the
sponse2 In spite of all dsavowsls IL s construed int
threats and told that there Is power the govern
men 10 force TO submission that "be North Is strong
in thousand Of independent power the South
weak In all those IL has also Of weakness
peculiar 10 ITSELF like the jewellers the sides Of Vesu-
yus Its homes and its hearths built its vine and g
tree planted the crust OF volcano the first
OF the northern drum would strike the kne Of slavery
What this but threatening the subjugaon Of the South
csm which RACES against her IL might be well 10
member that fear little characteristic Of the southern
II Is OF the northern people II might be well
member that II "the North Is strong in thousand
OF independent power they draw much Of their prosper
ty from the South and that every blow struck the pro-
ductve and property securities Of tho latter will
rccoi upon the former with destructive energy.
But sir the warfare upon the Union-the danger that
enyrons itdoes not from the South. She feels that
Is 10 jeopardy because the so-cnled repubcanpary are
pledged to principles and line OF policy contrary the
constitution She feels that is In jeopardy because II
That party makes open upon the constitutional rights
OF the south, and procaims crusade against the insti
tuition Of slavery. Many Of s leaders announce dis
the result Of the defeat OF their policy Ia no the
socaed republican di-vron because sectional party
and because II sets the constitution at defiance Bepamn
p Wade has already announced the Union virtually
dissolved. He says:
South and he believed two nations upon the Garth
ned of