The daily union., 1856-10-31
raF CRISIS AS VIEWED BY NORTHERN MAN
I'M WITH SOUTHERN CITIZENSHIP.

. 49, North athe National Integencer OF september oVen
-. INT recently come under my inspection certain eu
trs and orators from whom you 9pte isyor tns
49, - ol Fremont should he be elected President Of the
a states and the whole force Of your editorial Is eA
dd IN an effort 70 destroy the influence OF such Sen
ments. .., 50. ,hst ~
AS my object in writing is TO foster ana 'A'
Lib vou dsapproye We stand dametricaly opposed In
regard TO means though are unanimous In REGARD
the end to be atainedthe permanent peace ana prosper
iy of the country You seek 70 preserve he onion "
counselug submission, TO northern combination
counsel prompt immediate resistance as the only grouhu
Of hope
You affirm in substance that in case OF Col Fremonts
election 10 the presidency though this should be effected
by northern sectional combination, II Will nevertheless
be a constitutional election deny the eonsutuuonSns
Of such an election and affirm that his eecuon unoer
such combination, WILL in ITSELF constitute revolution
The constitution and laws win have been superseded ana
a fanatiea puritaniea inhdei, religious tyranny vi" oe
substituted in their place
In what position will the first article of the amendments
of the constitution stand after this election congress
shall make law respecting ar establishment OF religion
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof AS the areie
now stands the argument runs thus IL Congress snail
make no law respecting establishment OF religion now
much more shall not the peopeY But the people, IN this
event will have established religion, the religion OF the
maoritynamely ut is sin to hold slaves" The mul-
udes of religious sects who have combined Tor the cleo
ton of Col Fremont hold nothing in common but TINS
one affirmation and determination to act IN accordance
Herewith To hold slaves is part OF my religion. lou
counsel me to submit TO administration when hoids
nv religion TO sin. This clause of the constitution VIII
have become nugatory There will be need any longer
of clause prohibiting Congress from doing what mas al
ready been done religion win have been established
and the religion of the majority and the glorious consul
tuition of our free country will have given place 10 the
most odous religious tyranny which ever dsgracea ths
earth.
The South If they submit to it. viii be subugated nope
essly subjngated for all time TO come for when VIII the
South if they submit this tyranny, ever be relatively
stronger than they now areI Inc disparity ih a'or VI w
North Is daily increasing.
You gentlemen argue much against our repudiating
this before has by its acts injured US As
well might you dssuade me from killing rattiesnake
which has thrown himself into coil at my feet and is
shaking his omnos rattes because he as yet has not
bitten
You affirm in substance that if Fremont is elected by
msory Of the electoral votes his election will be constu
tiona have shown that the letter. even of the conStu
ton will be violated and though the form OF the consttu
ton were preserved entire such election would be SUD
versive of its spirit and Intention.
Those two great statesmen Calhoun and Webster un-
doubtedy saw in the distance the exgencies which are
now upon u.s. With great zeal and ability In Their NE
time, they debated, with southern and with northern
the constitution As result of their efforts, no doubt
each section of the country general thing sided with
its own champion. ,
The rights Of the South were doubtless. clear to Mr.
Cahouns own mind. great portion OF his efforts during
the last twenty five years of his life as you and genue-
men, very well know spent in endeavors to get hese
rights acknowledged. You doubtless recoiect his sur
prsngy selreying effort in the series OF resolutions de-
caratory Of the sense and meaning of the constitution
which he PRESENTED to the acceptance of the Senate You
know the interest with which he behed the renowned de-
bate between Hayne and Webster and with what mastery
ability he afterwards the constitutional subjects
prapped ia with the hercuean powers OF that
giant of the North When the balance Of power was about
to turn rrevocaby northern prepondeance in the Sen
ate he rose and asked, Are not TO be protected
silence sullen as death, the eloquent response.
Mr. Cahouns efforts protection TO the rights OF
the South terminated only with his mortal career In his
last great speech addressed the Senate he suggested The
proprety of an alteration of the constitution Ere one
month had elapsed he passed TO that undiscovered coun
try from whose bourne traveller returns NO sooner
was he cold in death than speculation became rife as 10
what particular alterations to the constitution Mr. Calhoun
would have proposed 1t suggested in the National
ntegencer that he was in favor Of two Presidents
northern and southern Presdent-and that no act Of
Congress should become law without the concurrence o
both Presidents.
had good reason ahen as now for believing that this
suppestion false i well see however, that ue
National Inteligencer7 might have published what
did without blamew orthiness however then, as now
believed that there was bsmeworthness on the part o
some one In this matter Mr. Cahouns antecedents were
too clear 10 leave room for unpudiced inquirer to
come far from the truth in conjecture as TO what would
be the purpor Of amendments which he would have pro-
posed Had half the pains been taken TO understand that
there was to msundersand Mr. Calhoun, better eoneu-
sion might have been arrived Though Mr.. Calhoun
It'd In Me tot n
precisely what amendments he wished yet he very plainly
inmatsd that they such that If there was Wil
there a way
Believing did that the suggestion OF two Presidents
was device OF some one to kill of the influence Of hr
Calhoun prepared statement OF what knew on the
subject and was about sand II to yourselves gentlemen
for publication when your issue to hand which con-
tainsd strong affirmation that Mr. Calhoun did favor the
idea Of two Presidents; and that Mr.. Msngum, United
States senator from North Carolina bad In bis possession
a letter from Mr. Calhoun containing such proposal.
aFacts7 thought are stubborn things" and ! must
wait the production Of this letter have waited till now
Mr. Calhouns works have been published Time sufficient
for Mr. Mangu to rummsge his desk his breechesPocke'
and other safe places where he might have deposited said
letter has elapsed but far as at present advised
no such proposal bearing the signature OF Mr. Calhoun,
has yet been found.
Ny rs end last personal interview with Mr. Calhoun was
held on Friday evening Ills last great speech was read be
fore the Senate on the Monday Considering the very
feeble health in which Mr. Calhoun then was and the fact
that his speech in writing be read before the Senate
Mt their next sitting Il b reasonable TO conclude that his