Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-06-16
Letter from A. j. DOnelsOn--sI
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from J. Powell. Sacramento City, containing
oluiions passed at meeting in that city. rndor.
sing the Philadelphia American nominations:
TULIP GROVE, May ., 1856.
Sir-Your letter of the 4th uliino. forwarding
TO me the proceedings of the American Perty ut
Sacramento, ratfying the nominations at Phila-
dephia. reached me yesterday, aud think you
for the kind terms. in which you have oommnni.
Gated them.
took ground. at M early day, in favor of tho
right of Carifornia to come into the Union, with
or without slavery in her State Constitution, rs
her citizens might determine for themselves, un
influenced by the action of Congress. and
has Witnessed with more satisfaction than have
the peaceful solution which was thus given to n
question Of much claim to our country The prin-
ciple involved was that upon which rests NIL our
Republican institutions; that IL, the right, within
the limits Of the Constitution, OF the people of the
states and Territories. when forming a State
Constitution. to govern themselves, and nobly
has this principle been yindieated by California
IN the unparalleled prosperity she has soon
attained under her own laws.
1t does not therefore surprise meto find her
citizens prompt TO lay bold OF the great national
doctrines which form the basis of tho American
creed. Exposed she Is TO an immigration
from countries which the lights of civilization
have scarcely yet reached. she feels perhaps
more keenly thnn we do here the necessity of
guarding the ballot box from the dangerous in
huences which will act through IT, il no diserim.
nation is to be made hereafter between the Ma
tive American aud the Foreigner just landed on
our shores, So too with the other great reforms
proposed by tho American Platform, which nfe
the restoration Of tho Government to It's original
purity. aud the correction Of those abuses which
have converted sectional issues into IN element
Of political power, and have brought the Presi-
dent into alarming conflict with the freedom OF
elections. The principles hefeinyolved natural.
ly strike the minds, aud command tho support Of
young and en'orprising people. who ARE fresh
iroi., the task of forming Government Of their
own,and have learned to appreciate NJ their prop.
or value those old party teatehror9s by which the
many have so often been made the dnpes of the
designing feW
The only matter OF regret 10 me, sir, is That
tho friends OF these necessary reforms did not
bring forward in connection with the name of Mr..
Fillmore some Gdvduals Tor the Vice presiden-
cy around whom could be rallied stronger guar
antees Tor their success, than belong 10 my hum
BILE character aud services. But however made
quate may be my name in this respect, you may
rest assured that it will saetion nothing adverse
TO the great movement
] should have been recrennt to the lesson |
received from General Jackson, if could hive
witnessed in silence the attempt, within ten miles
of his tomb, to revive the odous doctrines OF the
Hartford Convention, or il could subsequently
have given sanction to that coalition Of sectional
ultrais,s. which has secured to the influence en-
gagged in that dsorganizing attempt. in the nnne
of Democracy, the control of the Federal Govern.
ment.
Gen Jackson's whole life is reputation of
the leading characteristics of wha, is now term
ed democracy. In 1917 recommending to Mr.
Monroe the appointment of Fedoralist. he
warned him against the excess Of party spirit
In numerous publications. he announces his con.
vlotion that we ought TO be more Americanzed as
nation. One of the strong reasons assigned by
MIN for his veto of the bill to reoharter the Uni
ted States Bank, is his dread of foreign influence
IN the management of that institution. And
every one who knows anything OF his adminstra-
ton, rs PRESIDENT must remember with what in
dignaton he denounced the doctrines of nullifica,
ton, seyering the ties even of long personal
friendship rather than subject himself to the i'm
putation Of compromising with hereses which he
deemed fatal to the perpetuiiy Of tho Union and
the spirit of the Constitution.
In his Inaugural Address, too, he declared il
20 be one of the high duties of the Executive 10
restrain the Patronage of the Federal Govern
ment so that 1t should not he brought into con
ilct with the freedom of election;and in the sam,
patriotic paper be announces his determination
to be guided by the great examples set by Wash
ington and the early founders of our Republican
system.
Now these brilliant points in the career of th
statesman constitute our polar light as Americans
and yet are denounced as traitors to Democ
racy. and the whole patronage of the Fedora
Government is employed to ostracise and caum
Mate us.
| 1t remains for our countrymen 10 decide whio
is the best democracy, that which acts with Us i
unfolding the doctrines of Washington, Jeffcr
son, Madison and jackson, or that which has st
us up the new theory of state rights out of whic
have sprung notification and abolition, aud n
the other isms that array portion OF the coun
try against another and have impaired tho MAY
inns left by our forefa.hers.
1t is consoling to me To find that there are me
like yourself, in every quarter of our extende
country, who the dangers which beset us froi
the causes thus briefly adverted to; and cannc
doubt that the great body of cur fellow citizen
everywhere will ultimately concur with us
the steps we have taken to avert them. At u
events, my dear sir, let what may Gomez mu.
do our duty, relying upon the merits Il our eau
and the certainty that truth viii, ultimately, pre-
vail over error
Thanking you for you kind remembrance. an
for the too partial terms in which you and othe
old jackson Democrats have spoken Of me at III
public meeting of whose proceedings YOU are IN
l honored organ ON this occasion, beg lenve :
e subscribe myself.
-, very truly, your obedient servant.
. r. L. A j. DoNELSON.
c 10 Hon. D. POWELL, Sacramento, nj.
HE CORN CRoP.-We regret To st,.o ,L, :;
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