New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-07
PERTH AyBoY, Sept. l6, 1850.

GEoRGE J. CoRrELL, ESQ, Dear Sir duly re-
ceived your letter Of the 9th inst referring TO con-
versation that occurred few evenings previously
between ms, in which expressed doubt whether Mr.
Fremont if elected would be inaugurated President of
the United States, and asking expression at more
length Of my views On that subject.
have delayed O reply until now as well from
pressing engagements from unTllngness 10 as
suue 10 sneak for the South which not authorized
10 do But az YOU suggest think rather ironically,
that such an opinion deliberately pronounced might
have the effect Of lettering from voting tor Ere
mont no arc disposed to do 20, now respond TO
the taun nc in the spirit in which suppose IL "as
made but in the hope which admit is not sangu'nc
that something may yet be done TO dspel the deusoh
that threatens to overspread the Northern States
The purpose for which it is proposed to elect IRE
mont is to prevent the extension OF Slavery to exclude
the South from any occupancy OF the common territory
Of the Union and TO appropriate mat territory e1c'u
sively in future to Northern institutions Such an
ayowal SO unjust and so monstreus, could OF coursc
excite nothing but astonshment and Indignation IN the
section then to be despoed, particularly when The tate
of the same proposition two previous occasions is
remembered. In 1923 the same attempt wa made by
the North in resisting the reception OF Missouri az
Slave State. which, after producing an agitation that
shook II Union to its foundation, was settled by the
retreat Of the North and the division between the two
sections of the territory then held by the Union and
the pretension slept nearly thirty years But IN 1873
il was revived and the Northern States, by their Leg
slaturee reasserted II in the Wilmot ProyBo. Ihcy
were promptly responded To by all the Southern Legs
atuIes WHO declared that such measure would be re-
sisted at all hazards. And i'm 1850 the North again
abandoned the profession and agreed that the nstitu
tons of the territories Of the United States should I've
determined by the people respectively who settled them.
The ordinance of 1851 by lnterdcting slavery IN the
territory northwest of the river Ono and leaving tue
territory southwest of that river without that in:erdct
len the territorial Of the two sections almost er-
actly equal, and showed that no discrimination was
made against either But the North again sets up
this twice exploded claim, and for the first time AT
M n
sustaining IT,
II the North shall so act, if by the vote of m.
jority in all her States the North shall take the first and
most important step for the purpose, the South viii
have full notice and the only question with her will be
whether TO prevent the thing from being done by i'm
mediate intervention, 10 wait until all the facilities
of Federal power and patronage have been employed
TO secure its accomplishment. But not that only The
exclusion Of Slavery from territory Is OF course
founded on hostility to Slavery The election OF
President that principle alone rs the election OF
ruler hottie TO the institutions of nearly half the
States As such he will select for post-cces judges,
district attorneys and others those who hostile 10
the institutions Of the State in which they live, or if
such cannot be found there ey be sent there for
the purpose The Federal Government would thus be-
come an incendisry in all the Southern States you
suppose, does any man OF sense ruppose that any
people would tolerate such Government A.ior the
process of dissolution is very obvious and easy
convention of all the Southern States, or OF coasd-
cradle number of them, can declare the Cnion DIS
solved and will thereupon be dissolved ard IT this
is done before the ith Of March next President of
the United States can be InGugurstcd then.
You are aware Sir, that if Mr. Fremont is elected at
all, il cannot be by majority Of the People; Tor he L,
unanimously opposed BY all the Southern States, and
by about half the people Of the Northern States. He
NAV be- however then elected by the forms OF the
Constitution but against lie sp and 10 eel aside hs
election, thus accomplished, would not be SO great
violation Of the Constitution as his election ~ou'i for
the purpose is declared, of destroying the equality
of half the States and dspo9S them oil their terr'
q, tha of