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gress undertook TO prescribe who should vote il would
claim this very power Of regulating the right Of suffrage
for the people OF State OF which l have been
speaking and it 10 me, all the consequences
would flow from that assumption OF power which have
already depicted III permit Congress 10 control the
convention in the exercise of its delegated powers in
respect will be hard to resist Its Interference In another
1t h Ear safer to leave the whole matter your third
resolution design the people of the new or
inchoate State themselves for otherwise shall be
nassed by difficulties at every step that take If
begin 10 make such retrogde movements these,
must Nc not prepare our minds TO lose all that has been
gained for the constitution and the South by the Kansas
Nebraska act
have given you my opinions in this letter and that
addressed TO the Hon. Shelton r. Leake, upon the sub
jecs of your resolutions, because they asked and
express self freely but with great respect for those who
may differ from But il to be the sentiment of
the democratic party of the state, may judge by the
general tone OF its press, that they ought not TO divide
upon these Kansas issues they probably will he
temporary, and II is uncertain whether they will ever be-
practical in their character In this ii appears
TO me, they wise. When the democratic party
tablished the principle of the KANSAS Nebraska act, and
obtained common ground upon which all its members
might stand in regard to disturbing question, over
the greatest difficulty Its in this respect
encourages the hope that when the time for action arises
and its representatives get together they will be able to
reconcile satisfactorily any differences which may have
arisen in regard TO the application of their principles
say this for the good of the party and the country, but
not Tor my self So far as personally concerned
shun of the responsibility which attaches to in
diviiually for the opinions which have expressed.
In this connection too must return to you and those
whom you Represent my thanks for so much OF good
will and confidence you express in the resolutions which
relate to myself personally To win fairly and justly the
trust and confidence of the people of Virginia has been
the highest object OF my political aspirations There is
none other which place in competition with It, But it
is their trust and confidence, and not the Office that
value. If have not the first, do not desire the latter,
Office, unless it is bestowed in that spirit have no
attractions for me Entertaining these sen tinens have
fha, IA,
ncation which might wear the air Of solicitation place
in the apparent position Of advocating my claims
and interests. hold nosuch position claims
make solicitations, Ii my past has failed to
the seeds of confidence in the public mind Of Vr-
ginia, IL is my misfortune perlapsmy fault Nor the
people to be blamed for the fact for exercising their
doubted rghtand duty in bestowng their offices where they
place their trust Assuredy they will not be disturbed by
me- either with solicitations before their decision is made
by complaints to he uttered afterwards because of the
manner in which they may have exercised their powers,
according to their own sense of duty Neither do pro-
pose to trouble them farther by any public conmnnica
ton in regard to my sentiments and opinions as have
answered as fully as am capable of doing upon all the
various subjects Of inquiry. will not conclude, how
ever without venturng the prediction that If any serious
attempt should he made in Congress to reject the applica
ton of Kansas for admission State into the Union,
because the convention did not submit the constitu-
ton for further ratification by the people it will only
in the event of the adoption Of prosvery organic
law.
Is Virginia. then, prepared to reject the application OF
sister slave State to be received into the Union merely
because its convention has exercised its unoubted powers
in the manner with many other States which have
acted similarly without prejudice to their claims for ad
mission into the confedeacyi do not believe it for II
moment, and that in such contingency the
gallant democracy of the time-honored Tenth Legion,
which has yet hung fire. asked for time to
'pecS the flint and try ii again, will be amongst the
first to cry out Never no. neycr!"
With great respect have the honor to be your obcdi
cnt servant, H. NJ T. HUNTER.
MeSrs. SAMUEL 4. WALKER, jour T. H,Rns, JonN
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