The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-08-22
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10 Il. 4 pG4oR. Ee.
L.iior Of The South. Richmo7h Va
Ds.a Sra:--I have real With much at
tenliou your articles ou Kansas. Governor
Walker. ths Administration. &c. In iorm'
ing determination to prepsto this letter TO
yoa. I have been moved solely By desire
to DO something In my humble way. To-
smooth the ag,islej surreDt OF pubic op'n
ion IN the South, taud especially "a VIZ.
giuia) ,pon this important subject Not
have |, in spending my own name to It,
been Influenced by any vain parade oi my
self. bat have done SO purely because toefe
are some, at least. who will read It. 'iiat
vii. not doubt my loyalty to the faith IN
which | have been reared. and to those
principles wn,ca It WIS ny privilege pub
ilcN 10 proclaim and d.t-nd. pn have
said, and fairly sa,h, that Your cuiumns
were open to respectful DISCUSSION 81
public Affairs, even i the views presented
were not in coincidence "ih Ynut Own
! ON sill aad hal ~ v.I VI lafe 'he
courtesy you extert /, o.. p.ia'i-. greg
or 10 say that have not heea prompted %
ih.s .'4p hy any men'Det oi 'h' Afrit's-
tratipu. either dr-iif er @aHeci.t. uaf
hsyc auylssd any Of t4em o, my puf-
pose.
In regard to tie Administration and
GOV Walker 10 Kansas. haye word 10
cav. vew the course OF GoH "a'sef
ia very different light from YOU. Tie
south cannot AFT I'D to BE- IN the wrong
Il is IN a m,nority aid should be imply
armed with jast eause--snd 30 1t Is 10
fact must not be understood by THIS,
that. because sh. Is IN minority she must
therefore. be tame under nn assault upon
her fiphts b. 40 uesns This very TACT
would Justify Jealous aud quick re.eoi'
nsent: b1H sAe aust prsserrs he rirH ~
her cansr a. the suresl means OF protecting
herself
You VII remem6er thst thi. knnsas
cou,fovefsv is no new ALTAR. Il ha been
fipenirg into issge for more than tbHy
years. II has had is y4e,ous stages oil
dave0opemeui, ard has evoked vailHns
remedies. lhe Mlssonu Compounds Was
lh- first great error 90 creating iAe stcNo'
al dispute between the North and tite
South. That was q measure which con-
iemplsicd the existence 81 a legal anf TO.
b,,r,l No,,b and a legal and political
South. !, VIZ y compromise under which
~. ns,tsss pnd.rtoo. an aimed mentality.
It settled nothing Tine principles Of u"
c,5e,sl Constitution are the principles OF
the States Righ;s men--tLe true. able, and
patriotic States Rights men OF the South.
II i simily impossihie that those ittic
nios ,onld b,vo been evoked +. adilstaa
H.. VI .e,. tanpramIse. 3 cause ihA,
.u Tier .n sstt,av re, iu
,.. ,eHfe that
..r,.t,. aa..ual d. nfa .aa,a ct gtsen
limo "A latitude. aad i.rsH NORTH ol lhat
I,e urnce. 20 the eateni that the leg 4,
lsn,e al t~2p could effect ,i. oar op.au sd
nali,.s.. ,eusAN vas mude coalition OF
.esoua,lt,e, rna i4lal sectional enaeoni,u
Il IS manifest from thes, ,. A.citon. ,hai GRO
a-~.~ iN-,sl.l.sa femedlrs ou sic patt 90
Cerpr.sa c5ala ,loru4.'y remove ,hr df-
fefercc between the North and ibe Soaih,
on the .uIieet Of SLAYER, in the ivruio.
t..
Ey A recent decision If the supreme
Court Of the tuiied states, t1e to"F'''ni'"
ST 1880, I. declared uneoast 't'o"al a".'
void luai sci ct The cou.i Aas lha' sr''
tlcd The question o.! tho po"er gu ''HE+'''
nnau ih, ag"ct, and. oi 600 &C., % tt-
iyn al .nrh taruerq % he dairrw7rN Ply
H p.ope Of ans g'Fea Territory when
il., slHH Germ .aeIr state Constitution.
preparatory .at mAndia' admission 'H'e A'
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