Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-09-22
PlOttings Of the Democrats DIS.
uni0nIsta.

Some two months sDes. = letter found
its way into the ne~spapsrs. written 70 .
hr. slaugbtsr. By William L. YsncH Of
Alabama, one Of the Democratic leaders Of
that State, IN which was developed =
scheme Of uniting The 'eO,tou State" 10
gssher to form 8 separate oOnlsdsrssy -
The following eIPTs.iOns occurred in he
letter:
"Les as form these Leagues sIl over the
cotton StHtss, - il Is only IN them We can
hope foF any effective movement At The
proper moment, BY one organized. eoncsr-
ted seton, We csn preciPiIAts the cotton
States into revolution"
NJ. Yasey now writes lonQ letter fos
publication, IN which be says Of bis latter
to Slaughter:
"WHten 10 the confidence Of privacy,
not designed to pIomulgsts . theory, aud
written 10 haste" il language sas NOT
selected. but was earlessly used. Il was
not guarded against hostile criticism or
miseoncePtion. Hence it is Dot full
enough 70 convey my meaning in full. and
It il susceptible, 4 looked to aIons, and no.
IN connection With my public speeches 10
.sxplsnation Of the Leagues, Of a meaning
| did not entertain. fOr am SECESSION
ist, and not rsVolutionist, aud would not
'Prscipitate,' but carefully prepare to meet
an eneyitsbIs dissolution"
Mr. Yancey does not seem to recJIIect,
that it is precisely in letters frriRen IN
tie eOafifeaes Of Prisaey," rather than in
letters prepared for he public sys," that
the real TisWs aud purposes Of msn are
most likely TO be found.
Mr. YancsY's chef regre. seems to be
that be has said something 10 bis Slaugh-
ter letter. indicating = want Cf confidence
III tie DOthern slaVehOlding States. Yet
he does not much mend the matter in Bic
present letter. in which lie says:
so be candid, place but little trust in
such States as Delaware, Maryland, Ten.
eesee, Ksutuckey, and Missouri. In tha
first, SISSery Is but 3 nominal institution.
and Anti-Slayery ideas prevail to a large
extent. In Maryland, Fres-SOilsr is 81
bOnored Representative in Congress; and
IN the great issue Of 1856 that State sepe.
rated ilself from her sisters, and voted 70,
Fillmore. Tennessee has long maintained
Fres-senator 10 Congress, aud large
majority now sustaine him there. In t6e
Methodist Conference, her delegates voted
against striking out the Anli-SlaVery clause
ia iGs discipliB, while sue maintains on her
Supreme Court bench, and in her Uuivsr-
slty, one who openly declares Slavery 70
be moral, social, and political evil =
"In Missouri, Benton was upheld when
unsoubd oG this issue; was sent to the
House Of Representatives when ousted
from the senate because Of bis Anti-SIs-
very ideas; aud now the St Louis district
is represented by Free-Soier, who is .
candidate for re election upon the Eman-
cip4lion platform. Surrounded as she al
most Is bo ffee-sOil territory. her slave ow-
ners are enigrating in large numbers to
Texas, and will SOON leave her q prey to
Seward's abolition system Of legislation,
@In Ken.uckey, Mr. Clvys emancipation
and colonization ideas are bearing lsgiti-
mate fruIt, and Mr.. Critendsn hulds pow.
eful sway over the affections of iia pso
pie; aud it is hardly 10 be doubted bur
that Mr.. CriteBden, corjOined with the
AnLi-SlAvery American party Of the North
would cary Kentucky. | rsy well be
excused, then, if / said in private correse
pOsdsr &c what frankly cocfsss [ would
have hesltated - make . matter Of public
dseussiOu) that ORly hoped for an etFsc-
tive movement in the cotton States.-
There lie much in the way in which an
idea is put. said this much, aud no
more.
Whist be now CHOOSES to say that be sx-
poets fVugina, will appear from the :Ol.
lowing extract.
"I do not expect Virgins to take and
Initiative step towards dissolution OF the
EUuiOn, when THAI e1igency shall be forced
upon the South, Her position IS q bor-
der State, aud WelEconsidered Southern
policy .(s policy which has been digested
and understood and approved by tho
ablest men ID Virgins, as you yourself
must be aware would seem to demand
that, when auch movement takes place By
BY any considerable number Of southern
States, Virginia and the other border Sta
tes should remain in the Union, where
by their position and their eounsels, they
could prove more effective friends than by
moving out Of the Union, and thus giving
to the southern Coniederacy long abo-
: lition, hostile bordes to watch. In the
5 event of the movement being successful
in time, Virginia and the other border
States that desired it could join the South.
crn Coniedracy, and be protected by the
power of Its arms and its diplomacy"
Some curiosity is felt, IN this quarter
to learn the names Of there "a6lsst men in
Virgiaa," who have concerted a "irell
considered Southern policy" in respect to
ia dissolGtion Of the URiOn."
Mr.. Francis P. Blair stated the exact
truth in this matter few weeks ago. thai
the Democratic party ia "uDder the cos
trol'' Of faction hostile to the Union. -
The country is somewhat iacFsdulon'
about it, as yet, but current Developments
will, before long, remove all doubts Of tho
fact Washington Repu6lis.