The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-28
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Letter from Hon. a. G. Brown, of Mis-
sissippi.
TERRY, HIEDs CoUNTE, MIss-l
caotornhaP 10 1859.


TERRY. HrSDs COUNTY, MIss-(
September 10, 1859.
EmroR STaTEs:-A friend has sent me
slip from the Daily Union, Sacramento Cal7)
containing this paragraph
&c. Z. Scott paid q high compliment 10 the
intelligence of his audience when ne toid
than that Senator Brown was the only Sen
ator who advocated the slave code. lquote
his remarks: 1t is well known that Senator
Douglas and Senator Brown are sworn friends
and that Senators Brown and Douglas arrang-
ed that great debate in the United States Sen
ate between themselves TO give Senator Doug
las a chance to define his position on that
question; and Senator Brown and Senator
Davis were the only Senators who advocated
the slave code; all the rest were with Doug
las and / appeal to the record (slapping
volume of the Washington Globe with MS
HANDY to bear me out But he did not read
IT. p"
Mr.. Scott is an honorable man, and if be
made the statement here attributed to him, be
did so, have no doubt, because he believedH
to be true; and yet IL is not tre, in any sense
except, perhaps, in so far as It represents
Judge Douglas and myself as friends.
The debate Of February 23d was notarrang-
ed between Judge Douglas and myself for the
purpose Of giving him chance to define ms
position or for any other purpose. The truth
is, did not expect reply from Judge Doug
las My.Purpose, as may be gathered from
the following paragraph from my speech, was
not to elicit n reply from Mr.. Douglas, but to
ascertain, if possible what was the position Oi
Northern Senators generally.
After stating my case, and giving notice
that in contingency, very likely to arise, j
should appeal to Congress for property, l said:
Il understand from the Senator from ILL
nois that when make that appeal-that ap-
peal which and my people win make-he
will deny it Understood han anil 4 dissent
from him And now, sir, should like 10
know OF other Senator'S from the North
whether understand them. What viii be,
your response, Senators VIII you respond
favorably or unfavoraBy to the inquiry?--
When we come and demand that you inter-
pose and force your creature 10 do us justice
will you stand by us or will you stand against
us? Will you stand by the Senator from IL
linois, or will you stand by me p
After had concluded there was a pause OF
several seconds. No one sought the floor, and
the Senate was about to proceed to other bus
mess, when Judge Douglas rose and COM
menced his speech by saying:
"If no other Northern Democrat desires
to be heard on the point presented by the Sen
ator from Mississippi, / feel it incumbent on
me to say something in yiDdicatiOn Ot my own
position &c.
II will thus be seen that ! did not seek
reply from Mr. Douglas, and that he probably
did not, until the last moment contemplate, re
plying, ut least until after Others had spoken.
Be this as il may, | emphatically assevor-
ate that there was no arrangement between
Douglas and myself in regard to bringing On
conducting and concluding the debate.
l some time since authorized denial q
this charge when it appeared IN letter Of Col.
Washington, in California Mr.. Scott has, Of
course, not seen that denial, or he would not
have repeated the charge.
1t is a matter of very little consequence To
me whether this story is believed or not II
may be Of importance to Judge Douglas to
have the facts correctly stated; and II is GER
tainly Of some consequence, when the public
is making up its judgment in regard to public
men and measures, that it should do 80 upon
an accurate statement of facts.
Very truly, your obedient servant,
A. G. BROWN