Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-12-29

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CRISIS
The following extracts from . patxiotio letter
vrisssa b. Senator Bislsr to affisnd in Phila-
dslphia have found their way into print:
wAs.Issrox, D. g, Dss- Isth, 1850.
thanks for copy Of the proceedings of the
great Union mssting held at Jaynss Hall on
with emotions of delight How eladly should
have participated in them, bat could n9t.
Nothing could have been more bs1sting than
the enunciation Of such. patriotic senfiinenfs
in defence of the Constifutisu and Union. =,
near the sacred spot who're both were formed .
1t was opening the are on fsnntics and tra-.
tors, from the right battery, and I hope .thiS
assault on them may be followed up BY other
tionslisn is divon hsn the iaad. - s.aE Z
xas ga hardy im19 ne 16x ith9 HnIts6a-.
tionas of- -sympathy Nth that wrefched man
Brown, have wounded and imbittsred the feel
ings Of Ssathern men. They, are heartily dis
gnsted with such exhibitions Of depravsd
Pepular taste, and think justly 70. y BROWN
by the showing Of bis own party organ, in
Kansas, Tia Herald Of Freedom, was maa Of
infamous practices; one who soWed dissensions
amongss his nsighbors-who counsellsd dis
obedience to law, and resisfancs to ia oficers::
who advised the use Of the rife, the revolver
and the bowie-knife, rather than the ballot.
box, in the settlement Of political differences,
who, more than once, participated In the muir
der Of white men and the lsrcs6y Of negroes
and hosss-who, in 1857, ,solemuly pledged
himself, with others, to take life just 90 often
a. might be necesssry to prevent any man
holding eiice under the Lscompton Constitu-,
tion, in ease Of its acceptance by Congress;
aud who. - We all know, afterwards devoted
nsaths q his time in collecting together
which the slaves, not familiar With 6re-arms,
we're to murder their masters and mistresses,
IN case he succeeded in raising an insur-
rection Ia Virginia, and that he did sctually
commence the work Of blood and carnage
at Hsrpsr's Ferry: and Jet, 10 the disxrsos
Of the country it must be confessed that
WREN this man, thus stepped in crime, is
of the Union, and many Of them, to risc
N and bswail his .fats.- and claim him q Z
Aartyr 70 freedom. Even the puIpit Has been
desecrated to this work, and all this because
Brown was making war on an institution com.
mon 70 nfteen OF the sovereign States Of the
Union. which 10 is sdmittsdly their eonstitu-
Brown's crimes had no connection With ala
ysxy, Who does not know that Phillips and
Choever and Bsscher and Wright and Smith
would have turned from him with loa thing and
disgust Bat 10 is said Brown was crazy about
sfayerIs do not believe that but If il wsrs
sen p no reason ghole connunitibs should b.
As to the Helper book to which you refer, 1
have not read it through, but IL the Compeu-
dium be q fair redex Of its contents have no
hesitation In saying that Il Is the most vicious
political work eyer Issued from the American
press, caicuisted, If not intended, TO do infinite
mischief = oar institutions- Il is bad enough
thai men Of ability and position In the country
shoald sssk to sngender strifs between tie
sSeatse for partizan ends; has this msn Hslpsr,
- though instfSsted By the aesh and the devfi,
goes dellbsrately about the work Of establish.
ing different classes Of citizens within the ssms
state. and advising them TO war 90 each other.
He advises the non-siaveholding citizen 10 ,sos
pend Al Intercourse, social and eomme ereisl,
With his neighbo1 who holds slaves, and 70
treat him with disgust and indignity, thus be-
getting iealonsy and hate among, those who
should be friends, and poisoning the ySry
seufces Of social fraternity. Towhst yiisr snd
eoald any man devote himseif, Nor viii Il do
for the sixty-seyen Republican members Of Con,
6ress who endorsed the compendium 10 thiu
book to ny thaf they did 10 uifhout .beina
swsre OF ifs contents. They must come out and
discard It's doctrines IN fofo If they vouf]
make amend for the mischief done to the peace
of the country. But ] fear they win not Aldo
e. iot many q them owe their poiiriesi prom
=, As said before, I am dslixhted With shs
procesdings Of the meetings in your city, but
ny dear friend, all the nee tipesr Of The hind
that are likely to assemble viii not give peace
g The country, % long ~ grsat party ia the
North, like the RepubIieAn, SEX 10 gain con.
froi OF the Soyernment By . ssctiopal orkanisa.
N kxxr x<A.A
n dsregstion of tAs fiehts q The soutkerr
States and oGsnsive to thsir pride, - co-eoual
members Of the oonfsderacy. M. Seward'l
s.ifrepressibls con6icts for The mastsry- -be.
tween ths tree and sI.ve Statss, nast b dis.
. rdsd and dspoanosd; and more, % mush oI
see tast- kepsblican platform - fates negru
Hseaycry relic Of bsrbsrism 90 bass a Nor.
uonisn, must also b sbandoned What could
; bs more ofsnsiss than this simiIftude? An
fnetitufion common to the Soufh is fbrmaily
rrrsigned by . party seeking 10 gain the gov
efument - berbaxism, ard, sef eonrse, a
mneh crime rs Mormonism, ana tks people
of the Vnitsd States are asksd to endorse that
sentiment q the polls-to sdjudgs that the
eifi5sns of fifteen Statss are crimfnslc and
-, the Representatives of tins party In Con-
gres say they have no connection )vitE o.
sympaehy Tor the Abolisisn party in the North.
4his z nosurd; % long - thsy naintain suc {
aesenss theY must synpathiss With the bo-
e3~s>.sssr - t4y ~ OVtt1l00I81 With them. Md
hox could they hold any instisution - 4. :
.hafharism and crime snd then cay they do
not intend 70 asssil it evsFyvhsrs. The Truth
-, We people In the North must mind our ovn
business. We have no eonnsctioa with slsverv.
No duties 70 perform sboutit, % eEights q stake,
no responsibilities b bsas, exsspt 10 do What
- fsns,l.sssss slj'tns eboet the rendition II
All that 10 necessary i to take the Constitu-
uon g guide and rsoognixs no issus n con.
net wi<h dat instrument, this done. and fbe
fres sssatss srsv separated from he elayerv
Question entirely, and peace win b rSssorsd
% see vnoie country, sxespt the eroskiux Of .
fesole osnd of disanionisfs &C The South. vho
ere not likely . gain po.sf snoagh to do
Am .
ia Vary tuly, Jour ob't servant :
I, - q sssz7g Fn. BraLsR. q
sasshnrss, ths wiss xs1ssnss. e e
DR.. Snstherst Who vas tried sons tins aso
In EsgIand l6r poisoning his wife, snd co.,
vietsd, betubssqusntiy pardossd, has rsssutly
osss tried % Z charge Of bigsuy. The j6ry