Daily national Democrat., 1859-10-20
Letter from A. G. Brown, of mississippi
TERRY, HISDs County, Mrss,
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TERRY, HISDs County, Mss,
Sept. lO, 1859.
EDIroR WAsuINeToN STATES A friend ha
sent me slip from the Daily Union aera-
mento, California; containing this p ragr"ph
&c L. Scott paid high compliment to th(
| Intelligence of his audience when he toi'
/ them that Senator Brown was the only sen
ator who advocated the slave code. quote
! his remarks: 1T is well dnown that Senator
! Douglas and Senator Brown are sworn
friends. and that Senators Brown and Doug
las ARRANGED that great debate in the United
! States senate between themselves to give
senator Douglas chance TO define his posi-
! ion on that question; aud Senator Browu
and senator Davis were the only Senators
who advocated the slave code all the rest
were with Douglas, and appeal to the re-
| cord (sapppg u volume Of the Washington
Globe with his handy to bear me out But
| he did not read it,"
Mr. Scott is an honorable man, and if he
made the statement here attributed 10 him
he did so, have no doubt, bccause he be-
lieved it to be tr ie; and yet it is not true III
any sense except perhaps, in SO far us itrp
reseuts Judge douglas and myself as friends
The debate of February 23d was not ar
ranged between Judge Douglas and mys
for the purpose of giving him a chance to de
line his position. or for any other purpose
he truth is, | did not expect a reply from
Judge Douglas. My purpose, as may be ga
thered from the following paragraph from my
speech, was not to elicit reply from Mr.
Douglas but to ascertain, if ossible, what
was the position of Northern Senators gen
orally.
After stati my case, and giving notice
that in contingency, very likely to arise, !
should appeal to Congress for protection to
/ slave property, said
IL understand from the Senator from Hi
nois that when make shat appeal-that ap
peal which and my people will make-he
will deny it, Understand him and dissent
/ from him. And now, sir, should like to
| know of other Senators from tie North whe-
ther | understand them What will he your
response, Senators? win you respond ia
vorably or uhfavoraLly to the inquiry ?
When we come and demand that you inter
pose and force your creature to do us Justice
will you stand by us or viii you stand agairs
US? viii you stand by the Senator from
Illinois, or Will you stand 10y me ?"
After had concluded there was pause
of several seconds. No one sought the floor
and the Senate was about TO proceed to other
business when Judge Douglas rose and COM
menced his speech 10y saving:
"lf no other Northern Democrat desires tc
be heard on the points presented 10y the Sen
ator from Mississippi, feel it incumbent on
me to say something in vindication of my
own position" etc.
| 1t will thus be seen that did not seek a
reply from Mr.. Douglas, and that he proba-
bly did not, until the last moment, contem
plate replying, at least until after Others h0t
spoken.
BE this as it may, emphatically assever
ate that there was no arrangement between
Douglas and myself in regard to bringing on
conducting aud concluding the debate.
! l some time since authorized denial o
this charge when it appeared in letter o
/ Colonel Washington, in Californil. Mr.. Scot
has of course not seen that denial, or h,
would not have repeated the charge
1t is matter OF very little consequence tC
me whethe: this story is believed or not 1t
may be Of Importance to Judge Douglas t.
have the facts correctly stated; and it is GER
t"lnly OF some consequence, when the public
i making up lis Judgment in regard to public
men and measures t.at it should do SO upon
an accurate statement of facts
Very truly, your ob. dent servant,
4. g. Brown,