The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-04-27
ENTERPRISE, April 10, 1859.

my Ogu ITteId q ute ~. II.
Beat Of Jasper COUNTY:
DEAR SIR:-After thanking YOU for
your kind partiality for me, allow me to
say, that have no aspirations for Office.
There are already several gentlemen's
names before the people for the State Sem
ate, who are highly recommended on ac-
count of their tranScendent abilities. / can
assure you that it will be source of pleas
ure to me, to see the place of the Hon. R.
n. Hough, who has made us faithful pub
lie servant, filed by the best talents of our
country; for all must agree, that we are
on the eve of a very important crisis
The great issue of State and national pol
icy, so long and hotly contested, by the
two great parties of America, namely /:
the Whig and Democratic parties, have
been settled and passed off as quiet as a
summers noon. But in their stead, fierce
strife, ardent, vindictive, rancorous and
intolerant sectional feelings, have possess
ed the North against the South, on ac-
count of our slavery institutions. To
such an extent has their unhallowed and
wicked Vaccinations been carried, that
the ablest and most .sagacious statesmen,
look on the scene with fears and doubts,
for the permanency and perpetuity of our
present form of Government. We see
all our compromises wholly disregarded,
lawless bands of kidnappers and freesoil
emissaries prowling through our country,
laws and the constitution set at defiance,
and of heSOuth traduced and villifed.
But this is not all. We are denied our
rights under the constitution of our coun-
try; the doors of Congress are closed
against US, by their free soil majority
The area of slave Territory is narrowed
down by unjust and iniquitous legislation,
and they are encompassing us on every
side. In view of this and other momen-
tous and important questions, that will re-
quire the direct or indirect attention of
your State Senators, | can but urge upon
you and the people the great necessity of
securing the services Of public men of
strict integrity, fearless nerves, prompt to
act, and with ability to do so, for the time
has come when this eternal aggression OF
the North upon the constitutional rights
of the South must end. Apart from this,
there are other high and onerous duties
for your public servants to perform. The
re-opening of the slave trade is now being
agitated as a southern measure; the poll.
cy of which, | think, greatly depends up.
on the acquisition of the Island of Cuba
to the South. In truth, and in fact, that
Island belongs to us Of right, and should
have been conveyed to us at the time
Florida was purchased, for it is an inte-
grail part of Florida, being only distant
four hours run from Key West. Be this
as it may, it is important to us in mara.
time and commercial point of view, and
have tive must, and have it we will. An.
other important measure is the Gulf and
Ship Island Rail Road.
This great work, fraught with so much in.
terest to the people of the East, must be
built by State aid, if built at all, in order
to obtain which the directory must pursue
an approving course.
The road, running as it should, through
| the middle part of the State, tapping the
| great cotton growing counties, and form
| ing junction with the Memphis and
Charleston road, thereby developing the
resources of the Middle and Northern
| part of the State, would be Mississippi.
| pride in time to come, for its connection
on the Gulf furnishes us at Ship Island
with the only safe and reliable harbor or
our waters. might mention many Other
subjects, such as the great Importance O.
a careful and thorough geological survey
of the State, the reorganization of oul
school and revenue laws, were l not al
ready admonished that have heightened
this more than anticipated. Icould not
my friend, be candidate with any pros
pect of success, for belong heart anC
soul, to that despised sect called Know
NOthings. The more l see, the more
am satisfied that the dogs have no righ
to the children's bread, and that in orde
TO maintain our nationality American
should make laws for America But, m
friend, am willing to unite with you il
the support of man who is competent t,
do battle in our cause. | care nothing
about his antecedents IN politics. If h
is now a reliable Southern man, opposed
to Douglas and all other dough faced poll
ticians for President of the U. s., and il
favor of true Southern man and last
but not least, should want him to draw
line of demarkation, between the Nortl
and the South, and to say to the North
the time has come, right here, right now
we settle, before we dwell together a
brethren another day. Such a candidat
shall have my Jealous support. Thankin
you again for your kind feeling toward
me, have most respectfully to declin
throwing myself again into the politics
arena. Your friend,
W. B. DOZIER.