The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-09-21
I.ttey from Il. W. walter.
HOLLY SPRrSGs, Sept. 9Th, 1859.
-oL. I NJ PARTRIDGE.

Editor Of the ItrkstlrC Ht1g:
In vour issue Of the 3lst ult. you sug-
gest a State Opposition ticket, IN when
am proposed as your nominee lot NoV-
ernOr. You state that I'VE have ventur-
ed to name the men whom we mean to /
support a- our -tandard-bearers. and
whom we urge upon those who agree with
u in opinion. also 10 support.
This is the ticket which we thi, day head
our columns We care not that is nomi-
nees are not candidates. We know they
are not We donot ask. we do expect them
to be- but nevertheless, we mean 20 vote for
them. and 50 we hope viii all who love
our institutions. State and national. and
would sustain them in their integrity
A. to myself, you say truly, that ! am no
candidate, nor do ] desire to be- You
declare. however. that YOU and other,
will vote the ticket. Your nominees
have no power t. prevent this act. and 81
lence and submission would seem to be
the only things required Of them. For
one. however. | cannot permit my per-
,onal or political friends in the State few
in number when compared with the
whole population. to give me even com
plimentary vote. without some knowledge
| Of my political views. am satisfied that
| they are not known, a., for fifteen years
| past. | have taken no public position in
! politics. and nv only connection with /
| public life has been in the earnest advoca-
| cv of a system of railroad Improvements /
| for the State.
For months past have heard but two |
questions discussed. either in public or
private. The first is. Congressional legis |
iation for slavery in the Territories and |
| ;he second, the re-Openiug of the African |
| Slave Trade.
As to the first hold that the Constitu- |
ton of the United States fully protects !
slavery in every Territory in which slaves
| have entered. That Constitution recOg-
Mics them a property, and as such pro
tccts the right of the master. This pro-
lection is afforded by the Federal Courts
| established there. and which, deriving
their jurisdiction from the Constitution,
and adopting the actions and legal pro
cesses known to the common law, afford
full and ample protection to all the rights
of persons and property recognized by
that Constitution. The right to property
| in slaves Is fully acknowledged and the
| remedy for a"grcssion~ upon IT are com
pletc and ample. such are the principles
announced bv the supreme Court of the
United States in the bred Scott case, a. |
understand them. The introduction and
protection Of slaves in the Territories is
therefore guaranteed by the Constitution.
and Congress cannot exclude it. 1t should
not in any way legislate on the subject
Having no power itself, it can therefore
D | delegate none to the people OF the Terri
D | tory. | insist that this whole subject Is
taken 10y the Constitution from Congress
Oar fathers in adopting that instrument
seem to have anticipated the difficulties
. | that would arise from legislation, and
wisely settled the question by givinA a
| constitutional, in lieu of a legislative pro-
lection. This protection Is full and com
| plete to the STAKEHOLDER whenever he
.hoo>es to carry his slaves into any Terri
tory. When the citizens of that Terrific
| " adopt their State constitution. when
. their pupIlage ceases. then, and not till
hen, are they permitted to say whether
Ia -lavery shall not be excluded from their
D., state. As a State. they can introduce or
D 'Xclude it, As may every State in our I'm
i on. whether free or slave. Should the
u | citizens of the Territory previous to this
q ,eriod. be unfrendly to the institution.
md should soil and climate be unsuited
y to it, it would neither he polite or desira-
% de for the Shareholder to settle there
put should the reverse be the case, it will
d 20 there bv an enyitahle law of nature.
md in both instance, Will be fully protect
ed by the Constitution whilst the Terrific
~ continues a Territory. Such are my
" views on this subject and such ! believe
20 be the doctrine Of the Federal ConStitu.
ton. ! cannot but regard it as unfortu.
n. nate that many politicians entertain diff
n erent views and that We daily hear heat
3D. angry and reasonable debates on
~ his subject not only throughout tn,
al country. but even in the hallsof Congress
T.. 81 Z - Il
r., upon the guarantees Of the Constitution
N hat the uniriendly legislation OF Congress
ad Let that body cease to discuss a suhiec
A. over which it has no control. and again
j, nav be witnessed the spectacle, cheering
ed % the heart of every patriot. Of our iel
%" low-citiZens of all portions Of our glorious
" Union dwelling together, as brethren. il
N unity.
H Upon the question Of re-opcning tn,
African slave trade. my views are fixed
. and, | believe. unalterable. am oppose,
d, TO it in every shape and form. | am no
br only opposed to it in principle, and 81
~, grounds Of public policy, but | am ais
IN | opposed to the agitation of the subject il
,ur self. 1t can do no good. but l. productiv
,a. O: incalculable evil. The question is al
rmpracticable one. Not only the North
au hut nine-tenths of the South, are Opposes
ira to II. Many, very many, who advocate il
eye use it, not for the Interior purpose q
No- | cneapening and increasing slaves. but wit
the covert desire of producing disunior
laN They know they cannot reopen the slav
'ri -rade, that this is impossible. Out they bt
p' lievc, that by the advocacy OF extreme an
emu ultra measures, measures detested It tn
2" North. despised at the South and al
Nv horred by the civilized world. they ar
giving food and aliment to fanaticism a
the North, and are cementing and eI
IN rouraging Black Republicanism ther,
-, What follows? Whilst they are maxim
.,t these Northern fanatics omnpOtent. an
a., rendering their success almost certain
-n. they proclaim. that the election of one
ant that party to the Presidency. would be
the itself sufficient cause for dSunion. an
one commence talking about enrolling the m
pro- litia. and levying a tax to purchase arm
ted for internal warfare. They would FIR
~, produce a terrible evil in the election ,
on a President avowedly hostile to our IT.
Mt nestle institutions, and then without wal
add ing for an overt act of hostility. woul
rush madlv from this evil, into the fearfl
W" calamity of diSunion. do not say tn;
" al who advocate this measure of re-opel
'"" ny the slave trade. are actuated bv Il
lesiIe of disunion. but ] do saw. that ii
NH. course they are pursuing, may and prob
,.,, bly, will produce that result. and TIN
,nd many of them desire it, ! believe Their
and fore the agitation of this question is da
hes gerous.
Some of our opponents declare. tn
the refusal by Congress to enact a slar
code, would be cause for disunion: othe
that the refusal by that body to repeal II
slave trade laws, should make Us dissolr
our connection with the North, whilst g
L. 4 4
power. or, if possessing the power has !
inclination to pass their code" and III
Ic is it will not and should not remove II
incl punishment from those who will impo
+. or African slaves Disunion will be the !
u a. evitable result Of those demands. /
for Congress abstain from all interferen
fan with slavery in the Territories. and lea
als' the question, where the Constitution.
''' means of its courts. adopting the form
i',' and enforcing the remedies of the Coz
Dfs mon Law, has placed it. Its halls W
then cease to echo to the cries of fana
- cism, and the much needed and useful |,
,,r, islation of the country will receive
+ ,T. proper consideration. Let the Sou
cease to agitate questions of dangero
re is and doubtful import let il cease to p
But sent issues, that will minister to I
.opIe strength of the AbolitionistS: let it tn
ms | It's aIltnllhn 10 interests at home
com peace, union and prosperity will be the
sen suit. Above all. let us in Missi,sippi ,
teli- vote more care and attention to the ac
cultural and manufacturing interests
sub our State to our mechanical and edu
sinai tional interests to our railroad and lev
''a', interests to building city. for exp,
: anu and import in our own State. and in f
years we will possess the ability, las
ever have the will, to meet our frien
ma, with liberality and our enemies with ste
81 These are my views upon the topi
osan that seem ut the present, the only OF
and canvassed in our State. have but stat
er il them, without an effort to support the
NAV by argument, which, under existing
cumstances, would be improper in II
At In fact, you and others may regard I
communication as uncalled for, but c;
,n not permit even the few hundred, W
may vote for "yotT nominee for Cove
or to even compliment him by a vote, d
Jug tated by personal or political regard wi
ting out some knowledge of the principles
9th, advocates. If you and others, possess