The weekly Mississippian., 1859-10-12
Senator Iverson of Georgia.

The following is an extract from letter Of
the Hon. Alfred Iverson. of Georgia. 1t will
be seen that he too, repudiates Dpuglas, and
regards him as 'free-soil" "squatter SOY.
ereignty" advocate
COLUMBUS, Sept IL, 1859.
Dear Sir Your letter of the 9TH inst, has
been received and considered. Whilst lagree
with you in the position assumed in regard to
the rights Of the Southern people, IN the Ter
ritories Of United the States, and the dangerous,
if not fatal character and tendencies OF the
| 'Squatter Sovereignty" doctrine OF Douglas
and friends and supporters, and most especial
| ly of his recent most extraordinary and here
| teal claim of SoUerci0Hty power in the 1erri-
tories. equal TO, and co-extenslve With the
| States, am, nevertheless free to declare to
! cou that cannot consent to join the OpPosi-
tion party of the present day, or any other
organization against the Democratic party,
until see that the latter has abandoned the
true ground, and committed itself TO the sup
ort Of pii lciples and cin1ida,es hostile tothe
| constitutional rights of the southern people
| Whenever the Democratic party shall take SO
| fatal step, snail not hesitate 10 abandon
| and denounce it. / am for the rights ot my
section, rs understand them, against any and
| every political organization which either op-
noses or ignors them. cannot believe, how
| ever. that the southern Democracy will com
mir 50 suicidal an act as to adopt either Judge
DonpIas AS their candidate for the Presidency,
or his dangerous political heresies do not
believe that he or his policy can receive the
sanction and support Of the Charleston Con-
yention await the action Of that Conven-
ton, in the confident hope that both VIII oe
repudiated, if not by a majority oil the Con-
vention, at least by decided majority OF the
Southern delegates, and that they VII. 50 act,
as either to defeat him and his Tree so i
"Souatter Sovereignty doctrine and policy,
or break I'D the Convention, and take proper
and effective steps to unite the whole South
upon Southern Rights principles and South.
? ern Rights candidates in the Presi lentIal
election Of 1860 t shall be my constant
and continued effurt, acting with the Southern
Democracy, to induce them TO stand firmly OF
their rights-to surrender nothing-to com
d promise nothing, and to repudiate any Pohtl
;, cal organization which does not fully Iecog
nize them. IF the Southern delegates TO tn
Vt Charleston Convention shall unite and be t1B
l. they can obtain recognition Of our right
is from our northern brethren, OF failing IN that
they can unite the South in the Presidentia
election, and cast upon the North the reponsi
e bility of rejection and trampling under fott tn
d rights honor and interests Of the Southern
+ States am glad to see the Opposition part,
IS of Georgia and elsewhere coming up rapid!
. and manfully upon the Platform of Southen
d Rights-upon which the great majority of tn
Southern Democracy have heretofore stood
are now standing, and firmly believe vii
continue to stand to the bitter end. With
these favoring and patriotic indications, d.
not despair of seeing the people of the South
ern States, and esp, ciaily of Georgia, and tha
at no distant day, fighting together under the
r glorious flag Of Southern equality and equa
rights, to preserve, if possible, constitutions
e Union, and if not then going out of the Union
0 together, and forming another constitution and
0 government, over which that flag shall forever
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