Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-03-07

l Dickinson, (though presume you have already seen it, hoping you will give 1t an insertion in the True Democrat, for 1t Is decidedly the best which has been written to any of the numerous union meetings held at the North What noble President would D. $. Dickinson make. Let the southern delegation at the Charleston con vention go for him, and he will undoubt- edly obtain the nomination and in all pro- bably be elected; if not, then let us be pre- pared for the worst.
 Yours truly, c. E. T.
 Mir. Dickinson's Letter.
 We publish to-day says, the New York Day Book, Mr. Dickinson excellent letter to the late union meeting at the Academy, and scarcely need to call attention to 1t, for the name of that gentleman is so widely known and honored by his countrymen that anything he says on the great question of the day will be eagerly read by the people. Mr. Dickinson is one of the few public men who have never faltered or compromised with the great delusion that has so long overshadowed the north, and while he has committed some errors, perhaps, in com mon with his party, personally he has neither sought nor shown mercy to the com mon foe. As will be seen, he is now fully up to the standard of democracy, and instead of that miserable balderdash so common among democratic politicians of late years about popular sovereignty, etc, he boldly and manfully grapples with the real ques- tion before the country:
 LETTER OF HON. D. s. DICKINSON TO THE NEW
 YORK UNION MEETING.
 Btnghampton, Dec. 17, 1859.
 SIR-I have this day received your invi- tation of yesterday, in behalf of the com mittee of which you are member, to at tend the meeting at the academy of music in New York city, on Monday, called to denounce the violation of law at Harper's Ferry, and to declare an unalterable pur- pose to stand by the constitution in all it's parts, etc. Iapprove of the object express ed, and would most gladly attend, but the late day at which your invitation was sent does not permit me- The last train of cars which would enable me to reach New York in season will soon pass here, and can not consistently arrange my business to leave upon so short notice
 But, while shall much to my regret, be deprived of the pleasure of meeting the patriotic assembly, my absence will not be material, for there has been, in my iudg- ment, speaking enough on the subject and quite too much, in proportion to the acting The subject Is by no means new one to me, and l have nothing to say upon it, ex- cept what l said years since, in a responsi- ble position; but, perhaps, some of the sen tlments will bear repeating. Although re- cent events have aroused the public mind from it's ethargy, they have rather rivived than increased the alarms which have cx- perienced for the security of our institu- lions, and quickened in the same manner. the indignation which 1 have long felt for all such violations of law and disturbers of the public peace. The safety of the south ern people depends upon the peace of the existing relations between the races, and they cannot be expected to submit tam.lv to that olhclouS and offensive interference winch destroys anl degrades them
 This nefariOus sectional spirit can never be arrested by mere public gatherings, by well-wrought figures of rhetoric, nor by p@ans to the glorious Union, for all these have been stereotyped and set to music, and recited and repeated by good perfor- mers; but, if we would have peace, we must do justice with practical hand-we must act as well as taih, and extract and crush out forever the insidious worm which gnaws like a canker at the very root of the consti- tuition. We must attend to our own con cerns, take care of our disturbers anI leave other States, in all that relates to theer do- mestic policy, free and independent.
 The southern states are numerically the weaker but they are so, because Virginia, the prolific mother of States and patriotism, voluntarily ceded the great northwest, now forming a large portion of the " free north, " to the general government, for the benefit of all. The institution of domestic slavery, which exists with them, is from its nature an interest peculiarly sensitive, and before we can do them or ourscltcs justice, we must take our stand point with them, and feel what they have felt, and bear what they have borne; we must see that the colonies, in casting off the tyrannous eXactionS of the British crown, were baptized in blooi at their birth as !" free and independent States" and that the constitution which united these States, was framed and adop- ted, as declared in its preamble, to form more perfect union, establish justice, in sure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general wei fare, and secure the blessing of liberty to ourselves and our poGterity." How far one portion of the States have treated another as free and independent, and underline prac- tice of the few years, how far justice has been established, domestic tranquility in sured, or the general welfare promoted in the relations of States with each other. let impartial history answer.
 Scarcely had we completed emancipation in our own State, before a clamor was rais ed for the repeal of the law permitting the citizens of other States passing through ths or sojourning in it, upon business or pleasure, for nine months, to bring with them the servants of their householf and retain them and return with them, and the act was repealed without advantage to a single human being, in derogation of State comty and good faith, in spirit of men ace and hostility, in violation of all social propriety and commercial interest and con- venIence.
 Churches, north and south, which had long formed strong bond of union in their general associations, and had taken sweet counsel together in their conferences and organizations, became severed The ser pent of sectional discord had crawled into this Eden, where songs of redeeming grace and dying love were sung by children of a common father together, when if there had been one single spot on earth exempt from the influences of this fell sectional spirit, 1t should have been there; and representatives from free States with true pharisaical sane tity, thanked God that they were not as other men, and dissolved the connection, because of the great sin of slavery
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