Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-09-01
Letter from Governor Brown.

| lie Don't Like the may The Sscesstoutsts Dodge TIE Issues
We find in the Aberdeen SAMMY South, a letter from
Governor Aaron G. Brown, of Mississippi, in reply t.
one from l.. I. Galloway. The reply of the Governor
is an admirable campaign document for the Bell men
and we therefore give the material portion of it. II
will be seen that he don't like the way the Secession
candidates have lodged the issues, He says
ssIt is certainly truc-as you ant all others familiar
with my anteceaents may already have inierred-tha
l am not altogether satisfied with the Charleston
Baltimore platform, as lait down by our friends. Ii
is equally true that l have objections TO both the let
tiers of BIZ c~kinridge an. Lane accepting their respec-
tive nominations. But ] have not for a moment
thought Of doing otherwise than casting my vote
in their favor.
ITO save all cavil now, and all dispute in future as
to my true position, l will briefly potn out ny OBJ
jections to the platform. and to the letters of our
can lidates accepting their nominations. This l do
mainly to secure myself against misrepresentation
hereafter.
The second, in the series of resolutions that con
stitute our platform as l find it published in the Con-
~Stitttion newspaper of 10th July instant. is in these
words That it is the duty of the Federal Govern
ment, in all its departments. When necessary, the rights
Of persons and property in the Territories, and where
ever else its constitutional authority extends
Il would have made the resolution more explicit
in several particulars-for instance, l would have
inserted slaves inclule1' after the word property,
dLus ttie ~ Cl tLe iSh SEAS AK lAS v u
Territories
Bat my main objections to the resolution consists
in the interjcction of the words 'pAen necessary. They
seem to me to be sadly out OF place. OF course no
one wants protection VIXEN or where 1t is not neces-
sary. These words, a. they stand il the resolution
before me. imply that there is no present existing
necessity for protection. You, and all other men who
III ave done me the honor to read my speeches, know
that | think otherwise II tie resolution read. 1t
: the duty of the Fcdtral Government, IN all its he
now and at al times. to protect the rights
Of persons and property. ,laTes included, IN the Ter
tories, ami wherever else its constitutional! author
ity extends, ! should have liked it better.
1T is noteworthy that tne resolution which offers
protection TO foreigners at home ami abroad, DOES not
it when necessary, but it Offers protection alb
To say DO not like the directness in the
case. and the lack nf it in the either. is the MIL
est form in which | eau expr ess my dissent
Mr.. Rreckintidge, in his letter OF accordance.
says THE friends Of Constitutional equality do not.
and never did, demand a Congressional slave code,
nor any Other .cods, i'll rega7d TO property in the Ter
fitorles in the doctrine of non-interYention by Con
sress or by a Territorial legislature either to es.ab-
fish or prohibit slavery, &c. ] do not see the use of
language. If Congress is in any contingency to
laws prohibiting slavery in the Territories and
+ this is never to be done, then. in, ny opinion. the
is much ado about nothing, 4
Gen. Lanehses much the same language in his
etter of acceptance. Neither la nor Mr.. B,eckinridget
that distinct assurance which l should Xix" to
rear, that the whole power of the government, IN all
Is departments. is 10 be used, sOs0on as we get con |
rol of4it, TO protect our slave property in the Terri
cries and on the htgl, seas, in the same way and 10
anne extentthat other kinds Of property are pro-
Without such assurance, my past record
h"ws that | cannot as AN honest man, say, i am
atisfed,