Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-08-02

/. Mn. EvERETr's Po.IrIoN.-Ever since
the nomination of Mr.. Everett, bis South.
ern sccussrs have dragged forth the musty
record of by-gone generation TO sustain
their charge Of abolition against him.
They have re- produced vote of censure
in the Georgia Legislature on Mr.. Berrien,
FOR sustaining the nomination Of Mr.. Ev-
srett as Minister 10 England. letter of
Mr.. Everett responsive to one from Mr..
Borden, and certain anti ti-slavery resolves Of
the Massachusetts Legislature. as proofs.
As soon as they made their appearance
in the Democratic journals of the South,
gentleman Of Eutaw, Ala, enclosed them
in letter to Mr.. Everett with the request
that he would give them some notice. To
that request a prompt reply was return
ed, which we copy from the Alabama Wing.
1t is as follows:
B1sToS, June 18th, 1860.
Dean SIR: Your letter Of the l2lh was
received by Mr.. Everett this day. When
be accepted the nomination of the Baltimore
Union Convention, il was in the under
standing that the correspondence which
might grow out Of it should devoIre on tha
Union Committee here. Your letter OF the
18th has accordingly been placed in my
hands, and, as you request an answer that
will reach You by return of mail, have
but few moments TO prepare in it.
The compromise measures Of 1850 were
regarded and have been supported by con-
servatise men al the North o, a fair AND
practicable basis of united political action
between the Two great sections of the coun.
try To those measures Mr.. Everett gave
his full concurrence.
The papers enclosed in your letter, viz:
the resolves Of the Massachusetts, leeisla-
ture, Mr.. Borden's letter, and Mr.. Ever
ett's reply, date from the year 1899. They
were brought before the Senate Of the Uni.
ted States in l94l, a, the time Of his nomina-
tion as minister 10 England, and made the
ground Of a motion for its rejection. Hen
ry Clay opposed that motion with grea,
warmth, an SAID, "thst, if, through the in
fluence Of the South, the appointment OF
man Of Mr.. Everett's known conservative
opinions was rejected, the Union was al
ready dissolved" A, the close of fervid
speech by Rufus ChOate, in support of Mr..
Everett's appointment, the late Hon. w. C.
Preston exclaimed, ~ am afraid have
committed myself to vote against him, but
by Heaven he shall not be rejected" Mr..
Preston was afterwards heard to say tha,
"he regretted that vote more than sny ever
given by him." Mr.. Everetl's nomination
as the first minister 10 China, two years
later, was, believe, unanimously confirm
ed in The same Senate, of which Mr.. Vice.
President King and Mr.. Calhoun were
members. His nomination as Secretary OF
State OIL the death Of Webster was unani.
mously confirmed in 1852. In The follow
ing year he was elected by the conserva.
tive members of the Legislature Of Massa.
chuseits, TO the Senate Of the United States.
Mr.. Everett's views with reference 10
the sectional agitation now disiracting the
country, if left in any doubt by his own
course, are sufficiently shown by the bitter
hostility of the entire anti-slavery press
They were re-afirmed, to the great accep-
lance of good patriots throughout the Union
in his speech at Faneuil Hall, on occasion
Of the attempt at Harper's Ferry, and they
are restated in his letter Simplifying hi. re-
uc,ant acceptance of ths Baltimore nomina.
lion.
will only observe, in conclusion, that
Is 1t seems TO us here, no good can result
rom review OF all that has been said or
written north or South, for twenty or thirty
ears, on the question which now more
han ever distracts the country, reasona-
lie men will not, in either section, expect !
lind entire concurrence in the other; and ,
sentiments like those entertained, and on {
IL proper occasions avOwed, by Mr.. Ever |
1t, fail 10 win the confidence Of our Union. I
'ving men at the South, Mr.. Clsy's en-
hattie exclamation in l84I may well be re. ,
eated.
!. .lremain, dear sir, in haste, very respect +,
llly yours,
LEVERETT SALToNSTAL.
President State. Central COMMITTEES Of /.
ne Constitutional Union Party.
o JOSEPH w. TAYLOR, Esq. Eutsw, Ala. ,
EA thousand dollar carriage, made n
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