Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-07-27
[FrOm the Richmond WhiC.l
MIR. ETerctt ON SInra1.,,

The supporters of Douglas, the .S2u0tter
Sovereignty Champion, and of Brcckinridge
the Kentucky EmuncipQhonjst, find great
fault with Edward Everett's position on
the slavery question. Mr. Taylor of Ala
bamn, one of the Electors for the State at
large, recently addressed letter to Mr..
Everett, and the following reply by the
Massachusetts State Central Committee
covers the whole ground of this Southern
objection, and proves him to be a more
conservative, sound and national man than
either Douglas or Breckenridge. Mr.. Ev-
erett is neither Free-Soilcr nor IN Abo-
lltlonist. He is Il national. conservative
Union man, from whom the South has
nothing to fear, and to support whom
would do her honor, as it would all sec
tions of the country. we hope this letter
may be extensively read: ,,,y.
0r vorr Int,n~ of the 18th was
received BY Mr.. Everett this day. When
he accepted the nomination of the Bnlti-
more Conventihn, it was in the under
standing that the correspondence which
might grow out of it. should devolve on
the Union Committee here Your letter of
the 18th has accordingly been placed in
my hands, and us you request an answer
that will reach you by return mail, l have
but few moments to prepare it in.
The compromise measures of 1850 were
regarded and have been supported by
conservative men at the North, as a fair
and practicable basis of united political
action between the two great sections of
the country. To those measures Mr.. Ever
cit gave his full concurrence.
The papers enclosed in your letter, viz:
the resolves of the Massachusetts Legisla-
turc, Mr.. Borden's letter, and Mr.. Everett's
reply, date from the year 1899. They
were brought before the Senate of the
United States in l94l, at the time of his
nomination as minister to England, and
made the ground of motion for its re-
lection. Henry Clay opposed that motion
with great warmth, and said, "that it,
through the influence of the South, the
appointment of n man of MIR. Everett's
known conservative opinions was rejected,
the Union was already dissolved At
the close of fervid speech Ly Rufus
Chonte, in support of Mr.. Evcrctts appoint
mcnt, the late Hon. w. c. Preston ex-
claimed, 81 am afraid l have committed
mysclfto vote against him, but by Heavens
( he shall not be rejected" Mr.. Preston
was afterwards heard to say that she
regretted that vote more than ever given
by him." Nr. Evcrett's nomination as the
first minister to China, Two years later
was believe, unanimously confirmed in
dent King and Mr.. Calhoun were members.
His nomination as Secretary of State on
the death of Mr.. Webster, was unanimous
Ily confirmed in 1852. In the following
year he was elected, by the conservative
members Of the Legislature of Mnssachu-
Setts, to the Senate of the United States.
Mr. Everett's views with reference to the
sectional agitation now distrNcting 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-affirmed, to the great accep-
tance of good patriots throughout the
Union, in his speech at Faneuil Hail. on
occasion of the attempt at Harper's Ferry;
and they are rc-stated in his letter signify
ing his reluctant acceptance of the Balti-
more nomination.
will only observe, i'll conclusion, that
as it seems to us here, no good can result
from IL review of all that has been said OF
written North or South, for twenty OIL
thirty years, on the question which now
more than ever distracts the country, rea.
sonable men will not, in either section
expect to find concurrence in the other
and if sentiments like those entertained
and on all proper occasions avowed by
Mr.. Everett, fail to win the confidence o
Union-loving men at the South Mr.. Clay:
emphatic exclamation in l94l, may wei
be repeated.
remain, Dear Sir, in haste, very re
spectfulIy yours,
LEvERETT SALToNsTALL.
Prest State Central Committee of thr
Constitutional Union Party.
To Jos. w. TAYLOR, Esq, Eutaw, Ala.
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