Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-03-21
This Proposed Southern Conferences,

DINA Rss0latiOns by Gov, Houston, and others has
met a nsritel rvbuke from the Governor Of South
I Carolina himself Gov llOuston Of Tezas, aud
Gov. IIisLs II Maryland, one nun the extreme
Southwestern AMI the ether from the eE,reMe North
eastern portion Of the Southern States, acting upon
| the truism ''that extremes meet" coincide in
their Interpretation Of the South Carolina ResOlu-
lions, Doth u lhem catch glimpse Of nulliheaton,
and both are Instantly thrOwa Into negative rss-
,oni both alarmed at the ghost Of secession, aud
both are ready TO exelaim 'thoa eansi not say dill
it' 10th shiyer with chilly sensations at the idea Of
isuniun aud SILVER almost simultaneously, as II they
dwsll upon the same isothsnal line; both start back
aghast a, the combined horrors Of nullihea'ion' Sc
eession aH d,sunloh, they would reeoll from the
skeleton Il az i1hhyOsaurus, or Paehyderm maslo-
Ion, but these tragic conceptions were all futile
aud perfectly innocent ~ harm to the resolutions
wholly unnecessary were the starts aud higets. the
tragic attitudes Il these gubernatorial Maadores the
shaking u the h0ues arl the knocking together Of
their knees Ia few busiuess-llke words, Governor
dis, Of South Carolina. replies to Governor Hicks Of
Marylaul, aud takes the wind out Of his sails, and
denies. In strong emphatic terms, that secession was
ever designed or intended by the resolutions, The
reply to Gor. Hicks Is applicable to Gov. Houston
aul we see no reason why OUT distinguished ESecu-
tive should not "own up since he has reaPed all
the good that y likely to come Of H. Unless the
Governor can see farther into the milestone than the
man who peckel the whole through IL, we see no al
formative but to make the amsnie honorable to the
State Of South Carolina. for the false construction
i. 40. han Gtnf lE al
the South II Gov, Houston interpreted them wrong
fully and has made an unjust or unwarrantable I'M
preston In regard TO the action Of chiSarous State,
let him 10 her the justice 10 say SO, and be us mag
unanimous as Gov Hicks.
South Carolina, through her executive head, dis
claims the intention Of secession as charged upon her
DO those Of her enemies who seek to ridienle and
contemn her rs ga fussy little State know her stare
policy her intentions anil wishes better than her own
legally selected officers, Shall others speak for her.
and lcnouncc her honest efforts for concert OF nc
ton to prescrrr, ami aotdciroy the Union,-withOu
meeting the disapprobation Of Southern men =
Whether the necessity for Convention exists or
does not exist, her motives should have been respect
ed aud the States Of the South been saved the NOR
t6caton of seeing manifesto from one slave state
aimed ut another endorsed and hcralded throughout
the darkest regions of Republicanism, as the "true
doctrine" That which is "true doctrine" with the
Tribune, National Era the Times, and others of the
same ik is generally considered "alse doctrine" at
the south. Hence such an endorsement, to say the
least, is very equivOcal
We give the interesting correspondence between
the two Governors because it applies to Texas as we
rs to Maryland.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, !
UNIoSyIlLr, S. c., Feb. 3, 1860
To Ills Ercciiency, Thomas H. Hicks, Governor
of Maryidnd:
DIAN Sir: Yours of the Goth of January, ac-
knowledying the receipt of the resolutions unan-
imousy adopted by the State of South Carolina,
was received on yesterday; and must be per-
mitted to correct II very grave error into when
YOU have fallen in relation to them. y.
You speak of the resolutions as "requestlng
this State (Maryland) to join in the appointment
of deputies to a Convention OF the slave holding
States. for their united action in regard to seces-
sion from the Unionl' If there is anything IN
the resolution proposing ga secession from tne
Union | am unable to find it, and deny that
south Carolina proposes any such measure to
MARYLAND or her other co-States. by re.cxamln-
ino these resolutions you will find that all South
Carolina propoes is, that slave-holdinS States
should Immediately meet together to concert
measures for united action" and it is Il lorced
and unwarrantable construct on of the resolution
TO saw that concerted action" means secession
from the Union | belong to that class OF pom,
ticiuns who have been denounced as 'fire-eaters,
and never for a moment have desired dssolu-
ton of the Union if our rights in the Union are
respected and our equality recognized. And
solemnly believe the very best way to preserve
the Union is for the Southern States to meet and
insist upon their rights and to act in concert in
defending them.
If the South were united they could preserve
the Union. and at the same time have their rights
respected and recognized. 1t is because the
Southern States have acted with so much Jeal-
ousy and dstrust towards each other that the
North has been able to encroach upon their rights
and war upon their institution.
If desired n dissolution Of the Union, and
wished to effect it, nothing would please me more
than the refusal of the slave holding States to
meet in Convention, for then the North will con
tinue its aggrcssons, and some OF :he slave-hold-
ing States, goaded to madness, will secede, pre-
ferring to be held as conquered provinces, rather
than become voluntary slaves.
Speaking for myself, L would rather that
"South Carolina should be the cemetery OF free
men than the habitation of slaves" and Animal
ed bv these sentiments, our people never Will
submit to inequality and degradation.
With great respect, am yours, &c; ,,..r
EXECUTIVE CuAMDAR, !