Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-02-25
NO. 7.

versatlon occurred in the midst Of nv
flmlly, members of which have. more
than once since that time, defended YOU
from the charge of being friendly to
Douglas and his doctrines, from their
recollection of the words you then used,
and who believed with me, from your
frank and explicit manner, that you
would net deceive one who made this
the al! IN all of his support of or opposi-
ton to any man seeking the post of rep
resentatlye IN Congress. And now for
your answer
You commenced by ridiculing the pre-
tensions, or the probability of his doug
lass chances for nomination oreIection
as PRESIDENT, ly stating to me that you
had said to his friends more than a year
previous, that so sure as he commenced
letter-writing, it would be fatal to his
chances for either nomination or cleo
ton; that, in fact, such was the fate of
all Ietter-wrlting aspirants for the Pres
ldency, and lnstancing the cases of Gen.
Scott and Mr.. Clay. Secondly, you
stated that Mr. Douglass squatter SOW
erelgnty doctrines We're wrong in fact,
and would be wrong in practice Third
ly, that the old practice of the Govern
ment was that Congress had veto on
all wrong and unconstitutional acts of
territorial legislatures, and that the
Government or Congress would and
should come back to that practice; and
that the final arbiter was the Supreme
Court Of the United States.
With these avowals on your part, I
went forward to your support, sincerely
and confidently believing that you were
quite as much opposed to Mr.. Douglas
as myself; and | think that. without
egotlsm, can say that / contributed
much, very much, to yournomination at
Thibodeaux, where was delegate,
and friendly to your election, as it is
WelIsknown that had the delegation from
st. Mary not gone for you, your oppo-
nent. alr. Goode, would certainly have
the nomination of the conven-
ton. Yes, sir, went honestly aud con-
iidlng'y into your support, against the
opinions of many of my warmest friends,
who continued to distrust You, but who
at last voted for you because you were
nominated by Democratic convention.
As 1t turns out, their distrust was just
and we'll founded. Sir, you obtained my
support by gulling and decciving man
who was honestly laboring for your ee-
vation, but WhoAwould have used all his
influence against you, and for your op-
poncnt, Mr.. Goode, had your. conceal
lnef'ts then been unmasked, and you had
professed yourself as you now do.
Let us suppose that Mr.. Douglas were
President, clothed as he would then be
with the veto power, and your Congress
sional veto doctrine be called into prac-
tice. | ask you what would be the
result? We all know that Mr.
Douglas is q bold man; and that, of
course, he would bring his Executive
veto to bear.in order to sustain his fa-
vorite territorial hobby. Then, sir, your
remedy of the old practice Of the Gov
would be driven to the wall,
by the very man you wish to aid to
power.
You say that the slavery question has
come to a crisis, and must be put an end
to, or dissolution Of the Union must en-
sue, and to end it you would elevate
man to sit in Judgment on it, who would
not protect slave property in a Terrific
~, certainly as much the property of
one State as Of another. Yes, sir, this
would end it effectually, I admit, but
with vengeance to the South, for it
would be granting all the Black Repub-
leans at this moment contend for Yon
say that remonstrances from the South
ire of no avail. True, sir; and with
his prospect held out by you, they never
will.
You say that the enmemies Of the
south mnst be put down by the citizens
If the North, or the South must with
lraw from the Union and shift for her.
elf; II - you would advise US to do by
'cceding to what you think their wishes,
est we discourage and dsive them from
'ur support, or by our acts oyerwhelm =.
hem in their efforts Is it true that we
'hould save ourselves and the Constitu-
ion, by pleasing them, and electing the
nan who, you yourself state, has many
'pinions which You can never concur in?
tfuSt lHat HIS squatter sovereignty
heory is at least one of those, if only
or consistency's sake Yon tell us to
1ake no move even to meet in conven-
ion for consultation, lest we offend our
'orthern friends. Have we not waited
'eek'y and patiently for thirty years,
nd are we now to wait longer, until
le election of man who is not even
'lIing to acknowledge equal protection
'r our property, which, with orr lives
nd honor, are alike protected by the
constitution? If we do not this, our
berries, Constitution and Union are
one, gone, and there are none to save us.
n your view of the crisis, let rs sup