The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-01
Letter from Hon. VIM. [. Yancey.
ADDRESS TO THE DEMocRAcr OF TENNEssEE.'
MoNrao,nRY. AVA. JulY lo. 1850.


MosTGoMERY, Ala, July 10, 1860.
Under the above dignifed caption VIM. Fl.
Carroll and H. II. Watterson addressed the
Democracy Of Tennessee, from Washington
city, on the 9th June, 1860. About one
third of that address IS devoted to an artfal
Misrepresentation Of my acts, and views and
positions Incorrect differences to ones opin-
ions and acts can be tolerated but when per-
sons set themselves up as popular instructors,
and assume the Office Of judge as well as exc
cutioner Of others who differ with them, it Is
an inexcusable fault to be ignorant of the facts
of the case they treat Of; It is great crime to
make wilfui misstatement of them. / have
no idea whether VIM. FL. Carroll and Fl. NJ
Watterson are ignorant or criminal in this re-
gard. only know that they have assumed
to inform atbe Democracy of Tennessee as
TO my political acts and opinions, and that
in doing 50 they have falsifed the one and
misrepresented the other. l have no claim on
t'the Democracy of Tennessee save that which
4 common sense ofjustice and truth gives me-
and to that appeal for = hearing against the
calumnies of that address, and 10 that ap.
peal for an insertion Of this yindication in the
columns of every Democratic paper m Ten
nessee that has copied that address. The
charges made against me are as follows, TO
wit: .z.ss.sfsz
LIST. aHis (my1 course has, for twelve years
past, been one long conspiracy-a well against
the integrity Of the Democratic party, AZ
against the Union Of these Statesn So
ID aLook first at his course in the Nation
al Democratic Convention at BaItomore, in
184S. On that occasion he proclaimed the
doctrine Of Intervention, or Protection fol
the first time, but failed to get single STATE
to stand by him. he entered his protest, Sc.
ceded from the Convention, went home, and
opposed the election Of the Democratic no.
minees Cas- and Butler.n asss.1 -
Sd. sin 1852 he went back to Baltimore
with the same proposition to rule or ruin thu
Democracy, and was AGAIN voted down, ever
more emphatiealIy than before.nsI
4th. in 1856 be again makes his appear.
ance in the National Democratic Convention
which assembled that year at Cincinnati, bui
this time advocating the very reverse of his
old doctrines Of intervention for Protection,
5th. "But the Convention, recognizing IN
the principle Of mon Intervention an old doc
trine of majority Of the party, unanimously
granted the demand, and this arch traitor and
conspirator against the Union was third
time banked - = asres9
9Th "In less than two years after the ad-
tournament of the Cincinnati Convention, we
find him heading the notorious Southern
League, organized avowedly TO break up ths
Union, as the following first article of its con
stitution. drawn by his hand, fully proves
Art. 1. The members of this organization
shall be known as The League Of the South,
and our motto shall be a SouahesR Republi
is our only safetg1''
9TH. About the same time appeared til
following private letter, pilinS Peiion upol
Ossa of proof of tie reasonable designs of thi
American Catalina - - s. /,
MosrGoxEsY, June 18th 1858.
DEAR SIR Your kind. letter OF the 18th i
received. hardly agree with youthat gen
eral movement can be made that will clea
out the Augean stable. II the democrat.
were overthroWH, It would result IN gym
pace to greater and hnngTler swarm OF Hes.
The remedy e the South Is not IN such
process Il Is inadihgent organization fhe
true men for the prompt feslstance OF the mex
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