The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-21

over State assaed or ENDANGERED
BY IaWiees violence or Territorial legislatonf
On these momentous questions hang present status
in the Union, and apprehend our future existence a.
free and sovereign States They must 30 dsclded ere
finally II you decide to yield 70 black republican do
mandsto propae their favors and preserve the Unon,
PRODUCTION ef slaves into he State by encouraging their
owners 10 manumt remove them from the State, and
by providing the best and srest means your power for
gradual emancipation and removal OF them beyond
claim to projection By Congress Of TIA. properly in
s S sss 70 Or aSs kss9S sss sys
serve the Union by Northern and Southern demo
Gratis, then request your Senator'S and representa-
organization Of any Territories, the increase OF
your army and navy, and all appropriations. for the
win be auisidal generously, or dishoaorable subser-
viency to expond your blood and treasure in acquiring
tsr,Sriss suPpotsng their Sivi Gicsrs making roads
armies and naves for their defence providing for al
their moral and physical wants, you are mot 70 have
Of the constitution and laws made in pursuance thereof
despite tho opposition Of your Northern joint tenants
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Whenever you may desire to 60 within its exclusive juris
dctcn, then maintain it with the conndsnoe and energy
sqSsy md States il he Gno1 Or
order 70 prevent her ultimate spbjusat;on
am sure you would not think exAyerate the hostility
TO our peculiar INSTITUTION" and 70 al who maintain IT,
or the wrongs with which We are threatened the
cesy for concert Of council and conduct on the part Of
he Southern people, you stood where your Representa-
ives and Senator'S do and saw and heard what they do
daily. Language loses In print hall the aenincanco i'm.
parted 10 by the tones Ok the voice. the expressions Of
tho face and the actions Of the body These evnce
hatred Of the South contempt for her numerical weak
ness and confidence in Northern numerical strength, de-
berate purpose TO abuse their power and than
words express II you and heard these signs Of
passion and emotion that shine In print you would
wonder at the moderation Of Southern in Congress
towards your foes and the immoderaon Of Southern par
ties towards each other. Why, you would ask, do not
Southern Democrats and Americans unite their votes
some patriot Of either party and save us from the dis
reply Of either sde probably would be it would demon
alizc and perhaps, dsorganze party But you would
reon will you sacrifice the South the altar Of your
partyr not sink the partisan In the patriot when
the enemy is at our gatesf
Why may not address the question to the legis
latos OF Alabama, to her people, and TO the entire South
ern people We confronted by mpacable and pow
erful foes, whose herald and leader declares must
meet them everywhere in "irreoonciabe conflict They
are struggling with US, hand to hand, In the Capitol
for the control Of the Treasury the Army the Navy the
Post Ofce-al the materials for upon the South.
They hang in embattled array entire Northern
boundary. Their emissaries in midst preparing
We cannot, if would, avoid the "conct they threat
We have been beseged and harrassed by them for
many years-have suffered s0rey from their ravages and
sought reparaon but only future peace, justice domes
tic tranquility and security for and proper
y We have sought these by argument by persuasion by
entreay but in vain Why then, defer preparation for the
last argument Of nations ~" is too late to whet the
sword when the trumpet sounds to drawi" have the
honor to be- most respectfully your obedent servant,
G. G. CLAY, il.