New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-27
CoNspRyATusm OF THE SOUTH.

The Hon. John NJ. Botts inreply to the solicitation
Of twenty-seven members Of the Virginia Legisls-
ture, has written long letter giving his yewsof the
existing condition of public affairs. 1t is published
in The Richmond Wig of the 10Th inst, and occu-
pies eight columns of that journal Mr.. Bolts crit
cizes severely the great parade got up on the occa
zion Of John Browns invasion, and denounces the
vast and useless expenditure it caused; which he
states to have been from quarter to half million
Of dollars. After discussing public topics past and
present, be finally presents his views Of the duty Of
all good citizens at the present time as follows:
"And the main and important question arises 10 tiers
no basis the permanent adjustment Of this agonns qaes
We must sss Dsi 70 he purpose. Of toe coasa
ton to tho evident de ohs trainers o. s.cIs1
instrument II mutt be understood between the herth ana zoe
South that win let each other sonethss they snsi seas
rsspoSsbe for the existence slavery South.
and have right to NEEDLE With 4 in any msnns ioa q
thefe Is Interruption execution Of che law for the sur
srssT Of % @ sss nav sy let 30 ar
modified viii not interfere with proper and fs execution Of
s Ultimate obecs There are national and conservative men
enough In North guarantee ell this .nsy viii ersrcse
their energies for It's sccOmp ishpent acknowledgements.
lived hundred prior 70 lO4 satisfied with the e;
The Conssit1on and we must rss. ali efforts Of estrems
upon whom the question Of Slavery has oensby oper.sed
dreams BY night Of slavery into terri
tory now free against the viii The people inhsbng the tori
poSri not given and was not intended to Be- given thO,s
who framed Government rthey would not hsys
territory then their Jurisdiction sud control Espe.
crushed earth by the ,n heel Of Deocrscy recon
ced 70 this when have daily evidence presented to our
en- their own hands Irrespective Of the interests sise.
OthOse who own the slaves that they man continue % enjoy
demand ha; Ae Democracy shall 10 logger use this question Tor
their selfish and unhAcwed and the conssyaivs
oheir section Of the country The wild fanam oil nadmea
who preach in their chnrchs'-snd only pr''h-o'n do Us no
Mr. Bots's views are presented in this letter with
his accustomed bOldness and vigor. He is ono Of
the few Southern men Of prominence who opposed
snd denounced the repeal of the Missour Com
promise, and he has ever since maintained the at
titude he took upon that occasion. His public
course has always been marked By ability and con-
sistency, and it would have been well for the South
if more men of bis stamp had been suffered TO re-
main in Congress. To show that the slayehelding
portion of the Union have men of considerats tenn.
per and moderate views, and that the whole popu-
lation are by no means imbued with that extraya-
gance of sentiment and frenzy of demeanor 90 often
manifested by those who claim to represent their
people in Congress- it is only necessary to recur TO
the names of Bolts, Bell, Winter Davis, Etheridge,
Hunt of Louisiana, and various other gentemer,
both in and out of public life.
In this fact we find the consolpg assurance that
in any grave emergency, trying to the integrity of the
Union, there viii be found willing leaders in tho
South, able and well tried, to head the patriotic
people of that section against any attempts Of dis
appointed or tratorous politicians to lead their de-
udtd followers into acts of contumacy resistance
the continued reign Of peace, ORDER and tran
utility in the country. The patriotic attitude Of
numerous public men, and of hundreds and thou
ands of influential citizens beside. affords ample
proof that the brawers Of disuDion on the 6oor Of
Congress would find all efforts of theirs to consum-
mate their purposes, met by conservative force of
home quite sufficient to battle their Vaccinations.
In view of this broad, quiet solid public senti-
ment Of loyalty to the Union existing all over the
country, in the South as well as the North, We
learn to disregard utterly the braggart ecrts made
by United States Senators, whose terms expire in
1861, and by members of the House, and Others, ia
perhaps equally delicate and failing circumstances
Through all the smoke and din raised by these
preachers of discomfort, misrule, aud treason, wo
behold this large, intelligent steady mass of ctzens
reposing TRANQUILITY, unmOyed BY the superficial
agitation of the hour. In that great body Of tia
people, everywhere scattered, and yet everywhere
concentrated, we anchor our hopes of the continued
stability of the Government and the Union, and nd
the repository and guardians Of the National pros
rerity.
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