Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-08-04
Mr.. 1,e..,. Claim. upon the south.
LETTER FROM JERE CLEMENS TO ). J. HOOPER.

| LETTER FROM JERE CLEMENS TO J J. HOOPER,
R. cr" Iv Mr j. J. Hooper, M the Al
ALBANIA Mail, add.es.ed letter to Iii
TREND. Jerr Clemens, complaining "f ce,
tain structures "f the latter upon the T."
itical course Of the former, aud coucIud
my AS follows:
|, is ohe "f the regrets Of my politica
experience I" find you noty the advoca..
Of Bell and Everett. Much ~ | admir-.
the personal character Of those gentle
men, cannot bnt tegaru it as ominou-
Of the fate Of slavery, when men Of you,
early ideas and education find in them
the safest dcp"sit"ries 81 tie rights o'
the Sou,h. I'nt l do not question you,
motives, aud it is precisely because you
Sometimes name ,ne to the pub ic in such
wise AS to lead those ~ho do not know
ME ~ regard me as gwen to intrigue
tha' | now write you this friendly pr,
test.
We have long been friends us re-
main so. How it sadd-ns me to see your
crest lowered | will not say but l il
continue 10 believe that at the last ".
shall, if alive, be side by side in the fyh,
With that hope in my heart, shall
write myself,
Your friend, j. HOOPER.
Hon. j. Clemens, Memphis.
To this Mr.. Cleme"s repl ed as fol-
lows:
HUNTSVILLE, July 6, 1860.
My DEAR Hooper: Your letter Of the
10Th ut.. Was only received to-day, hav-
NY reached Memphis after l left there.
[ d" not recollec' the exact lang uage Of
The iette. o. which you make complaint
hut am sure It Was written in n spirit,
"f personal ki"J"~as. although il n ay
have expressed but anxiety aud regret 81
ne course which y"u and others 81 my
friends thought proper to take in the
pr"ding PrsiLe,,.,al election.
Never for one m"nie"t allowing MI
self 10 q"-.to" he purity Of your mo
lives, | Ii We yet thought, for more tl,a:
wo years past, that YOU were gradually
adopting political opinions which could
"e productive Of " thing but evil 10 .L-
patty in ~h'se r'nks You had hattled !"
o"e aud so faithfully; Of nothing bu'
disaster to :hat Reput lie to whicl, you.
a'tacI'nent,sI am sure, is as strong A.
III lnr; aud Ut noihi"y hu, disorder and
.!esoi"tivn I" the South. which I cIsim
." b.. a> ready To d-fnl rs The most un-
Compromise. Z t1r~.eater in the land. l
certainly did b-!i.ve that The annunci,-
ITO" df these opinions 10y you and him
caused ,Ir defeat OF Tom Judge in the
M"n'g',nr'y District last August. ard
20 thinking | have doubtless referred to
your Course in terms Of deep aud 4er;ous
rgret. 1t is this t" which suppose
y''u liuded lii referring to my readiness
20 give y.u "a punch whenever the op-
por.un,ty occurs" You mnst pardon
ne, my dear Sir. for suggesting tina,
there is wild. difference bet is cen punch
ing mans pnIi1'cal principles, aud
punching him. You are, aud have been,
doug NY parry in the State # Ala
banx m:e nar,ii than vii the Democrat
&c editors within its nmi $, and It would
nave been unreasonable 10 expect me to
s,a"d ~ aud itness all this ~ithou
making ,o,ne eff"t to l,alii.ts or correct
II. You have Ie,l thousands Of true and
tr.d opponents Of corrupt and cor
rupli"g Democracy into position which
c",npeIs them to become the allies o,
>pl'>men, ard forces them to suppres,
the EXPRESSION OF their honest ind,gna.
ton at tue frauds, brlbing, interference
with State elections, sI,eculations. low
,nlri ues, aud sorJi,, meanness by which.
his Administration has been distin-
gu.>hed. W" arc yourself in a state o,
mental va>>al.g-. You have given up
every thing I" the one idea Of .!avrr.
!, ct. ton; aud the putI'c interest, and
he national ho"or, claim your care "tl.
so tat rs they are affected hy this ,is--
less, scn>eIe>s, aud ,ni>cl,ievous dogma
W W,r.e s.,ii. il has so fat blinded you,
r.aso" tlas. you accept rs holy truth.
when coming from the Seeding Con-
ss"tion at Charleston, the very doctrine
which you rejected will, scorn when
from Mr.. Bell.
Tue E,,Iowi" the second res"lutio"