The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-08-04
Letter from Judge Robertson.

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great Union meeting in Kentucky short
time since was the Hon. George Robertson.
Of Lexington. one Of the m,ster.spirits not
only Ut that Statebut ofour country and our
generation. The following was his noble
aud patriotic reply;
LExlNuToN, July 2, 1860
GrNrLrMrN To be- With you ut the
; National Mass Meeting in your city to
morrow evening would he quite agreeable
TO mo. Long retirement aud mellow ags,
+ have neither chilled my frat born love q: oar
model Ua,os nor impaired the humble iacul
ties which, in PALMER days, had laihall,
devoted 10 its cause. but these hallowing
c0ufo4 have gradually contributed to make
tunultuous bodies aud political agitatona
uncongrnnl to my taste and to incline me
10 the opinion that my own participation in
> thom would be- icss useful and far less mp
; p,oprinto thnn IL ! were younger man.
. Your invitation. however. il so emphatic and
Site occasion SO interesting as to constitute
M exception from general rule ] have
! pru-lcnily prescribed ior my own public
conduct, l'ri nv domestic condition. will
not AT this time. allow me free choice.
For my personal presence with Won must.
; therefore, substitute my cordial sympathics
with you tratprnJ objects and the assurance
of nv cooperation. IN all suitable modes.
Tor promoting your national onds.
Too old ~ hr amhit,ous ar to be- binsard
hv the raurbr ~ prlhshupss of Jealous
partisan. | have booked on thu shifting aud
often Illuminating rcrura"l"ur lat political
decade with The anyiou4 aud patriotic con
Germ natural to nrtiyc-hurn American long
honcred by bis couutry's trusts and NOW
> surroundpdby large poptcriiy. aud. alarm
? ed with the dlsrouragoing prospect 81 pro-
grcssivc deterioration. | have felt and often
said that the natural aud only sure rcmr1y
! Ia io' the people 10 set mp for thcmsolvcH.
frpulista the prsllrnt poIf,,idHs. who.
, playing w'th 'hom aspuppoi' hive already
e dcIlndod large ma SEES 'utp rppiI-turn and
sectional bolligrronts. at ouco break The
-"ryll' Gttcra cnrtr pat, isp, and. nohiy
ir,tcrni1ing on che urlcal principles ul
Constitutional 'uihl r,.lyc to uphold the
supremacy uf the lolld Constitution. no
hu,c soctionpi euit. hansh slavery from
International councils. iulhll as one sovereign
trustee. nll the sacred trusts conlilod hy
their common chnricr-lnd thus maintain,
commend aud cNalt The glorious nationality
; iunugmatodby Washington md long bloss.
should constitute the only essential iourda-
Ion Of the national brotherhood.
Tho present crisis not only cnll4 loudly
f'r some such organization. hu, II ia prcu-
larly propltious go ita hopeful expansion
, md ultimate Hnrrcss Fhrotd Wing party
. Is absorbed tho American party "a disor
b ganilpd--thn National democracy" long
iscordtul aud fociioal IN rrincipl'. but
hitherto hold trrmhrr hy The attractions of
> power. ha4 lately hcccmo doui'ionalihod
. by disruption into two Fragments. oncb
! otrnly sectional ml autagouislic TO the
; other. The Republican patty revived aud
mpgnihrd hy the conduct al the ruling De
I mocracy. has consolidated most Of the
= No,th"ru States int . srctioa1lpary plcdg-
? 81 too Agrc teionn iricrv nion against the
, nmclioration II slavery or peaceful lihrra-
ton from u Iv Expansion into amy Federal
Territory. even though the citi6cus resi-
deaf therein. M wei "a the shareholders
IN the State. may unanimously desire such
! translation aud diluion This party may
ovrrw helm I'LL others IN detail, and has. for
that purpose. presented two Northern men
IA its candidates for President aud Vice
! President. without any hope Of getting one
southern vote. The Northern wing of the
Democracy ia organized in favor of alien
suffrage or "iSg~oftc,- Sovereignty on the
I question of Territorial Rlavcry---a doctrine
Z vrhcmcrtly opposed nv the Southern wing,
+ which claims Congressional protection OF
slavery when n MAJORITY of the people may
not want IL. mud the controlling influence
ofthis =cgmcnt also Hfscrts c,5HVN'idRdf
right OF accession aud notification. where
{ hy any one State may. Ht viii, break mp
the mon, or nulliy the fugitive slnvcl,w,
or revive the African slave trade, or rrsist
n law for improving the navigation Of the
Mississippi, or for protecting non for de
,cloping the LATENT wealth ofour own coun-
try. giving cnployn mt TO ollr own labor
I aud capital, aud preventing eNhaueimgcx-
! p,rtation= of our money Ia pay lor foreign
labor aud m1lcrial4 On such volcanic
, crater the l'nion would be- in coRstdai dan
: lcr. aud could not stand long And each
I II thcac sectional fragments of "NdfiOad'
o. Democracy" has brought out 0utagonistic
q candidates ns cNpouculs oiits own peculiar
! and ,rntradistinctiyc sectional doclriu's
r. Neither of these sectional organizations
7 has -oubancc of coscl, alive nationality
p nor could either or any two of thou up
! hold the Union against the aggression OF
= Aothcr And if either ofthcn should elect
4 its President, rcclionallsm in its most cS.
+ aspcrnicd form would b. Installed, and then
! the Union If ftill cNisiing IN form. might
Fl not be- worth preserving.
" 10 prevent such catastrophe and har-
Fl lnouisc rs well rs possible distracted
Il country. national neu of ali parties and IN
: every STATE have organized The NUCLEUS Of
a Union party, invite tho cooperation ofall
r other national men. and prce'nt for their
= approval .IokB BcHof Tennessee for Prcsi-
t don't and Edward Everett of Massachusetts
| Ga, Va, pr,sil,nt pqrb lipf, ltipd ttttl 4 IN