The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-06-06
For the Lancaster Ledger.

vention TO be held in columbia on the 30ih
inst to appoint delegates to the Constitu-
,ionnl Democratic Convention to be held in
Richmond, Va, on the I'd Monday Of June
next. for the purpose Of counselling and
consulting with delegat,s from the South
ern States, To give some authorization ex-
pr.ssive OF the determined will and wishes
of the slaveh"ding States, in reference to
the establishing Of platform OF principles
and the nomination Of candidates for the
Presidency and Vice Presidency of the
United States.
Feeble md inefficient "A my efforts are,
! gladly would accept the appointment were
! it in nv power 10 do So ! therefore. re
specifully decline the honored hut RESPONSE
| bic trust conferred upon me. Permit me
in This connection, briefly 10 express my
views in reference TO the causes OF the
danger which now threaten us; and
! the course. ns ] conceive, the South should
pursue during the "impendng crisis"
| In passing the missouri Compromise" of
| 1890. the South 6ur,p5ed and surrendered
her constitutions! rights To the fa.,atcal and
now dominant party of the North. She
made the surrender, knowing it TO be 80 at
| the time, but believing that H.. products
and climate of the territories North of the
compromise line SO 80. were not inviting
I, slave labor: and that all the territories
Sauth Of that line We're open to the intro
dur.ion of slavery. with the ultimate ex-
| tension Of this line To the Pacific Ocean,
without hindranre, let, or molestation from
Federal or Executive authorities, or even
the "Irrepressblc" mandates Of higher
law.
Such was the Compromi'e Of 1929.
A sacrifice made by the South fatal In.
deed-but glorious ~ she then thought f"t
the sake of the Union, and to forever set
Tie this vexcd question of slavery. But
alas for the fraillv of huuan nature The
Welding of principle upon our part, has
but Invited a crusade of still further ag-
gres-ionS, until we have receded an com
promised, and compounded and recc led,
unIil We can reccGe no farther withnut Weld
ing the institution of slavery in the terri
tories and rirrumScribing it 10 lis present
in'lts. From the time above Indicated
down I" 1890 when California was forged
into the Union as n free Stn,c, South of
The missouri Compromise !ine, ia despite
the mnn,rrances Of the South nnd in VIE
"la'i"n "i the compromise itself, our iiea-
ven protected ARK "i freedom has been
7 rocked ana Tossed anna ihe stormy b'!iows
"t party rage 'that eyer and anon have
crushed Tue rights oi man elsewhere. -
S'''i SIZE h'a's on while party madness and
sec''"h"' s'iIe oel"Ees the lann' ana Tue
"""rse el'm"r "' "isc"rdaht elements the
voice "' p"'r'"'s'n whispers that i'eh'rn
VIII vel overt the Storm and our ark VIII
Vet h"" 'rS''h place on the glorious
"'''"" ~ uhe "'.'es. bu' '"h"'i' say 'he
S"h'h or"H" me compromise by passing
INC N'oT"""a ana hH"sas biI'N OF ioa4.-
h's i not True. lhe compromise was
rendered F"'d oy 'he ad'n'@hon oi In''t"r-
MA ana 10 TACT u DETER eS'ahished 10y
congressional history than th's' lhe
oou'h WIN s'heu'" nn'h'"ltV mas ever
'"'eh ior the preservation ana extension o'
'''"' me 10 'he fae'ne even when "pPa'
rent advantages were offered 10 U.s. KNOW
'h9 'hat inc North desired some preteNt Tor
''"'"'lng me ""npfo"'Se' 90 mat oy
"'Jo'''F "' N"r'h''h votes W 1871 'a'''"r-
"'"' H""'" OF 80 '"' was Drought INTO
'"e on'"" Win Pf"h'o'''on OF slavery
ehg'"''eo upon her r'"hS'I'"hon-thu't put
'ihG "H e"d I" mo I''hProm'Se "i IN2o.
"u'" was 'he "P'h'oh 81 hr' "eoSter'
'"e g'e"' eNP"u""e' "' '"e 'o"''''u''""'
'""' contract "'"ken %" one 7'ue was
broken o" 'h' "'her Inc passage "' I've
"""S"S Neo''HN" p''IS p'"reo "s oh'e
more upon the ofo"u OASIS "' me 'ohS''-
"'"""' VII" the express provision th"t '"n-
S''sS ""' "o P""e' 10 'ee'''''" slavery III
10 ~ o". ~ 'ef'''"ry'"r ~ Mr Ia'h""n