The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-12-19
A Letter from Washington i.

Wepublish the 'ollowing extracts ofa private
letter just received from one of tho Representa-
tives in Congress from this State. Though not
written for publication, we have made th9fr use
of il because we know it is reliablf state
miElt of facts iH which the peoptG arc deeply
ip4f rested, and lat it tconta3ns some suggeSF +
tions worthy of Hptlectioa.: If w.
WAsHISGToN, Bees- 7th, 1860.
Il ,M not reachssert until Tues
day last. At Corinth lhet Messrs. Slidell, Miles
Taylor and Esandrum, and they ali PF
pressed the unqualified opinion that Louisiana
would withdraw upon the meeting of her Con-
vention Mr. SiIdeIrs heart seems to be in
the movement, and you know what power
he is in thst State. ii
regard it nCit as fixed as fate, that by the
4th of March South Carolina Georgia, Aa.-
bama. Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Tex
as will withdraw from the Union.
can effort has been made here
by certain parties to induce South Carolina
to postpone action until the 4th of Maria as a
concession to Nj Buchanans Administration,
but it ended in 1 failure. We are assured by
the entife delegation from that State that she
viii go out when her Convention meets, ana
that no power or earth can prevent it.
81 hope thery' will be no faltering or hesita-
tora.on the part IF Mississippi. Prompt, sner
guGif' action is what we war. An effort was
lr.,ng made VIII left homy oget up ITnioE
pArty in - county, buf in my judgment
it will END in aiserable faSure.
Northern me- and especially the
Black Republicans seem. appared at th,
strength and pc.1 ,r of this movement. Ihad
conversation with tne of the most sensible
of them this MOI ling, in which he sa,v. lat
if dissolution OF tbp Union &ras inevitable, il
should be effected with dignity and without
war. repIed, if that sentiment peryaded
>his party, war would not result ON seces
! son,-that we we,y determined not to sub
nit to the rule of his party-that-we cIaimet
the right Of secession and intended TO ex
ercise it, and that while we did not desire war
We were preparing and would )t cady for it
They dare not attempt 20 make wal
npon us. Their own STRIVING people who fo
the hrSt time will have seen the madness anC
fo#y of Abolitonism, will turn "pon then
and crush the attempt in itsincipier Y.
! :. "The Southern members, me9-
those from the seeding States, have had sew
eral conferences, and with one or two excep
tons they fully concur in sentiment.
"There is evidently s,.7ng secession feel
ing in Virginia, and it is still stronger in Mary
land. Iap1~ehend NJ trouble in any sav
these States, except Kentucky, Tennessee
and Missouri. Mr.. H nters letter will te
powerfully on the border States. The trad
of Baltimore amounts to upward Of 500
100000 plr annum, almost entirely from tn
South. That Of itself will fix tie destiny
Maryland
"Youwill doubtless have seen Mr. Retelcr
movement to consider and report upon I'll
sectional issues 1t was made before reache
here, but if l had been in my seat l woul
have voted against it 1t is another miserab
attempt to patch up compromise, or iailiu
in that delay action in the South.
The North does not intend to make concession
and il it were done, her course would
prompted by her fear Of disunion, and not b
cause she believes it to be just and right
What binding effect would they have ? II
thing is simply absurd, in my opinion.
take it for granted that no attention will
paid by our people to the appointment Of th
committee. No good can possibly result from
So far as am concerned if they were to ri
me the pen and tell me TO write for mys,
whatever guarantees 1 might deem necessal
for the protection Of Southern rights, / wou
not do it, because / could have no confiden
5 in Back Republican pledges" b.