The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-21

STATE RIGuTs AND TIE UNION.
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Important Letter From Senator Clay Of
A190amas
WASHINGTON Cry Jan. 2, 1900
GKSrIENn-Your note Of loth November last inviting
dress on the pOlitc. issues which ag.te the minds
departure from that city, and too late TO afford opportu
nifty to reply in person Or BY letter had promised 70
able to return To Montgomery from that place and oom
ply with your request but unexpected delays by the way
to reach here By he meeting Of Ccnsrc~ Since reach
ed here have been awaiting the organization OF House
Of KePLesen;sayes and other Developments. Hence the
gratitude for the esteem and regard for me- manifested
ties and various political sentiments. But my life
V spared. ! VIII endesvcr 10 prove the sincerity OF
he defence Of Southern ana ss rs sna praoos r
especially gratifying 10 me, a this critical period
history that men Of opposing parties prncies and poll
and STATE rights prncpissS 1indcasss lcft9 cSsrot
ism above the Of personal or party in
mode measure resist the wrongs and vndicae The
rights Of the Southern States. shows that The day
past IN tne South when The advocaes Of Southern rights
or state rights land they arc ynonymoas) be ostra
csed reproached or ridcucd ~ those cstchwords
Of intended opprobrium- "dsorganissr"
and "secttonalnt" which were fatally bad
proves that AL mon beginning realize and apprs
cate the fact that the strctest maintenance Of State
best remedy Of that false Union in which the rights Of
the minority are made Subordinate TO the interests of the
majority section trust that II foreshadows the coming
union Of all men, Of all parties In tho South for her
sake
The events Of the last twenty years ought satisfy tho
cesaity Of cessatcn Of all political strife and wransng,
and Of truce to al party struggles between Southern
existence a free and independent States Hatred Of ne,
gro slavery, and Of those who maintain it, has become the
prevailing sentiment Of the black republican party, which
embraces large majority of the Northern people, has
been eyinced By the most persistent unrelenng and
morseess hostility Of words and acts towards the South
for the last quarter Of century We have been raduce
vilned and stgmatized in every way, time and place,
from the cradle 70 the grave until have been robbed
throughout the North. They have taken from us our
slaves fraud force and have only denied any
indemnity or redress but have menaoed and all aiding
us IN retaining them with ignominous punishment Not
one Northern State, II l am not misinormed) has
on her statute book any law enforcing the rem
robbery Of slaves, or adordng any civil remedy TO the
slave owner against the harborer thief or robber Of his
R Pre- ss On the contrary most Of them have nud
them have declared the slave free whenever carried into
their limits, and the owner who pursues him maefactor
travel through those States pursue your fugitive
stolen slave there, is at the peril Of your life your
liberty And yet all these hostile acts OF our Northern
brethren are not only violave Of the purposes OF the
Unionthe justice domestic tranquility, common defence
and general welfare, to which we entitled equally
constitution, compact or bargain, by which they bound
themselves to deliver up the slave claim Of his
ter and also, Of the comfy and custom OF friendly foreign
States. The South is at peace with all the world except
her sister Northern States, with whom she is and has
been living Tor many years. in state of war; the most
ex paste war-carried on by them against her without
just cause reasonable excuse and endured without
aation, and with patience meekness and torbearance
worthy Of the highest praise deepest scorn according
to the motive which has actuated her.
The dominant party of the North denounce US as enc
of criminals They treat such by their acts of
legislation and by their continual harassment robbery
and murder Of people, and Indictment Of others to do
So not only their States but in ours and in the com
mon Territories Of the Union. The murderers OF Cor
such, Kennedy and Bachelor, while trying to reclaim
fugitive stolen negroes 60 unpublished The leaders Of
those hostile hirengs, who drove slavery from Kansas
and ns sd
anonsed vicegreents OF God Of Justice and mercy
pures Of saints and nobest Of martyrs, in virtue Of
his numerous raids into Kansas and Virginia, and
his expiration Of his crimes upon the gallows. They
instgated and encouraged slaves, free negroes and
non-saveholdeIs in our midst to murder arson robbery
and other crimes too horrible mention and Is last
atng papers tracts and books which teach that negro
slavery is he sum Of all vianes, the crime of crimes
the Of deuging the South in the blood Of her
citizens 1.-THE Impending Crisis Of the South y book of
this character (Which have read) written BY thief and
renegade from North Carolina Ii endorsed by Senator
Seward and by sixty eight black republican representa-
ves in Congress including Sherman their candidate for
instruction and forcing abolition upon the South have
been maured and agreed on By Northern aboitonists
than year past-neary every day since reached here
having disclosed some evidence Of that fact.
The course Of this party in both houses Of Congress in
soy our slave property They have twenty nye GU, Of
thirty two Senator's and hundred thirteen out Of
Northern states There are but seven Senators and
thirty one representatives. from those States who call
democrats do not vote With the South and three sn fs
compton democrats vote for Sherman These three demo-
Gratis and all the black republicans have been striving
from 9th OF December last to dhonor and degrade the
South by putting in the Speakers chair endorser Of
Helpers Heers book thereby evincing their approval
Institution which only the basis OF her wealth.
but the condition Of her social and political existence.
sne ssn na sn cd% ~ 1e
their ultimate purpose TO abolish negro slavery and TO
raise the negro to social and political equality with the
white man, and to that end to continue to nuy fugitive
slave laws TO encourage negro stealing and deny all
protection Of slave property either in State Territory
or this District, sea-wherever federal prevails
State ursdiconand subject US to the shame and su
the South
In both Houses they frequently remind us Of the North
ern numerical majority of two to the South and
menace US with by arms and the punishment Of
cesson from the Union. Thus the Union is ID be made
the shield for the defence Of the NORTH and the sword for
Men Of ali parties in the North 1wi.h l. but few ex
cepuons) concur in pronouncng slavery evil-mora
social or political one or ALL Mr. Fillmore, 10 bis letter
10 the New York Union meeting, speaking of the North
says we are all against slavery" Our friends there
dare not justify it, but for their sakes and ours
not do more than excuse it. Our enemies have, length
brought it under the ban Of public opinion. :
The Northern democrats are, unhapply, divided as to
our political rights touching slavery branch would
ac'ord US the iul measure OF rights to its protection
the other refuse any help to hold It. byond present
limits beside the Fugitive Slave law These insist that
the South shall accept that, the only aud best CON-
promise the North will give take and all we
need or SHOULD demand Of Congress, SINCE there
Is no territory out Of which We make
savehodipg STATE. Some, too, who admit our
right to fuI protection Of slave property by Con-
gress In the Territories 1t h abstract right OF
no value that Should be abandoned, at least ignored
Tor the present Tor The sake Of the Northern democracy
and the Union Others (who are sustained by few
Southern mem assert that the democracy peuged by
the Cincinnati patfo to Intervention by Congress
protect slavery in State Territory this District aud that