Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-10-18
tcurrespoadenee Of The lnfeilirtnoer.l
FROM PRINCE 1LLIAlIooUNT
MALE YALhET, Prince William Co,
Va, October I9, 1860.

MALE yALkET. Prince William Co,
Va, October l9, 1860.
He&srs. Editors When the mobOcrats
of Virginia, cut down the Lincoln dag
pole in 0ecoquan, aud took away without
liberty the flags, it was represented thar
ne were band of Ultraists, and that l
made Republican speech at the raising
of the pole The Alexandria Gazette
stated that / was new conner Colonel
Browner stated 10 Gov. Letcher that
made Black Republican speech, aud that
was recently from the North. Now, l
wish simply to say that l did make
speech, the substance of which Twill give,
that it may be seen upon what grounds
m yself and the Republicans of OecOQuan
stand. will also state that have rcsid-
ed in Virginia over eight years probably
in ten or 6fteen years more l shall become
an old conner, Alter reading portions OF
the Declaration Of Independence, l stated
to the audience that the record of the
siguers of that document, so far as ther
bad record on the subject, showed that
they were Republicans. Ia short, that our
platform was based upon the foundation of
; the prophets, apostles aud fathers OF
American liberty, Thos. jefferson being
the chief corner stone. | stated that in
1854 jefferson brought into the old Conti-
mental Congress. a bill. ordinance or de-
cree, prohibiting involuntary servitude in
ai our territories, except fer crimes where
of the person had been duly convicted
that ii failed TO pass that in 1857 it WAS
brought forward agAiu. so far as the great
and now growing aud glorious Northwest
was concerned. and was passed. The
same year the present constitution was
framed, and two years after went into
operation: and soon after the question
came up as TO what shonld be done with
the ordinance of ts7-wbether il should
be suffered 20 die with tue govern
nent which ordained II, or be endorsed
or reafirmed by the government under the
present constitution, and IL il was not in
so many words reafirmed, it was endorsed
and carried out to the very letter, SO much
SO that a few years after, when Indiana
petitioDed 'foT the right to hold slaves for
the period Of, ! think. ten years. the petit
tioa was referred to a committee of which
the celebrated John Randolph was chair
+ man. which reported adversely to the pcti-
( ton, and Indiana had to do without
slaves. After Mr.. Jefferson had bought
| Louisiana Territory. of Bouaparte, and
/ Louisiana had been received as n Slave
State at an early day. Missouri, in 1919,
applied for admission as a Slave State
+
! the House dissenting. The session closed
( without the two houses coming TO an agree
ment- In thesession off $50 the subject came
I up again. The two houses again disagreed.
I 4 compromise of The two houses was re-
sorted to, but without success. At length
Southern man proposed compromise.
{ II was agreed to, and the Missouri COM
( promise was the result. prohibiting slavery
I north of $50 3oE north latitude. Mr. Ma
sen, before signing it, submitted 1t to his
constitutional advisers. three of whom
were Southern men, Vim. H. Crawford,
I State rights Democrat of Georgia Nm.
/ Writ, Attorney General of Virginia, and
John c. Calhoun, of South Carolina, aud
all with one consent declared it to be
constitutional, and 1t was considered a
/ 6naiily aud the government was admins
/ tered accordingly. with the appreciation of
| Clay, Webster, and all the leading politi-
/ clans of auparties, S. a. Douglas even adj
vocatiug it till, in 1854 he mounted the
/ Squatter Sovereignty horse as beast more
likely TO carry him to the White House, and
/ then the doctrine of prohibition was dis
covered 10 be unconstitutioual,E &c. Now, sirs
you will perceive that We are upon the
foundation of the Apostles and Fathers,
jefferson being the introducer of the
Prohibitory plank in our platform. If
We are sectional. SO we're they. Ii we
are ultrs, so were they If we are de-
serving Of the abuse that has been heap
ed upon US. what ignominY should be at
tached TO the names of the Fathers whose
teachings we revere and follow In addi-
ton to the above, we object to making
strong privileged institution, and slave
holders privileged class, being willing
that every man should own q S many slaves
as his money and credit will huy, provid-
ed the non Shareholders are not damaged
thereby. For reasons satisfactory to our
selves, orr pole has not been regretted
We are not in the least conquered, and ex-
! pect to give come votes for Lincoln and
Hamlin, next month, how many do not
know-Perhaps not a 1.-THE of what we
should give If RepubIicanism could be adj
vocated and voted for here as freely as
Democracy can be in Vermont You may
publish part, all or none of this scrawl, as
you think best, and oblige
Yours, Jxo. WRIGHT.
P. S. Since getting the glorious news
| from Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana cleo
tons, think with Bolts, that there is not
a peg TO hang doubt on, of the election
of Lincoln. enclose you a song for the
boys to sing if they like II; it makes quite
a sound with ms. Yours, &C., JW.