Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-02-14
{ To tie vgters of Pulaski Conntu

Nss''S, siltil, at the time of yOtinp for delega Y, also vote for Convention. have been 4aeed to become candidate befora vo,, f seas III tlat convention, and in declarina myself a"e.' !" Is que 10 you, as well as to myself to da ciare my views upon the pending question. and tbe oouis | tnluH Arkansas should adopt in the emer sa as lne tune is short will not be able to see or address you personally, therefore. [ aJont thiS IS, method to accomplish that purpose. ne quessl@h as now presented for your considera soi anu uee' aninatlon IS most momentOus Mayer nave nave we hecp in such peril The great shin of .'1e "itn the hopes of us all, is threatened fhose p, whose hands we entrusted bcr O ;t pot,u S preeie,s freight have sarted their posts bar md aer iS tost, her masts.tfi e'r5,e overhoarJ amd hoPefsry she see -ls, zen upon the rocks bv the st1ru a n m, Fs lo ru',..g the hour Promnt and eilcI = cps must bf taken at once to rescne her shi.iif oe .lSolysii nette ruin. The question is' stss ;+people 4b. kansas stand with onr arms she strikes and is sbstte"aJ i,,ta iraSii ,lnd take tie chances of oett;no to | sohii O. safety upon some portion of the wfee' "A'1iYe'our aidtsu endeavoring to still the storm t.e ~ the noble ship,rreplace her rudIer aye l,s' tpe. tue inu lsos crew, and place in @e :i'sS's of trustworthy, as well sKlful nilots
 N.Y. s'ylis to parsae tbs latter course All dow'nted abaiia s ,1ra ssnt to gea5 seiecss u .-. gooa grve...a..as than to .e.s, Asaf gust to 'he chsarns oe ceez' lo | :: eeeet one. me tenper or the times is unprop. tloas to such an undertaking. The passions of men have the ascendency of their ind doments tbore Is spirss ct lawessfess abroad ill the land. that once freed rom the salutary influence of law will hardly be rcpressed until the foundations of society are lerh up and our country deluged in the blood
 lpfesume it is hardly necessary that I should say that am opposed to what is called inenediate SePaFuie otafe secession. 1 am opposed to this course, because in my judgment, it will result in the aem othe oeJect toica ouqht 10 De had In rie,, tahe It, mat whatever may be the views of poli- .,oi"'' anu some who are not known as such that the end the people have in view, is to form q mors perfect Ua'o", esablsA justice insure donestic rqn quAay' WoeMe Jor tte common defencs, pron,ofe tie general eoetare and secure Me bhssinqs Of {berty b oarSetpes a'd our posterityt' By separate seees sion, (wtaout stopping to argue the abstract right lor Ill tue eohution We find ourselves this is an ab- strace questlon), We deprive ourselves of the Dro lection and advantages We receive from tbe Ton. eiai government by disregarding it's laws afford couhtehalce to the acts of vicious men--auJ off rom us all hope for the present. of sympathy and alo @ rom the Southern States remainining in the Ci'oh, to "hich we must look for assistance in the tune oi trouble that will surely come nnon ms and become identified only with the gulf States which nave already seeded without eonSuitinr our wishes or interests, and are wholly destitute of men or money with which to aid us I have no unkind feeling for the seeding States Renrehendno ther conduct in precipitately seyering their con | nectlon with us, as well as the peonie of all tba other States, still indulge the hope we shall be reunited, and once more the happy people we were | twelve months ago. Still, we are now dealno wth the most important subject it will ever be our pnVhege or misfortune to be called to act upon- No only our interests are at stake. but the welfare oi generations to come are inyolvel and we should not shut our eyes to facts, the existence of which we cannot deny.
 we nave frontier ofmore than two hundred miles oofuereu oy Indian tribes, many of them against snelr Will, removed from Florida, Alabarl and Mlssissppi; beyond them is Kansas with her law less bands--the wild tribes under Mormon in0non. . cess ls tnere not reason to apprehend danger to our sparsely settled frontier? True it is that the "iid trloes are Tar rom us, and that the semi evi- zed tribes on the frontier have never troubled us wlth 'hcn'-lpns But it must be remembered that neither nave been without the salutary influence of the presence of U. S. tsoops the latter have been uhder stiii more powerful influences. They have received large sums of money under treaties with tne general government, and still hope for more NOW, both those influences will be with.lrawn.- lpere Will beno troops to awe nor money to soothe ihero Is no game in their country-they are for tne hios' part thflitess, and will soon be reduced to want III ths condition they are exposed to the Influence Of bad men, who are or viii introdncn thelh9ei'es among them. There is danger, and Wlse men Will not overlook or treat it 9buv A most inviting field is opened for the operations of paa heHi rom every quarter Many dark deeds of | ohae men will be done upon the credit of the rcd man. II any man doubts it, let him relneIn 1T the Cahe Hill tragedy. In case of trouble from this quarter, where are we to look fer aid To whom are we to look for succor? Who will furnish men or or money They are both indispensable. Neither south Carolina nor the States following her lead nave either to spare. It may be that Georoa and Aiaoalill' can Tn time of perfect peace at home spare more men, but they have no money Though small Ill numbe:s the of Arkansas are as brave us any the world can boast, but brave hearts and strong hands are powerlass without arms and brave hearted and well armed men cannot fight without | bread and thousand other necessaries that noth ing but money can supply.
 In my opinion, it the Union is finally dissolved ana 'he government broken up, we should await the acton ot Tennessee, and the border States and unte our destiny with theirs. In the event of trouble rom the quarter before indicated it is to those states that we are to look for aid. They are not For precipitation, but arc acting with that de noeTation and coolness the subject demands, and rom thelr position and experience of the past are better able to judge of what is the proper course to | pursue separation from the borier, non-save- hoidng States, brings foreign, and in all proba- plliy hoStiie nation to their very doors and ne- cesSaliIy loss oi their slave property. In thenature or tmnSs, we cannot expect them to entertain very Kind feelings for those who they will think if we are to JudSe rom the expressions of some of their eau'ng men ana newspapers, have unnecessarily brought upon them that calamity and tiepriveI oi thelr sympathy, Arkansas will become q border 9tate ami subject to all the dangers incident to the position.
 Ny proposition is, that the Convention propose d convention ot slave holding States to be holden at some suitable place, and at a time sufficiently remote to enable every State, whether seeding or hoh-seceulhg, to meet delegates from Arkansas to consult TOT thelr common good. Let the peooleol the states represented in that COnvention throuph their delegates, adopt as q basis of settlement tneir uiamatum, the proposed amendments to the Constitution and resolutions of the vet ID --4tes- man of Kentucky, John J. Crittenleu, which insert here at length, that all may hayet torready reference.
 "ART, l: In all the territory of the United States now held, or hereafter acquired, situate north ot latitude 50 deg. 3O min, slavery or involuntary serVitude, except as punishment for crime is pro. hloitei while such territory shall remain under ter ritoriai government. In all the territory south ol sau me ot latitude, slavery of the African race is hereby recognized as existing, and shall not be in tertered with by Congress but shall be protected property by all the departments of the territorial government during it's continuance And when any territory North or South of said line. within such boundaries as Congress may prescribe shall contain the p0pulatonrequiste for member ol Congress according to the then federal ratio ol representation of the people of the United States It shaii, If it's form of government be republican pc admitted into the Union, on an equal footnn with the original States, withor without slavery us the constitution of such new State may provide.
 2' Congress shall have no power to abolish sla. very in places under it's exclusive jurisdiction, and situate within the limits of States that permit the holding of slaves
 j. Congress shall have no power to abolish sla, very within the District of Columbia, so long as if exists in the adjoining States of Virginia and Maryland, or either, without the consent of the inhabitants, nor without just compensation first made to such owners of slaves as do not consent to such aboshment. Norshall Congress at any time prohibit officers of the federal government, or mem ners oi congress, whose duties require them to be ill said district from bringing with them thnil slaves, and holding them as such during the time their duties may require them to remain there, and afterwards taking them from the District.
 4. Congress shall have no power to prohibit or hinder the transportation of slaves from one State to another, or to territory, in which slaves are