Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-08-15

rather than ylelu 10 WnaG ne 10 pIehSou W
call the "aDjust demands" Of the North
Ee had high opinion of the good quail
ties of the Yankees, but loved Slavery
more.
JAMES BUCHANAN TO JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Private and cOnHdential.I
WHEATLAND, 18Th March, 1850.
Ny DEAR Sra: was in town this after
noon, and received your letter there, l
gave it hasty answer, provoked thereto
by the conduct of Cameron.
So far from having in any degree recoil-.
ed from the Missouri Compromise, l have
prepared letter to sustain it, written with
all the little ability of which am master.
You may ask, why has itnot been publish
ed? The answer is very easy. From a
careful examination of the proceedings in
Congress, it is clear that non. Intervention IS
all that ,0iG be required By the South.
Webster's speech is to be the base of the
compromise-it is landed to the echo by
distinguished Southern men-and what IS
it2 Non-intervention, and non-interyen-
ton simply because the Wilmot Proviso is
not required to prevent the curse of SlaV-
cry from being inflicted on the Territories.
Under these circumstances it would be
madness in me to publish my letter, and
take higher ground for the South than they
have taken for themselves. This would
be to out-Herod Herod, and to be more
Southern than the South. 1t could do no
good, but might do much mischief.
The truth is the South have got them
selves into a condition on this question
from which it appears to me now they can
not extricate themselves. My proposition
of the Missouri Compromise was at once
abandoned by them, and the cry was non
They fought the battle at
the last Presidential election with this de-
vice upon their banners. The Democracy
of Pennsylvania are now everywhere rally
ing to non intervention. They suppose in
doing this they are standing by the South
in the manner most acceptable to their
Southern brethren.
Our Democratic journals are praising
the speech of Webster, because all the APP
pearauces are that it is satisfactory to the
south. It is now too late to change front
with any hope of success. You may re.
treat with honor upon the principle that
you can carry your slaves to California,
and hold them there under the Constitn-
ton. and refer the question to the Supreme
Court of the United States. l am sorry
both for your sakes and my own that such
is tho condition in which you are placed.
say for ny otot. sake, because can
never yield the position which l have
taken in favor of the Missouri
and shall be assailed by ia.
Mates and freesoilers as long as live, for
having gone further in support of the
rights of the South than Southern Sena-
tors and Representatives. am committed
for the Missouri Compromise, and tltGt
eomnpittdL shall stand.
Should there be any unexpected change
in the aspect of affairs ut Washington
which would hold out the hope that the
publication of my Missouri Compromise
letter would do any good, it shall be pub
lished. ae
was about to write more, but this let
ter is long enough.
1t may be, and doubtless was the fact,
that in 1919 or 1920 my name was placed
on a committee which reported the reso-
lutions to which that scamp, General Gam
eron, refers. 1 was then young man,
had great veneration for the chairman
of the committee as my legal preceptor,
and probably was under the influence of
the excitement then universal in Pennsyl-
yania. l first went to Congress in De-
cember, 1921, and throughout my public
career have been uniform in maintaining
the just constitutional rights of the South.
have made more speeches on the sub
ject, both on the floor of the Senate and at
home, than probably any other man living.
y
which fell into my hands last evening while
was looking for other matters.
"a wish you would read my speech through
on the veto power. 1t is the only one 1
ever made which fully pleased myself.
From your friend,
Very respectfully,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
To Hon. JeGeyson Davis:
P.S.-why did not the Southern gem
tlemen agree upon a common basis of set
dement, Please let me hear from you soon.
am invited Uery specially to a wedding in
Washington, and possibly | may be there
for one day on the 9th of April. Would to
Heaven that Gen. Taylor might come out
in favor OF the Missouri Compromise. ]
should glory in sustaining him.
q. T. BEAUREGARD TO JEFF. DAVIS
New ORLEANS, Feb. l3, 1S4s.
|
/ am no disunion man. L have lived
Hong enough at the North to be able to
appreciate fully the good qualities, energy,
commercial aptitude and shrewdness of its
inhabitants. Butt, for one, will never
submit tamely in any community, whatever
may be its vantages, to be subbed and
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