The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-07
JACOB THOMPSON.

An EXTRAORDINARY ADMissIoN-HON BE
ACCEPTED SESSION MISSION, AND ne
tanned HIS rLACE IN BuCnANAN ;
CABINET.
The Memphis (Tenn.) .AWeai prints
letter from Jacob Thompson, Buchanan {
secretary Of the interior, dated at that
city, Sept. q, in which denies some r.
cent statements made fy the Hon,
Thomas /. ClingInan, Of Aorh Carolina,
and SAYS.
most remarkable reyelsuOu. Ieei Dolf.n.
In The vindicatiOn Of The ruth 81 history.
and il Justice 70 the memory O. the cflti
magistrate who held the reins Of govern.
Deut in the most trying crisis in
the history Of Tie government.
10 explain some OF The facts COP
ns-e,ed with my mission 10 N0rlh Carroll.
ns. some time in THE month u B=reru-
hs,. 1880. Ebsn ] TGF Secretary ., rbe IT,
terror. Tie Governor Q, MISSISSIPPI 81,
the letter requesting ID 70 ST As 3
commissioner o! ulEi STAG 70 i.le -;-,e d
North CEro..n1. and urge her % r5-0J.-
evEta With Mississippi! IL measures ,CY tie
protection and u1E~isaacee 0. aga.bern
rights. THIS appointment vas u1Exty@e,
It'd, All i3o1. ne ty surpris-. "a,
6u0Hn :: . cC-oIeIzisJIisi, AMI IA, %.
pSs@1 70 separate STATE arign. lhel.evft
that al TIVE .ga.hern states ik5ull have 4
De.fets: understanding with e-geh r'ia-.
and. when ,isc tiH.e r.:4. ips ..Bgc-
men..-l movement Ill.I Dr. made.
they should 81 SCI together and sim.
ulraheolsly. A. tn, time Mr. Ruch,
znan had sen, 10 cOngfes: hi. ytrT able
message, in which he had denOlncc,l
secessiOn A. q heyesy, unconstitutional
and Unauthorized. | differed from the
message In thI-: That, while alrl,t,e.l
the constitution dill not provide this
remedy for the atatcs, yet each had r..
tanned the right. from which they had
never parted, to withdraw for cause the
powers they had conferred upon the
general government, and resume the
full exercise OF them. But, as | held, 10
man would justify secession which was
not sufficient 10 justify revolution: and
as there was not, ard could not be. dur.
ing the administration Of Mr..
Buchanan any jUstiiying cause Of seccs-
sion, and as our difference was a mere
abstract one, could with propriely hold
my place in the Cabinet. when the
Governors letter was received and had
determined II was my duty 10 accept the
appointment | sought and obtained a
private interview with the President, and
told him wished leave OF absence TO
visit the legislature OF South Carolina.
At first he tried TO dissuade me from 90.
ing, but as | persisted he insisted on
knowing what proposed to do. | un.
bosomed mysc!!. to him with the utmost
frankness. | told him that an ex.
citing canvass was going on in
Mississippi OIL the subject of secession:
! that was opposed to any hasty and
hurried action on the part OF the state.
but he knew my conviction was that
owed my primary allegiance to my state,
and whatever destiny she chose must
necessarily be my destiny; as yet there
was no existing cause which would Jus.
thy secession, there would be none dur
ing bis administration; and if the states
OF the south could and would cooperate
and appoint future day for a united
| movement, and this was known to tho
whole country, and we could avoid a con.
flict of arms and blodshcd, congress.
which was then in session, could, and
probably would In the meantime, provide
some compromise which would re.
move from the southern mind any appre.
hension of an invasion OF their rights of
property. could hurry up North Caro-.
lima; she thereby would acquire an in
fluence TO hold back Mississippi and the
Gull Stltes. To this end would visit
the State. All the influence possible
should be eyerted to induce the States TO
have full and candid understanding of
the rights Of southern men In their slave.
property. Unless that was reached, |
foresaw that a disruption OF the Union
was inevitable. II the president prefer.
red. would at once resign, or hold my
plsce-just as he desired. To this he
frankly replied That, while he feared
would be subject to misconstructon, vet
ne would not say he wished me to resign.
And, with that leayc ofabsencc, | visited