The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-12
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
uia Tribute TO tho Constitution of the
United States.

III. HHnturhtl, aI tkbk lHihtil. HhNlllE III
a1rpaead Jefferson Davis W tho effect TINT
4,Aonlething should 10 done al ones hy South
ara leaders Of public opinion 10 countsract
tho pfottR Of Republicans wine nre ondeayor
INC to make Il solid North Oh tbs idea tint
" state rights moan secession. Tint TN" pn"pl"
III the South nre stlIl for aocoHaiop TINT there
IN no freedom NJ npeoch nrmf th" PFC IN tha
South. aud that tho South has been nata
solid by ,neane 81 tho shotgun" tho r"ply
comes and IL published IN fall. aa follows.
~ BHAuvoIH. HAnRtaoa GouHrr. Mtaa..
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j. II. Danforth. Eau:
Nh Den w VIVA sratiioi ny tho r"oept
IN y,nlr letter an ~ token IT your remembrance
oE na whnii Ia former aud IN happinr days we
were officially connected With oaeh other.
was also gretiilnd by the tae"pt 81 n cops
OF your paper. tho Roek Iafdnder,
II SO happened that ut ths time n local Gan
tdnte lind called 10 vlslt mo, md tho CONVEX
antia,l turned upon the time honorsa doctrine
of stats rights. Like many others IN our
aretiun, he supposed this Ia ,e u oread which
q peculiarly belonged 10 the South. !. who have
known. and arm happy to rememher, mon 81
every section true to the theory 81 Union
voluntarily formed by sovereign Htatns. On
denyorsd Co exp plain that II was not n South
ern idsH lui II historical fact. that II ha-
lonned 10 no section, but aprang from Tho
brains or men who declared tho Independence
If tho colonies. and formed tho compact fet y
more parfact union Of thu States. To prove
INV uosition | read to him your article hoaiad
What In Meant by Hiata flights n and wac
plnea,,d to aee the effect which It. produced
when be knew that II came from tho State ~
illinois, and high ~ on tho MiaaiHa'pp river
If there In anything which, moro clearly
than another The Trainers oi Inc constitution
fld not intend To do. " WAS toaubmtt tine poo
Pile or the StateH 10 tho unhilhloi will 81 .
majority of the people or NIL tho States Soa-
tlpnnl majortiaa have rhhnEed. thny may.
and probably will. change again. and tho hui
sl,c tohi ~ Iln IIiltHnt
from tho iIaurplnn tendency 81 " HnnnrRl
government, h atridt construction ~ dele
gated powers and n falr observance OF tho fo-
served rights nf tho States aud Of The people
when the Statns delegated oafthdn innc-
lions Ia n general government. the purpose
was declared to ha tn secure tho blessings ~
liberty 10 themselves and thnlr pasterity
Tho confederation. which Ind boon declared
nerpatual was Terminated 10 form moro
perfs,t union Of th"sn Stataa which should
agree to enter Into H. being without any
praceient III hlatory. hut taught ny thN *
nmpeH of NIL ancient rnpublioA 81 Tho rocks
and abonls on which they had boon wrecked,
N eD,Hpnrf D anton formed Th,fh must
sgfr Rtinh a model ~ trtadoW oh 70 PHt ~
thoat frho frdntrd II.
The reservation Of rights. M you hnvn fo't
chilly presented II, only marks THO unit 70.
tween tho powers 81 tpn general sns . n
thereof would continue ~ exercise. ] hiH was
to secure liberty to their pnetetity. not y" sle-
waite new master to the throne IRON whlon
George III Ind boon depnaed.
In the many years that have passed ftnco
the formation Of that constitutions with tho
many Chief Magistrates the south has Givni
To thu Union eczema arrange that, IN this
day bslirf IN tho tlort rims on which tho Union
was founded aud which waa uniformly
avowad by the tnen who illustrated IVA .M,!y
history. should now bn regarded as hre,,alty
to tn existence. and that The croada ol state
Tirhta should hs held "a tho Ryn"nym on q
deara 10 destroy tho Union Ut tho oohatitu
tlou Truth Ia said 10 be- eternal. " is VOL
TINT IL should be, for error 80 Tar outat'iuf
tta atataly steps that otherwise wa might faa'
whether truth would finally oyertake T.
Those who have carefully noted tho usht
patton and oppression ~ wh,oh e''o .. n'h w.
arms and faithfully agreed To abide by I'M
laws of the United States. would have no nne'
To no further In order to lind raaaoi, WY
tho South was sodited In defense 81 he'
riuhts 81 person aud property. Would I'M
North under like circumstances. have hnat
leaa soY Would thoy have shown eaual pa
tipnrn under wrong
IA Ga aurrlv littla IeAa than n fraud to stat
TINT the assertion by the South OF her riRh
10 protection under tho constitution ~ ell'Vh
lent 10 declaration on hor part p ns1' ,a,
socnde from the luton Any l"Eichi m'h'
would draw from thcan facts tha Reverse nnl
clusIon IL may serve tho pnTpoae q ntun
noliiioinua tp fomont soCtipnal dtsn1ih. nm
thua mako II solid North, Widen, n"llE w
vain,ltv section can thon Weld the pawo
snd appropratR rs we'll tho pniiIcl' IVA VI
financial benefits ~ the general govhnmoh
Tho who tiNRlR " lfkitI I'LL il'i''i 80
NJ reuntnl prosperity must aea that rs not vi
rnnd ~ which either Ctm ho reached.
I'm 1880 ths RcGnaainnt4tR per 81 70 naN ~
phrnan uf That day. wotn few ana ial hNlW'e'
Iheu NV frarfi n0lr ana ftuthct brttnrfn.
III In therefore. mttoIlt untrue thai Nla0
riuhta aa asserted hrro. mean RePeaAe'
And equally untrue ~ IL That thnln w. me- ltM
dom 81 opinion &C af npnml, ~ The PIT,
among ua refpanal dieuti'@ anu ihlllti
fauas have heen miarcptbAent"d ta Pnl'i'i
combinations IA RuppreaN the itfNdonl ~ H.
tinna while til point Of faet our elections nay
benn III pparoaha and orderly aa clahWh't
Indeeu There haa horn n studied effort not
hermit any riotOus proceedings which coh
III, 4apd ~ tniaanrirf IA the means OIL inJa
mo nur reputation ar iuvalidattng our Gle
lions. - =
Impovcriehed by u devastating war, W. q
airs emigration tn cultivate our waata itH'
and To restore prosperity to our ontnmlhitl
Wehaye Il soil ana climate tuylttnEto tho hEl
ruturiat and the manufacturer. ana Won
ulndly welcome both 10 n home among hS.
| have no prcaeut OF prospective cohhset,'
with tho politics 0f tho day. My obshTVhth
md rtllaCtiona are those OF u man VINO III
aeryed the country long. and would ~ Ra'
before he H0oa hence. to a1e peace aila ""
ncrIty throughout her borders.
For myself, my dear Etr. accept aasuihli''
oF the GOOD wishes and kind romomhrahe
Of your friend JEFFEhSoN pANi %
The Louisiana Liar