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BY SHERWOOD & LONG. -—__==___==—,——J^ , _ a JPamilg Netospaper—iBebotrtJ to literature, Agriculture, Jttanttfactures, €o?nmercj, anti ittiscellaneous iKeaomg. TERMS—$2.00 IN ADVANCE. VOL. XXII. GEEENSBOROTJGH, 1ST. C, AUGUST lO, I860. NO. 1099. Tlnc LrecnsborougK 'afriot. y. «. «HKRWOOD. JAMIg A. t0N0. SHEHWOOD & LONG, EDITORS AND PBOPRIETORh. TERMS: **.©<> A fEAR, IM ADVANCE RATES OF ADYFKTISlKli IN THE PATRIOT. On dollar per square for tie first week, »nd twenty-five cents for every week thereafter. TWILVB LIMES O« n-s making a square. Dediotions made in fetor of Mending matter as follows: 8 MONTHS 6 MONTHS. 1 TIAB. One square, $3 60. $5 50 $8 00 Two squares, 7 00.:.... 10 00 14 00 Three " 10 00 16 00 20 00 THE CONSPIRACY TO BREAK UP THE UNION! THE PLOT AND ITS DEVELOPMENT. MOKE PROOF OF A SETTLED PURPOSE TO LITIOXIZE THE MVEUHUIT! REVO HOW STANDS MR. BIECKENRIDGE? From the Richmond Whig. «'ti the 12th inst, we published an article charging that cold-bloodeid, deliberate, heart-less conspiracy existed iii certain quarters, to break up the Union of the L'nited States, to revolutionize the government and establisha S inthern Confedracy. We dated this con-spiracy with the meeting 61 the Southern Con-vention in May, 1858, in Montgomery, Ala., and showed conclusively that it was then set <>ii foot as a regular, systematised organiza-tion, and assumed all the qualities, except the arming of men, of a technical conspiracy, one that would be held to be HO in any court of law in Chistendom. We therein grouped the evidence, bringing it down to December, 1859 Btcp by s'ep, all of which pointed infallibly to the existence of the conspitacy, and to active < :'->rts being made for its consummation.— Treason, like Irand, burrows under the sur-fkce. it never raises its head to the view of men, until it is prepared to assume the form at ■! proportion of a Revolution, wtien the government against which it is leveled is at aii end, and armed men, desolation and blood take the place of the law and the gallows.— Like fraud, it weaves abo.it it«elf a net-work < f circumstances, which conceal it until it is traced in such a way that its existence ex-rhi !es every other reasonable hypothesis.— Though in our previous article, we arrayed la--?- so pregnant and so conclusive as to con- •. in •• any hut a confirmed skeptic, we desiro now to supply some facts which, for want of spue , we were then compelled to omit, and to adduce others equally as convincing and of still later date, bringing the scheme up to tl..'. present moment, and connecting it with the candidacy of Mr. Bjeckinridge for the Presidency. ; We set out before with a disclosure made by Judge Bailey, in a I'nion meeting at Ktioxville, in this State, in tho month of Jan-uary last, to the elfect that Gov. Wise had addressed letters to the Southern Governors in 1856, with the view of consulting upon measures to prevent the nauguration of Fre-mont, in tho event of his'election. We now append that letter as it appeared, after Judge Bailey's statement in the Richmond Enquir-ei. It is as follows: RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 15,1856. Dear Sir: Events are: approaching which address themselves lo your responsibilities, a:.-l to mine, as chief executives of slavehold-ing States. Contingencies may soon happen ikh would require preparation for the worst bership, are true friends of tho Union and conservatism—doubtless presided at the birth of the plot at Montgomery and were met again at Vicksburg to forward the scheme.— Mr. Spratt, a South Carolina fire-eater, thus expressed himself on that occasion : " It might be said that the slave trade could not be legalized within the Union, and that to re-establish it the Union would have to bo dissolved. Let it be so. The men of the South had higher trusts than to preserve the Union. * * * The power to control Con-gress had passed irrevocably into the hands of those who had expressed remorseless hos-tility to Southern institutions. Must the South take as law whatever such a Congress may please to dictate ? The South could not, of itself, legitimate any action; but should they, therefore, take no step9 until legitima-ted ? Must they own the slavish doctrine that power carries with it the right to gov-ern ? If the resolutions proposed by him were affirmed by the Convention, the re-opening of the slave trade would have all the sanction which, as a Southern man, they would ask. (Applause.) If the principlo should be ap-proved by Southern sentiment, it matters lit-tle what might be the course of Congress.— The profits of the trade would compensate the risks of the adventure, and slaves would be brought into the country. Besides that, there was a point of honor involved in this matter. There were men in the South who felt that in this way only could the South take the position that was consistent with the maintenance of her rights. His friend La-mar had already hoisted the slave trade flag, and that flag now floated at the masthead.— (Applause.) If this government, in that mad-ness which precedes dissolution, should send its agents here to spy out the acts of South-ern men, to enforce this law, to seize South-ern citizens, and take their property for acts which they recognize as right—as sure as the sun should rise it would rise on the reeking plains of another Lexington and Concord. (Loud Applause." These lawless and treasonable sentiments, it will bo observed, were vigorously applaud-ed by the Convention, and they were proba-bly a fair exposition of its views. Hon. II. S. Bennett, an ex-Congressman from Mississippi, said : " That Mississippi would have the slave trade re-opened, peaceably if they could, forcibly if they must. If that was treason, there were 2.O0,- 000 citizens of Mississippi whose necks were ready for the halter." Judge Jones, of Ga., is thus reported: " He proclaimed himself a disunionist since 1829, but he did not believe the Southern States would go out of the Union unless kick-ed out. He believed there was no chance of equality in the Union, and that ho would rather die a poor wolf in the woods than live a fat dog with any man's collar on his neck. lie owed no allegiance to any power but Geo-gia. He urged the fallacy ot the apprentice ship theory. They would be brought here as apprentices, and as soon as their time was out they would be sold as slaves. That might not be slave stealing, but to him it squinted a good deal like it. (Applause.) If he were on a jury, and a man was tried before him under the slave trade acts, he would never find him guilty because they were unconsti-tutional." a of evil to the people Ought we not to ad-monish ourselves by joint counsel of the ex-traordinary duties which may devolve upon UH from the dangers which so palpably threat-en our common peace i-.tid safety ''. When, 1. »w, or to what extent may we act, separ-at iy <>r unitedly, to ward off dangers if we can, to meet them most effectually, if we must? I propose that, as early as convenient, the < 1 ivernora of Maryland, Virginia. North Car- South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala-bama, Louisiana, Texas,;Arkansas, Mississip-pi, and Tennessee, shall Assemble at Raleigh, X. C, for the purpose generally of consulta-tion upon the state of th|? country, upon the best means of preserving its peace, and espe-cially of protecting the honor and interests of tlie slave-holding Suites. 1 have addressed ; • Mates only having: Democratic Execu-te. -, for obvious reasons. I Ins should be done as early as possible.be- !•-• the Presidential election, and I would suggi si Monday. UUh of.October next. Will you please give me an early answer, and ob- ;. .-. ^ ours must truly jmd respectfully, 1 Hasan A. WISE. His Excellency Thomas W. Ligon.Govern-or '1 Maryland. As an appropriate finale to these proceed-ings, the Convention adjourned to meet again at Atlanta, Ga., on tho Secend Monday in November—showing that the next work ex-pected to devolve upon it will bo to receive the returns from the Presidential election and if not agreeable to them, to take immediate stops to put in execution their threats and revolutionize the government. We now revert to the period of the "organ-ization" of this movement. ,lr- u-more nor will we receive anything less than an equal division of ail the Territories, im-munities, rights, privileges, obligations, treaties, &c., &c, now claimed or enjoyed by the United States. Resolved, 4. That it is our solemn duty to recognize all the people of the several South-ern States as a band of brothers, whose inter-ests and feelings shall be sacredly observed and respected by the Great Southern Party, so long as those humane virtues can be ex-ercised without sacrificing or jeopardizing those rights and that equality, for the regain-ing and preservation of which this organiza-tion is formed. CONSTITUTION.—Art. I. This organization shall be known as the Great Southern Party. Art. 2. Its objects are an honorable, and, if possible, a peaceable dismemberment of the present Confederacy and the formation of a Southern one, securing all the rights, powers and equality to a free, white population that may be exercised with safety to ourselves, and with justice to all other people. Art. 3. In a General Assembly of the sev-eral Southern States composing this organi-zation, there shall be one President, Vice President, Secretaries, and one Treasurer; whose duties shall be hereafter designated by such assembly, which shall be convened by the State Conventions, at the city of Colum-bia, S. C. In a State Convention there shall be a Gov-ernor, one Lieutenant Governor, Secretaries and one Treasurer, whose duties shall be pre-scribed by said Convention. *-f The State conven ion shall be composed of delegates from the county conventions, which shall assemble at the respective Capitols of those States participating in this organiza-tion. The county conventions shall be composed of delegates from the several county clubs, which 6hall have a chairman, secretaries and one treasurer; and shall assemble at their respective court-houses, unless otherwise de-termined by such conventions. The County Clubs shall be formed by five or more members of this party, who have previously pledged themselves to support the foregoing preamble and resolutions and signed the Constitutions, who shall elect one Leader. Secretaries, and one Treasurer. Art. 4. The officers of the General Assem-bly shall be elected for and serve four years, or until others are elected to their respective offices. The officers of the State Conventions shall be elected for and serve three years. The officers of the County Conventions shall be elected and serve two years. And the officers of the County Clubs shall be elected and serve one year, or until others are elected to fill their respective offices. Art. 5. No member of this Great Southern Party shall recognize any previous party-lines, but shall use bin elective franchise so as to accomplish, most effectually, the objects set forth in the foregoing preamble, resolu-tions, and constitution. Art. 6. Any white Southern citizen or resi-dent, over the age of eighteen years, may be-come a member of this organization, by pledging himself to support the foregoing Preamble, Resolutions, and Constitution, and signing the same; and his signature to this Constitution shall be a sufficient indication what may bo the aggressions upon their con-stitutional rights. I trust and believe, sir, that they will find themselves mistaken, whenever a proper occasion occurs. Sir, it is not so difficult to DISSOLVE THIS UNION as many believe." We have heretofore given tho resolutions adopted by tho Legislature of S.Carolina, and now give portions of those adopted by the Le-gislatures of Alabama and Mississippi. Among others, the latter, after fully concurring with those of South Carolina, adopted the follow-ing: "Resolved, That the election of a President of the United States by a sectional party, with views adverse to the institution of Resolved, Tha$ in tho event of the election of a Black Republican candidate to the Presi-dency, by the suffrages of one portion of the Union or Iy, to rule over the whole United States, upon the ivowed purpose of that or-ganization, Mississippi will regard it as a de-claration of hostility, and will hold herself in readiness toco-ofcerate with her sister States of the South, in mhatever measure tboymay deem necessary f»r the maintenance of their P°2**P* witb themand to occurrences since. We have shown that Mr. i'aocey was the originator of this disuuion movement, and was its head and front from the 10th of May, 1858, till the Alabama State Convention in I860.— He duly made his appearance at Charleston. As soon as he reached that city, all eyes were turned to him as the chosen leader of the dis unionists. On the night of the 21st of April ueem necessary *>r me maintenance ot their hetnr.. ti,„ ,, .,>.;. Jr.u «-. ZT .-"•—*• mSuTfRmtm* Ik. confer. .trXattt^' *' which is thus referred to in the editnri«l M.. It wea in view; of the Charleston Conven-tion and -.he importance of bringing the pub-lic mind up to tb;) issue there intended to be made, that Senator Clay, of Alabama, wrote domestic slavery as it exists in the slave-1 a letter from Wajihicgton on the 3d ofJanu-holding States and Territories, or one who is opposed to tho grant of the protection claimed in the foregoing resolution, would so threaten a destruction of the ends for whicb the Con-stitution was formed, as to justify the slave-holding States in taking counsel together for their separate protection and safety." That of Alabama, after also endorsing fully the South Carolina programme, added the ary, I860, which jsil promptly published to his constituents, of which the following is an extract: following: rnor of Ficnda: John A. Winston. Governor .: Alabama; J. J. McRae, Governor of Missis-sippi; Robert Wickliffe, Jr.. Governor of Lou-isiana; Kdiiiond M. Pease, Governor of Texas- Klias N. CODway, Governor of Arkansas; and Aii hew Johnson, Governor of Tennessee. The chief importance of this document, at tl. - time, is to show what was tno position of <i-v Wise at that day,and that only Democratio « '• Vernors were to be consulted. Up to the time we bave dated this conspiracy, May 10, I**W» there were, unquestionybly, many dis-ttmonisls in the country, but we have no evi-dent e that they had ever taken counsel togeth-er aud determined upon a systematic course of action to accomplish their designs. Of this number Gov. Wise was evidently one.— It remains for him to clear it up, and to ex-plain bis connection with tbe "well consider- •■•i S luthern policy" spoken of by Mr. Yancey M-t 1>ryor '" Au?"8t or September, 1858. v» ithoDt connecting him with the movement ••'. sins time, the circumstances render perative, that he should define bis I —ition. it l in-present I ne Southern Convention, at the next meet-ing succeeding that at Montgomery, resumed th • • moderation of the proposition to re-open W • slave trade, and to assailing the Union. I his body occupies a prominent position in i his disuiuon'picture. . Its members, or a por-frton ot them,—for many who have been, from tune to time, drawn to its sittings and mem-ready seen how tho "Southern League' was formed; ™d its rules and regulations. It was supposed that there were those who would not join the organization in that form, who would under another. Another was put forth and agreed upon. It assumed the shape of a farty, and its name was the "Great Southern arty." Its basis was a preamble, resolu-tions and constitution. These were promulg-ed in August, 1858, in pamphlet form; but where and by whom it was printed the pam-phlet does not inform us. We subjoin a por-tion of the preamble and resolutions, and the constution entire: PREAMBLE. "Whereas, Having experienced for the last thirty-eight years the impossibil-ity of nreserving an honorable and peaceable union with our Northern confederates, it now becomes our imperative duty to make an hon-orable, and if possible, a peaceable separation: And, Whereas, The dismemberment of the ex-isting union between these United States is inevitable, and that past and existing propo-sitions for uniting the Southern people in one bond of brotherhood are most impotent for consummating that much desired result: And, Whereas, The South should sever the ex-isting union of these States for past aggres-prevention of others V follow under existing ' ,d, S ural and reasonable province of an honorable, peaceable and brave people to prepare for a contingency so cer-tain and momentous, without waiting to be abruptly forced into a doubtful or inefficient organization for the preservation of these rights which the most sacred honor of man impels us to defend : And, Whereas, A permanent, separation of con-flicting interests, pursuits, habits, laws or opinions, is far preferable to a doubtful or unpleasant alliance : Bo it, therefore, Resolved, 1. That, with that purity of mo-tive, conscientiousness of rectitude and noble determination to do right, we recommend and will do ALL WE CAN to bring about an hon-orable and, if possible, a peaceable separation of the Southern slave States f. om the Northern free States. Resolved, 2. That after having been denied a peaceable existence in the present con-federacy, and in tho event we now be denied the poor out natural privilege of a peaceable separation, wo shall then rely upon our own strength, the sanction of the Great Ruler and and the countenance of all properly disposed nations for that separation, witnout which we cannot maintain an honorable existence, or secure to our children the continued respect of honorable moo. Resolved, 3. That in this effort to separate peaceably from mon and States, with whom we so widely differ in soil, climate, institu tionB and opinion, we will ask for nothing that he approves the said Preamble, Resolu tions and Constitution." This branch of this disunion organization differs from the Southern League because it discards all former party allegiance and obli-gation, and takes higher ground. It appears to have been designed, not merely to influence public opinion in favor of disunion, but to have been so constructed as to act as a P$o-visional Government in the ovent of the suc- ., ( cess of the project of dissolution. The we Dave al- organization has a PRESIDENT as its head, and in each State there is a Governor. When-ever separation shall take place, these would at once assume the reins of government, pro-vide for the common defence, levy armies, issue proclamations and writs of election and take all the preliminary steps to tho organiza-tion of a Southern Confederacy. It is ele-gantly written, and ingeniously devised for those purposes. How far it was a success we have no means of knowing- but it is entirely certain that it did exist, and the same men who gavo it their support are at this moment ready to carry out the plan. And to our mind it is equally clear that the numbers who sympathized in the movement are great. Unquestionably this whole scheme was fully understood by Hon. Alfred Iverson, of Georgia, and to it his language clearly points, when he rose in the United States Senate on the 6th of January, 1859, and spoke as follows : "Sir, there is but one path of safety tor the institution of slavery in the South, when this mighty northern avalanche of fanaticism and folly shall press upon us; and that path | lies through separation and a Southern con-federacy. This is the great ultimate security for the rights, honor and property of the South. Sir, there are even now thousands of her sons who believe that the slave States formed into a separate Confederacy, and united under such a government as expe-rience and wisdom would dictate, would com-bine elements of more political power, na-tional prosperity, social security and indi vidual happiness, than any nation of ancient or modern times; and, sir, / am among the number. * * I venture tho opinion that in >.iy oirn State, so well convincod are the great masses of tho people of all parties that the anti-slavery agitation is not to cease until the institution is destroyed, if the question teas noio put whether the Southern States in a body should separate and form a Southern Confed-eracy, a majority would vote FOE THE PROPO-SITION. * * The election of a northern President, upon a sectional and anti-slavery issue will be considered cause enough to justi-fy secession Let the Senator from New York (Mr. Seward) or any other man avow-ing tho sentiments and policy enunciated by him in his Rochester speech, be elected Presi-dent of the United States, and, in my opinion there are more than one of the Southern States that would take IMMEDIATE STEPS towards sep-aration. And, sir, am free to declare here, in the Senate, that whenever such an event shall occur, for one, I shall be for dis-union, and shall, if alive, exert all the powers I may have in urging upon the people of my State the my propriety of an IMMEDIATE SEP-ARATION. I know, sir, that disunion is con-sidered by many as an impossible thing; many think so at the South, and all the north-ern people feel assured that the South can never bo driven out of the Union, no matter "2d. Be it further resolved, That in the absence of any preparation for a systematic co-operation of Southern States in resisting the aggressions of their enemies, Alabama, acting for herself, has solemnly declared that under no circumstances will she submit to the foul domination of a sectional Northern party, and has provided for the call of a con-vention in tho event of the triumph of such a faction in the approaching Presidential elec-tion; and to maintain the position thus de-liberately assumed, has appropriated the sum of $200,000 for the military contingencies which such a course may involve." According to Senator Iverson, above quoted, tbe Democracy of Georgiaconcur.and in Lou-siana and Florida also, unquestionably, the disaffection to the Union is wide spread. It remains for the people of those States to say at the ballot-box whether they will sustain the leaders who have placed them in this treason-able attitude toward." the Union. Let it be constantly borne in mind that Mr. Yancey vauntingly declared in his letter to Mr. Slaughter, that this movement would "ISFLIENCE PARTIES, LEGISLATURES, AND STATESMEN." To show a fulfill-ment of tho design, we append resolutions of various Democratic conventions held prepar-atory to the pending Presidential struggle. At a meeting held in Montgomery, .Ala., on tho 23d of April, 1H59, we bave the following assertion of the South Carolina doctrine of secession, and of a purpose to act upon it in tbe contingency to accomplish which the ef-forts of Mr. Yancey and his coadjutors are so earnestly directed : "Resolved, That the great fundamental ar-ticle of the creed of the Democratic party is tho perfect equality of of the Sovereign States to rights and privileges, immunities and hon-ors, and the indisponsable complement to such a preamble as this is the right of each State to annul the compacts of confederation whenever it shall solemnly deem tho same in-compatible with its liberty or honor. Resolved, That the citizens of the Southern States are entitled to the amplest protection of their property, of all kinds, in tho States and Territories of the United States and up-on the high seas, and that the failure of the Federal Government to give such protection will justify tho Southern States in tho throw-ing off such government. Resolved, That wo have read with amaze-ment and indignation the declarations made by leading Northern Democratic Senators, in tbe Senate ot the United States, that not a a man will be found in the North to support the claim of the South to protection of the government, and against an act of the Territo-rial Legislature, either abolishing slavery or destroying it by hostile legislation—■ And in reply we here proclaim our unalter-able dertermination to demand this protec-tion from the government, and that when our plain cons*itutional rights are violated, and find no protection in this government, we will use our best endeavors to withdraw from that government tho powers which it per-verts to our injury." This was re-affirmed by a Convention in Auburn on the 9th may following, which nom-inated a candidate for Congress ; and by the State Convention in January which appoin-ted delegates to Charleston. The Democrat-ic State Convention of Louisiana, at Baton Rouge, March 6th, 18<i0, adopted the foil Tng, reported by Ex-Governor Mouton, a i egate to Charleston: "6. That in case of the election of a Presi-dent on the avowed principles of the Black Republican Party, we concur in tho opinion that Louisiana should meet in council her sis-ter slave-holding States to consult as to the means of future protection." By the Democratic State Convention of Texas, at Galveston, April, 1860: " Resolved, That, in becoming a member of tho confederacy, Texas parted'with no por-tion other sovereignty, but merely changed the agent through whom she should exercise some of the powers appertaining to it. That should those powers be used at any time to her injury or wrong, or should the Govern-ment fail to exercise the powers which are del-egated, in good faith, for the maintenance of her rights and tho rights of her people, or should the compact, which she has entered in-to with the other States, through the bad faith of any of them, fail to accomplish the object for which it was formed, in any of these cases, " Why, you would ask, do not Southern Democrats and Americans unite their votes on some patriot of either party, and save us from the dishonor and humiliation with which we are menaced ! The reply of either side, probably, would be, it would demoralize, and perhaps, disorganize our party. But,I would rejoin, would you sacrifice the South on the altar of your party? Canyon not sink tbe parizan it the patriot, when the enemy is at ourgato? " Why may I not address the same question tc tho legislators c..f Alabama, to her people, and to the entire Southern people ? Wo are confronted by implacable and powerful foes, whose herald'and leader declares we must meet the m everywhere in "irreconcilable con-flict." They are now struggling with us, band to band, in the Capitol, for the control of the Treasury, the Army, tho Navy, the Post Office—all the materials lor war upon the South. They hang in embattled array upon our entire Northern boundary. Their emis-saries are in our our midst, preparing torches for the incendiary and daggors for tho assas-sin. Wi cannot, if we would, avoid tho "con-flict" they threaten. We have been besieg-ed and i arrassed by them for many years— have suffered Koroly from their ravages and sought no reparation, but only future peace, justice.domestic tranquility and security for our persons and property. Wo have sought these by argument, by p'ersuasion, by entrea-ty— but in vain, j Why, then, defer prepara-rgument of nations ? "It is ic sword when the truin-referred editorial cor-respondence of the Atlanta,Ga., Intelligencer in a letter of the 22d: "ODB of the most important (if not the most important) actio., that has yet boen had by the delegates, was tho action of the Southern del-egations last night. An informal meeting was gotten up in the evening, comprising re-presentatives from every one of the Southern delegations except those of Virginia. N. Caro-lina, Missouri and Tennessee, of which .neet-ing Hon. Wm. L. Yancy, of Alabama, was ap-pointed Chairman, and a free expression of opinion was had from the representatives of each delegation. The conclusion arrived at was that tho delegations from each State of the South would stand by and endorse the action ofAlabama in the Convention. When you reflect that the Alabama delegation is positively instructed to retire from the con-vention immediately, iftbe convention refu-ses to incorporate the 'Protection' clause in its platform, you will at once porceivo that the south has taken a very high and noble position, and if she only remains firm, the con vention will bo obliged to occupy a South stand-point, and the South will bo safe-if tho South wavers now—if she compromises or concedes a principlo for the sake of party expediency, we may as well give it up and al low Douglas and squatter-sovereignty to "rule the roast.'" "The Richmond Convention assembled ami and, as my colleague has told you, »r, i,l' when we were there that wt wore sent for the purpose of meeting our Southern brethern.— That is to say, although tho terms of that call were largo enough to embraco all tho Demo, cratic States who were in favor of tho plat-form reported by the majority at Charleston yet I went there expecting to sec nobo.lv but Southern people. I did not see anybody my-self except a party of bogus New Yorkers. who came there representing some National Hall Committee. I never did fully under-stand what they came for. I believed it was to be practically a meeting of Southern men. That was my opinion of" it. Therefore, when I wasaskedin Washington what part I would take and the party I mu with, I reminded them of what had ocenrcd in Charleston, and I said I would go to Richmond and lake advantage of tho chapter of accidents that might occur for tho benefit of the South." Capt. B. U. Rutledge, said : "Thus, it is clear, that in all particulars has this delegation pursued what they holei-h^ tft^TTip!f of the P°,ic v Probed by the State for hor direction. They decline,' throughout any interlacing with the Nation-al organization but they sympathized in every roRpoct with any proceeding, which was es-sentially Southern in its spirit, and although tins movement is conservative so far as itcoes inasmuch as it is a further appeal to the ,„-- tico and patriotism ofthe North, still i, is jn. e directly a Southern movement upon Southern - principles by a united South • « Tho tion for *.he last a too late to whet tl pet sounds todra t it." In addition to establishing beyo pose, supported Hj there were memb*- session who had : ■4 and revolutionize tho gov- • jy admits of a doubt that the facts we have given, d question a deliberate pur-a systematic plan of ac-tion, well digeste* and zealously pursued to break up the Unic erament, it scare t of Congress at its last solved to keep that body unorganized until its functions should cease for warn of sustenance, and thueafford a pre-text for declaring the government at an end, and for proclaim a Southern Republic. This charge was substantially made by the True Delta, :. 1 >emocratie paper in New (irleans, as follows: "Such pestilent and vulgar demagogues as Senators < Jreen add Slideli were kept as the instruments of the Executive to electioneer against such rosulijs when independent and honorable men, jiike Miles Taylor, were baought forward of Alabama, and Keitts, of South C treasonable zeal t izeduntil .he mac) |iiae ■ *nd the Pughs and Moores >o Bonhams, Boyces and rolina, were laboring with keep Congress unorgan-nery ofgovernment should fall to pieces for « int of proper Bustontation and leave them th< low-del-in which she alone can judge for herself, the State of lexaa possesses the full right, as a sovereign State, to annul the compact, to re-voke the powers she had delegated to the government of the United States, to withdraw from the confederacy, and to resume her place among the powers of the earth, as a sov-ereign, independent nation. Resolved, That we rogard with groat aver-sion tbe unnatural efforts of a sectional party at the North, to carry on an "irrepressible conflict, against tho institution of slavery and whenever that party shall succeed in electing a President upon their platform, we deem ..to be the duty of the people of the State of Texas to hold themselves in readi-ness to co-operate with our sister States of the South in Convention, to take into consid-eration such measures as maybe necessary lor our protection, or to secure out of the con-federacy that protection of their rights which they can no longer hope for in it.'" By the Mississippi Democratic State Con-vention, July 5, 1859, re-affirmed Jan. 1860 .- t liberty to proclaim Southern republitfin which they are in ima-ginatioi already |be occupants of the chief places i.i tho new political dispensation." To show thatti.is demand for Congression-al protection was never expected to be ob-tained, nor even desired, but that it was alono urged and insisted on before tho people, by any State Conven.ions and Legislatures, anil in the Charleston Convention, as a mere pro-text for dissolution, as a means to consummate a conspiracy previously formed, wc have but to adduce the tact, that Kansas, last year through its territorial Logisluturo, passed an act prohibiting slavery; and although an ef-fort was made to bring Congress up to the passage of a law embracing the very princi-ple which these ruin assert, its strongest ad-vocates tailed to iisist on tho demand. The case was thus stajld in the Senate by Mr .Clingman, of N. <-",on tho 9th of May last- "The Senator fvom Mississippi who sits be-hind me (Mr. Brown) has been striving for the last three or four ninths to get a positive art passed to protect slavery in Kansas, and he has never yet found a second to it. If any ono Sen-ator upon this floor, notwithstanding tho ur-gent and eloquent appeals of that gentleman, has declined his willingness to vote for it, I have never heard ihim say so, and I do not fe. lievether-issuchaione. And yet everybody knows l hat Kansas has lately refused all pro-tection tj> slave property. Again', on tho 8th, Mr. Clingman said: "Hero is the Territory of Kansas, which not only does not :jiveus any protection, but which, I am informed, has legislated adverse Iy. One Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Brown) has brought forward a proposition to interfere for the protection fof slavery in that Territo-ry, and yet he haswiot gotten one Southern man to back him, and ifwtm were to submit the ques-tion to a body of Sdfthern Senators I have, very great dcubt whether' jou would get them to agree to such legislation." Mr. Clingman is an approved Democrat, and although he was tl en understood to be friend iy to Mi. Douglas, he is now, we learn, for Mr. BrecKinridge; but, however, that does not alter the fact that the demand was not insis-ted upon in Congress by the very man who urged it befor the Having earned his points in Alabama, we here have tho evidence that ho was equally successful at Charleston. The result of this preliminary movement was tho presentation, in due time, of the "protection clause," which was rejected by a majority ofthe Convention, and the secession first, of the Alabama dele-gation, from the Convention, followed by sev-en othor States. The socedinp delegations assembled and resolved to meet in Richmond on the 11th Jane. They met at Richmond, and, to show what spirit they regarded the Union, we subjoin a telegraphic account of a scene on the 12th. A commission from New York having met them, they were refused ad-mission, but were allowed to speak to the Convention by courtesy. The report says: "Col. Baldwin of Syracuse, said that New York came here to assist to throw oil on tho troubled waters, to urge you to do as you have, to take no decisive action but to go to Baltimore. The commissioners, ho said, agreed with this convention, in deploring the nomination of an individual whose selection would be as injurious to himself as it would be destructive tp the Democratic party, and dangerous to thotUnion. Mr. Baldwin pro-ceeded at some length to deprecate the disso-lutiou of the Union, and to say that he was one of those who could not see how the Union could be dissolved. Mr. DSWBOU of Georgia, called tho gentle-man to order. Mr. Baldwin resumed, and continued for a few minutes in the same strain, v.hen— Mr. Berry of Miss., arose and oaid wbilo we of the South have avoided all discussion of the question we cannot permit others to open the discussion. "We bave allowed the gen-tlemen from New York to speak by courtesy and he has abused that courtesy," Mr. Baldwin resumed, and was speakiii" when a motion to adjourn was made and c*v-ried unanimously. They would not even allow a gentleman to speak in favor of the Union. They bad their minds made up, and would not permit discussions. This was tho spirit by which they were actuated, and it is the programme IRateA they carried out. In the mean time, be-tween the adjournment at Charleston and stand run up Unions recentely, let us hope and pra in honor and consistency, she will also stand firm when the piratical flag is r to the mast-head and nailed there rr such an event every portion of tho Fed.r il Government ought to be made to stop within tho limits of every Soethern State. NoJud^o should administer Federal justice—no Col-lector should collect Federal customs throne out the Southern States. No Southern man should consent to hold office under a commis-sion signed by an abolition President and » »ill be for the peoplo of the South to say whether any Northern man shall bo permitted to enter the State lines with such interests." Hon. K Bran well Rhett, tho same who de-flared on the 4th of July, 1859, in a speech at •"•nv'Ic.S.C.thatinhiH latter years ho did all he could to dissolve her l/the South'sl connection with the North and to establish tor her a Southern Confedercy" said : .'Now my friends, this consolidation is cul-mmating in-.o the Presidential election Wo have now going on a struggle; wo have now at last got the two sections ofthe Union pitted against each other. On tbe other hand wo have those who deny the rights ofthe South ; are those who, like yourself, dol The Black object, by the direct legislation of Congress to abolish s.avery in the lerritories. Consolidation in this I residential election culminates eventual-ly- to victory or ruin. If we shall defeat our adversaries, if the North raise up and on this occasion give us our rights, we may hold it as an omen of good for the future If they a>d US in theelection of men we will stand up tairlyfor their county, content to g,ve us those rights by electing Breckinridge and I.ane. harmony and peace will be once more among us and we may look to the future with hope. If, on the contrary. th° Black Republicans succeed in electing Lincoln and Hamlin. who will openly advocate that slavery be abolish-ed throughout tho whole world, tl. >n wehavo to look to ourselves. * * I am very cha-ry of seeing tho South pass resolutions. I am stck at heart of vain attempts to hold out the inch, wlioo we should grasp nounco Squotter Sovereignty. Republicans affirm it to be their the th Press in the ted ii|)c people as a sine qua n a continuance of tie Union. The fact not den ed. and to was t establishes the fact beyond a shadow of a doubt that the demand was con-cocted and proclaimed for the sole purpose of being used as a pretext for breaking up the Democratic party..and thus aiding tho elec-tion of a Republic..a to tho Presidency, and thereupon "precip.tating the Cotton States into a revolution." Having now traced the course of the trea-sonable conspiracy from the time it was sys-tematised, and shown how the conspirators have en leavored to circumvent the people and bring ti.em by hidden paths and plausible pre-texts to its support, we beg the indulgence of our_ readers while we invite their attention and ser ous consideration to the more recent nets attending the Charleston, Richmond and Baltimore Conventions, and to facts contem-meetingat Richmand, th disunion interest, teemed with eulogies on the action of the seceders. They were en-couraged to persevere, never, to yield tho contest, and to insist on their demands, and, failing to got them, dissolve tho party, and' the Union, if necessary. Thoy did so.* They further expressed their expectation that they would have Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri. North Carolina, Delawere, Maryland and Virginia with them in a short time. This ex-pectation was not ill-founded, as tho train was already arranged to blow up tho Balti-more Convention, and to drive the recusant Southern States into tho ranks ofthe conspi-rators. Everthing eventuated as we desired and intended from the beginnig. The Balti-more Convention did blow up • the democrat-ic party was divided as predicted by the Washington correspondent ofthe Charleston Mecury, in March 1859, and a Southern organ ization teas formed, and MR, BRECRINRIDOF. was nominated as the champion of Congression-al protection, and his banner unfurled to the breeze as the standard of the disunionists, the ultrais, thefire-eaters and the conspirators who plotted and accomplish <1 the whole, from begin-ning to end. Do wo want further proof that Mr. Breckin-rideo is the candidate of the conspirators ?— Listen to Mr. Yancy on the 2d day of this present month of July, in a speech at Green-ville S. C., as reported in the Columbia South Carohnaian, ofthe 7th: "Theso and several other potent arguments prove most conclusively that the band of union has been snapped asunder, and the only U,,a. ment that holds the mighty and cumbrous mas* together, is commerce. It is only now/or the first time that the South presents an unbroken front —now for the first time she has told the North in actions not to be mistaken, that she will concedono more—that the days of our compro-mises arc past—-that she must bave her few remaining rights respected—that she must have equality in the united confederation or inde-pendence outside of it. The South, holding tho Constitution in one hand and the Bword of justice in the other, is prepared to resist the overwhelming, illegal hordes of Northern ag-gression." ^ At a Breckinride ratification meeting at Charleston, S. Carolina, on the 9th inst .Mr. B was endorsed and ougolizcd as tho standard bearer of opinions which they approved, and for tbe character of those opinions, wo sub-join extracts 'rom speeches made on that oc-cassion, as reported by the Charleston Cour-ier, of the 11th. Gen Wm. E. Martin said: sword. Hon William Porcher Miles, member of ( ongresa indorsed entirely the speech of Mr. Rhett. and in the course of his remarks said : "It is monstrous, simply monstrous. I wi.l not go into tho consideration ofthe man-ner in which that party attempted to ram down our throats a man distasteful to us If wo did not choose to save him. WO had a right to select some one better. Hut the South was not so prominetly brought forward. In truth, we did not know who was the choice of the houth. We said Douglas" notion of squat-ter- sovereignty are unconstitutional, and thai the South could not accept him as their stan-dard bearer Yet it was Douglas or nobody Douglas or defeat, and so it is the great De-mocratic party has been disbanded. I d-- not regret it. Great as that party has been ; great as its triumphs; worthy "as its services when that party, or any great party, becomes subservient to tho will ofthe raobarracy and Will tear away constitutional principles for the purpose of transient success, I say perish such party no-matter what may be the result. How do wo stand now t The South stands upon her own platform, dependent upon her own strong arm for support. We hare de-termined to support two men who have cor-uially and heartily indorsed tho Platform willi a Southern Code. In that respect wo will have, for tho time, tbe South standing to-gether HI a solid phalanx. 1 know both these gentlemen who are our candidates. They are both able, and I believe them both to be sound. The following are a portion of the resolu-tions adopted by this meeting, and are in per-fect keeping with the speeches, and with the general disunion programme : Resolved, That we heartily approve of tbe proceedings of tho Richmond Convention and will uphold the principles that Conven-' tion has announced, and tho candidates it has nominated for tho Presidency and Vice Presi-dency of the United States. 3. Resotved, That in the course pursued by the delegates from South Carolina in tbe Kichmona Convention, we Carolina in fidelity of the rights of th^'Kh^d'S.. their success ,„ ,ho results which havo boon accomplished with our most cordial approval and congratulation. ' » 4. Resolved, That we congratulate the Southern people on their union in of their rights as lately displayed , Rich, mond and Baltimore, and as'they I « n.r ,.„ power hut their own for the protection their rights, it is a source of P pinh on of .... .. ..,,..^, ., ,„ a source ol pn<|e ami satis-action to know that they need no otb.r for alUi'me" vinui<-«tion and perpotuil, to To evince how prevalent is the mme Iccling
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Title | The Greensborough patriot [August 10, 1860] |
Date | 1860-08-10 |
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Sherwood, M.S. Long, James A. |
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BY SHERWOOD & LONG.
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a JPamilg Netospaper—iBebotrtJ to literature, Agriculture, Jttanttfactures, €o?nmercj, anti ittiscellaneous iKeaomg. TERMS—$2.00 IN ADVANCE.
VOL. XXII. GEEENSBOROTJGH, 1ST. C, AUGUST lO, I860. NO. 1099.
Tlnc LrecnsborougK 'afriot.
y. «. «HKRWOOD. JAMIg A. t0N0.
SHEHWOOD & LONG,
EDITORS AND PBOPRIETORh.
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THE CONSPIRACY TO BREAK UP
THE UNION!
THE PLOT AND ITS DEVELOPMENT.
MOKE PROOF OF A SETTLED PURPOSE TO
LITIOXIZE THE MVEUHUIT!
REVO
HOW STANDS MR. BIECKENRIDGE?
From the Richmond Whig.
«'ti the 12th inst, we published an article
charging that cold-bloodeid, deliberate, heart-less
conspiracy existed iii certain quarters, to
break up the Union of the L'nited States, to
revolutionize the government and establisha
S inthern Confedracy. We dated this con-spiracy
with the meeting 61 the Southern Con-vention
in May, 1858, in Montgomery, Ala.,
and showed conclusively that it was then set
<>ii foot as a regular, systematised organiza-tion,
and assumed all the qualities, except the
arming of men, of a technical conspiracy, one
that would be held to be HO in any court of
law in Chistendom. We therein grouped the
evidence, bringing it down to December, 1859
Btcp by s'ep, all of which pointed infallibly to
the existence of the conspitacy, and to active
< :'->rts being made for its consummation.—
Treason, like Irand, burrows under the sur-fkce.
it never raises its head to the view of
men, until it is prepared to assume the form
at ■! proportion of a Revolution, wtien the
government against which it is leveled is at
aii end, and armed men, desolation and blood
take the place of the law and the gallows.—
Like fraud, it weaves abo.it it«elf a net-work
< f circumstances, which conceal it until it is
traced in such a way that its existence ex-rhi
!es every other reasonable hypothesis.—
Though in our previous article, we arrayed
la--?- so pregnant and so conclusive as to con-
•. in •• any hut a confirmed skeptic, we desiro
now to supply some facts which, for want of
spue , we were then compelled to omit, and
to adduce others equally as convincing and
of still later date, bringing the scheme up to
tl..'. present moment, and connecting it with
the candidacy of Mr. Bjeckinridge for the
Presidency. ;
We set out before with a disclosure made
by Judge Bailey, in a I'nion meeting at
Ktioxville, in this State, in tho month of Jan-uary
last, to the elfect that Gov. Wise had
addressed letters to the Southern Governors
in 1856, with the view of consulting upon
measures to prevent the nauguration of Fre-mont,
in tho event of his'election. We now
append that letter as it appeared, after Judge
Bailey's statement in the Richmond Enquir-ei.
It is as follows:
RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 15,1856.
Dear Sir: Events are: approaching which
address themselves lo your responsibilities,
a:.-l to mine, as chief executives of slavehold-ing
States. Contingencies may soon happen
ikh would require preparation for the worst
bership, are true friends of tho Union and
conservatism—doubtless presided at the birth
of the plot at Montgomery and were met
again at Vicksburg to forward the scheme.—
Mr. Spratt, a South Carolina fire-eater, thus
expressed himself on that occasion :
" It might be said that the slave trade could
not be legalized within the Union, and that
to re-establish it the Union would have to bo
dissolved. Let it be so. The men of the
South had higher trusts than to preserve the
Union. * * * The power to control Con-gress
had passed irrevocably into the hands
of those who had expressed remorseless hos-tility
to Southern institutions. Must the
South take as law whatever such a Congress
may please to dictate ? The South could not,
of itself, legitimate any action; but should
they, therefore, take no step9 until legitima-ted
? Must they own the slavish doctrine
that power carries with it the right to gov-ern
? If the resolutions proposed by him were
affirmed by the Convention, the re-opening of
the slave trade would have all the sanction
which, as a Southern man, they would ask.
(Applause.) If the principlo should be ap-proved
by Southern sentiment, it matters lit-tle
what might be the course of Congress.—
The profits of the trade would compensate
the risks of the adventure, and slaves would
be brought into the country. Besides that,
there was a point of honor involved in this
matter. There were men in the South who
felt that in this way only could the South
take the position that was consistent with the
maintenance of her rights. His friend La-mar
had already hoisted the slave trade flag,
and that flag now floated at the masthead.—
(Applause.) If this government, in that mad-ness
which precedes dissolution, should send
its agents here to spy out the acts of South-ern
men, to enforce this law, to seize South-ern
citizens, and take their property for acts
which they recognize as right—as sure as the
sun should rise it would rise on the reeking plains
of another Lexington and Concord. (Loud
Applause."
These lawless and treasonable sentiments,
it will bo observed, were vigorously applaud-ed
by the Convention, and they were proba-bly
a fair exposition of its views.
Hon. II. S. Bennett, an ex-Congressman
from Mississippi, said :
" That Mississippi would have the slave trade
re-opened, peaceably if they could, forcibly if
they must. If that was treason, there were 2.O0,-
000 citizens of Mississippi whose necks were
ready for the halter."
Judge Jones, of Ga., is thus reported:
" He proclaimed himself a disunionist since
1829, but he did not believe the Southern
States would go out of the Union unless kick-ed
out. He believed there was no chance of
equality in the Union, and that ho would
rather die a poor wolf in the woods than live
a fat dog with any man's collar on his neck.
lie owed no allegiance to any power but Geo-gia.
He urged the fallacy ot the apprentice
ship theory. They would be brought here
as apprentices, and as soon as their time was
out they would be sold as slaves. That might
not be slave stealing, but to him it squinted a
good deal like it. (Applause.) If he were
on a jury, and a man was tried before him
under the slave trade acts, he would never
find him guilty because they were unconsti-tutional."
a
of evil to the people Ought we not to ad-monish
ourselves by joint counsel of the ex-traordinary
duties which may devolve upon
UH from the dangers which so palpably threat-en
our common peace i-.tid safety ''. When,
1. »w, or to what extent may we act, separ-at
iy <>r unitedly, to ward off dangers if we
can, to meet them most effectually, if we must?
I propose that, as early as convenient, the
< 1 ivernora of Maryland, Virginia. North Car-
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala-bama,
Louisiana, Texas,;Arkansas, Mississip-pi,
and Tennessee, shall Assemble at Raleigh,
X. C, for the purpose generally of consulta-tion
upon the state of th|? country, upon the
best means of preserving its peace, and espe-cially
of protecting the honor and interests of
tlie slave-holding Suites. 1 have addressed
; • Mates only having: Democratic Execu-te.
-, for obvious reasons.
I Ins should be done as early as possible.be-
!•-• the Presidential election, and I would
suggi si Monday. UUh of.October next. Will
you please give me an early answer, and ob-
;. .-. ^ ours must truly jmd respectfully,
1 Hasan A. WISE.
His Excellency Thomas W. Ligon.Govern-or
'1 Maryland.
As an appropriate finale to these proceed-ings,
the Convention adjourned to meet again
at Atlanta, Ga., on tho Secend Monday in
November—showing that the next work ex-pected
to devolve upon it will bo to receive
the returns from the Presidential election and
if not agreeable to them, to take immediate
stops to put in execution their threats and
revolutionize the government.
We now revert to the period of the "organ-ization"
of this movement. ,lr- u-more
nor will we receive anything less than
an equal division of ail the Territories, im-munities,
rights, privileges, obligations,
treaties, &c., &c, now claimed or enjoyed by
the United States.
Resolved, 4. That it is our solemn duty to
recognize all the people of the several South-ern
States as a band of brothers, whose inter-ests
and feelings shall be sacredly observed
and respected by the Great Southern Party,
so long as those humane virtues can be ex-ercised
without sacrificing or jeopardizing
those rights and that equality, for the regain-ing
and preservation of which this organiza-tion
is formed.
CONSTITUTION.—Art. I. This organization
shall be known as the Great Southern Party.
Art. 2. Its objects are an honorable, and, if
possible, a peaceable dismemberment of the
present Confederacy and the formation of a
Southern one, securing all the rights, powers
and equality to a free, white population that
may be exercised with safety to ourselves,
and with justice to all other people.
Art. 3. In a General Assembly of the sev-eral
Southern States composing this organi-zation,
there shall be one President, Vice
President, Secretaries, and one Treasurer;
whose duties shall be hereafter designated by
such assembly, which shall be convened by
the State Conventions, at the city of Colum-bia,
S. C.
In a State Convention there shall be a Gov-ernor,
one Lieutenant Governor, Secretaries
and one Treasurer, whose duties shall be pre-scribed
by said Convention. *-f
The State conven ion shall be composed of
delegates from the county conventions, which
shall assemble at the respective Capitols of
those States participating in this organiza-tion.
The county conventions shall be composed
of delegates from the several county clubs,
which 6hall have a chairman, secretaries and
one treasurer; and shall assemble at their
respective court-houses, unless otherwise de-termined
by such conventions.
The County Clubs shall be formed by five
or more members of this party, who have
previously pledged themselves to support the
foregoing preamble and resolutions and
signed the Constitutions, who shall elect one
Leader. Secretaries, and one Treasurer.
Art. 4. The officers of the General Assem-bly
shall be elected for and serve four years,
or until others are elected to their respective
offices.
The officers of the State Conventions shall
be elected for and serve three years.
The officers of the County Conventions
shall be elected and serve two years.
And the officers of the County Clubs shall
be elected and serve one year, or until others
are elected to fill their respective offices.
Art. 5. No member of this Great Southern
Party shall recognize any previous party-lines,
but shall use bin elective franchise so as
to accomplish, most effectually, the objects
set forth in the foregoing preamble, resolu-tions,
and constitution.
Art. 6. Any white Southern citizen or resi-dent,
over the age of eighteen years, may be-come
a member of this organization, by
pledging himself to support the foregoing
Preamble, Resolutions, and Constitution, and
signing the same; and his signature to this
Constitution shall be a sufficient indication
what may bo the aggressions upon their con-stitutional
rights. I trust and believe, sir,
that they will find themselves mistaken,
whenever a proper occasion occurs. Sir, it is
not so difficult to DISSOLVE THIS UNION as
many believe."
We have heretofore given tho resolutions
adopted by tho Legislature of S.Carolina, and
now give portions of those adopted by the Le-gislatures
of Alabama and Mississippi. Among
others, the latter, after fully concurring with
those of South Carolina, adopted the follow-ing:
"Resolved, That the election of a President
of the United States by a sectional party,
with views adverse to the institution of
Resolved, Tha$ in tho event of the election
of a Black Republican candidate to the Presi-dency,
by the suffrages of one portion of the
Union or Iy, to rule over the whole United
States, upon the ivowed purpose of that or-ganization,
Mississippi will regard it as a de-claration
of hostility, and will hold herself in
readiness toco-ofcerate with her sister States
of the South, in mhatever measure tboymay
deem necessary f»r the maintenance of their
P°2**P* witb themand to occurrences since.
We have shown that Mr. i'aocey was the
originator of this disuuion movement, and was
its head and front from the 10th of May, 1858,
till the Alabama State Convention in I860.—
He duly made his appearance at Charleston.
As soon as he reached that city, all eyes were
turned to him as the chosen leader of the dis
unionists. On the night of the 21st of April
ueem necessary *>r me maintenance ot their hetnr.. ti,„ ,, .,>.;. Jr.u «-. ZT .-"•—*• mSuTfRmtm* Ik. confer. .trXattt^'
*' which is thus referred to in the editnri«l M..
It wea in view; of the Charleston Conven-tion
and -.he importance of bringing the pub-lic
mind up to tb;) issue there intended to be
made, that Senator Clay, of Alabama, wrote
domestic slavery as it exists in the slave-1 a letter from Wajihicgton on the 3d ofJanu-holding
States and Territories, or one who is
opposed to tho grant of the protection claimed
in the foregoing resolution, would so threaten
a destruction of the ends for whicb the Con-stitution
was formed, as to justify the slave-holding
States in taking counsel together for
their separate protection and safety."
That of Alabama, after also endorsing fully
the South Carolina programme, added the
ary, I860, which jsil promptly published to
his constituents, of which the following is an
extract:
following:
rnor of Ficnda: John A. Winston. Governor
.: Alabama; J. J. McRae, Governor of Missis-sippi;
Robert Wickliffe, Jr.. Governor of Lou-isiana;
Kdiiiond M. Pease, Governor of Texas-
Klias N. CODway, Governor of Arkansas; and
Aii hew Johnson, Governor of Tennessee.
The chief importance of this document, at
tl. - time, is to show what was tno position of
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