The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-11-17
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SAruRpAr, NovEMBEa u. 1881

proceedings Of . public oes'"s "s's
,.A;. ,,.ee on the s2nd ef October last
and falsely termed Democratic s'o
s,s,. Rights meeting. Bywh author
10 do he democrats of this county. pre-.
..,n. % c.N themselves State Rights men
Not certainly, By their support Of the
aoe,r;ues Of the State Rights party. tor
/, i ! fact, as notorious IS the sun asooo"
DIV, tina. there was not one single '"d'-
,idual who acted any part :" 'hc u'o"
farce. who has ever, tor one "o"enl' De-
loug.d 10 the State Rights or Notifying
marty. And We will venture still iurfhsf'
and state. without the fear Of srontrai'c'
iion. Tia, there was not sing'si9d's'du'
Al Of the State Rights party, present, WI"
cave his sanction 10 the proceedings o.
."rsv 'act, lne snow than 10 be
such.) they have the unblushing hardi-
hood 10 call il . democratic aud State
Rights" meeting
Let US exsrine for moment, III.
justice Q! this assumption. What, we
would ask, does il take TO constitute de-
mocratic meeting The answer OF eve
~ man who can tell his right hand from
his left, is that il is number Of deR,o.
Gratis meeting together. Very wen. Now,
we would ask, what does il take 10 con |
situie State Rights meeting. The on. |
" candid answer that can be gwen, is,
number Of men professisg the princi-
pies Of State Right. or Nulii6catiou. as
y Distinguishing feature. Here then, we
see that there must be me citing OF two
separate and distinct parties. IL order 10
be entitled 10 be called s.democratic
and State Rights meeting" Has taere
besn such meeting Ia Lawrence county. i
We say most unequiyocally that there
has not. No such meeting was ever
called. Ard with all this evidence star.
ing them 10 The face. their only demo
cratic" n,eaiing- il raliad I. ..I......@s4S
AND STATE RIGHTS meeting" On
~ think it. These very men went heart
and hand for the Proclamation, Force
Bill, and The Expanging process. ire doc
tr'nes Of which, il practicvd upon and
carried out, would annihilate TIE last yes-f
tige Of Stale rights; and drive from the
shores Of cur happy country, the seEius
Of State rights aud State Sovereignty. - !
What is the object Of announcing this |
meeting to world, as State rights meet. y
ing y hen There was no such meeting. Ii
not the object apparent? I: was intend T.
ed TO operate abroad, and induce The be
I'et that The little. but gallant band \
IN this county. who have struggled hard
foryears past. in,hs msjn,enance ofthoss
sacred principles Of State rights, around
which they have rallied against socb lie ar.
su' odds, now that they see their NUN Der
daily augmented, are giving in their ad-
beslon to their Federal opponents. I'll
will MOI answer, gentlemen. We baye no
objection 10 your boiling on % your old
eoeaomen, modern Democrat butyour
bsrelaced attempt to "steal the livery oil
Hye.s"ss0 serve the desif in, = cannot be
sliowedto 90 unno,iced.
We should not have noticed this affair /
but for the gratuisous manner 10 which
The word estate rights" wss tackled on ID
their democratic meeting here. Towards
ihe gentlemen who composed that meet,
ING, personally, We entertain no other
than friendly feelings: PoliticaIl, we are
opposed to them, and have considered |, |.
our bounden duty, as sen,inels upon The
watchtcwer, 10 oppose and expose tLeir
political faults and follies.