Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-07-16
FOURTH OF JULY.
At GREENWOOD.


Mn. JONES 1t is source of much graz
tification 10 those who desire the perpetui-
ty of our existing free institutions, as the
only practicable system ever devised by
the wisdom of man for the security of in
dividual rights, and at the same time the
most complete safety to the largest amount
of liberty, to have observed the spirit which
our citizens, in every portion of the coun-
ty, displayed in celebrating the late An
niversary of our National independence.
The meetings, so far as / can learn, have
been more numerous than at any previous
anniversary for many years. 1t becomes
source of still higher pleasure when we
reflect that those enemies to the Union
those subverters of peace and order
those false, self.styled philanthropists-
the Abolitonists, have been more than
ordinarily busy during the past year, in
their ''gunpowder plot'' TO destroy sat one
fell swoop," the most perfect model of
government that history or tradition has
handed down to the present generation.
Their system Of undermining has just be-
gun TO assume q local habitation and a
name." No longer do they confne them
selves TO vague generalities and unmean-
ing defamation; but their principles are
receiving the embodiment of measures
Their first step has been to excommuni-
cate the whole Southern portion of two of
the most numerous Churches of our coun-
try--thus striking at the very fundamen-
tai principle of mans character. Thus
far the union stands dissolved-and leave
it to rejecting men to determine to how
great degree it extends, merely remark
ing that between the northern and south
ern portions of the Methodist and Baptist
Churches there can be no sympathy of feel
ing, but on the contrary an entire estrange-
ment, so long as the latter remain under
ban SO unprecedented and proscriptive.
The Southern Churches, however, have
calmly gone to work, as indeed wisdom
dictated, by forming separate organization
just as the whole Southern people viii
go work whenever like political move
ment shall have been made. Such 9
movement, / must confess, have faitl
enough in the great body of our Northern
brethren to believe they will never make
not doubling, however, that if the aboli
tionists had the power in State that they
have in Church, they would not hesitate II
degard TO it. But their power in these twt
whurches is no index TO their power in the
ge1tire North.
=, Under these circumstances, the noble
sally made by our citizens on Friday last
is sufficient evidence Of deep-seated at
tachment to the Union, and undiminishec
confidence in the principles of our Con
stitution. Ihad the pleasure Of attending
the celebration at GREENWOOD, and can o
my own knowledge speak but of that
and know that speak the universal sen
'.lhent OF the very respectable assembly
anen present, when / state that all the ar
engagements, so far as the citizens of tina
Town had any agency in them, were Of thu
best order. Need | detail these arrange
mentsg Need say that the abundan
supply OF viands Of every variety, ant
prepared in the very best stvIe, was des
patched with "equal and exact Justice. /,
all concernedl-thatthe tOasls dispIaye,
the good judgment and cultivated taste Q
the committee which prepared them---tha
/ the dance, "under the greenwood shade,'
evinced much "kindly feeling" on the par
Of the young gentlemen for the elfs an,