Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-07-09
From the Liberty .ficocaie.
Democracy of the South.
LETTER FROM GOV. BROWN OF MIS-.
SlSSlPPl, TO GOV. SMITH OF
VIRGINIA.
ExEcuTiyE CHAMBER, !


Jackson, Mississippi, .4prl Is, 1877.
Sir:-I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter covering the resolutions
of the General Assembly of Virginia, on the
subject of slavery, and requesting me to lay
them before the Legislature of Mississippi
a request with which shall with great cheer
fulness comply when our Legislature assem-
bles. This will not be until January, 1913.
1t affords me pleasure to say in advance
that the resolutions will meet a hearty re-
Spouse from both political parties in this
State. Firm in their tone, elevated in senti-
ment, dignilied in their expression, and re-
Aecling clearly and cogently the feelings of
every Southern MN on the delicate and deep
ly interesting subject Of which they treat,
they will, | sincerely trust, check our North
ern friends in their mad career, and cause
them to reflect before they force the South 10
the last extremity. When Abolitionism first
disturbed the quiet of the South, our people
gave way to passion, and in terms fierce and
bitter denounced the lanaticism which thus
sought to disturb their domestic tranquility.
No appeal was deemed necessary at that
time; no argument was resorted to, because,
in the first moment OF indignant excitement.
the South felt that she could not discuss such
u " ~ cumming 'llO ll8uN u III
North to call in question the propriety of her
institutions, which she was indisposed to do.
She made no appeal to what she deemed an
excess of fanaticism. But things are , hang.
ed. The movements Of New York and Penn
sylvania, in and out Of Congress, the evident
pandering of Presidential aspirants to the
favor Of Abolition, has dissipated the frs
feeling of confident expectation that this, like
nthar IaraSiac urp,ll ovpiro ,f -, ,.,., -
cesses, and the feeling Of irritation has sub
sided into one Of calm and dlspassiondte de,
termination-frst, TO exhaust all the resource:
Of reason and argument, in eXhorting on
Northern brethren To LET Us ALONE on this
subject and if these fail, if the spirit of Alb
clifton invade the councils of the nation
prompting the strong party to wrest from the
weak the fruits of its soil, its property, the
peaceable possession Of which was guarantee
by the Constitution, then, deplorable as ma,
be the consequences, we will feel prepared,
having exhausted every f|raternal remedy. Il
become enemies, and defend our rights witt
those means which God and nature has PLACED
in our hands.
If other men will force this sad catastrophe
upon US, it is our duty to watch its approach
and be prepared to meet it. The South INNS
be united. The South will be united in III,
next Presidential election. if this whole ques
ton is not unqualifedly withdrawn from the
contest, by a pledge categorically made to alb,
stain from all disturbance or interference on
the question Of slavery during the Presiden.
tial term. No man who sympathizes with
the sentiments put forth in the "Wilmor
Provlso," ought to have, nor in my opinion
can get, a single electoral vote from the South.
ern States. | know he cannot geta vote from
Mississippi. We may not be in favor of es.
tlblishing the Rio GIande as the western
boundary, up to parallel Sc degrees, and
thence to the Pacific; but we will not sub.
nit to be told that slave territory is not to be
acquired on this or on the other side Of thai
line. On this subject thays is no division OIL
sentiment in Mississippi. It Is common
ground on which Wings and Democrats cor.
daily unite.