The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-07-07

7 wee Presidency Of The United states il be
60 aes our duty % assume, and our pryileo
e qnnounee lhe position we intend to oeoap,
N Iho approaching contest: therefore.
hf'otei, AS lhe deliberate sense Of this
meeting, That the resolutions Of the BALI
i more Convention, constitute j platform On
"l'eh every true democrat Of the Union
may stand, and baaIo against the motley CO..
hor's of federalism and that Gems. Coss INA
= Batter arc deemed worthy and well qualified
bylheir wisdom and valor, their skill and al.
laairy, to BOAR the old republican standard 10.
! ward and onward to victory.
Resopea, Thati ia Lewis Cass we bayo ! c,r.
aidaie Tor the Presidency Of pure PRINCIPLES
ana q irropfoaehable life-a patriot Of high.
noble and generous lmpulses-a politician of
vast e experience ana profound Iearnina--a scboI.
Lar, writer and orator Of rare attainment and IN
peror ment-a statesman Of elevated nnrn,so.
and enlarged views-a d%iplomatist, wboss emi.
nentaollnes, prom iness and address. maint.;,-
% retheEnropeah public the freedom oftba
seq Syihwarting the British attempt. nnder NJ
Vuia'uple Alliance, 70 ihterpolate the ripbt
q search into the maratls comde. N HIN ~
behold the first soldier of the public who plsn
irda hostile foot on British soil in 1910. ,,al
IN him we see the ablest champion of ~
war which has just terminated in a blaze of
glory--a war which has avenged our invaded
sou and violated rights, indicated the shin
anu courage Of the American soIdierv. elsso.
'ea lie national character to a proud p@ositioD
among the nations Of the earth, and closed /,
VAN tull indemnity for the parts and security
for the fnure.n !
Essoaoed, That we recognize in WIN. q Y.
Duvet' aman Ct high character and command .
ing talents-sn eloquent and able advoca,s '
e w c%ountry's rights and h~onofin the halls !,
q congress, and their gallant ana a~ceompIisb !,
20 champion on the field Of battle-a c%;t;zo,
without stail or blemish on his escutcbeon :
ana a solder " without fear and without ro- :?
oroaeh." He did not deem the ranks of ~ :"
ltmY a position too humble to serve bis sam. y
X ~ nor VIII his country deem the office or "
wee President a reward too high for his mer- =
ts. "el pc
lle'ofced, That whilst we acknowledge The =
orthodoxy of the entire creed
: lald down by the Baltimore Convention. ~
'ore especially and emphatically approve the
8Soiutlon in rogardto the veto power. Whilst
lo' great conservative principle Of the con. N,
sutton may be a means Of protection and ow
eience' y can never be an instrument or II Cd
lSloh ana oppression. We not only veperata tbe
having :" thrice saved the American pooDlo y.
ON The corrupt and tyr anical domination 90 !
70 Bpnk Of the United state,n and resoued oro
efn from q wasteful and corluptine system Of per
teHai Improvements by the general govern. 7
enl; out, as Members Of the weaker -no,,ion I'M
me Union, southern men determins5 " ~.
alntaln i%nviolate our domestic institution ~,
z oar political equality in the confederaev m,s,
iook to 4 as the sheet anchor of our bono ,;.,4
"a me siornes Of party rage and blind AZ. q I,
'ou' ana me shield OF our protection against spie
assaults OF a gTasPing and encroaching ma. N
ps.,l,, =, soldl
faa,i Ds' 'O"eVer casilers may carp aboli
- the resolution on the reput
we regard It as asserting I'm
'ea' Is demanded by the " political necessi, al
apv cona,;,. uonying mat Congress turtle
,bo - PV"et 70 interfere with assists
states" the resolution goes on to asser,
u n 4aa ~ ~ NNN
lallon to the saBcctot slavery, without opv
'a'ion or qualification as to its %IoeaIitv
All efforts Of the abolitionists, or Others
2 70 induce Congress to interfere with s,
'ons q slavery, or to take i~ncipient stops
'lalioh thereto, are calculated 10 lend 70 D.
nos' Alarming and dangerous conseouen- nio,S .
and that all such efforts have an @ipevito. ~.
'uuehcy TO diminish the happiness Of the ins,
ana endanger the stability and perma. CO..,
q the Union, and ought not to be coun. ian. {
ced BY any friend of our political instiu- IA
o1..J IT.. bales
"'o Oioau ana sweeping ed last
III os"s'eSS'onol interference Mon
the subject Of slavery without regard Din
place OF its existence, can, by any pos :.
construction Of language, be limited to p,;,
in the States; still we have a .,rns +,
7 and ample guaranty of safety in the ~, l.,
H. Nioholsan ,a oasS' as aVow- gull.
,efororoa y II. "''sA with the nj
ess over the question Of slavery in our a. "
acquired territory. In that letter he a. !"
: terms that " the principle involved in 60
al legislature ond ~ A.p' Ou' OF me ges La
in their respective local gov. No.. :
mss" that he is opposed to the exer. s% na. :
any juiisdlclion by Congress- over this pa.ia -
ant oc,bo = sne oonstltutuo The
believe. ~ po"e' % oongress;" has SUI
e sooasof future discord, which wopld ~
7 ana rlpen into an abundant bsryas, "'eu