The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-11-03
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what course their commonwealth ought to take
In relation to the present agitation Of the slave
ny question. A great deal Of preliminary fuss
vas made by the nullifiers with view to call |
Tag out very general attendance. But not
withstandiDg the fuss, the attendance was very |
slender, as the Mississippians very generally |
concluded they had better stay at home and at |
tend TO their own concerns than meet IN con- |
vsntion to plot treason against the Union.
There are ffty six counties in Mississippi, Of
which thirty were represented In the nullifca-
ton convention. OF these thirty counties,
eight sent one delegate each, and eleven others
sent two delegates apiece. Thus nineteen OF
the thirty counties represented furnished only
thirty delegates, and twenty-siI counties in the
State did not give themselves any concern
about the convention. In view Of these facts,
IL must be clear to everybody not demepted by
slaveryism, that the convention was a wretched
failure, for State convention to be worthy of
the name must Of necessity contain within it,
self proof that il does fairly and adequately rep
resent the people Of the State The slavery
convention at Jackson then vas an abortion,
a. 1t cannot be considered as by any means rep
resenting the State
Further, It was composed chiefly of pOIifi.
eians AND men ambitious Of serving the people
IN Office. The farmers, merchants, and me-
ehsnics were not well represented. as very few
men who are dsUoted to either the mercantile,
agricultural, and manufacture ring class were pre-
sent. The only class Of persons in the State
who were represented are the holders Of office
and those who are particularly anxious TO get
into Office. To consider this Jackson conven.
ton, therefore. as expressing the voice of the
people Of Mississippi is palPsbly absurd. When
we see State Convention composed of unss-
Piring, sensible men from the different import
ant occupations of the State, then we shall
think 1t proper to speak Of such body as capa-
bic Of uttering the public sentiment. This
your trading politicians never do. That class
Of patriots flourish on the misery Of other peo-
pie, and they always endeavor to produce enough
unwholesome excitement TO blind the popular
Judgment and cause IL to be not too nicely dis
cnminstive between men of common sense,
and ninnies, between knayes and good men,
d 10 only In such seasons that they who ale
LOT the most part sterile in brains and corrupt
In feeling stand any chance of advancement.
We assert without any fear Of contradiction
that the people Of Mississippi were not repre-
scented In the slavery convention which met at
Jackson on the first Of October. 1t is import
ant 10 bear that fact In mind, for il destroys ut
terry the moral force of the convention.
Chief Justice Sharkey, a gentleman whose
consistent and zealous opposition to repudia-
zion would seem to indicate that he 10 man Of
honesty, was elected President Of the conven.
non. He 10 q nan Of decided talent, but owing
10 some mental idiOsyncrasy he Is afflicted with
an inexplicsble Obliquity Of vision whenever he
undertakes to look at slavery. A few months
ago, he delivered an address on the subject of
slavery In which he manifested so much logical
insanity that, did we not know better from his
iueubrations on other subjects, we should pro.
nounce him Ounce Of the first water. Out
aide Of this subject, he is a bright minded man.
Some men have pet subjects on which they
display 90 much knowledge and smartness that
one, who does not know them thorou phIy,
sAkes them to be quite superb specimens of his
species. As long as they stick TO their hobby.
they appear to be men Of decided mark, but as
soon as they struggle off OF to other subjects,
they make displays of folly indispensable and
sublime. SO also there are men who have some
one particular subject on which they lavish all
thsir stupidity and imbecility. One hears them
speak on this subject and concludes them to be
the weakest Of all unfortunate mortals.-
Outside Of such subjects, they exhibit IN usual
power and sometimes admirable splendor Of
mind, and one wonders how 90 much that is
land and glorious can possibly consort with
- ioiOtcy which they parade whenever
shsy touch on subjects that they Oughtto regard
- esntrabend to their thoughts. 1t is owing to
ssns such idiOsyncrssy that Judge Shsrkey
Il extremely weak whenever he talks about
slavery, and very brilliant man when he talks
ebout any other subject. We are sorry he gave
- influence Of his name TO the traitors con-
vsntion. We call it traitors convention, not
from any facility for the uttersnce of calumny,
bat because IL Prsted great deal Of dissolving
the union Of these States. We assert that any
one who lisps forth such treason ought to be
forthwith shaved and sentenced to a diet in
which glsuber salts should be the only beverage,
until the red heat in his blood Is Modified and
cooled down to a temperature compatible with
the performance ofthe duties of good citizenship.
A committee was appointed at the Jackson
Convention TO draw mp preamble and resolu-
tons. expressive Of the sentiments Of the Con-
vention. This committee consisted of twenty
persons, two-sevenths Of all present. They
reported q preamble and resolutions entirely
South Carolinaish in their tone and temper
A minority Of the committee, consisting Of six
persons, disagreed to the report Of the majority.
The sun had not shone long enough on their
heads TO give to their tongues the true nulIify-
Ing hiss. They are not In favor of treason and
of the dissolution Of the States. They believe
nthsr in the efficacy Of expOstulation and argu-
mens than in the potency of overt treason
We are glad to record the fact that six of the
committee have far too much sense and patriot.
tam for the commission Of treason, or even 70
threaten the country with Its commission.
There IL not an idea or word that il psw I'm
The report Of the COMMITTEES. II 10 nothing but
srehash Of the old South Carolina grub without
ne addition Of either salt or spice. We have
read the same old story 20 often that, like the
everlasting bark Of contested little puppy, Il
esss not excite either muscle Of our brow or
ssf lip. We cannotlsugh at It, neither can we
ssernil II it 10 too dry for the former emo.
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