The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-10-26

involved in The mausr-hey have furnished
the immediate cause Of complain in the formn
ton Of their cnustimtior, aud they certainly
were entitled 10 government. Tie fault lie
behhudA h admission af Cai6 nia. II Is mol ha
Congress has noe done D.ong, but that Il iailsd
to do ngti at he seaaon before The last. Batea
any one Be Ure Mai The rendl wouId hare been
different " Territorial Government had been
sstathshed at te proper timer The CHANCES ARE
THAT TT WOULD MT ; FIR although Southern nsen
might haUe gone there, Mould they hare gone in
sufficient napbers % haze changed Me char cter
gfhs government? SoUrHERN MEN DID GO THERE,
BUT TaBY TOO WARE AGAINST US.
But, Iellew.ciIizrns, suppose we should adopt
the alternative Of secession, how is 1t 10 be ac-
cOmplished2 Have you ever thought OF tIatl
have not until lately, and cannot pretend to
number the coantless aud obstinate difficulties
that crowd upon The view. The theory may
seem plain enough. but when rnt into %proetice
twill mol be lound 50. when ithas to encounter
divided and distracted public opinion. Those
who differ with you may nut choose to be led
unCeremoniously out Of the Uni1n. They have
attachments for il thai will not be easily bro.
ken OF, aud the power Of q majority may not
do. You must prepare for The employment Of
force. Your form Of government must under.
90 a radical change. The securities for life,
liberty, and properly must be broken up and
built upon a different foundation. Revolution
IN the States seems almost inevitable, and
where it will end no one can tell. Are YOU
prepared for the scenes that nav follow. or do
you desire 70 witness them? But suppose these
dDscuthes should be Gvoided, and quiet separation
accomplished, wiH our condition be behered2 1t
cannot be, unless all the Southern States would
unite with you, and that caanot be expected
on this cause Of quarrel. A few might follow
your lead, but the number would be small;
and under such circumstances, yOu cannot es-
taohsh a government that wH gre you greater
security IN he enjoyment Of your property than
Sou nor AGDe. a new cone hracy, JestGbh,hed.
must be small and Oeak, and not hkely 10 erist
long, va Union consecrGLed as This Is, cannot
E't'siand Tie assaults 81 Janaheisns, ii seems vain
% nope that for he Perpetuity oCGee government.
We cannot build on a G,mer foundation; zoe haze
not more uisdOm or Virtue Than our ancestors :
We seem 10 have forgotten that our weakness
united US. Butt leave you TO Gil ont and con-
template the dark picture Of separation. Dark :
as ~ ia, ! do not urge that nothing would JUS -,
'iify US in meeting it in full gaze. When we
can feel that the preservation of our conslitu-
iional rights den ands it, then let US strike :
II the emergencies shall be pressed UPON us
20 which we have declared We cannot submit !
then let II come. Then.we can point TO The
Tor our vindication. But let us
nope mat time may never come. This Union
70 endeared TO us by many ties. 1t brings IN =
of The trying past-it opens in u
contrast the prosperous present-it brightens
our hope OF the future. II comes to US a rich
legacy from our patriot sires, TO be parted Ii
with only at the bidding Of stern necessity u
y y the source Of our national power-our
national wealth-ou NATIONAL honor. Withouk
: what would We be- We seem to have for.
yot'en that American liberty was not com,
'iete until il was secured by the Union. For
ne love and veneralion you bear for the mem.
ny Of the Father of his Country, obey his sc
and warnings. For his sake. ),
'ause and view the sad spectacle which lies
'elore you 1t Youspress on. Shall we give IN !.
nd separate this great family Of natloDs-and
naEe Its members strangers aud enemies-sholl
70 surrender our happiness and prospeiitv-
hali we give up our national name and nation. II.
glory-shall we give up the last hope Of man
y lree governments-shall we do ali this and
lore, with no better justification than we now
ave! The stake is too great. Let us pause A .
US still boast that we are one people. one VIII
Aiion' and hope for a return Of that frarernal vel
iec'lOn that once bound us together as a hap. -
7 people.
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