The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-11-06
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en,erprising gentlemen, who were appointed
to prepare a barbecue for the 9th determined
10 have il ready for the % inst. We were
on the ground early and were surprised to
ser such Crowds coming in from all direc
liOne.
Al half after eleven o'clock, Col. Davis,
began to address the audience. Ills speech
exceeded in beauty, clearness, and force,
any we have ever heard him deliver. lie
briefly reviewed the great questions, the
settlement ofwhich had grieved the South.
He exposed their enormity & unconstitution
aliiIy. First in the series was Utah, to which
Congress gave a territorial gOvernme nj
without the Wlmot PrOviso, but so hrdgrd
Il in by free Safes and mountain barriers
that it is impossible to get slaves to it, even,
if lie soil and climate should invite them.
He then adverted to the admission of Cali
liOrnia; the dismemberment OF Texas, and
the abolition of the slave trade in the Dis
triei Of Columbia, all of which were aggres
sions upon the South by the North aud in
dicaIed a disposition upon the part of the
North TO push aggression still farther. II
also showed our inability to protect our
rights in the confederacy, aud exhorted the
South ifshe desired 10 preserve the Union,
10 make a manly and determined resistance
now and demand new guards for her future
security; to look to her rights, and" to use
his own language, "prOtect them in the
Union if she can and out oft Il she must. -"
Her honor and safety, be presented as con.
Siderations ofthe fist and highest import
ance. So clear and distinct did he portray
the ills which the South has suffered and the
ruin now in prospect, that there was scarce
y one in tho assembly. who did not think
and feel with him; and such was the COM
pletc control he had over the Judgment and
feelings of the multitude, that after stating
the true and lamentabe position Of thu
South in the contederacy, and asking in
view Of This state of facts what are we t.
dol" murmur Involuntary ran througho
the audience, 'thal's it, that's the question
His answer was as satisfactory as it wa,
distinct. lie advised that each Southern
State should call convention, and that del
egates should be elected from each State, tc
a general convention of all the Southern
States, and let that convention; fresh from
the people, point out the guarantees ant
safe guards, which the South is entitled to
and should exact. In this way every indi
vidual in the South, would have an opportu
nifty to express his views, and body thu
chosen would carry with it mora! fore
which the fierce aboIitiOnist dare not op
pose II, however its decision should be dis
re garded, as was that of the Nashville Con
ventiOn, the South would have no alterna
tive lel4 and must therefore leave the Union
He Showed that submission had onl
hereto fore invited aggression and would d.
so again; and that by it we would inevita
bly, loae all tho advantages Of the Unio
and our rights ulsoA
Col. M'WilHe then addressed the audi
snce. His speech was bold and to tn
point; and upon the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of Te1
as, he was particularly interesting and pre-
sented the whole subject in a new light; "
q at least one that had, up to the time, csca
ped our notice We despair Of conveying
+ clear idea Of his argument upon that suhjec
q The substance Of it was, that with CalfOr
E MIA the graf object was TO embrace a
n much within the Jurisdiction OF the State q
j. possible, TOR the purpose Of settling the sIa
& vsry question and prevent wrangIing al
, disturbance in Congress, but in the case :
\ Texas Different rule prevailed, and the oh
!. ect was to cur;sil the limits Of the Stat
and bring within the jurisdiction Of the Ger
n eral Governme t, as lHuch territory as Po
!. sble, and that ten millions pf dollars wei
# paid by the federal government, for me-
!. Jurisdiction, as the soil-all that will eve
p be taken up-was, at the time Of the pu
chase covered by Spanish grants, and ca
f, never yield any revenue to the government
il was ONO earthly value to the federal GO
d eminent and was therefore a matter Of ell
}. lire indifference, to what State, i belOnge
IF from which it was clearly deducible, th'
n the only object was to dedicate it
IF ee.soil and thus cut US off from all pa
is way to the territories.
h His entire speech was marked by sIrOn
|. practical common sense, adorned wit