The Arkansas banner., 1850-12-10
OpsnIon of sesr. Daris, or NflssIsslppi.

Opinion of sea. Davis, of Missiesippi. 1 The Hon JESE. DAvis. of Msui.sippi. Ia reply se letter addressing to him the celebrated SOtIE eatschsm, says.
 aI am in favor of the execution of the plan indl- catsd by the State Convention of Octobes, g. the address of that Convection The savehoIding States and by the Legislators of the State Ms Us last ses sion. which consider may be stated thus 10 sub mt the question to the pe0ple in law. for the as- ssmbiing of Convention of the State, te consider of aud decide on our present condition and future prospects and the measures which should be adOp. ted To prepare for the defence of the state, armed if need be To propose a Convention of the slavs! holdinE States, b be composed of formally elected eleaatsa, which sboasd tits ali saoss St1.t wlo were willing 10 assert their equality. aud right to eqaaT protection ta, and eqaal eujoymrH, oi epin- mon property. The Slatrs thus united should. in my opinion, demaud of the other States, such guar anties would sccofs 10 them the safety, the heBe its, the tranquility which the Dni9n desigued 10 confer. u granted, ths minority could live in equality under thc temple of our federal compact; Il refused. h would be conclusive evideBce Of the design Of the minority. 10 crush all paper barriers beneath the heel of power; the gulf of dsgFadaiiOn would yawn before us The equality 10 which we born being drned. and the alternative of sIa- wish submission or manly resistance being presented to shall be In favor oi the l1tter. Thea n fuil pFovi ton has been made. in tho appropriation of
 
 isbmenis. aud all the vsri tie. of agriculture 10 which our climate and soil are adapted. the slave holding States. or even the planting States may apply the last remedy yihe final alternative Of sepa- ration, without bloodshed severe shock 10 com merclal interests. Painful under andsr aay cifeom sta ces it must be 10 those wnO have through life cherished the hope of Pefp-iuity 10 our Union. to see it destroyed; but faithful history will record
 many sacrifices to preserve it. aud the responsibility oI is destrucion must attach 'o those who by as ssilmettt Of the constitution, which they had the power 10 vi5iar and uot the will to observe, have sIided In the Union te breath of it's existence.
 < most ahfair siteinpl has been mate to put m the foreground tas question ot Union or Disunioa, by those who waIe violating SGrraud-Iing cnT constitutional righis. To yi.id ;o aggression is o ptOnce, c-rtiibly the future That condition itom which dis -olu'inn must. and civil piobahly vii spring. unless it be as tuned. that the Southern mi nority will hereafter consefh to occupy such posi- ion, towards the Northern nalnritY. as the colo mes of Ncr America, on the 4th ni Jnlg. lI76, d~,srmin~d Lot io hold iowslds the Ktogt.om of Great B itsu The des Tucion of that .qaIIib'iu, which wouli have ptevea'ed the overthrow of fhe 1 constitution by the construction Of al interested m iosity, may be charged 10 the gentrau- conces. s,ous oi the South in oeding the sTth-Wrst terii- tory, in permitting th Missouri Compromise, asd by other less not q acts which accumulated power in lie North. by transfer trom the South. Cunces- sion and sacrifice have not s~cnred 10 ns the good 1 feeling of he North; sub .sion to wtoag will not tnnre probably command ti~i respect To pIe- s,rve the Union. the principles, the spirit oi 'h. eonstiiuiioa be preserved. 'io moi ihnk ihe i.orih has given ns reason to expect ihs service lra,n that q'iaisI; how shall the South rif-ct Il ! 1 This. io my mipd. is the question to winch wr l should direct our ihvesiga ion.
 | Whatever can effect ths, end will give D fpetuity 10 the Uuon; if IL cannot be reached thea the gov eIninent changes ts character; there might reuasn aa Union bat moi tAs Union.
 l For myself have m hesitation 10 inform you. thai I prefer 10 20 out of the UnoUf with he con stitu',os, rather than abindon the constitution, 10 remAin in an Uaion."