The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-11-23

May the same harmony, zeal and enthusiasm
prevail wllereverthe FRIENDS or THE Union shall
assemble together.
The DIsUNIoN MEETING OF LAST SAT.
URDAY-Was a very respectable affair.
altogether. AS we have been accused
of seeing" triple or quadruple,'' we
are afraid to venture an estimate of the
gathering, lest we might give a too large
number. The Secretaries say it was a
" uery large" meeting, and though that
IS a very Indefinite numHer, meaning
from one to ten thousand, to suit readers.
we are agreed TO that estimate. OF
course, as all the Union men in town
we're there, and many from the country,
besides many Union Ladies (but we be.
lleve the ladies' are all for aaion) who
we're not present on the Monday pre-
%vlous, il is no wonder that the meeting
was large. The Honorable gentlemen
announced in the programm Of perform
apce all came up-missing, except Col,
TarPley, who, together with Gov. A. G.
Brown and Judge Clifton, did the speak.
ing on the occasion. Gov. Brown I'D
off, but we have no time and less disco.
sItion to follow him through the long
catalogue Of wrongs and dreadful catas
trophies that have befallen the South
within the last twelve months. Thew
have been rehearsed so often, without
any change Of scenery or costume, that
we have but little patience in listening
to them. The Gov, like many others,
hereabout, denied being a dis.
ne loved the Union" why, his father,
when he was a little boy, used to call
him up every night, as regularly as you
call your children 10 prayers. and talk
TO him about the Union-and if he had
dared to say a word against FIJI UNION,
he would Just as surely have got his
ears boxed, as you would whip enc OF
your children for talking about the d.
Vinity Of the Saviour" This was the
best point in the whole speech, and we
had actually raised our cane 10 applaud,
when we were suddenly checked by the
awful stiffness which ~pervaded that large
audience. The Governor pe~rceiving
that kind Of talk was out Of place before
such a crowd as lie had around him,
made haste to hurry on 10 some disunion
sentiment l~hatsserVei to /" bring down !"
all out'ol-doors in one tremendous shout
Of applause We could not help think
ing It was fortunate for that patriotic
member Of the Brown family, his father,
that he had not lived to the present day
TO witness the apnstacy Of his son from
the wholesome precepts he taught him
when q boy. Among the many absurd
positions assumed By the Gov. was, thai
the South should demand the repeal Of
the law settling The Texas boundary
question, eve il Texas accepted the
proPosition--and if Congress refused tc
repeal the act, it should be made cause
for a dissolution Of the Union! Thi.
was a little more ultra than any thin,
we had before heard, but it was applaud
ed 10 the echo, demonstrating cIearl,
the complexion Of the crowd to Be, deep
dyed in the wool DISTINGUISHES, non, am
for acts already passed. Let ipbe born,
IN mind that this was a States Right
rallyrand yet they deny to a sovereig
State the right 10 sell her claim 10
disputed territory to the Government I
the United States, which is the contest
) ing party, as agent for all the States
This States Rights with a vengeance
After stating this proposition Of Go,
J Browns, il is not necessary to give an
! other-ihis Is d sufficient index 10 Ii
character Of the whole harangue-