The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-09-28
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rrlIBLE AND RESOLUTIONS
,.,,,,,nt crisis in our public affairs
..,l,aus to asso mble together imPerl'
.,nire, that our counsols be governed
sidsliberau reason, unobslructed by
: ,,,,,ianal preiudices and unruflled by
n,,ions. Disguise it as we may, we
MA At the point IN which we are TO
4. opsstion-Union or disuniop!-
mo other issue before us-we have no
~ As men, as Mississ'ppidns, as
\, we cannot hesitate. Reason, pGtrl-
Sipblantbppy equally point to and en-
ncred duty Of preserving the Union
nv tho committee cannot more clearly
N OF more lorclbly express, than in the
\ Of the lalher of his country, the
HI Washington, who, indued with the
ptuphesy, fOreseeiDg that a crisis like
snt would arise, gave, in his farewell
as a precious legacy to the country
.h he had lived, aud for which he had
every thing, and which, next to his God,
object Of bis adorallon. 1t was his
udif it produce the fruits for which it
sgled, it was his best gilt to the Amer
.ope Ills words are 'tinterwoven as
Ne d liberty with every ligament OF
rra accommodation Of mine is nec-
tIotify or confirm the attachment"
b ihiiyOf government, which consti-
Va one people, is also now dear to You.
aly'oiI for it is a main pillar in the edit
l'urlndependence, and support of your
lly at home, your peace abroad, oil
ltIE, your prosperity, Of that very lib
iEh you so highly prize. But as it is
latesee that from different causes, and
quarters, much pains will be taken
Hihces employed, to weaken In your
lie cOVlcIiOn Of this truth-as this il
~ ~ your political fortress, agains
h' Batteries Of internal and externa
hFlIl Oe most constantly and actively
lnslliOasly) directedZit is Of in6n
a'al that you should properly estimat,
a'n'e value Of your national Union; tt
9IleC'IVe and individual happiness, thu
''d cherl'h a cordial; hdbitual and i'm
'alacIlment to it; accu6toming your
'laA and to speak of it ns a palla
loarpOl'ical safety and prosperity
'ag Tor its preservation with ieaIou
i''sonntenancing whatever may sug
V suspicion that 1t can in any even
-'eai and Indignantly frowning upol
@s'liAg Of every attempt TO alienat
salo' our country from the rest, or Il
10 sacred Ties which now bind to
andgus parts.
"1 you have every ihducement o
''f interest. Citizens, by birth o
common country, that countr
J" y concentrate your affections
W 1n'er'ca which belongs to yo
@9na' capacity, must always exaI
p'ue o. patriotism, more than an
y uellVed from local discrimination
sia ~ shade of difference, you have til
u' manners, habits and polilica
You have, in a common caus,
7 ulumphed together. The ind,
anu liberty you possess; are til
i@' c0unsels and joint elFutts, {
'gefs' sufierings and success :
s0asdsFations, however powerful
'asmselves to your sensiblity, a
gnedby those which apply mo
2 your interest. Here every po
0'p4rs finds The most commdndil
',ally guarding and preserping /.
i aaaalcAS ear will not listen to, VIII
@'ao and heart will not respond
/, -, Washington, issuing, as it wei
I, gnO I on the banks Of the Potoma
over the whole length al
" land that he loved so we
IL y 'm' our day OF heavy peril; n
/ ,s.', ~ voice Of the tempter; tempt
Il ! s'ays Nor are his warning wor
n, J Oie on the ear. Whilst IN 5,
~ 'p'y spread over hill and va
ham, s'Os' the Alleghanies and rev,
lt.a. sNocHy ! mountains, an ansveri
s@.' = 'ne banks Of the Cumbeflan
Il, ~ s'E0ng and Impressive than /
l,.l cannon, the words Of the /
ipa,., ,'n strike the ear-hous him,
'0ngue he proClaims, 'At at,