The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-10-10


Mr.. Ardis, OF Bic nvile. TO the chair, an5
Judge Peeks Of Claiborne, and Hon. L. #
Jones Of Bienville, to act as Vice President,
and w. A. Blac kburn. Of The Minden IT,
aid, and 4. ". Levison Of the Farmervill.
Enquirer, as Sec retaries. The Object !,
the meeting as Whereuron
Col. Lang. Lewis offered a series or resolr.
tons, Of which the following is The sul.
stance:
A very decided opposition 10 Mr.. CLAY.
adjustment, and a coDgrauIa;ion at igs h..
an earnes. eulogy on The Union; an appro'
val If the proceedings Of the Nashyi,e Co...
vent,on; determination 10 stand upon ae
degrees 30 minutes aud 10 resist further 90,
gfess.oa from he North Al any and All ha7.
aid-; a reprmaud 10 his Accidrncy for tiz
course towards Texas, and deep syn,ea.
thy for the cause of the Sta'e Of che lone
star" the thanks ofihe meeting 80 our i'm
mediate representative, on. l. T.. Morse
Tor bis manly and patriotic stand ia behalf If
he land Of his home. This last resolution
was objected to by one or two gentlemen
as condenning by implication, The course IF
other gentlemen from his State, which va,
not the real intent of the resolution; but. Er
the sake Of union and harmony among
themselves, it was amended OF rescinded.
After the reading Of the resolutions, I. n
Levison, Esq, Of Union, was inirr duced 10
the meeting; his effort did him much credit.
but i be had been more decidedly for &c de-.
grees 30 minutes, his applause would have
| been warm.
Alter Mr.. Lsvison concluded. the meetin7
adjourned TO partake Of sumpluous barrie
cue, prepared by the generous citizens Of
this place. need not say that ample n,.
tice was done to the many good things prs.
pared for the occasion.
AT two O'Clock, the meeting was called :
order, Mr.. Looney Of Bossier, was inrodg.
ced and followed in the wake of The f-.,
| speaker, though evidently in favor Of ,bs
| Clay Compromise. The impatient audi.
ence, manifested their disp.easure by taIkpg
and leaving the stand, and The ladies. though
Mr. Looney was a champion for Union.
and quite handsome one, too, seemed rery
restless and ira'tentiVe. He, seeing ibis,
was brief
Col. Lewis, Of Benyille, was loudly eap
ed for fiom all sides, and responded warmr
and most eloquentIy--he recounled IN h.
own happy manner, the wrongs Of the Sga,b
and told Us that the South felt them, rigb.
whar the boys shoes hurt hm-now was
the time TO take decided stand. He loved
the Union, but he loved liberty and equal
rights more. The audience signifed their
assent by earnest attention aud vocifruu;
cheering.
Rev. Dr. Scott of Jackson, was then
called, and compelled, by the clarnarous
ouicries for his name from all sides TO rngun.
the rostrum. lie followed the course q
the Abolition and Freesoil movement from
lis first Inception, among few fanatics in
The North, until the present time when eve
ny man North, and 200 many South Of Mason
and Dixon's line, are swayed bY its irhu.
ence. There is a revolution going On il
this country = revolutions never 60 back.
wards-we must now take a stand a dee
ded stand, aud that upon So degrees 30 mir.
utes, or we will be overwhelmed ~ IL
worse Than Nandals Of the North. Caul
not understand The reason Why Lnllis:aas
was so inert, so careless about this question
was she not as viiaiiy concerned as the re-.
ofthe Soulhl 1t Was not that she wi>trdr
submit. No, he knew foo well The chi,alr
hat pervaded The breasts Of Louisiana,
sons. TWAS strange that 81 e should a, tha
ate hour begin TO speak, but spirit was
now being kindied in the pine hills" a
Genera. Downs would say and he hoped ii
would spread throughout The length an
breaoth OF our land, until every Eatrio, i
aroused from bis lethargy 10 a sense CHS
wraRgs
o.. L.ndridge or Bossier, and a..
Hodge # Caddo, responded to a call. AMI
zach spoke with ability and dignity.
IT. impossible to give you a correct
-ketch Of the speeches delivered on The &C.
caslon; suffice it to say they were an such
a. we would expec, from tn heads Of true
Southern gentlemen.
The resolutions were row called for and
adopted with singular unanimity-:hsre be
ing not dis enling voice in The vast Assem-
bly,.
You were right when yon said. that abe
feeling which seems TO pervade the cotton
districts in other States has extended to tbs
country parishes of Louisiana" Alreadr
has the ball been set in motion in BienriIs
and is rolling on through the surrounding
parishes, gathering strength from ever
farmhouse in the land; and God grant thai
It may not stop until all are awakened to
sense Of their danger, and until they rise. Is
1t were, to man-present bold and united
front, and say to the North, Thus far sha
} thou come and no farther" Then we maf
hope Tor justice, but in the present state 4
i things, neverl
Colonel Bond, ofthis parish, had his cir
house, containing three gin stands and To-.
OoOlbs. Of cotton, destroyed by fire, on lb'
18th.
Crops generally very good; average CROP
of both corn and cotton will be made in tha
section. Yours truly. RuSTICIS.