The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-12-10
Letter from Mississippi.

II is with no ordinary emotions | comply with
your request occasionally TO drop you line, in
forming you Of our progress here; 1t If with feel
ings OF the liveest character-feelngs on the
principle Of "srpansion' that now inform you OF
the rising OF the glorious of the Union reflected
through the thirty one stars which is shedding
its meridian lusre upon hill tops and plains;
it is with no hackneyed feeling of party that tell
you we have had a glorious day in jackson. Mis-
.sissippians who, for years, have been immured in
worse than Babylonsh captivity of party and
party wire-workers, accustomed TO the dark and
tortuous ways pointed out by their several deIna-
gogue leaders, until they have lost and forgotten the
laws of their fathers and their God, have now with
a manly and patriotic outburst of action and feel
ing burst asunder the shackles that bound them,
and come forth to rebuild their glorious temple,
thrice consecraed to their God, their country, and
their race; they have removed the RUBBISH; 'the
head stone Of the corner has been found; the book
of the law has been found; and again around tn,
sacred altar OF their religion, their country and
their God, the God of their fathers, they have put
away their strange wives and sworn anew their
ealty to the law and replighted ther lives, their
fortunes, and their sacred honors," to maintain il
in it's purity; but why detain you with this allie
gorys Yesterday, the day appointed for a mass
meeting OF Union men at Jackson, they came forth:
nor Wing, nor Democrat, by name, but the poo-
ple-the sovereign people-rushed into city
like mighty torrent. At haf-past ten the glori-
Gus old "stars and stripes" preceded by band OF
music, left the front of the Capitol, followed by
more than a thousand tue hearts, wendell their
way to the City Hall, where they found large
number Of persons assembled; Judge Sharkey
called to the chair, and, after full organization
and the appointment of committee to draft
lutions, General Foote called to the stand;
occupying a platform erected in one of the win
dows, he spoke to the crowd, inside and outside of
the building, for about three hours, in strain of
eloquence, argument, wit, sarcasm, and denuncia
ton at once elegant, persuasive, and overwhem
ing. "Peaceable seceders'' had no chance there.
Jefferson Davis followed him in short but pithy
speech; after which resolutions reported and
adopted, which we are sure will meet the views of
all right thinking men, North or South. You shall
have them in due time. The meeting took re-
cess until after supper, and, when then assembled,
General j. d. Freeman came upon the stand.
In the mean time, however, G overnor Quit man's
message had been delivered in the Legislature,
copy of which Freeman held in his hand, and ut
terly demolished it, and with mncing hand as
sure you; the just indignation of the speaker SEEM
ed to thrill through every bosom when he with the
truest manliness openly and in terrible language
denounced the production for its open disunion
doctrines, its cowardly attacks upon the greatest,
the best Government in the world. / know can
not give you any thing of description Of his
speech; though 1t were in the most glowing Ian
guagc of my poor pen, it would be but detraction
from that noble effort His feeling remarks upon
the complete fusion of the old Wing and Democratic
partieshe sacrifices of each brought to the altar of
their country, there to be offered up as free will
offering for their country, brought every man in that
vast assembage to his feet with three times three
cheers; sitting down, they arose and repeated the
three times three until three times nine given
There are but two parties here now, the Union and
the Disunion party; all old party lines buried,
and the people have said that the of Con
gress shall be faithfully carried out. "The Federal
Union, it must be preserved DR.. Lyle, of Noxu-
bee, followed Freeman. His effort was not 30
brilliant F.'s, but the substance was superb
manly; in plain, blunt language, but full of en-
ergy, fire. and patriotic enthusiasm, not whit
worse than the best speech you have lately heard
The speaker described the scene before him
marriage feast, when the chief justice had been
called to celebrate the nuptials-heir quarrels pre-
vious but lovers quarrcs. This, the happy
termination of reconciliation, concluding in the
solemn marriage of the parties bound together by
common interest and pure alIection-a noble pair fit
for the world to look upon and admire. Truly il
d nappy Weuulng least Wnen no shout was heard
but for "he Union ills" At a late hour nearly
IL O'Clock, the booming of their guns was heard
from near the Capitol, and it was thought by the
speaker that possibly it was to intimidate and
brighten the reveiieTI; but Gen. Freeman promptly
corrected him, "that it usual to fire guns over
the remains CT military chieftain; that a funeral
had transpired at the Capitol, (meaning the politi
cal death of Governor Quitman,) and the guns but
reverberated the solemn requiem Of the dead.
The Legislature is in session, and by resolution
have refused to touch any business not included in
the matter for which they were called. They
have also ordered the printing of Washington
Farewell Address, and the sticking a copy thereof
to each Of the Governors messages for distribution
This body, if untrammelled toorild be conservative,
and we think rally is, but time alone can tell;
one thing is certain, all the agitators in this State,
from the Governor to Ranger, doomed to oblo-
quy-to oblivion-to that void Of things, once re.
membered from whichithe bugle blast Of the resur-
rection shall sound in vain TO call them.
Many things which might be of interest to you
to hear crowd upon me, but fear have already
grown tedious, and will close.