Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-11-30
MISSISSIPPI.

An extra session oil the Legislature OF MISSISSIPPI
pi, called by the Governor to take into considera
ton the to be pursued by the State in view
of the recent measures of Congress, commenced at
Jackson on the 18th instant We have no intelli-
gence of its proceedings except what has come
through the Telegraph. BY this means we learn
that on the day the Legislature met Governor
QUTMAN sent in message in which he enters into
a history Of the grievances experienced by the
South at the hands of the North, and, as remedy
therefor, recommends secession from the Union.
The following is an extract:
Let the proposition be distinctly put to the non-slave
holding States that the wrongs Of the South must be
dressed far as il in the power Of Congress to do by
obtaining from California concession ofte,oy south Of SO
deg. 80 MINI otherwise that they he non-saveholdng
Sates) to such amendments Of the Cons uon
shall hereafter the rights Of the slavehoding States
from further aggression. But 10 the event Of continued
fusa to do hesitate not to express decided opinion
that the only eectual remedy for the evil which must
nue to grow from year year. Is to be found in promp. and
peaceabe secession from the aggressive States"
After the reading the message the Legislature adjourned
In the Senate, on the l9h, motion made, immed
ate after the session opened that the body adjourn sine de-
This lost by ayes 5, IS. motion then made
that the Legislature act only upon the matter for which had
been convened This laid upon the table, and the Sc
nate adjourned till next day. On the 20th the Senate went
into Committee Of the Whole the Governors Message
Soon aerwad the committee rose, and, motion, dis
charged from the further consideration of the subject
solution adopted asking the Governor whether any
belonging to the State had been removed from since the
last session Of the Legislature This refers the Cuban
petition. The following resolution offered and laid
the table %s E.E ..1
Resolved That although all Of us do not approve Of the
Of Congress- yet do not believe that they offer
sufficient grounds for the secession from the Union Of any Of
the Southern States and that disposed acquece in
the same until such aggresons committed by the North
upon the rights Of the South forth in the resolutions
Of the Conventions held in Jackson, in October 1916 and
ls49."
The next day, the 2ls the Senate and transacted
local business Of unimporant character On the 3d.
resolution that the question be submitted to the people
whether they would have Convention, adopted by l6
to H. After the transaction Of unimporan business
the Senate adjourned.
In the House Of Representatives, the second day.
ton was adopted that the House only the
which the Legislature had been convened resolution
adopted asking the Governor whether he had held any official
with the Executives of other Southern States
on the subject Of secession The next day the Governor
piled that he had motion that the national flag be
trimmed with mourning and raised upon the capitol lost
On the 20th the letter Of the Mississippi delegation Of
January last Gov Quman, asking for instructions, was
read The resolution of the last Legislature relative to the
admission Of California, likewise read motion
adopted refer the message Of the Governor joint
mitee Of both houses.
motion 10 acquiesce in the compromise referred to
the Committee Of the Whole and made the order for the
day. ,a"
Mr. NASH offered resolution approving Of the of
Senator DAVIS and Of the Representatives in Congress from
Mississippi, but condemning the policy Of Senator FooTE
motion to lay this resolution The table lost ayes "a,
nays ST. The discussion Of this resolution occupied the whole
ofthe next two days, without being brought to close.
On the evening of the Goth Senator FooTE spoke
at the Capitol Hall, which was thronged. The
Telegraph report says that the enthusiasm of the
large audience was unbounded, and whenever the
Senator had occasion to use the word !" Union"
universal shouts of applause broke forth. He
avowed his determination to speak in every county
in the State. y.