The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-10-03

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But it is a melancholy fact that there are even
in the sunny South, persons who are ready to
excuse and extenuate this wanton abolition
assault.
These misrabIe getters up of Cancellation
hum5ug are the worst enemies of their Section.
We impugn not their motives. Muny of them
are sincere. The result however is the same,
and equally disastrous to the South, as if such
were the real purpose Of these manufacturers
ofhafntony and adjustment sentiment. As for
ourselves we regard this District Bill, especial
under the circumstances under which it was
passed, as a Aagrant attack upon our rights,
andone, among a host of Others, that calls
for resistance at the hands of a gallant people
The called Session Of The Legislature.
BY the last Mississippian, we see that Gov
Quitman has issued his proclamation CONVEX
ing the Legislature on Monday the 18th Nov.
next.
The proclamation briefly states some Of the
most prominent acts of aggression of the present
Congress and snmnon the proper authorities
"to take into consideration the alarming state
Of our public affiirs and il possible, avert the
evils which impend over us; that the State may
he placed in an attitude to assert her snver-
eighty and that the means may be provided to
meet any AMI every emergency that may hap
pen.
The Legislature is summoned for high pur-
poses and it has grave and important duties to
perform, and we tIust the representatives, OF
the people will prove equal to the emergency
We presume that body will authorize the call
of Convention and submit to the people some
distinct tangible issue in reference to the late
action OF Congress on the slavery guest N. In
Il word we presume they will submit to the peo-
pie in some form the plain question Of submit
sion or resistance.
The issue cannot be blinkod or lodged. "To
this complexion must it come to at last" The
time for some definite course to be taken has
now arrived. The crisis must be met and we
have an abiding faith that upon a free discus
Zion and fair understanding of the points in
volyed in Ihe controversy, the hearts of the
people will be found fully prepared to meet it.
We have frequently remarked heretofore
that we need not expect entire unanimity.-
All history dispels such fl ttering delusion =
No people ever took "A stand in defence of
their rights, who did not find honest and coisci-
~entious men among their own fellow citizens
who would counsel submission to 'the powers
that be-" The very diyersities Of human char
acter forbid the idea that we can all think alike
upon this or any other question.
But never can we believe until convinced to.
the contrary by experience, that upon n full
presentation Of the whole argumenl, Il MAORI
ty of thepeoplo of the State of Mississippi will.
be found ready to fold their armsand acquiusce
in the late Bills connected with slavery and
that have become the law Of the land. AT all
events let the question be f,irly presented to
the people. They are the arbiters whose de-
ciston must be final.
Whatever position they may take, whatever
position the South may take, we are with
them. Ifupon mature deliberation the people
in their sovereign capacity shall determine up
on some commoa ground Of resistahce, ITO ore
will more heartily approve of it than our hum
bic self. Some such position we desire they
should take.
lion the contrary however d majority of the
good prople Of Mississippi think otherwise
however much we moy deplore their action
as good citizens we WILDE bound relhcthntly to
acquiesce in their decision.
Let the issue be fairly made Up, Hhd fairly
presented and we have but little fear ofthe
verdict of a gallant people who we believe,
are determined to "mlintain their equality in
the Union, or independence out of it."