The southern press., 1851-04-24


perused them Neither Of us, to our knowledge,
ever saw Mr. Poe, and certainly we never spoke
to him in our lives We are curious to know
whether the affair is one Of the idest fabrica-
ton, or whether we are blushing under the hon
ors of others Will the Milwaukee Free Demo
crat, with whom the story startcd please ex-
plain! Yours, &c.
MARY J. AND T. c. LELAND
fay The following letter which we have just
received from Mississippi speaks for Itself
To the Editors Of the Southern Press:
| NEAR RIPLEY, TIPPAH Co., MISS,
April l3, 1851.
GENTLEMEN find in the Weekly Union, Of
March 22d a production from Hickory Flat,
Tippah county, Mississippi From its contents
would suppose that the hickory is pretty fat
with him.
! He says torrent will soon inundate the
State, and he kindly ADVISES the editor Of the
Union not to be scared. likely he may have
no cause for alarm. foundations often prove
expurgators Of the filth, while they leave a pu-
trfying sedament upon the land
He very knowingly, too, informs us that there
are only two counties in the State of Mississippi,
that are in favor of constitutional Union, who
will stand up firm in manly defence Of her guar
anteed rights; and that 81 counties in the State,
will ingloriously submit that the State be tied
hand and foot to Massachusetts and Vermont,
just for the sake of Union anyhow, notwith-
standing they openly and insolently steal ard
hide her property, imprison and mob her citi-
zens, should they not be able to give bail in
criminal prosecutions against them Con charges
utterly unfoundedD when in pursuit of fugitive
slave.
| L. &c
has been egislated into an awful and unenviable
condition, because the people of Mississippi
were so ignorant and wicked as to send insane
and bankrupt men to the legislature, who called
a convention of the State to hold fraternal con-
sutation in regard to her grievances. All
honest men, both North and South, who have
the least item of political information, admit
that aggressons have been committed upon the
J property and constitutional rights of the South
ern States. Yet, because our first and most
patriotic citizens have thought it proper to hold
representative consultation in regard to ad
! mitted outrages, they are branded by a citizen
, of Mississippi as insane and rogues. 'Ts really
, strange that majority of body of men, thought
: competent to legislate, should combine to pass
an act to the injury and degradation of the State,
: particularly after lengthy debate and close in
vestigation and stranger still that the people
J should combine to send suoh men to the injury
of their rights and the dishonor Of their State:
and still more strange that Hickory Fla should
have combined in him all the intelligence to find
it out and all the patriotism to make dis
closure of it to Editor Richie, who, of late
months, has been the friend of any and every
body more than Of the South.
Two letters have been published in the Union
from Hickory Flat true, they are nameless, and
| the universe can't find out the author But
there may be a clue to discover the motive to
such singular and unheard of devotion to his
State, Mr.. Editor, you know, but oh! don't
be so rude as to name i'll wouldn't. Some
times the desire for Office sticks out 80 promi-
nent that it becomes impertinent; and, again,
sometimes it happens that the turning of the
cold shouldsr is evidently manifest all around,
when it is sure to drive imprudence into the
opposition.
True, / have not travelled over the State of
Mississippi to know what all the counties will
do; but after the canvass of such men Rs ].
! Thompson, Featherston, Brown, Melville, Col.
Jefferson Davis, Gov. Matthews, Maj. Barton,
Daniel B. Wright, and others, as Col. Word,
Col. Boon, Judge Miller, John w. Thompson,
&C., the State will be brought right side up sure
enough. And as to Tippah, the county Of
Hickory Flat, have no fears but she will make
u
Mr. Editor | feel disposed to encourage you
in your arduous work, but man engaged In the
cause Of truth and right have but little need of
it, because his heart and conscience are his en-
couragement. A man Of interested motives,
when his motivesf fail him, will desert the friends
of good cause but you are engaged in an ef-
fort to preserve this Union--I mean the Union
guaranteed by the only instrument that can bind
together the Statcs Sometimes there are de-
! serlions which are calculated TO discourage you;
but could you see all the true hearts and stout
hands, in one body, who are with you in your
cause, you would dismiss all misgivngs, and bid
defiance to your foes.
'Tis true, there are, unhappily, divisions in the
South, on account of misrepresentation by our
enemies, and misunderstanding among our
selves; but let the aggressors be pushed little
farther, (Which they will be,) and the South is
united in resistance. 'Tis possible, if we were
united, we might have day of quiet but when
we shall be, the day Of grace will be past
A FRIEND TO THE CoSsrrrUTIoSAL UrIoS.
II DEATH OF ARCHBISHOP EccLEsToy.-Kev.
Samuel Eccleston ID. d., Archbishop of Balti-
more, died at the Convent of the Visitation, in
GEORGETOWN between G and 7 o'clock on Tues