Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-11
MISSISSIPPI.

The Jackson Mississippian Of the 8 inst con |
tains long address from Col Jefferson Davis, |
to the people of Mississippi, that being, he says,
"the only mode which his health enables him to
adopt" to review his course as Senator, and an
nounce the policy by which he will be governed
if elected Governor. The Mississippian states
that, on the 28th ult. Col Davis rendered his
resignation of the office of Senator. In his ad-
dress, he reviews, at great length, the several
Compromise measures, and stoutly maintains that
the result of the whole is grievous injustice to the
South, and an alarming advance of the Federal
Government to wards consolidation. Still like
Judge Caske, he AYERS himself Union man.
We can almost fancy that Col. Davis was the
gentleman who addressed the people of Rich.
mond at the African Church, or that Judge Cas-
kie had the writing of the following portion o.
his address:
have heard others announce what would produce
and what would justify dissolution of the I'm
ion. l have done such thing---that | have
always held as question for the people of the
State alone to consider and decide and have said
on more than one occasion, that the honor Of Miss
slppl, and my own honor, did not permit me to con-
template the destruction OF the government OF which
was part, and to which | was accredited as
a Representative. OF Mississippi | always held
that the true position OF the South was to stand
uponthe defensive, and battle fol our rights from
behind the barriers OF the Constitution NV posi-
ton being such have described it, held that is
was offensive in any TO insinuate against me any
want OF feay to the Union and therefore, in thu Sen
ate, where was surrounded by those who had an op
portunlty TO observe my course | said if any one
charge me with being disunionst, would answer
him in monosyllables In like spirit, replied inde-
nantiy toa Senator whe SAID he did believe that
Mississippi was in favor Of dissolution Of tho Union,
and asked him who ever said Mississippi desired to
dissolve the Unionl la Mississippi it has been spoken
OF but as an alternative, last recourse and remedy
to which they would resort only when they we're bound
as ireenen to surrender their inheritance, or adopt
the last argument in order to maintain their Constit
ona rights. gu conld not, throughout the length and
breadth OF the State. find corporas guard who desire
to destroy the Union or the Consution-the Union as
It was formed by the Union transmitted from their
Revolutionary sizes. always took the position that
upon any question involving the relation OF Mssssipn
| TO the Federal Government, / should wait for and
last allegiance was due the State, and nv service
should be hers whenever and however che might
please TO command it. Consistently with this view,
and the position heretofore referred to, l could
not and did not assume to decide what the State
would, or should do. Since three cent election
| OF Delegates to State Convention, / have ask.
.ho myself what have the people decided? Have
by one party. but never accepted by the other
OF Union or Disunion. in favor of the Union? Then
am with the majority, and know of no party in the
N'"'o SPposSo w i
slpp nave given too many and conclusive proofs by
acts which speak louder than words, of their attach
ment to the Union, and willingness to make all
proper sacrifices for it. The "Democratc State
Rights Convention of June last, speaking of State
secession, in their fifteenth resolution said "Whis
we assert the right, consider it the last re
medy, The nal alternative ard also declare that the
exercise the State of Mississippi under existing
circumstances would be nexpedent, and is proposi.
ton which does not meet the appreciation of this
Convention" DID the election, then, decide that Mis-
should tha TTaon9 T
no party and trust there few very few individuals
who desired that she should adopt suic dal policy
DID the election decide that the people of Mississippi
approvedth action OF Congress the subject of sa
very, and the territories OF the United States | hope
not believe not For the future, well as the past
should deeply lament such decision Have the peo-
pie decided that, though not satisfied, approving
yet they will bear the evil whoutseekng any remedy,
and shape their future action by the course of future
events! bow to the popular Judgment, and but fulfil
the declaration have heretofore made and connolly
with the duty OF citizen, when say acquiesco in |
the decision OF the people, the of all power in
the State, whatever that decision may be.
From all this it is evident that the sum and
substance of the Southern Rights doctrine in
Mississippi has come to be what it is in Virginia |
tremendous dissatisfaction with the Compromise,
wit saving adhesion to the Union notwithstand |
ing We never shall forget the gloomy counte-
nance OF our friend Mr. Flournoy of Prince Ed
ward, when he brought in the Union resolutions
Of the last Legislature, and reserved the privi- |
ege OF always denouncing the Compromise as
a degrading oppression to the South
On the domestic policy of Mississippi, Col |
Davis is quite brief. He makes no allusion to the |
question OF paying the repudiated bonds, although
the Misslssippian, in its last number but one.
zealously appealed to the Democrats of the State
to take care lest the Union party should foist
'rabd bond-payer' upon them
The Mississippian states that Judge sharkey
has resigned his seat on the Supreme bench, ana
sounds the alarm that he is to be elected by the
Union party to the Senate. So mote it be