The southern press., 1851-08-09

Surely, in seeking for their rights under th,
Constitution, they We're seeking for dsunion
!, Nor did he believe that such assertions woul,
be made by others, than those transient visitor
who were not identified with the feelings o
} Mississipplans; whose hearts were alienated Il
other districts and other institutions.
; At the convention of Mississippi, her homo
was the first consideration; her flag was hoistet
to the mast, and he for one said, cut away IN,
halyards, and there let it float. (Cheers.) Thei
cause was a right and holy one, and the mer
Z who felt this would stand by, amidst all storms
to protect their honor and their equality, thai
4 they might transmit to their descendants the
same heritage which had been given to them
selves He felt and he knew, that the citizens
4 Of Mississippi would never 50 act, as to allow
their children who came after them, to have in.
scrbed upon their banner: "We 90 for the
rights our forefaihers bought with their blood
but which our fathers unworthily surrendered.
i The object of Mississippi should be to organ.
/ ize for the purpose of claiming their right to
| the territory They should endeavor to meet
the other Southern States, and confer as to the
best means of repeling aggressons, and giving
security to the Southern States. If there was
a unanimity of feeling, proposition might be
\ adopted requiring certain securities from the
North. But If the Southern States cannot and
do not join Mississippi in her efforts for South
, ern rights, then Mississippi will have given them
a fair opportunity. and for whatever future Ca
lamties may arise, let those take the blame
whose lethargy caused the misfortune. Mean
while, this State ought to stand aloof, in readi-
ness, and when, eventually, other States should
join her, let them fall in to the right and left to
arrange with them for mutual cooperation. He
would meet South Carolina, and proudly meet
| bar has Ir~;.> Il,
in the old revolution; he would meet her for her
gallantry and patriotism in always endeavoring
to give security to public liberty, life, and pro-
perty; he would meet her for her many acts of
devoted heroism for the veal of the republic
and Mississippi should be proud to meet South
Carolina. Mississippi drew South Carolina into
the controversy, and it would be too much to
leave her sister State to bear the difficulties and
encounter the dangers before her alone. He
would meet South Carolina, because by that
means, they might be able to save her fronl TAX
ing that last resort to which she has determined
to recur, although she may be abandoned by all
other States. Isolated as she is, it would be
wrong for Mississippi to turn coldly from her.
and abandon the pledges made to lend CO oper-
ative assistance, now that the last alternative,
secession is resorted to. If Mississippi met
South Carolina, she could advise with her, and
the two States could make propositions that one
of them could not, and thus Carolina might be
prevented from separate State secession. They
ought not out of justice, to turn coldly from
South Carolina, whose object only is to demand
from the federal government those rights and
privileges of which she has been deprived, and
in which Mississippi is an equal sufferer. What
would be the future policy with regard to South
Carolina he could not tell, for as yet nothing
had been avowed
He did not believe that the federal government
would, as had been said, erect floating custom
house on the bar Of Charleston, but as President
Fillmore had threatened an army and navy
against Texas, because she held her rightful ter.
ritory, he should suppose that the President
would send an armed force to South Carolina.
Ii such were the case would Mississippi stand
quietly by, to witness her sister State defend
herself against such fearful odds, upon the very
issued raised by Mississippi? 1t could not be
it was thing so utterly at variance with the
principles hitherto acknowledged by this State,
that he would not believe in it. Their fellow
feeling would not permit them to desert that
star which shone so brilliantly throughout the
storm of the revolution, by which tyrannica
power was overthrown, and glorious republic
created out of dependent province. He felt
that Mississippi could not, and would not aban-
don South Carolna- loud cheers) Ifan army
should be sent to trample upon her soil, devast-
ate her country, 20 produce all the horrors of
war, lay in waste the fertile fields and spill the
blood of noble people, the heart Of Mississippi
would be moved, and her sons would rush to
the rescue. In justice, Mississippi ought not
passively TO submit to the destruction of
Southern State that only wished to preserve her
institutions for the defence Of those institutions
was important alike to all Southern States.
South Carolina had a right to look to Mississip-
pi for support and sympathy, proper response
should be made, and there would be no crime in
such course. IL he were asked to 90 out Of
the Union with South Carolina, his answer would
be "no," for unless they were attached 10 the
coterminous States in secession, they would
be worse off than before; and further, Missis-
sippi would be more effective in the Union than
out OF 1t. She would be able TO give more as
sistance and advice TO South Carolina III he
were asked what right States had TO 90 out of
the Union, his reply would be: reserved rights
not found in the Constitution, because they were
abore the Constitution.
II was truly said that secession was the right
Of revolution. In l776 the colonists resolved
TO seeded from the mother country, and throw
offthe British government. They had right to
do so, and by revolution they maintained their
Independence. IL the colonies had a right TO
secede from the British rule, although that sc
cession was opposed, by the same reason q
State had right 10 secedc from the federal
government. But what was revolution! Was
It necessary to shed blood IN order to make
revolution sacred lif so, what amount Of blood
would suffice? Perhaps only small amount
was sufficient Whatever might be the re-
quircd quantity, he felt sure that old Jefferson
couny would supply IL, either by the pint, quart
or any other measure. He did not understand
how revolution and blood were necessarily as
sociated together. Suppose a State seeded,
the citizens would hold the same right and
tile to their property taxes would be raised as
before--the same courts would be in existence
there would be the same army or militia that
had always existed. a revolution did not re-
quire the spilling Of one particle Of blood In |
proof the late revolution Of France toppled
over Louis Phillip, from his seven high ducal
pillars; u lowered him, as was said, from the
most frm monarchial seat in Europe and at a
time when his power was beyond all question