Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-05-06

PRESIDED a. Us first session This was
the c-ownlag act Of southern resistance
\ Z practicable sad organized form,
tcr "a east three fIiihs Of the southern
PEOPLE, had BY this time, like their faith
ers before them, determined 10 submit
olue more 70 the overwhelming tide
q northern fanaiicism and uSuTpa-
tion- Busa very large majority ofIhe
people Of Mississippi were opposed TO
TIE usH Of tbe Nashville Convention ab
Tzssss ard majority Of those who op-
posed that movement believingit would
result n 10 practical good to the South
e-u States, ultimately voted with the
Sizte-r5ghts party. the modest AFRO
-saoe of rfae Observation-Disclosures in
claiming 70 be the only patriots par er-
cagczos, 10 the contrary notwithstand-
Inc-
TIE next great movement in the
sTzEi-comic exhibition on the southern
stage waS = well-dicested scheme 10 E.
GecI 10 the presidency that moral traitor
10 the South, and UHcompTomising ene-
oiGeaocrzcy. Henry Clay.o of Kentucky.
This soene was laid at the city of Wash
incton IN The midnight conclaye of a
few GnScrUPUlous demagogueS, and
Uzs presented - the country under
5he imposing form Of 'pledge TO sup,
Pcr1 10 Hasu for The presidency" WI
~zs no5 - god q oompTOmise-uaGa as
sAe 60 zszszguagse-szakcTs themselves
TE5sue-S party platform was construct
- and s-ne5 by q great many wings
gbo SPUaag from the old Federal Hive
50 wonderfully prolific in the Produc.
;5oa ~ iliustTioUs sIRtE-warmen, anti.
StzIe-EIigh:s men, aati-Masons, anti
slavery men. 1Rti-free-trade men, anti
Americans. GRti-proCTessiOBists, ana
VHgs-uGEslsa.iCanS, but IL was also signed
ty Mr. Foote, Of Mississippi, who. il
IS ss5d, passed unscashed through the
sveaJfui Fesiod Of LOG cabin and hard
c56eT~ memory a. = firm and ooxsIs,
TEST wing, and by Mr.. Clemens, O
Alabama, whose history shows him &c
have been pledged to the support o
Gen Tayior's administration, together
With few other democrats Of rathel
1cub1iul standing IN the party Thus
i vas expected 10 Introduce a new
Tzrrv EesJ mo me PUlIuCs OF the coun
tET- and drown the voice oi those who
had ever teen laboring 10 restrain TIT
powers oi the federal government b,
re le5-e- O The constitution, and, as
necessary consequence, cstracize al
those who would not cast up their cap
and shout hosannaS 10 this I:ew, bu
Izseat form of federal consolidation
Rezsoninc from cause 10 effect, il wa
very wisely determined by MeSsrs
Cav, Focte 4 Co that TIE organiza
. t5oa ~ = Union party would necessa
. Tiiy EsTesuPPOse the existence OF dis
. Ul5oz' party, and :hat calunny an
x5superasion would make out the bal
AK q the -disunion platform Henc
-he assertion than there was IN MisSis
= S5ppi. --oRs party proposing 10 put th
- SSefs on is ucscrued rights" notwitf
+ standing that same party had met j
, oonvsntion nearly two months AFTE
I the organization Of the "Unior
: revolutionary party. and had declare
= IN n authoritative form that "secesSio
E orexisIing causes Is 4 proposition whic
: Sues ~0r MEET THE aPPRoB.TIoN @
: THIS CONVENTION" Yet, the party OF
: Pose9 10 the principles involved in th
: compromise Of 1850. is falsely charge
2 zs -prOPosing 10 put the State on i
: reserved r5-hgs-- when there was,
!. tact, Only 4 small minority OF the pa
: ~ n SAVIOR Of exercising the reserve
: r1-azs of the Stale, and that, too, whe
: eSezy nsza u common sense, knew IN:
: "a minority coGid never control 1t
: cV<-sz hel.lling majority ofihe party wi
: az2 resolved n convention, that as,
: cesssoa for existing causes" was pr,
: pcS5ssoa which did not meet their a
zro5zl5oa- How much farther W
: Fz-sy praxI;y. and political prohigac
: sxss1d. iA2n they have already bee
= carried against the Staee-rights demo
Z Escy
: Whsa TIE LEGISLATURE OF M:sSissip
: czle1 = convention OF the State, /.
s co1saoa with large minority OF Il
s qcozas sfOr al she tine the conreniic
: WIS called there was, beyond doubt.
{ aezS, three fftas Of The citizens of Il
= S-zses Il favor Of ID was opposed
: me nsezsGrss bet the legislature vel
WISELY provided n The act calling Il
> cozVe1.oa. THAT THE PROCEEDINGS {
5 rzE SAID CONVENTION SHOULD BE Sc
: xTE2 70 TIE PEerLE AT THE BALLe
: Rcx Fcz -aE RATIFICATION Ok REE
: Eox cF IT'S ACTS. and without the a