Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-03-18

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for specific proof, because ( discredit
ed his statement. and also because i
would "enab!e ne 70 obtain th'
most conclusive evidence that it wa:
without any understanding with, ol
good reason 10 suppose, the proPosi
t!on would be acceptable TO me, if in
deed ! had been thus selected, O. nomi
mated To this call for proof. Govern.
or Fo0te swers, thus: "Ihe gentle,
man demands progf, and proof he sEai
have to MS hearts content
Terrific was the warning to surrer
der. but not quite eqaaiFed by the Wig
- of the seige. First he brings for
ward tEe letter Of Hr. Pickens, which
g Iafea sit,s.es s#stss Sc
aEln51Inced ne had put INTO his scrar
look and read every day as a part d
each al some one hundred speeches.
Taking the fact as stated By him, II
must be supposed ne was familiar with
lis contest. that he could only mistake
them with criminal intent. II the T.
nlted States Senate, IN the debate from
winch have heretofore published N
extract, be IS reported 70 have said in
EIs last and modified form Of express
sion, that Mr. Pickens in that letter
did designate Gen. Quilman and Col.
DAVIS as the selected leaders Of the
South IN the contest OF arms then ex-
pecfed by certain persons III South
Carolina" u savthat in my opinion
"a civil war was confidently expected
IN my own State" To sustain that
specific assertion, he now produces the
following, which he says is found to-
wards tae conclusion Of 3Ir. Picken's
lottct:
Mississippi, with such men as Quit
man and Davis 10 lead her TO the breach,
can do anything she dare to maintain
her rights"
Yes my beloved 4iississippi-though
deceived by him whom you trusted
stunc toy the adder YOU have warmed
il your bosom, we8kened by the trait
OF VINO hangs ike an incubus upon you
-Eog can, win OF without "Qaitman
aa4 DAVIS" do anything you dare to
maintain your rights and You dare
1o ANYTHING which Is necessary to main
tam thea. Would any true son OF
Mississippi nave taken exception 10
such compliment paid to his motherl
Would any honest mind found in that.
ola indication of civil war in Nississip-
ii, or "a selection Of the leaders to Com
naud the army o. she South lie
ae2t attalnpts to prop up his unsus-
aaiucd assertion by tlo introdaction of
a1at nc terms Col P.ckens' ''ceicbra-
led EdgeHeld speech, IN which be IS
represented so aage said ia reference to
tiot. tgulJmai- ami mv>eiI:
.'IJ .Dcy carry Mississippi, as feel
assured gHeY viii, ~e wiitgreet what
ever propositions they may have 10
uake, H.th cordial and hearty wei
come, because we know they could
make none but what were compatible
with tae indication Of our rights and
honor
Jpea lhis the gentleman says, "what
>oTt oE propositions Col. Pickens ex-
pactet &c come from these gentlemen,
! leave others 10 decide"
IN tae speech which / made at Fay
cite The pamphlet edition Of which he
says gyas widely circulated, and from
which he pretended to quote, immedi-
ateiy between two Of his extracts he
nust have seen that which made ii
fraud in him TO effect to believe that
any position against the Union ofour
Iorelathers wouid nave been made by
me, aad thereup0n to announce that,
as commander in chief of the army and
navy OF Mississippi, he had no such
proposition 10 make. There / distinc-
tIy stated as a reason why Mississippi
should meet South Carolina in friendly
council, that thus The latter State might
be prevented from seeding, and .'the
first wish OF both might be obtained,
the adoption Of measures by the South
ern States which would finally secure
the rights Of the South and perpetuate
the Union Of the States" The speech
which made at Fayette, was publish
ed in pamphlet form, but the proof
sheet vas not read by myself, and
there are some. errors IN it. have
said, however, that he preteaded to
quote from that speech, and [ said SO
because his extracts are so garbied as
10 conceal the opinions expressed, ital--
icised by himself, and grossly misquot-
ed 10 sustain his assertion that it was
revolutionary and warlike in its char
acter: for instance-his last extract
reads thus
"To the ladies returned his thanks,
sc.
The resolutions against power and op-
preston had generally been found on
the side Of liberty and justice. Thus
II had been ia the revelation which
gave the land To freedom. and freedom
70 mankind thus it was in the last
struggle OF unhappy Poland, when the.
courage of the women sustained the
laiting hopes Of the patriot, and their
vessels furnished the succor 10 sustain
the soldiery who fought the last bat
tie before Poland's freedom perished
forever
The pamphlet copy of my speech
reads thas
aT'o The ladies, returned his thanks
for their numerous attendance; aud
expressed ihe qualification he felt IA.
this manifestation Of their interest in.
the great Questions that agitated the
pubic mind This interest became
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