The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-03-25
Old SERIES, VOL. x nc. 16.
REPoRT
0t~the minority g he Conn1ittec on alel
Gopernor's s. Ptol luessage, Of tie 20t1

the committee to whom was referred the
Governors message Of the Doth ult, trans
hitting resolutions Of the State Of New Jer-
Isey, relative to the so-called compromise
measures, begs leave to offer the following
minority report:
The undersigned cannot too much admire
the prudence and delicacy of the friends of
/ the Governor in the House, in committing
/ his yoluminous lucubrations to a committee
of his political partizans only, as the comit-
mite stood when first announced; nor the
wisdom which would allow b. one Of bis
opponents upon the committee, when res
luctant respect Tor usage anc1spropriety cosl-
PEELED them to abandon The policy of 50 pfo-
viding that no minority report sl4oDla appear
on the journals; nor does the undersigned
hesitate to believe that tho Committee on
State and Federal Relations is the one to
which the message of the Governor should
be referred, relating, as it does to the action
of the General Government and the States
of the Union. The mixed political charac-
ter of that committee, and the unmixed
character of the one to which the undersign-
ed belongs, when first announced, will doubt
less explain the reason why special com
mittee was preferred by the partisans Of his
Excellency, to the standing committee.
Ithas occurred to the undersigned, that
possibly the partizans of his Excellency be-
licved that only the devotion of friendship
could survive the perusal of his official pro
due ions; and that if the effort should de-
mand martyrs, they should be furnished
from the ranks of his confcdcrates.
The message Of his Excellency opens with
a reference to the resolutions which he trans
mits, and brief exposition Of them. He
begs leave to declare his "warm approval Of
the preamble and resolutions referred to,
and to recommend the early adoption Of res
Olutions of similar character by the Lcgis-
lature of the State of Mississippi He con
cludes the page and half devoted to this
subject with the declaration: II feel that
there is but little doubt that the dangers
through which the republic has been compel
led to pass within the last two or three years
are now terminated forever
The message then proceeds to repeat wha
= his Excellency said in his inaugural address
about the true attitude of the State, about
the "fnality' resolution introduced by him
self &c, and so much resembles in style
speech which enjoyed considerable notoriety
in this State during the past year, and which
was, by some, denied to be a genuine speech
Eof his Excellency, known as the "Me, /, ant
IS myself speech, that the undersigned is hap
n by, in believing that the public mind ma,
enjoy some relief after the distracting doubt
with which, for a season, it was harrasse
R and pcrplexcd, as to the authenticity of sal
re speech by reposing confidently in the opir
~ ion that it was veritably the production {
his Excellency.
Eight pages arc filed with extracts fro1
~ the speech Of his Excellency in the Senat,
re on the finality resolutions; and the residu
10 Of the message is almost wholly devoted t
II a defence of his course in the Senate to a
saults upon Mr. Rhctt, and quotations of b
speeches; to criticisms upon the specche
and aspersions of those who oppose his fna
ity resolutions and with illusions to ii
dangerous dogma of secession. The e.
tracts from the harangues of his Excellenc
are such as his taste would induce him
select from the speeches of others, and sue
as, By his frequent use Of them, have give
Ia. him a notoriety through the Union mo
, r gratifying to a prlIrieIlt ambition than eleY
ting to the State Of Mississippi They a
Of similar in character, though milder IN ton
our to those violent plnllippies of his Excolle
es oy, which have made his stay in toe Sona
ffe an era memorable for disorder, ill-tceEngai
' rufhanism They are such as R,e ofiensl
the to the feelings of a large portion Of the pc
rs pie his Exceliency there represents, and SUI
u as would naturally spring trom a maiigna
temper, exulting in party triumph, and el
Uttered by personal humiiations. z
: morbid anxiety Of his Excelleney to defer
that resolution, is a confession Of his oy
doubt of its propriety or fear Of its beil
what his Excellency breads more than
Do ing wrong unpopular. 1t was understo
to be designed to form the nucleus Of Z
ion party, or to graft upon the two natiot
parties the doctrines Of the compromise bi
o., and, if possible, to bolster up the wani
tbs and Fictitious reputation Of It's author,
ion keeping his name before the country asso
ated with important Congressional disc
sions. While his Excellency occupied
eys seat in the Senate Chamber, the print
IN system of Congress permitted him ami
AAOeAo DNtl0tSA y l4AC = III
those speeches which his organization prom
ted him to make, and which his restless p
pensity for embroiiing himself and othe
gave the occasion for delivering; but in
present position, he is, for the time at lie
. restrained from taking the stump, and
= reliance is now upon hisk sfaithful Common
un-i for publishing what the .restlesness of !
DDS, temper compels him to write. The und
sn u signed cannot but regard it as sespecia
tos' cruel, that:his Excellency, in iuficting M
ZEN zen the Legislature defence Of Senatorial
VIZ w, reer, having no connexion, that the und
lass signed can discover, with the Office or dui
ieiss OF GovernoF, should only reiterate "
AL are presumed to have read, and shor
80 give 9s put !, asre-harsh Of materials that h
= lost Their relish BY age and repeated use.
The undersigned is compelled to fear t
OIL time will prove IN regard to his Excellen
AZ message what has 50 often been affirmed
Eng his speeches -that if the private assuran,
sHes matters Of personal knowledge, nreleya
ANN and inyeetive, are stricken out, there wc
Is 10 not be even a skeleton left The I'M
signed cannot but feel that Il his. Excellc
F1Rs desired the cessation Of strife and controy'
obiIsgin the State, and the restoration Of pl
IS and harmony, be has been unwiseih the
ADMINISTRATION & aDod Tnes to tic popular
citement renewal 81 be vitupe ratlo
tfs6 1T 1skt1a tn reno