Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-04-15


The House having resolved Itself in
- Committee cfthe Whole on the state
& tLe Caion, On the joint resolution
zsEroE rating tiye huadred thousand
1o-ars 10 continue the work on the
WINS e The Capitol
1r- BROWN, OF Mississippi, obtain
C TIE floor j
3Ir. WALLACE. As I am a men,
. A1r q Ihe commi1tee, and as comments
have been made by the gentleman from
kea:geSy AIr. Staotonl upon their
zctfol, I appeal 10 the libeTaiity Of the
-euL1Uan from Mississippi I Mr.
8roual to yield 70 me for FIVE min
ucES
Mr- BROWN. There is nothing
zslsca would not do for my friend
Ero4 South Carolina Mr. Wallacel ex-
-efst - Eield a portion o. my hour
Slsali want al q Il for my own use,
19t upan shis question, but upon other
--5~tF4ss-
it5s not my purpose, Mr. Chair
---ll- t5 address the House at all in ref
. Era~e 1o The bill now before IL ipro-
Eaze. ia taa opeaing ol nay remarks,
- take b-ieI retrospect Of the rise,
progress and fax. of the Southern
s.7Ec4eat. Its very well known. sir,
nj oulv 10 the members Of Congress,
.Ic go The whole country, that the
continued action Of the Northern peo-
re. and Of the Northern States, upon
-He sale of tie domestic relations
-xlsc71- IN the South, between the mas
slr and the slave, had a one time
wrought Up the Southern mind TO a
r1-y l -h degree "a evaporation. Ap-
4Fea5a>soGs were freely expressed, and
5Ha.ll-ss generally entertained, that
--le great Disaster was likely 10 belaii
The -a-l--E-- growing cut oG this ex-
e-5H-at- In ta.s state Of public feel
51-, during the Tairt.eth Congress, a
Gentleman, thoa q Representative from
one ut The districts il estate of New
lg-a. 81. Go,t,j introduced 4 reso-
.--5ol- preceded by what the Southern
members bei.eEe4 10 be 4 most insult
ag preamble. This preamble, Insult
a- t.ca-h il certainly was, did not
propose any legislative action. The
rc-a.Biign. directed a very simple, but
2 very Important inquiry 20 be made.
lt directed the Committee for the Dis
frl-t 81 Columbia 20 inquire into tie
oE-zlieaog olahe.lsI5iag the slave trade
5n Ilis h.>tr.rt. The passage OF this
r4-o.uuga save offence TO the whole
Southern delegation, and they com
U1ace3- a once. nanilesting their hos.
u5,y - this movement in a manner
uol 10 be misunderstood.
A distinguished gentleman in the
other branch Ct the Legislature, from
AK oza State, and now its Governor
calae MO tiis HouS6and solicited mem
bec elColCress 10 sign their names to
cs.l fe- 2 meeting offs outhern $ Gnator:
a Bep-sseatalives Ia obedience to thi
call. a meeting assembled in the Sen
ale Chamber, over which . venerable
Seuator from the State OF Kentucky
Governor 8IetcaIfe1 was called to pre-
side Here, sir, | date the rise OF tht
Southern hlovemen1. From this poin
ii commenced its progress. Bat lo
t4js moEeacRt, undertake 10 say, TIA
Southern Democracy was not resPon
aole- That meeting was a joint as
>eng55a-e of the Southern Wings an
Il tie Southern Democrats. Their
were y hiCs who aissensed themselves
zn1-shere we're Democrats who absen
rea themselves. but the Southern del
e-a15ea II Congress generally, and with
~
so- 1he meeting and for its proceedings
That meeting put forth an address Il
lse Southern people, written, as il i
~5. and have no doubt correctly, b,
= 1he lzse venerable and dist:nguishe
= Seaator from South Carolina, I Nj
E. Cash.saTn-l Il was such a paper a
= Vas intended 10 produce. as il certain
II is Cid produce, . most profound sen
.a Sas5on upOn the Southern mind. Up
- "a uav return 10 Mississippi, | found
"a veTy high degree al excitement-a
- excsseroeai not confined 10 the Demo
c-alS, bot perEading al parties, Wing
= - vel a democrats i pTopositio
Il lad already been made, and was theI
z beng actively urged, for a conventio
= q oar Ssate-a popular convention
& 10 take Easo consideration the relation
se then Sszss>ssslag between the North an
q zhe South. growing out Of the institU
t5oa q domestic slavery. A numbe
Is Geallensen. Of both political partie:
ae EEzssslaea , cal 70 the people, inFitin
= then % asseanblein convention. 1'h
= csll vgzs the first advance step of th
= >out&sTa movement, and for ii, bot
= - algs and Democrats in nix Sta:
i were zllke responsible In obediene
- Il the people, without reference I
r2-zy- assembled IN primary meeting
and apposntea delegates 10 State Cor
Ve1sicH- and IN every instance, the de
erzsas zo that convention were appoil
4 I'D q feaEssf-n9enbers. Wings and Den
sscrzts- Tae convention assembled
/ re month cf- October, 1870.
1his SsT- was the second step IN tl
:. p-ax-sss Ct the SouzheTn movemen
II . MS period neither party coul
L clzzna fhe exclusive credit. and up
rs flnae i was a. cTejit-there v;
10 debt That convention put fort
z1sther address % tie people OF Alissf
- SaTF.i- and from that address | pTopo;
zss = tbs connection 20 read aver
- sAo-- extract For this address, bes
"a vcz n zzzirEf. both rhe Nnsr aud II