The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-02-14
col. DAVIS SIeech
BEFORE TUE MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATIC
STATE CONVENTION

col DAVIS commenced Dy expressing the
-.,,;6,,tinn he felt at the manifestation,
s,,oud hlru of the reunion oi all democrats,
-, the support Of those great principles,
,,,,ch now As IN days gone by lorn'rd the
d.r,,ctiv. characteristics ol the democratic
,,ty 1t Was true that unhappy divisions
Al RECENTLY existed, but thes. could not be
o,h.ruise than temporary; the power al
,,e,s, truth WAS attracting the dlslntcgrntcd
,,d,cles. aud must soon hold them IN one
.,,m,nious mass, resolved, with conccn.
rated power, to s,ndlcate the principles and
,,.iu,,,u tn. measures which had wrought
20 many blessing, to our c"nn'o" g""d'
pescc and security. This tamil, reunion,
he SAID was no occasion for the considefa
hon OF late family disputes. The purpose
ia, which the family was assembled rather
led them back To days OF happy association,
and whilst it directed their VISION to future
events, should elevate their hearts 10 n"lltr
reflections than the individual conflicts
which had 50 sadly disturbed the confidence
and destroyed the power of the Mississippi
democracy. It VAS a cardinal Po'nt ~ 'i'c'r
marty faith. that the delegate should be l'n'.
ted in his acts by his letter OF authority, aud
faithfully reflect the will OF his constituency.
The letter OF authority WAS TO appoint dele
gates To the National Democratic Conven.
lion. which would assemble 10 nominate
candidates. for the Presidency aud Wee
Presidency of the United States. he VIII
OF the democracy o iississ,ppl-as shown
D, 'he primary "''V"s ..,l,. 4.
va, W ,""' , ~, ,,,;,,, which
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,.,,, ,,, Grants m,,d, h, her as
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T.. ,,o, ,,ho claimed ia, l,.
~" ", ,..,,.. ,.,.,,Js ., IN. I,,on What
I, 4, .a,ld ,o, he tie Union OF
:, 49, = s.,., ,sser,,d n State had no
t.,ta, ,;.,n, ,b,, . ,nuu,y. , mere ri.nl Ly
, J., ,.,,hrcx their government. l.
49,. .l.,,;., ,,,s directed ,n,,,u,t ia. abstract
,.t, ..,..I i., ,h.. d,unnc,,t,c pa,iN, a.
,.i,,,.,;,,,, ), ,,tb STATE, III, u ia, To with.
d, n.n,, IN. Urion vthn , obstruction,
,,l..,,,,,., Tia, ,.,nl,. ,f Tia, state should r.
,I.. ,L.., .,.l, ., a. the o,J, mode by which
,h'.. I'D s.,.u,e f,, ,ben,,, Ives the objects
T., ,,hi'h .oy.f,u.ui. wei, instituted
~ -. al; .,,,,,tinu Of the uu,t
,,an ',.Lo, hy ,hs Democratic Convention
=, ,a, odd ,,t d,rid, tn, issue.
H., ,r,, ,.o,o..J, +, refer this question
;. u,o \,,no,.,J tony,, tan. then the pro
position would be worse tlan "u s''"fy
reserved right al the State an" MI "s""
are reserved which have "'' he'n s'"''',"
can only he surrendered by the l""l'' '"
the State, aud for one, h" ""u'o l'"''S
against the reference oil snch a 9"e''''' '"
ans other tribunal than III" sovereign pc"
pie who made the grant who '"f'''" Tue
compact 80 and, in the list resort "'us'
. Judge al its ia'fac,ion. tie nrs'o up 20 ''c
Convention the 'mprop'ie'N "' Introducing
into It's action any Other "a''e' wan "','
which property belonged To the 'Pr,'', '".
lect lor which they were n's'''"i'"' "
which would he departure IRON the ''''
Of conduct Indicated 10y the 'n''i'''"" !" ao
tonianc. with which primary meetings ia"
been held, aud delegates appointed !"
recount decl.rat'on--to sha"d'" p''"'
elple-is another aud very different '"'"s
from sustaining to assert opinions n""e'es
.ar'Iy, or Improperly ms " ;,,a
by the case OF the DIVISION "' '"e -
new Congressional Districts anu "S"''
what number oi the C"nve"''o" "'"'"