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


ries, which too often dragged maj
nature down, and sank the patriot /,
the portlzan. In revolutions again.
. power and oppression, The women ha.
generally been loAld on the side oflib
erty and Iastice. Thus il had been il
the revolution which gave this land 4
freedom, and freedom to mankind
thus it was in the last struggle of un
happy Poland, when the courare O
The women sustained the falling hope.
Of the patriot, a1d their Jewels furn.
isbed the means to sustain the soidiery
who fought the .ast battle before Pc
lands freedom perished forever. The
present oceasielle Led Tor less sacri
sc fIlailsti4sse. tt53f vef re4aired enoGgh
. to arouse their lofty nature 10 lis loft
lest efforts"
Willany one wonder, knowing the
man ~ did, and as ne must appear t.
others BY this act, that / should have
discredited his statements, and called
for specific proof?
Eie says he has several hundred
toastz, bat will only set forth a few
Tnis being il reply to my demand for
prooIof my selection as a military lea
der Of the South, ia IN anticipated civ
i war, or 0fny nomination as the head
OF 4 proposed Southern Contederacy,
he has, Of course, selected il relation
to those points. He says
"And now tor the ptcn. the uhere,
aud the bY ch9m OF the toasts," sc.
Il select principally from those drunk
1t Charleston, BluHtoa, Builswanp
and Columbia. Behold -
With this startling announcement
+ he presents fourteen toasts, with but
three Of which l am indirectly or di-
rectIy connected and Of these, but
one bears upon the points on which /
demanded proof | was promised the
where, the when, and the by whom,
I according 10 my demand for specific
proof; they have not been given; the
demand stands unanswered And
have no means Of using the informa-
ton as / originally suggested; or of
learning how ier these are literal cop
les. The doubt Of their existence has
not, therefore, been removed. But
take the case as it is presented, and the
only toast bearing upon the issue, is the
following
"Souru CARoLISA.-Seperate ac-
ton. If cooperation cannot be Obtain
ed. QuaDun o1. Darls the first Presi-
dcat of the Sgathcrn Coatctlcracy."
Does this prove any Organization for
tne stabashsneet o a SolIs4 4---.f
lcGeracyl Is il not manifest that eg-
en he VINO gave the toast had no con-
fidence ia the cooperation ol the
Southern States, and bad no co-intel-
ligence with those whose names he
used Else he would not have thus
contingentiy attached them to the sen
timent, "SoUrH -Seperatc
actioa, If co-operati9n cana0t be o5tain-
ed.'
The other two toasts are:
'.QulTaAN AMP DAvIs.-The heroes
Of the Gate Of Belen and Pass Of Bue-
ma Vista. The .Soutt l7oa-s 10 Than 10
Iead 10 ojctor5 md u I5berfy."
"By Tho Il. Coz. zone Of the Com
mitJee.} Con. JEFF DAvIs.-THe
'fGame Cock Of the South may his
voice awaken her siumbering sons, and
herald the dawn OF Southern liberty"
Is this the evidence Of my selection
as a military leader Of the South IN an
anticipated civil war If the language
be literally construed, it is not as sig
niicant Of civil war, as that OF our bel
icose, peace-proclamng, se1-annonn-
eng Comnander-in-Chief OF the Ar
nay and Navy Of the State of Missis-
sippi. Compare the one with the oth-
er. IN the verbose publication before
me, he says: olive must fight as hard
in order To hold secure possession Of
the field of victory, as We had TO do
in order TO put our adversaries 10 rout
in past encounters with them, ny soul
al least, shall never grow weary ot
the struggle, nor my energies become
relaxed whilst yet in the presence Of
the foe. If our Governor literally
means all which IN his heat he said,
those seamen Of Mississippi who have
been idly lounging on shore, should be
preparing for service afoat. Perhaps
in some undiscovered ocean to find
that unseen. army Of the South which
so much endangers the Union.
As evidence that a civil war was re-
ally in contemplation in Mississippi, he
says Governor Qutman called a spe-
cial session OF the Legislature, ami rec
ommended prompt secession. The.
message was printed, and IS before the
country. Gov. Quitman has often de-
MED that construction Of it, and lives
to make any explanation Of his lan-
guage which may be necessary. lie
further SAYS ..The movements Of
Gen. 9aitnlan were understood TO be
advised by Col. Davis dc. ARd that
he has @reason to believe that Cen
Onitnan never would have convened
the Legislature Ia special session in
November. 1850, had he not been ad-
yised TO do so from Washington city"
That Gov. Qnitnaan's message at the
opening Of that session twas NOT sent"
he is sure. "tintig Col Davis had been
consulted IN regard u It's contents p
That ..aight after night, after the efn-
anation OF the message, Gel. Davis and
Others attended ii the , tate capitol and
made speeches in support OF the lead
ing recommendations OF the mes
sage"
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