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

natures OF fea0l1I DEtIoCEdlS anu ied-
ding Wings. It was a document
which bore the signature of a very
distinguished member of the UNION
party, now high in the confidence Of
the Administration, and its rePresen-
! tative as chief consul on the Island Of
}Cuba-Judge Sharkey. After disclo-
sing to the people what had been done
] and what was proposed for the future,
Judge, now Consul, Sharkey and his
associates said.
/ Besides and beyond a popular con-
vention OF the Southern States with
the view and the hope of arresting the
cause Of aggression, and if not -prac-
! ticable. then to concentrate the South
in will, understanding, and action, the
lconFention OF Mississippi suggested,
as the possible ultimate resort, the. call
by the Legislature of the assailed States,
or still some more solemn conventions
such as should be regularly elected
/ by the people Of those States-to de-
liberate, speak, and act with all the
sovereign power OF the people. Should
in the result, such conventions be call
/ ed and meet, they may lead TO a like
lreguiarl constituted convention of all
the assailed States, to proUide IN the
AzSt resort for their seperGtc a0elfare By
tie formation Of q compact md an union
that will afford protection 10 their lib-
critics and their rights"
Now that is the language for which
, say all parties in Mississippi were re-
: sponsible. Ii is the emanation of a
: convention composed equally of Wings
j and OF Democrats, or as they are now
5 called of State-Rights men and Union
men. The very head and front of the
e Union party in Mississippi, was the
! president Of the convention, which put
: forth that address--the very head and
! front Of the Union party in Mississippi
I attached his name to that sentiment
! and published it to the people Of Mis-
= sissippi-''to provide in the last resort
: for their sePerate welfare" How
a could this be done else than by sepeg-
! alton from the Northern S tates? How
V could it be done else than by secession
: rrevolution-by breaking up the Gov
n ernment. True, it was to be done in
: the last resort; and pray have we ever
: spoken Of secession except as the last
t .resort-the final alternative? But
e now ! find this language brought into
t the House Of Representatives by my
). honorable colleague, Mr.. Wilcox,
: and held up here with an attempt IL
e hold the party to which belong res
e Pousjbte for it. History, sir, must be
5 known to him, at least the history O
e cur own State, and if he has read thai
T. history he knows that the Hon. VII
: liam L. Sharkey, the appointee Of Nil
+ lard Fillmore as consul to the city 0
Havana, was among those who pu
e forth this address-put his signature tc
n this language, and endorsed it 10 the
r, people OF Mississippi. TO this poin
the Southern movement progressed
a This Mississippi convention advised
5 the convention of the Southern States
is Virginia responded to that call, so die
l. Georgia and Alabama, and Louisiana
e aud Arkansas, and Texas. Aye, ever
Y Tennessee came in, slowly and reluc
E tantly, it is true, but still she comes
ie Mr.. POLK. To save the Repub
IT iic
II 3Ir. BROWN. Yes, sir, Tennesse
le went into the Nashville Convention t,
4 save the Republic, and so did Mississip
$ pi.
ID : Mr.. SCURRY. If the gentleman
re will permit me 10 interrupt him.
5; Mr.. BROWN. Very briefly.
A. Mr.. .SCURRY. The gentleman VIII
l. attended from Texas did SO against til
h large majority of the district which h
e represented. 4 majority of that dis
;. trict voted directly and fatty agains
o the convention.
is Mr.. BROWN. Well, | amnot going t
" inquire how delegates came TO be there
d | speak of history as il is. Texas wa
T. represented in the.convention, whethe
as by her authority do not know, ant
J. what is more, at this time do not care
\ Ii is not material The Nashville Con
D. vention, in obedience TO this call, an
a in pursuance of these proceedings, as
In sembled. This was another step i
O. the progress of the Southern move
Is ment. Up TO this time, if there wa
N any strenuous objection to it anywhere
n [, at least, was not aware of it. Her
N and there an exception may have bee
= found-here and there newspaper &c
Us itor might be found to oppose il; bu
Id the great mass oil. the Southern poiit
u cians-and as far as could judge {
er the Southern people-Whigs and Dt
5, mocrats-were for it. They were fo
u il without distinction as TO party. Th
lis convention assembled. Itelected HoI
be William L. Sharkey, of my own Stat
tn the head and front OF Mississippi
lie UsIoNIsa-to preside over its deliber;
ce tons lie did preside. That CONVEX
TO ton put forth an address to the peopl
rs followed bv a series of resolutions, a
n serting certain propositions upon whic
ei- the Southern people ought to insist
n Still, sir, there was no formidable ol
n Jection either 10 the convention, or
in what il said or did. The progress
the movement still seemed TO be OF
he ward Soon afterwards the compron
IL ise measures began to attract attentio
Id IN the country and in Congress. A fec
to ing OF trepidation seemed to steal oy.
as Senator's and Representatives. He
th and there an old advocate OF the Mas
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