Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-02-05
THOMAS A. FALcoNER, PUBLISHER.
E0LUME |.

10 The Democracy OF Mississippi that
Ire trGe construction OF bis letter was
TAI W.sick they were placing upon it,
uh7ch WAS that he did not recognize
territorial inhabitants as possessed of
powe- - prohibit slavery. until they
shO-sla form Constitution, and be ad-
a5stei zS i Stale into the Union. In
ether words, that il was 10 the people
q = State. rot 20 the inhabitants of a
TeTE7toTr, thai the power belonged If
Gen C=ss- II 1918, had authorized a
coaSsenfssi friend TO announce that as
k5s Interpretation. II 1850, he would
cot II the Senate, have placed difie-
rsar construction on his language, and
cuo-e L % Justify HIM IN saving that he
oouli not cea5ecture hew different o.
.s7z.5azs could exss1 a 10 lis meaning,
zaz Et.zs z any enc had misunderstood
hs-n 5efc7e. Il was his own fault
l. wzs Tot dis1rHst Of the political in
sezT7tv- nor belief of fraud, nor antici-
F.zliua i 1-eacaery, bat objection to
Tie ogssnion of Gen. Cass IA relation to
ne legisizt5Ee power Of territorial in
isztE1sslts, winch constituted the +pFin-
c=rzl szztlzcsliy7 with me-
Il E5l Il remembered that, in the
Eres58eaf5zl canvass Of 1915, the doc
tl7le q --sSsuafter sovereignty had no
zlv0rz.es n Mississippi Wings as
serzfsa 4 10 be the creed OF Gen Cass,
and 6ezeanced L as worse than the
~ 7isaos DToelse- Democrats strongly
-eTs-olzse2 zlae doctine, and denied that
Ssc-- Czss entertained IL | differed
lI.sll nav political friends as 20 the fact,
- Ussirh z3eae an Issue was joined, and
s.2szl7stea Giszt the u i4igs were right in
The zzsseTs5oa that the doctrine was
early contained IN the Nicholson let
ten Iet- supported Gen Cass as d
cz-slss2-e tor Ihe Presidency. and advo-
cz-eE hls elec15on before my feliow-cit-
Ezezs Of NIsssissiPpi as fully as my ply
s5czl condition would permit ] did so,
ae- sseczase - any federation for the
sgs5l5oa - which / have adEeried, as
bellg THEx 50 universally condemned
- tie people oi this State, but be-
cause considered Il unconnected with
the functions Of the President. and be-
cause believed Gen CasS reliable for
seseaoe against the danger then appre-
headed.-fhe danger from Concression-
Il legislation for the Introduction of
sI-vsTr z the Territories | held that
~ Ezs beani 20 veto the "tNiimot
ProESso.- ~ any law which Congress
Slsosls.i PASS 10 prohibit slavery in the
Territories that he was opposed TO the
ztzutoazeaf OF destruction cffhe great
cozservalIVe feature in our Government
the Presidential veto; that be was pied
cei 10 The resolutions of the Democratic
National Convention, declarative of the
czrdIa2l pTlaciples OF our party; that, if
e1ecte5. be would be surrounded by
DeuaocEatic counsellors, and would, in
the usz5z, administer Tie Government
according 70 thai political creed which
/ lselieved most conducive 10 public
1 vresE eEsiv. peace and ndsecuriiy, al home
and abroad
Tie failure Of Congress 10 provide
-cre-nmeais Tor the territory acquired
srosn Mexico, was followed by events
u California which gave the highest
. p-zc1ical importance 10 the doctrine O
-SsU2ftsr Sovereignty" Its charac-
ser xzs changed from speculative &c
uo2l- and With the change came the ex.
s-@cr.lsnarx political development that
tsey who lad most bitterly denounced
i "A theory had become lis apologists
AID Getsz7.e-s when put into practice
i. thsa, Democrat had foreseen, in
ISIS. Al which has since franspired
Nazt xoali lie have gained by leaving
his Es=Tsy zad opposing its candidate.
afv purpose, however, Is not 10 JUS
-sfS nav own course, 5ut merely 10 cor
ulci SniSs..-eaension in relation TO it,
and u this end Ireier 10 remarks made
txr when The transaction was more
reos1s- and sy:sich had been published
a .he Debates of the Senate, before the
vSzzns act = question was written.
Ga Ihe ssth of February. 1850, in
the JHsted States Senase. | replied to
Se1- Cas-, as follows:
= 44N s-G1z2eN2 A-E&2- -t1lNa4f<,d dl3s III al
lzsSag e myself, has spoken of me as
haxzas charged him with inconsistency
I certainly intended 10 make no such
Charge against the honorable Senator
srczn Michigan Hesaid that .le spoke
a feeling of kindness TO me: have
10 reason - doubt II; and think might
cam Is much from the honorable Sen
ztcr. cxea Il kindness was moi the pre-.
rzIsza- Characteristic Of his heart.
made 10 charge Of Inconsistency upon
hIua- bssr. on the other hand, regretted
70 find him consistent in position
which / originally considered enron.
eo1s. and sasnk has been shown. by re-
cen, events. 10 be productive of evils
the magnitude Of which. now dimly
seen n the distance, we nav be soon
called upon 10 measure always con-
ssrsze3 ms = Nicholson letter. as he has
explained i now: and because | never
wccH defend him upon the view which
he'd 70 be equivalent 10 turning over
tie territory 10 the first occupants oI
s.-.hose VINO in the race Of emigration
should sirss reach is-some OF my po-
Ersczl friends, who always construed il
IS only meaning that the inhabitants,
when shcy formed State government,
we've emitted TO ri1e sovereignty Of 9TH
- States Of the Union, considered me