Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-11-28
60. meWllllas Enangural.


This distinguished gentleman and trut
patriot was installed Chief Magistrate d
the State Of Mississippi Oh the 10Th. in
the presence of a large, Intellectual and
brilliant assemblage. Below we publish
the concluding paragraphs ofhis Inaugo-
rai Address
We ou0ht ia ba fnllv
prepared Far the alternative that these people
the Mothers free s~nileFs appear 20 be desef-
mined to thrust upon as. They IRE aow n1og4
ing heaven and earth for Gle aubiuaation Of tie
South ard Che overthrow Of her instslutions.-
If not, why the anxiety To make Kansas s free
State Z AS patriots they ought Cd desire to giye
to the South The power Of self protection un-
der The forms Of tie Constitution ia one de-
partment ct the Government. az least, BY which
haFnonY might be restored 10 the country and
security given to the Uaion. which never can
exist without ii. Tie North already has d
large majority ID The House of Representatives,
majority ol two III tbs Senate and the power
"a elect tie Psssident fufther power they cans
not waas fOr the purpose IF aggression. q
view of the question 1t II our dutY to be- pres
pared far any contingency, never losing sight
Of that article ef the Constitution Of the United
States which declares tile automatic trnta that
g well regulated militia. being necessary to
Che security Of a free State, The right bic the
peopla I'd keep and bear arms shall not be in
fFinEeGsh Our fathers well understood, when
they adopted this provision of the Constitution,
the dangers to which our institutions might be-
exposed, and thereby secured The means Of
aafets. THIS. however, to be available, must
be accompanied By the courage and will TO use
these aTns ETben necessary against oil enemies,
foreign and evmesaic. Oar Institutions are aIs
ready protested By the Constitution and by the
decisions 0f Ghe Supreme Court Of the United
States, but 81 Constitutions, end DEGREES of
Courts have no selfsexHoasfng power, ID may be
that the dafy will Be forced upon us Of stands
ing to oar arms ID she maintaFaance of our Just
rights. Consultations sufficiently control aud
guide The patriotic ana tha jHsg, bat are not
worth the paper they afa written apons 10 resist
f~anagisas ugnEpeFs and tfyraDta. The bayonst,
81 the fear oft alone caE check them and the
only iibBFts now ID Che world has grown OUT
Of the fact That tie Aa4i0-SaxoHs md Anglo.
AmsrFeaas ha9e never feafed e0 defend their
privileges visit arms il their hands even unto
blood when necessary.
THE late decision Of the Supreme court 10
Tanes 70 Ehe neggo status our rights IN the
&&AE&
Territories. md the recognition oF The duty Of
gha Federal Government under the Conalitn-
ZION, ta protest as and property there IS the
end of the argument aad pG tie law, and be-
yoad II there ID ne appeal but To- force. IL
tiesa tights, thus established, should be in
yaaed Of denied to as, can there beone man In
sa kae South, SCI yefy h coward III 10 much a
tEtoe 81 ID It'll ID sllaiF vindieation, even
a8paga chat vindleaslon may come though the
sEaasntalisg os lend and steei9 Il We are
a sa ourselves 10 will net falter. The
restitution has done It's duty. The court
Ass established our rights, it has fxed the
p91ns ~ which ees tanee to tyranny becomes
8 datY. Il has said Id i've thas far, and no
further i has made our quarrel just, il has
marked the fghtigg line, from which we take
40 step backward but with dishonor. This ID
81 thai the constitutions on laws can do. the
balance is for ourselves. Let us then be pre-
paEsd eternal Vigilancesan sacrifice Is the price