The Feliciana Democrat., 1857-12-05
TIL. RIGHT SPIRIT.

We have already ,ycn extracts from the mos. a.os
o the Governors Of the several Southern States. In
relation to the question, paramount above al others.
that OF the Northern crusade against the institutions
OF The South They all have como out oprnly and
plainly on this subject, in manner due 10 the pcople
they govern, and rejecting truly their sentiments. ON
a question which is daily growing in character and
Importance. The Governor of Mississippi, in his in
augra address i alike decided aud explicit. and bis
recommendations are well worthy Of consideration.
ihey point out q mode faction, upon which the
p0llcy OF the Southern States demand II systematic
concert, as necessary to preserve the very safety and
continuance OF our peculiar institutions. we ask for
tn. portion OF his inaugural which we annex a calm
and careful perusal.
Aftcrreyiewing the action Of the Northern fanatics
IN thcilattemps against the institutions Of the South.
he thus continues:
They are now moving Heaven and Earth for the
snhlugaton Of the South. aud the overthrow Of her
institutions II not so, why their anxiety to make
Kansas Free state patriots they ought to desire
to give to The South the power Of scfprotccion uu-
der the forms Of the constitution in one department
oi The Government at least, by which harmony might
be restored to the country and security given Ia The
mon which never can exist without it, The North
already has large majority in the House of Repre-
sentatycs, majority Of two in the Senate and the
power TO elect the President further power they can
not want but for purposes Of aggression In this
view oil the question: it is duty to be prepared
ior any contingency never losing sight of that article
OF the Constitution Of the United States which declares
the automatic truth that "wcll regulated militia.
nehg necessary to the security of free lStatc the
right OF the people to keep and bear arms shall not
DC lhlrlngcd. Our fathers well understood when
tley adopted this provision of the constitution, the
dangers to which our institutions might be exposed
and thereby secured the means Of safety. This, how
ever, to be available, must be accompanied by the
courage and the will to those arms when ncces-
sary against all enemies either foreign or domestic
Our institutions are already protected by the consi-
tuition and by the decision of the Supreme Court of
the United States but constitutions or DEGREES of
courts have no self-cXccuting power IL may vet be
tiat the duty Will be forced upon us, of standing to
our arms in the maintenance of our just rights
constitutions sufficiently control and guide the
patriotic and just but they are not worth the paper
hey are written upon, to resist fanatics usurpers and
lyrants The bayonet, or the fear of it alone, can
check them, and the only liberty now in the world
has grown out of the fact that the Anglo Saxons and
Anglo Americans have never feared to defend their
privileges with arms in their hands, even unto blood
when necessary
Ihe late decision of the Supreme Court in reference
TO the negro status, rights in the territories and
INCORPORATION of the duty of the Federal Government
under the Constitution to protect us and our proper
W, lhere IS the end of the argument, and of the law
these rights thus established, should be invaded or
denied to us, can there be man in all the South,
SO very coward or so much traitor as to fail in
their yindicaton, even though that yindicatOn NAV
come through the nstrmentality of lead and steel?
II we are true to ourselves we will not fater The
Constitution has done its duty The Court has estab
lished our rights it has fixed the po4 at which re.