The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-01-03
Governor Willard in Mississippi.

The Democrats of Mississippi. having learned
through thousand channels with what cloquencc
industry ability and patriotic zeal Ashbcl Parsons
willard of Indiana and William A. Richardson. Of
Illinois have fought during the late against
Black Republican and Know Nothing foes of the
Constitution and Of the rights Of the States with one
accord resolved 10 tender TO those distinguished gen
tlemen public dinner at the capitol Of the State
Governor willard accepted their invitation and
reached Jackson the morning Of the appointed
day. December 23d The booming of cannon. the
roll of national music and loud huzlas of assembled
thousands welcomed the honorcd guest.
Al the capitol he was welcomed by Governor Me-,
Rae. who Introduced him with few eloquent and
we'll timed remarks.
The Missis.ippian presents the substance Of the re-
Spouse of Governor Willard. II was full Of those
sound constitutional and thoroughly Democratic
doctrines which have characterized his speeches dn-
ring the bitter and fierce contest in Indiana, which
ended in his triumphant election. II has been well
said that there was not speech uttered in Indiana
which would not have been received with applause
in any portion Of tho South. We take the suhjolned
passages from the Missssppian's report:
1t was time, he Thought, that Southern
cayernous haunts of that unconstitutional pnr-
ty. Had the South been nearer a unit in the
late contest, the party of the Constitution would
have carried three more States, and thus have
mnch enhanced the sautary moral influence.
The insinnation or the direct aspcr sion, he
knew would not be wanting, that Northern
men, in speaking thus, were bidding for South,
ern votes. He was bidding for the asccndcncy
III s.,tn uc. ,,n1
in State matters by the General Government
Democrats were now their sole repository and
safeguard He was then, for universal Demo
cratic asccndency. This was his single aim
and sole ambition. Sirs, (says Gov. Willard)
no man can truthfmlly deny that since the time
of the adoption of the Constitution up to the
year 1920. Congress passed no net concerning
the institution of domestic servitudc. Yes
the administration of Washington, Jefferson
Adams, &c.,-those founders of American FREE
government and trainers of American Consti
tutional law-left untouched by Legislative
hand or Congressional innovative enactment
the solemn guarantees of the Constitution
Not until the 9th of March, 1920, did Con
gress overstep- the bounds of prudence and con
stitutiona prerogatve, by passing an act pro
hibitive of slavery in the territories 1t wa
the good old fashion of the deathless old SAG"
of the Revolution to leave such things to tn
people of the territories themselves, to he dc
termned in their own way and at their ow
pleasure. A fatal departure from that wis
policy had drawn an ngidious line of demarca
ton between institutions severally peculiar t
North'and South, and created that section'
popular tempest that fell upon the patriot ca
of Jefferson as fire bell in the night,'--th
dismal tocsn of disruption to the Union Sir
CONTINUED the Governor,) if yon think thes
sentiments are audible only for your latitnd
or that they have not been previously and {
strongly enuncated at the North, then writ
them upon the palms of my hands, and STAN
them upou my frontlet. Enthusiastic cheers
The Democracy of the North would see thu
the constitutional rights of the South wei
maintained intact in the territories and tn
unwarantable federal interference should M
be permitted In doing so they would h'
emulate the patriotic action OF their revolnt,o
airy sires towards George III, Cheers F'