The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-07-13
f5r tie Rissiissigpian.
An Important Question !!

care the people of the South competent I,
decide for themselves what supply of slave.
they need, or shall the government, under tn,
control Of an anfiendls majority, decide tol
! them 9s-- Mss ssifpian.
The Democratic party has ever protested Ia
| be the defender Of State rights and the peo.
pies rights. The MisSissipphn is the LEADING
organ Of the Democratic party in the State
and the State is almost unanimously Demo-
cratic. ask then Of the leading organ Of
this Democratic people, of this Democratic
State, Is il a sovereign right of the State of
Mississippi, after they have decided for them
selves what supply of slaves they need; to
obtain those slaves where they can be had
cheapest and in greatest abundance cor shall
die government under the control of an un-
friendly majority deny them this right p
Why claim a competency to decide for them
selves, and deny the competency to act for
themselves Why assert the competency of
the people to decide for themselves and insist
that the Democracy; the people claiming the
right of self government shall ignore the
question whether it is proper and polite to
reopen the African slave trade Why ap-
peal Is the people to decide this question for
themselves, and advise this same people as
Democrats to ignore this important question
Why make any policy of government party
principle, and ignore this policy which is 50
vital an interest of the people Why as a
party deny the right of the Federal Govern
ment to exclude slavery from territory, and
allow this same government to exclude native
Africans who are slaves to barbarian masters
from slave State ? Is it for the good of the
people that the Democratic party has adopted
Of
for the good of the party that these principles
are 50 cherished by the party
Is it conceded that the Democratic party is
80 odious fiat rs approval Of this policy Of
re-epening the slave trade will cause others to
oppose it Or is it conceded that party dis
cipiine IS 50 despctic that If the Democratic
party approve this policy all cease to be Dem
ocrats who depart from tins policy? Is there
a dual character in Democrats, and may they
approve it as persons, and ignore it as Demo-
Gratis
Is not such inconsistency trucking and stul- |
tifying? | mean no disrespect to any person,
I desire the concurrence of all citizens, and
do not hope to gain it by rudeness. ask
why should the Democracy of Mississippi
ignore this vital question of State policy, and |
Of State sovereignty ? It is an unalienable |
right of the people to hold African slaves, and |
an equally unalienable right to obtain more. |
And vet the Democracy of Mississippi al |
most the entire people, are advised to ignore
this great question of State policy, Of State |
sovereignty and Of unalienable rights of the |
people because for sooth there may be diver
sity of opinion, and some may be driven from |
the Democratic party. It means that all the
most portant interests of the Southern peo-
pie shall be suboriinated to the election of a
President of the United States who if he "fol-
lows in the footsteps of his illustrious prede-
cessorsn win betray us the conservatism of |
/ National Democracy who if they follow pre-
sedent will cheat us and the unity of the
PARTY South which has too often compromised
he rights of the people. Cannot the Demo-
ratio party sustain itself without abandon
nent Of State sovereignty, and the peoples
lights 1t is now burdened with many false
false positions and men of dead
weight, such as Buchanan, Cass, and other
ecreant Democrats. Let it take position in
opposition to re-opening the slave trade; or
neutral position on this growing question, and
Is doom viii be sealed. Let separate party
e formed for the importation of African labor
nd it will soon control Southern politics.
Ahe are its opponents Such as Foote,
'harkey and @menof enlarged experience"
vhom the public distfnst after misplaced con-
dence.
A large number Of those outside of the
Democratic party are warm and bold friends
this policy. 1t is policy strong enough
> defy the Democratic party. Let them not
Q brought in antagonkm. By his bold and
lanly bearing in the hte Southern Conven-
on at Kieksburg, Governor McRae took an
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