The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-11-24
MISSISSIPPI

The Hon. A. G. Brown, in accordance with
the invitation Of the Legislature of Mississippi,
delivered an address in the Hall Of Representa-
tlves on the 9th instant, to a large and intelli-
gent audience of ladies and gentlemen. The
Eagle ofAe South gives the following synopsis
of Gov. Browns speech on the occasion:
he handled the Northern and Southern
question in a.clear and bold manner His did
not speak to men who were willing to sink the
Constitution and the rights of the South to
gain triumph over the Democracy he spoke
to Southern patriots-men Of all parties, who
could forget party names for love Of country
still he regarded the Democratic party as the
only party which presented the ghost of a
chance to save the country. He argued most
unanswerably that, as we paid our taxes,
fought our country's battles to sustain the
Government, the Government was bound to
give protection to life, liberty, and property
but II the Government turns against US, he
would tear down its colossal pillars, and scatter
them to the four winds of heaven.
He said there were three classes or parties
at the North. Mr.. Seward and his followers
assert that Congress eau exclude us from the
Territories the second class is Mr.. Douglas
and his followers, who admit our equality, but
assert that the people of the Territories may,
by non-action or unfriendly legislation, drive
equality and protection, but give us courts.
without laws for the remedy of our wrongs-a
meatless bone. To this class belong the Presi-
dent, portion of his Cabinet, and his North
ern supporters.
He admitted the existence of little band
OF patriots at the North, but he was dealing
with the above-named classes.
Mr.. Seward declares there is an 'irrepre,s-
BILE conflict Governor Brown said, So there
is J! and thought the election of a Black Re
publican President would be the overt act,
when the South must choose between Slavery
in the Union or independence out of it.
he thought Mr.. Douglas all wrong, but
hoped be would listen to the voice ofthe GOOD
Shepherd and return to the path Of duty
OF Mr. Buchanan, lie said, he hardly knew
what TO say but if the Constellation newspaper
was his true exponent, he Governor Brown
thought his position more indefensible than
either Seward or Douglas. Seward would
snatch our rights away by the strong arm of
power; Douglas does it just as effectually, with
more adroitness, while Buchanan stands by.
smiles graciously, and says, For shame, gen.
tlemen But though panopolied in power, he
does nothing to prevent the outrage. If we
are to be robbed, Gov. Brown prefers being
robbed by the hold highwayman, Seward.
Gov. Brown said, if he did Buchanan inius-
his Attorney General. The first had been
preaching the rankest heresies, while the latter
endeavored to satisfy the South with honeyed
words. If they are our friends, let them say so
in plain words they could not escape observa-
ton under the smoke of general fire aimed
at Douglas.
"Governor Brown holds that We have, under
the Constitution and the decision of the Su-
preme Court, the right to carry our slaves into
the Territories, aud to have Slavery protected,
first, by the Territorial Legislature failing
US, then by Congress-.
" He showed the perfect mockery Of going to
courts, which Douglas and Buchanan would
have us do, when the Territorial Legislature
had, by uniriendly or non-action, expelled US
from the Territories. His arguments on this
point were unanswerable.
Gov. Brown abhors Douglass squatter SOW
ereignty, detests the goodLord, good devil policy
OF the Presidents organ, and is not satisfied
with Blacks Observations; and he looks
with anxiety and some fears for Buchanan's
expose at the opening of Congress.
He advised the Democratic party in Mis-.
sissippi to send their best men to Charleston,
who would insist upon Q clear recognition Of