Sunny South. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1856-18??, 1860-11-01

Up Guards and at them!
The 9th day of November, 1860. will live in the
annals Of American history in the annals Of the
human race, as long as there ia lover of human
liberty. and a worshipper Of his counhys glory
and greatness. When the hopes and fears and
bitterness Of party are forgotten when the army
Of great little politicians and little great men have
persisted, and their very names have faded from
human memory the philosopher Of future times
and the student of governmental science, will look
down the dusty track of ages, and note the 4th OF
July, l776, and the 9th of November, $780, as
the grand stand points from which he will make
his observations.
Fellow Democrats! the glory, the responsible
ties OF that great day are yours What advantage
hath the Jew over the Greek or Gentle the Dem.
ocrat over the Republican and his unwilling allies.
the Douglasites and the Bell-Everetts! Much
every way, but chiefly because unto You were
committed the oraclts Of the Const'tuion-the
rights of the States and the liberties Of the people
Scarcely had our governmental machinery got in
operation, when the old Federal party, headed by
Adams, Hamilton, and host OF great men, got
possession of the government, and determined to
make it gloomy and crushing central despotsm,
throttng the press and deprivng the citizen Of the
liberty of speech.
A small, bold, brave band, headed by Jefferson
Madison. Monroe, Breckenridge and others, formed
the Democratic rarity, and although in a lean mi
uority cursed as we are now. as traitors and dis
unionists, they formed solid square around the
Constitution the ark Of the covenant of our safety,
and bore in triumph through one Of the stormicst
political excitements ever witnessed by free
people.
They re~aflrmed the doctrines Of civil and re-
ligious liberty declaring that the Constitution was
sacred compact, not to be broken for any purpose
that the States were sovereign AMI independent
as to their reserved powers; and were themselves
the judges in the last resort as to the nfracti"n
CT the compact, and mode and measures Of redress.
From that day to this, with very few exceptions
of short intervals, the destnes Of our country
have been in the hands of the Democracy. What
account have we to give Of our stewardship? p
Unroll the map of our Empire, compared with
which that of the Caesars, Charlemagne, and Mas
poleon dwnde into nsgniicance, and behold!
The whole Louisiana Territory, extending from
the realms of fadcless summer and bloom to the
regions of eternal snow, including the mighty
Mississippi the great State of Texas, with its
| .n,x> etoII
the vast acquisition of territory from Mexico .n-
GLIDING the mines Of California more than realizing
all the wild dreams of the cavaliers and navigators
Of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. have all
been acquired by Democratic statesmen and Dem
ocratic administrations
A Democratic administration fought the war OF
1912 with England brought it to triumphant
conclusion, established our commerce upon firm
baisis and made our flag respected as far as the
breeze can bear the pillows foam.
A Democratic administration carried through
the Mexican war and made our name as ilustrous
in arms as it has ever been in all the arts, agri.
culture, commerce and manufactures.
When thu, foul demon Of abolition first n resented
its hideous form in Congress, IN the shapeiof Alb
clifton petitions the Democratic party assaiIed thu
monster with all its force. Ever since that tire
IN whatever dubious and dcvlish shope the FEM
has presented itsclf-in the form of the Wilmo
Provso-the abolition of slavery in the Di-ric
of Columbia-the abolition of the slave trad
between the States the refusal 10 admit slav
81. T.,;n to,
ton to slave property in the terrories--the still
more odious squater Sovereignty, which make
law the resolves against our rights, of the arme
ruflians of the Emgrant Aid Societies-thc -li,
of ohm Brown and the murder of our citizens
the invasion of Texas and the poisoning Of III
wells of water, aud all the horrors of burnln
houses, villages and servie Instructions on u
occasions, aid at all times. the Democratic part
- has fought for our rights under the Constitution
!, with herosn, that has heretofore deserved al,
4 net with the appreciation Of every true friend
= his country.
Awake arouse Be all alive 10 the fearful fa
=. that in four short months our venerated Consti
:, ton The most splendid conception of the huma
mind dc emcntcd together with the blood of earth
best and bravest sons-the great sun and centre
our political system, whose rays IRE formed of Il
q souls Of slain heroes, may be in the hands of Il
. Black Republicans, who declare 1t to be tre,
# with sin and a league with hell who ba,
/. declared their purposes to be
lst. The destruction Of their deadly enemy, Il
:. Democratic party.
i ID The abolition Of slavery in the District
4 Columbia.
Sd. The ultimate abolition Of slavery in Il
States, by means Of a free press and free specc
that is the sending Of abolition missionaries amor
us, and the dissent alon Of incendiary document
4th. The exclusion Of slavery from the terr
= rics by the same means, or by Congressional e,
. actmtnt.
:, 9th A High Protective Tariff to ens'a,
=. Southern industry and enrich Northern capitalist
y, 9Th. That oil the Union mus! become free
slave.
18th. That the Constitution il not binding @
the consciences or actions, so far as it recogniz
the lights Of the slave States.
When all th. is carried out and accompshe,
" we are slaves and onr negroes are ficerncn "
- are nothing hut snhjugated provinces, govrrne
q by despoism compared with which Nero
o would be "a blessing and the Russian Gar a
:. angel of merry. The wealthy will fly from
country where negro crowds white man at II
polls, aud claims social equality with our wiv
and daughters The poor and the brave of II
: south will stand by their arms. and fight for the