The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-12-05
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Movements in Mississippi.

A monster meeting was held at J4ckson
Miss. on the night Of the 2Oth November
Many gentlemen msde speeches, among
when were Senstor Brown, Judge Gholsot
(the brother of Judge G. of the Suprem,
Court OF Ohio. and Gov. Petus. To show
the temper Of the meeting, we extract the
substance Of what was said by each of the
above gentlemen.
Senator Brown said
"The time for speaking has passed. The
time for action is now before US. No one
could misunderstood his attitude but if
there were these present, who had not OBJ
served his course, he could tell them that
he was for hanging the Southern banner on
the outward wall, and writing Resistance
on every square inch. He felt more intent
on this purpose now than before the die was
cast. He was such rebel.as wBs Wash.
ington HE rebelled against oppression, and
90 did he. If we be true to ourselves, true
to our hearts, true to our fresdes, our wives,
our children end our ancestors. we never
will submit. For himself, cost what it may,
he was for resistance. II 1t should cost US
the Union, our fortune, our lves, let them
go-beter do it than submit TO disgrace
90 deep and damning. He counseled calm.
mess in deliberations. II ony one felt like
precipitoting action, he would have him
pause we'll to consider his position. He had
reflected much upon the matter; he knew
the dark valley through which we must pass,
and it will require a 6:m, resoIute and de.
termined purpose to carry US throug h-noth
ing else will. He pronounced the man who
could consent to submit to this outrage, the
worst enemy of the South. He was for
liberty in the Union, or for independence out
Of it. He would rather remain in the Unioo,
if we could have guarantees for our futsre
safety but those guarantees must be ample,
else he would go out of the Union, peace.
ably il possible, forcbly if we must"
Judge Gho!son said ::
He agreed most heartily with Gov. Brown
that the time for mere speaking had passed.
The evidences before Us are of so unmistak.
able character that no Southern man can
cay he will submit. What can we expect
from Abe Lincoln, at the head of his 6omi.
nant party !-why, the ''irrepressibe con.
him, to be carried out with all bis might
But he had not so much to complain of the
man, simply, and of his election, but of the
party that put him in power---a party built
upon the single idea of hostility to our sec.
ton. The idea, that we can resist, that we
dare resist, that we can be men, is secuted
by these A6olitioniats. There is nothing to
be gained by further submission, and he that
proposed to wait fer further aggressive acts,
was unfit for the occasion. Occupying as
he did dubious position (Federal Judge,)
he did not walt to proceed precipitately
but when Mississippi acts in her sovereign
capacity, he is ready 10 come down, and be
one OF the people. Resistance ne enphati.
cally pronounced the proper course,
Gov. Pettus said
He couldn't help feel that Mississippi was
safe. He knew that The blosd of no subject
race throsbed in the Anglo Saxon heart,
and knowing this, he had en- abiding conf.
dence that the hour had come when the
South would stand firm and united, we'll
supplied as we are with the wisdom and the
sinews of war. From the Yankee North
has come the idea that we are weak, ef-
Terminate race, that could not stand ten
mile march through hot sun. They seem
to think that Cur destiny is in the hollow of
their hands. Cold, calculating aud selfish
- they are, we had nothing to expect from
them. He hoped something would be done
and that forthwith, and he hoped his audi.
ence would retire with that settled, fixed
determination. From the Rio Grside to the
Atlantic ocean the people are moving in the
good cause. The Southern States will act
side BY side, but he had confidence in Mis-
sissippi If all the world forsske her. In the
Black Republicans heaven there Is no place
in Abraham's bosom for US. Future gener.
rations would not blame him for holding
them back when victory was in their grasp.