The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-06-06
Letter from Hon. J. W. ClaPp.
The following letter was read to the Demo
ratio Convention last Saturday.

The following letter was read TO the Demo-
cratic Convention last SATURDAY.
HOLLY SPRINfs, MISS,
Mar, IS, 1860.
FRIEND PETERsoS. / received yesterday
a copy of The Oxford Mercary containing an
announcement that had been invited 10 be
present at meeting of the Democracy TO as
semble in Your place to-day. and tfiat II was
confidently expected would be there.
Lest this notice should place me IN iaise
position before your people, and lead them 70
suppose that had failed TO respond TO an IN
yitation entitled to so much consideration as
one emanating from the Democracy OF La
fayette, desIn IL due 70 myself " correct
such an impression, and therefore request
you, as my friend, to state t. The meehng
that convences to-day, If you should receive
this in time that the announcement IN The
Mercury above referred to is the only notice
of any kind received By me that my presence
was desired and as it was strictly county
meeting, feared it might look like intrusion
were to visit Oxford tor the purpose oil par
tlcipating inyour action.
Ny position in relation TO the question
which is now exciting so much interest," ana l
am sorry b.say. some dissenslon, or at ieas,
division of opinion among the democracy o.
our State, is, presume, known 10 You l
endorse cordially the action OF our delegates III
the Charleston Convention IN wuharawlng
from that body under circumstances, believing
that no other course WAS left them consistent
with their Instructions or with their own sell
respect and the honor Of their state, and when
a public servant has faithfully discharged
trust con6ded to him, he is entitled to tiie ap-
prevail and endorsement Of his constituents,
and as simple act Of duty and good iath, l
would say to him. well done, good and hith-
ful servant
As to the course proper TO be pursued with
reference TO our further action, II IS perhaps
scarcely necessary or proper that should ex-
press an opinion. | will, however say that
the policy suggesting itself to me as the wisest
and safest under theeircumstances, Is that our
State Convention should re-appoint the same
delegates, or others if they decline serving,
with instructions to meet the delegates from
our Southern sister States at Richmond ON the
second Monday in June, and then after re-
adopting themaiority platform or its equiva-
lent, To suspend further proceedings and pro-
coed to Baltimore as delegates to the ad
iourned convention Of the 18th of June, and
cIlQeaN0E u W hAI tNAA - ~
the adoptiOnOf sound, satisfactory platform,
recognizing the full measure of our eonstitu-
tional rights in language that admits Of no
double Interpretation, and to place sound
man Tone not tainted ariM tie oti0@s and mis-
cbier9ss hsesy Of sguotter sooereignty) on
this sound platform and if they fail in these
objects, then preferring principle to party, that
they shall again convene and make an official
nominationOfa man aud declaration Of prin-
ciples about which we can, as Southern men,
consistently and zealously unite. Such a
nomination would receive my earnest and en-
thusiastic support were | the only member of
the electoral ticket in the State who would
enlist under his banner, which would bear
aloff as tie banner Of the Constitution and
eqaul rights.
yery Respectfully. Yours,
J. w. CLAPP