Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-11-22
SOUTHERN SENTIMENT,
MlssIsstrfr.

uy's 10 oe fek !our~ years needeu by
Black Republican; and The question now
presented to US and 10 each man in the lane
Is: What is my duty in this crisis of euI
national affairs? What does patriotism re-
quire OF meI How. IS q .trus man, recog,
aziag all my responsibilities as a eitizef
Of The United States. ss "a Glitch Of the
Stale Of Mississippi, and as q member oil
society, am i to conport myself? Shall
fellow ths.,rashfand mad advice which the
Governor Of this State, forgetting The dig
mites and solemn trusts Of his post as guar
dian Of The safety and rights of the. whole
State, has, in advance of the actual fact
urged upon The pssPieSa Shall / yield to
the PASSIONATE and liIconsiderats teachings
OF our Upitsd' States, Senator'S, " he, sworn
to, support: the Constitution, have recon.
msnded TO the people. OF Mississippi, in The
contingency that is now upon US, TO break
the bonds ahposed by that scored ainstrii-
mebt end put OURSELVES into aihostils stti-
tndeto The Government under, which we
live, and ,oser which they themselves but
yesterday sought earnestly, by the peaceful
and lawful method OF the ballOt-box, 10
place aIrlIfer Of their own.c hsicel Shall !,
in consequence OF the election Of Mr. Lin
coin, odieus as i! is, obnoxious as he is,
dangerous as he may be 10 cur. rights. and
Notifying 10 our pridesss the success Of
his party is and Ultimately disastrous TO
us.as will be their policy lift finally pre-.
wall, shall, 4 refuse 10 submit 10 his Gov
emmett, throw of my allegiance to il and
raise The standard OF rebsllion against the
constituted authorities? ''' y Q"
For our part, cur coarse is already taken
We answer these questions, each and ev.
,eTy one, at once and smphatiealIy in the
negative. Ne do not mean TO rebel against
The GoUerunieaf because an o5norious man
has bsenmade President. We do not mean
10 raiSs the Standard of residence We do
rot mean. e,theryby breePtor example, TO ad-
-voeate secession or rerolaion, until necss.
Sly arises for q resortt such stern and terri.
blereMedies; When The Admin siration OF
7aB!ack Republican trenches on cur rights,
we7will fesistit tn lie Onion by every etfor,
faial1mssns 10 which, under the Consiitu.
ton aud laws, as honorable men, we can
resort, II il prevail over US, and proceed
10 deny or deprive US, so much as BY one
tot or title Of our clear and undeniable
rights, then if resistance m the Union be
ulayaiiBg. resistance out OF il; and 10 the
bitter end, and 10 death itself, would be
cur advice, which we trust also we would
be manly enough to illustrate by our AK
ample. But merely because a danger
threatens us, we shall no. rush into wild
aud mad schemes, which will lead us we
know not where. Because o President
who holds that the South has no rights un-
der the Constitution Of the United States in
the common Territories Of these United
States has been elected, but who is power
less, because both branches of Congress are
against hia, 10 enforce his views, we shall
not advocate secession from the Union,
The Inevitable result Of which must be IN.
faiabahdoan'enf ofuilour rights in these Ter
gitorleS JoreDeT. sszva-e.i 10 SIS --ff Us
-,- Wo shall advocate no sneh blind and su-
icidal course. We shall not be SO unjust to
Kentucky and Virginia, and ell The border
States, as to abandon them and leave them,
III siiHgreater odds, 10 contend against con.
tempaied aggressions which threaten them
thousand fold more than US. No. We
shall submit 10 The evils, -oOnfsssedly great
though they may be- Of Mr.. Lineolns cleo.
lion, and will, armed as we have ever been
with truth and right on cur side, maintain
the rights ofour State and our section
dauB.lessly against the enemies Of the Gov.
eminent both al home and abroad. With a
clear conscience, with the Constitution and
the law on our side, In defence Of what we
believe right and the true interests of the
people, we"ill stand by the Union Of these
States. and oppose, with all our power, ev-
cry attempt at its dismembermeut. US
AGREE WITH TIE SOVEREIGNTY OF MIssrs.
sIPPr, REGARDING SECESSION As Rrvo,v.
TON, AND WE DO sor CONSIDER REVOLT.
sTi0N JusTtBIABLE UNTIL OUR epPRrss,oss
ARE INToLERADLE TO u.s.. ASA FREE ANN
INprPEsDEET PEOPLE. This great nation
ought not TO be DESTROYED or dis6eured bv
The successful efforts of the mad advocates |
OF disuniOn. Itsmajestic pillars ought NOT
10 be overthr0wn through, tbs passions Of
disappointed denagogues and politicians,
er-the more sincere bat equally dangerous
schemes OF open revoluiionis,s. And we
mean TO oppose, and defeat if VIC can. all
attempts, come from what quarter they
may. 10 drug or drive. ihe people into open
hostility 10 tbs Government under which
We this cay enjoy The greatest amount of
liberty AID happiness Of any nation tha,
ever, existed, Let others do what thew
will, for US, we will stsnd by the UsIox.
THE CONSTITUTIONS AND rHrLaws! 80
The Breckinridgs men are not all for dis-
nnionisn. assoms of the crcessicss seem 70
think. His greatest strength lay in the
fact that he was known 10 aespi.e The issue
on which bis friends down this way we're
running him. Judge Alonzo- SNYDER, of
Tensas Parish, one of the most prominent
and influential leaders Of the Breckenridge
faction in Louisiana, declared openly before
election, that IF Lincoln should be elected, |
and an sttsnpt made 10 Dissolve the Union,
La would become candidate for the State
Convention on the UrIox TICKET. There
nre numbers. Of edr Bfeakinrinae leaders
is that State whel n0tOriously occupy, Che
same position. -,
GEORGIA.