The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-12-12

heavenly AlTcc llit W lticsi wal hiu6 'oiSC oiie
tell their focks to be on the alert, for the wolf
guant. rapacious anda.hirsting for blood, is on
/ the walk. The discussion Of our multiplied
wrongs is no longer confined to the hustings
and the legislative halls. 1t has taken pos.
session of the pulpit. Ard SIE should il
not The triumph Of Abolitionism, will be
the triumph Of discomfort, riot, blood-shed,
atheism, and every manner of foul thinaato
peryert the understanding and corrupAkhe
hearts of men. 1t runs riot over the Northern
States. Shall we not protect frkn its leprous
embrace this fair land of our inheritance II
you are patriot-if you are aghrtstiaa-
listen to the voice osshe man of God.
From the impressive discourse OF DIR. Palmer,
we submit at present the m following extracts !;
but will publish the ssbole sernsn in our next
issue wy
What say you to this, to whonY Els great
providential trust of conserving slavery is as
signed "ShalI the throne of iniquity have
fellowship with thee, which fIameth mischief
by law % It is this that makes the crisis.
Whether we will or not, this is the historic
moment when the fate this institution hangs
suspended ia the balance. Decide either way;
it is the moment of our destiny-the only
thing affected by the decision is the complex
ion Of that destiny. If the South bows before
this throne, she accepts the decree of ressIic-
ton and ultimate extinction, which Is made
the condition of her homage
As it appears to me, the course to be pur-
sued in this emergency is that which has al
ready been inaugurated. Let the people in all
the Southern States, in solemn counsel assem-
bled, reclaim the powersthey have delegated.
Let these conventions ,pe .eonsposed of Alen
whose fidelity has bsen neapFsoVSd-men who
hiring the zsS;Sdnt;a aaAAa s..-~>>-1-.e
age to support and annolthce principles which
have long been matnred. Lst these conyen-
tiCsls decide firmly and ikolemnly what they
viii do with this great trust committed To-
their hands. Let them fpledge each other iIs
sacred covenant, to uphold and perpetuat&
what they can not resign without dishonor and
palpable ruin. Let them further, take all the
necessary steps looking to separate and ind.-
pendent existence /; and initiate measures for
framing new and homogeneous confederacy
Thus prepared for every contingency, let the
crisis come. Paradoxical as it msy saam, if
there be any way to save, or rather to recon
struct, the union Of our forefathers, it is this
z Perhaps, a. the last moment, the conserve
tive portions of the North may awake to see
the abyss into which they are about to plunge.
Perchance they may arise and crust. out for
ever the Abolition hydra, and cast it into q
grave from which there shalfssaegyer be.a re-
surrection.
Thus, with restored confidence, we may be
rejoined united and happy people. But, be-
fore God, believe that nothing will effect this
but the line of policy which the South has
been compelled in selfpreseryation to adopt.
confess frankly / am not sanguine that such
an auspicious result gill be reached Partly,
becausasI do not sefHlow new guaisntees are
to be grated upon tIfe Constitution, nor how,
if grated, they can be more binding than
those which have already been trampled un-
der foot but chiefly, because do not see
how such guarantees can bsselicited from the
people at the Northf, 1t can not be disguised
that, almost to man, they are anti-slayery
where they are not Abolition. A whole gen.
Grafton has been educated to look upon the
system with adherence as national blot
They hope, and look, and pray for its extinc-
ton within reasonable time, and can not be
satisfied unlesspthings are seen drawing to
Ludt CoilCluciOus w On Liz NVAtAaA 30 ANo
constituted guardian, can demand nothing less
than that it should be left open to expansion,
subject to no limitations save those imposed
by God and nature. ] fear the antagonisniss
too great, and the conscience Of both parties
too deeply implicated to allow such compost
ton of the strife. Nevertheless, since it is
within the range of possibility in the Proyi-
dence of God, would not shut out the alter
native.
Should it fail, what remains but that we
say to each other calmly and kindly, as bra
ham said to Lot: "Let there be no STRIFE,
pray thee, between me and thee, and between
nv herdmen and thy herdmen, for we be
brethren. Is not the whole land before thee I
Separate thyseIf; pray thee, from me-ifthou
will take the left hand, then / will go toiYthe
right, or if thou depart to the right hand, then
/ will go the LEFT" Thus, If we can not save
the inestirnable blessings it enshrines if we
can not preserve the vase, we will preserve the
precious liquor it contains.
In all this, speak for the North no less
| than for the South for on our united and de-
| termined resistance at this moment depends
the salvation oil the whole country-in saving
| ourselves we shall save the North from the
ruin she IS nadly drawing down upon her owr
| head.
The position of tho South is Of this montsn
| sublime. Ifshe has grace sitsn her to know
| her hour she will save herself, the country
| and the world It will involve, indeed, tenn
porary prostration and distress; the dykes o
/ Holland must be cut to save her from tn
troops of Phillip. But warn Gmy country
men the historic moment once passed, neye
| returns. II she will arise in her majesty, an
i sneak now as with the voice Of one man, sh
viii roll back for all time, the curse that
j unon her. II she subcumbs now, she trans
I n;ts that curse as an heirloom to posterity.
We may, for generation, enjoy compare
.t;ve case. gather up our feet in our beds, an
H., in ,,eaca but our children will go fort
l,.o,a,rd from the homes of their fathers.-
Fsbermen will cast their nets where you
,,raud commercial navy now rides ut ancho
md dry them upon the shore now coyere
,,,;th vour bales of merchandise. Slapped, ell
cnmyented. undermined, the institutions
,,o,,,. soiI will be overthrown ; and within nv
nd twenty wears, the history of st. Domine
w;li he the record Of Louisiana. Hdead men
hcn.s can tr6nble, ours will move under tn
,,,,,ftered curses Of sons and daughters, d
nonpc;nr the blindness and love OF ease who
hsg. icft Them an inheritance of woe.
have done my duty under as deep sen'
ofresponsibilty to God and man as ha'
ever ielt. Under a full conviction that q
salvation of tho whole country IS depend,I
upon the action Of the South, l am impeil..
to deepen the sentiment Of resistance IN U
southern mind, and to strengthen the cure
9 now flowing towards union Of the South
defence Of her chartered. rights. lisa du
which shall not be recalled to repeat,
such awful junctures do not occur twice IN
century.
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