The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-03-07
l.The Hour and the Man !

The 'ILour has come, and il the Ficksbur
Wing is to be believed, ". c, Smedes rs tn
Man" II is to SInedes the Democratic mem
bers Of the United States Senate, and th
National Democracy at large, owe all th
gratitude which reyerenUal men can feel to
wards their deIyersr.
Smedes las Lifted them oat Of the siousi
? Of despond.
Smedes has cleared up all the doubts thai
hung Ike funeral pail before them.
Smeles, in cloud and in fire, in thunder and
instorm, has delivered the Law.
Smedes is The Man to whom timi1 and
doubling souls, in tribu,ation and despair, have
lifted up their vioeos. and cried, "Watchman
Of the Night ?? .Watal5man Of the Night ?
Great is Smedcs, and tie Nichsburs Wig
ishis prophet
/ DAVIS and Toombs and IuuteC aud Brown,
&
in the wilderness without a light to gaido them,
and 10 Smedes appears with his Resolutions;
he bears them aloft Ike a cloul BY day, and
pillar of fire by night. S,raishtway they
are accepted as the true guide, and the name
Of SmcIcS is given to immortality!
Ecjoec then, ye stricken sons OF soTow-
ye gropers in ignorance and da,kness-thatjn
this evil day, the mouth Of Smcles, Ike the
mouth Of the Prophets Ass, was opened by
the emergency!
The Wing tells US that all the praise
which is awarded to the caucus Of Democratic
Senator'S in Washington for adopting a sound
platform, and thus setting an example Of Wis
dom and patriotism to the Charleston Con-
vention, belongs TO Smcdcs. Quoth the Wig
'thc resolutions arc nothing morc orless than
a plagiarism liom Sucdcs "TLc tle,cat;ng
Democracy in the Legislature avoided Sm4deo'
resolutions with a great deal of care" chow /
dare the ire-eatcrs lay slcrilcac3us hand On /.
Smcdes 3)-"whcn Smcdcs wrote his csleJra-
ted 9 Memphis letter, it was assaiIel by /
everybody O in the Democratic ranks down
tris way, little AMI bis~-Jut after all this .
cautious avoidance Of SnieIcs's doctrine, by /
the t.n1;d fre-catels in the I.egislaluge--atcr /
all this foolharIy, fierce assaiIment Of Snetes'
doctrine hy little and bie' bolios generally
what IS done Tell # not in Gath, the self
same timber of SIN, -s-,he much avoided
and the mgch abused doctrine, o! SDieIe<-
IS pronounced sound" - tag men who have
been prosecuting SmeIeS, and ,orthwith they
steal it as ''lna.yriaI fora Democratic plat
fnn," lienceGorth let snedes he Saint in
the Democratic calanJsr.
And why shou'I tie Democracy not Pay
Ills tritaIta to H.etr Ge}ivercr? Is it doubt
sd that it is hj, 'matyri,D' which their Sena-
tors have appropriatoI? Then, let Us con-
vince the crring, Does not Smcdes argue,
in tie language Of the W-hi-,) hat we al
ready have enough law G3r the protection Of
slyc property in the Territories That there
IRE *ampIe remedies under the common law
10 protect the Southern man in i,, r,1lt Of
,lays''-anl that consequently Il Is MS hicy-
",ls and ac.ious to demand Congressional
and unnecessary 10 enquire wleth-
,r or not we are entitled to {? Pray by
What po'jtic2-dipomalieo-hocis- -pocus piece
IF lo-je, then, 10 We who Doubt tlat al, the
lga.sc, @ lu.y 21.IlloieT are tine 81 Slraeslr'.
ii--.ser e gao e. ---v - ss=s s4z
,ul HE resolution orthc Senators that !, THE
DUTY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERN /
NENT TO AFFORD On the Teri;toE:es}
FOR SLAVES rs FOR OTHER SPECIES
IF PROPERTY, THE NEEDFUL Pro /
rEtTIpE-tiat i eAper.cs@,e should II any
imc prove tha, Tie Judiciary docs not possess
,ower to ensurc ADEQUATE pHOFEC-
TIGN, it viii then become the DUTY OF
CONGRESS- TO SUPPLY SUCH DEFIG-
-ENCY?'-In other woal', to d. the yesy
hing which SmeIcs has culre,eI his brains
o prove that we had TO business to dcmanl
It tie hanls Of Congress.
But why cla'orate And why, Oh, ye
t.lyleneI Democratic sinners, do you ;ongcr
iesitate to heap upon Sncles all the locked
lp wealth Of your gratitude? ileucc.orth
ct him be cmbaImcd in oHr nemorics-aDd
let,
"Ixr-azsive 3 L.aer s7u-c lis Fra;se."