The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-11-14

1t has refused to prevent or punish. by
State authority, the spoiiation of slave pro-
perty but on the contrary, it has made it
criminal ofiepces in the citizens Of several
States TO obey the laws Of the Union for the
protection of slave property.
1t has advocated negro equality, and made
it the ground of positive IegislatioR hostile to
the Southern States.
1t opposes protection to slave property on
the high seas, and has justified piracy itselfin
the case Of the Creole.
1t has kept in our midst emissaries of in
cendiarism, to corrupt our slaves and induce
them to run off, or excite them to rebellion
and insurrection.
1t has run off millions of slave property by
a system of what is called Underground rail-
roads :" and has made its tenure so precarious
in the border slave States as nearly to have
AbOltionized two of them Maryland and
Missouri and it is making similar inroads
constantly increasing upon Virginia and Ken
lucky.
1t is incessantly scattering fire-brands Of
incendiary appeals in our midst.
1t has extended fanaticism into our own
borders.
1t has invaded.a a Territory by arms furnish
ed by Emigrant Aid Societies, under State
patronage, and by funds, furnished by foreign
enemies in Canada and in Great Britain.
q 1t has invaded Virginia, and has shed the
blood of her citizens on her own SOIL
1t has justified and exalted to the highest
honors of admiration and respect the horrid
murders and arsons and rapine of the raid of
John Brown, and has cannonized the felons
themselves as saints of martyrdom-
1t has burnt the towns and poisoned the
cattle, and formed the midnight conspiracy
of the depopulatien Of North Texas O
1t has proclaimed to the slaves the horrid
motto-"Alarm to the sleep, fire to the DWELL
ings poison to the food and water of slave
holders
1t has published its plans for the abolition
ofslavery every where. To ''rescue slaves at
all hazards--to form associations--to estab-
lish presses-to use the vote and baiiot--to
raise money and military equipments-to
form and discipline armed companies-to ap-
peal to non-slayeholders and detach them
from Shareholders in slave States-to commune
icate with the slaves--to encourage anti-slayc-
| ry emigrants TO the South and West-to seize
other property of Shareholders, to compensate
| for cost Of running off their slaves-to force
emancipation by all means, especially by limi-
i ting, harrassing and frowning upon slavery
| in every mode and form and finally, by the
Executive, by Congress, by the postal service
and in every way to agitate without ceasing
/ until the Southern State shall be abandoned
| to their fate, and worn down, shall be COM
PEELED to surrender and emancipatc then
slaves.
Ii has repudiated the decisions of the Su-
preme Court. 1t assails us from the pulpit
and the press, and in the school-room. 1t di-
vides all sects and religions, as well as parties
| 1t denounces Shareholders as degraded by the
| lowest immoralities insults them in every
j form, and holds them up to the scorn of man.
kind.
Ithas already a majority Of the States under
] its domination; has injected the Federal as vel
as State Judiciary; has large majority Of tht
i House of Representatives Of the Congress o
the United States; will soon have by the new
census majority Of the Senate, and before i
obtains the Senate certainly viii obtain thl
chief executive power Of the United States.
Il has announced its purpose OF total aboli
ton in the States and everywhere, as well q
in the Territories and Districts, and othe
lplaces ceded. And,
Ithas proclaimed an "irripressible conflict
4 OF. higher law with the Federal Constitution
ITSELF
How, then, is the election Of its candidat'
for that Chief Executive power to be ylewet
bv us and by all? His and his rivals senti
ments are both proclaimed, they are the same
the Government cannot endure half slav'
and half free--it is an irrcpressible conflict be
tween opposing and enduring forces-the Uni
tod States must and WILL sooner or later, be
come slayeholding nation, or entirely fre
labor nation" These are the sentiments Q