The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-12-19
WRIT ADAMS,
Commissioner from Mississippi.

The following extracts from the Message
Of Gov. Moore, setting forth his recommended
ton for cali of a Convention--his opinion
that secession should be fact accomplished
before the 4th Of March-and that in any
event Louisiana should 60 to the assistance of
any sister Southern State upon which the
arm of federal power might be laid to prevent
her assumption e&hsa1Aeserzsd powers will
be perused with much satisfaction b. the
great body Of our readers:
Inorier, therefore, that the future position
| and proper policy of the State Of Louisiana
| may receive the thoughtful and calm consid-
| Grafton which it deserves, and that her citizens
may have an opportunity of giving form and
| expression to their views in this regard, |
recommend to your honorable bodies, to pro-
vide for the election of members of a conven-
ton, as soon as may be proper with due regard
to time to whom shall be committed the duty
and responsibility of determining that position
! and shaping that policy so far as affects
the relations of Louisiana to the Federal
| Government. That convention will meet.
consult and decide without regard to my
opinions as contained in this message, but |
do not think it proper, under existing emer-
\ gencies, that ], the Chief Executive officer OF
/ the State, should omit the expression Of my
J convictions as to the course which our State
ought to pursue.
L have earnestly desired that conference
or convention of the Slayeholding States
should be, held in order, that they might
counsel together and act unitedly in this grave
crisis. stift desirs that such conference
shall be had, leticabls IN point Of time.
Louisiana ought IL p refuse % meet her Sis
ter slavehoIding ST. IA connciL and there
unitedly determine up6n firm demand to be
made Of the NorthefA States ior kspeal q
their obnoxious legislation and The guarantee
and security Of those tights which have 50 long
been persistenly refused Still although such
. course has seemed % my mind deslrables
! and had hoped that = practical and practical
| BILE plan might ere this Have been suggested to
accomplish this object, DO not think etiDn
| of louisiana should ts umeasOnably postponed
| under the mere hope or expectation that s9ch
a body wodld be at some distant day convened.
| IL should meet at oacc and determine at onfs.
| before the day arriUss for the inauguration q
| d Black Republican President
do not think it COMFORTS with the honor
and selfrespect of Louisiana, as slavehold-
4 ing CCaLe, 10 TUG LfttEeJ TIC " y
| Black Republican President. / will not dis
pute the fact that Mr. Lincoln is elected ac-
cording to the forms of the constitution; but
the greatest outrages, both upon public and
private rights have been perpetrated under
the forms of law. This question rises high
above ordinary political considerations. 1t
involves our present honus and our future
existence as free and independent people.
| 1t may be Said that, when this Union Wa.
| formed, it was intended to be perpetual. So
it was, SO far as such term can be applied to
anything human; but it was also intended to
be administered in the same spirit in which it
was made, with scrupuSouS regard to the
equality of the sovereignties composing it.
We sxissIy not placed tt1 the position of
subjects Of European daspotism, whose only
door Of escape from tyranny is the right of
revolution. maintain tbc right Of each State
to secede from the Upcn. and, therefore. scIsat
euer course Louisiana may pursue ROic, II any
attempt should Ie made By the Federal Govern
nlent to coerce a sovereign State, and compel
her to submission to an authority which she
has ceased to recognize, I should u,ahesitdtinp
IN recommend that Louisiana assist her sister
State i0iH the same alacrity and courage,thit
the Colonies assisted each other in their strug-
gle against the despotism of the Old World.
If am not mistaken in public opinion, the
convention, if assembled, toiH decide that Lou-
isiana ,ciR not submit to the Presidency Of Mr..
Lincoln.