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The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16
For tie MssissiHpian.
A Voice from Holmes.

ED. MIssIss1PPIANs--Iar arrived in this beau
tiful and pleasant village on yesterday. l
found the Circuit Court in session, Judge
Henry presiding. It commenced its session
on last Monday. Very little business has
been done as yet, owing to the fact that sew
eral litigated land suits have been tried and
disposed Of which has consumed the time of
the Court.
Since l arrived here have seen a goodly
number Of the Democracy of Holmes, all of
whom endorse and approve the action of our
delegates at Charleston.
The Democracy of this county will hold
meeting next Monday to appoint delegates to
the State Convention on the 3Oth inst. A
good many delegates will go. l do not hear
of any creeping, low-down Douglas Democrats
in this county. Indeed, the Democracy of
Holmes have always been sound and true
The meeting on Monday will adopt l think,
in substance, the following resolutions:
Resolved, That tits the duty Of the Democ-
racy of Holmes to appoint delegates to the
Democratic State Convention which has been
called by the Executive Committee to assem-
bic at jackson on Wednesday, the 30th in
slant.
Resolued, That the Democracy of Holmes
cordially endorse and approve of the course
Of the delegates from Mississippi to the
Charleston Convention at the late session of
that body.
Resolred, That we adopt as the creed of
our political faith upon the questions therein
embraced, and as the true construction of the
Cincinnati platform, the resolutions reported
to the Charleston Convention by majority of
the Committee on Resolutions and sustained
by the vote of the Southern States and the
sound portion Of the Northern Democracy.
70 Resolved, That we concur in the PROPOSE
ton for meeting Of the Democracy Of the
United States who are in favor Of the princi-
pies of the Majority Platform, for reconciliation
and harmonious action in the Presidential
election, at Richmond, Va, On the 18th of
June.
Resolved, That We recommend to the State
Convention that the delegates appointed to
meet the Democracy in, the Richmond Con-
yention for the purposes herein stated, be also
accredited as delegates to the adjourned Con-
ventiou at Baltimore ON the 18th of jun.
and that they be empowered TO represent the |
State in such convention in the event it is so |
decided by the meeting at RichMond, with in
to make no surrender of the posi- |
ion assumed by the State in the Charleston
Convention and to adhere to the principles
,nunciated in the Majority Report.
I doubt not you will approve aud endorse
he foregoing; and if the State Convention will
AIRY out the policy indicated in them, all will
,e well. The State Convention will doubt
ess do SO. ,.ss s.
The crops generally look well and the plan
ers are consequently in good spirits.
Yours, II.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16
E.or, he Eaals Of lie S,,,tl.


Upon the adoption of the minority report,
the Southern States began TO enter their pro-
tests The resolution pledging the party to
abide by the decisions of the Sepeme Court,
was then stricken out, thus taking even
thatscrumh OF comfort from the South. Then
it was that the Southern States began to Sc
eesfe from tl1s- css.gcntion. Nile States sece-
ted, and the other Southern States only re-
manned in the Convention on condition that
no nomination should be made except by
two-thirds vote of the electoral college, with
the hope of bringing about compromise
Those Southern States remaining in the Con-
Ventiou stood ready and are now ready and
willing to go with the seeding States. In fact
the whole of the Southern States stood up
manfully for clear recognition of the rights
Of the South. They not only said but acted
upon the principle of give us our rights, or
let the Charleston Convention of the National
Democracy of the land, perish forever
1t presented to our mind the sublimest
spectacle in the political history Of the world,
and will hush forever the calumny that the
Democracy are held together only by @eohe-
sise power ofpublic plumber" With certain
success within their grasp, with, the Federal
ard all its lucrative posts of honor
within their power, they spurned them, and
for the time forgot the glorious history of their
party and severed the ties that bound them to
their political organization-ana all for the
lore Of principle.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16
From the Holly SPRINGS Herald.


The above Platform, is the one adopted by
the committee, composed of majority of the
States of the Union, which was rejected by
majority vote in the Convention. Ii has here
totore been the custom for the convention to
appoint committee consisting Of enc or two
delegates from each State, to report Q platform
forthe Convention. This. we learn has been
the'ormcr eastoln with our National Conven-
tons, and We were astonished to see the Con-
vention reject this report, as contained nothing
butgood and true doctrines, which every nation
al Democat-North or South, should cor
daily endorse. Instead OF this majority re-
port, the Convention adopted the Squatter
Sovereignty Report of the minority, and went
even so far as to exclude the resolution from
the Platform endorsing the decision of the
Supreme Court in the bred Scott case Is it
to be wondered at then, that the delegates
from several of the Southern States, withdrew
from the Convention, after finding that the
numerical strength Of the North, in the Con-
vention, was arIayed against such wholesome
and constitutional measures, as the exigency
of the times required the South to demand at
their hands
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16
Sherman's Testimony in Favor of
Douglas.

Ifthere is an intelligent man, woman or
child who questions the propriety of the
course adopted by the Southern delegations in
resisting the Inscriptions attempt of the part.
Fans Of Douglas to foist him upon the democratic
party as candidate for the Presidency as
fit representative of its creed, we ask that the
testimony, given in his favor by Sharman, the
Helperite candidate for Speaker, be read:' In
the course Of a speech delivered recently in
New York by this noted anti-slavery leader,
he conplimented the Illinois renegade for the
services which he rendered the Black Repub-
leans in their war upon the South on men,
orable occasion, and explained the secret OF
his Northern strength as follows,
Another significant circumstance connected
with this memorable controversy is, that the
principal element of the strength OF one of the
prominent Democratic candidates for the Pre-
sidential nomination consists in the fact that
throughout the struggle he acted with the
Republicans If the controlling interests in
the Democratic party shall allow Mr. Douglas
to be nominated at Charleston, it will be be-
cause they believed he acquired Northern
strength by acting with the Republicans on
this great question. Whatever may be his
fate, IpiH do him the justice to sag that has
temporary rebellion Das ofa.e highest service
to the Republican cause, let'hsm be friend or Joe
( Applause
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16

CARnoLL CoUETY.-A call appears in the
Carrollton Democrat for meeting of the De-
moeracy of that county on the 21st to ap-
point delegates to the State Convention at
jackson. In making this call the Democrat
errs in naming Monday, the 18th May, as the
day for the assembling Of the State Conyen-
ton It should be written Wednesday, the
thirtieth
The Democrat exhorts every democrat in
the county to attend the primary meeting,
saying:
We hope no Democrat viii stay away
through indifference, but that, listening to the
superior demands of duty and patriotism. the
party will be well represented, in order that
the delegates viii be prepared to give fair
and full expression to its sentiments in the
State Convention.
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Great Unanimity and Enthusiasm.
! PRESIDENT, EDW. EVERETT

P1T1MoRE. Nav 10.-The National Union
Convention re-assembled at 10 O'Clock this
morning-Hon. Washington Hunt, of New
York. President, in the chair.
The attendance Of delegates was full and
every sparerseat or place to stand was occup-
ed by enthusiastic visitors.
After prsyers the-President announced the
first business in order to be the report of the
Committee appointed yesterday-on Plat,
form, which was read amid great applause and
on the spot unanimously adopted.
: The Platform is in substance as follows:
Il. 1t reiterates the guarantees of the Con-
stitution and expresses unfaltering devotion to
the same.
70. 1t likewise expresses unwavering attach
ment 10 the Union of the States and pledges
the convention to the maintenance Of the
same. ~ s= zlasasazz -
8. 1t inculcates implicit obedience to the
laws and pledges the nominees, if elected, to
the faithful execution of the same.
The platform was finally adopted without
dissenting voice.
1t was then agreed to go into nomination
of candidates for President and Vice Presi.
dent; but before doing so, the following reSo
buttons were adopted, viz:
RESOLVED, That each and every delegate
has the right, unless otherwise instructed, tc
cast his vote according to his own indivi
dual judgment, without regard to the unity o
the delegation. e
rs "Resolssd, That the majority of the votes
Of the convention shall make the nomination
| valid ~ -
The convention then proceeded to the frs
ballot for President, with the following re
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16

The IMPUDENcE OF THE FREE SoILERs-
Friday night two Douglasites, returning from
Charleston, Hon. Mr. Morriss, of ILL.,, and Mr.
Schnable, of Pa, harrangued the citizens Of
Petersburg, in favor of the squatter-sovereign-
ty candidate for the. Presidency. Last We'd
nesday, Hon. Mr.. Wilson, of Pa, and Frank
Blair, of Mo, harraAgued the citizens Of
Wheeling, in favor of the Black Republican
cause and candidate. Now, as the doctrine
and purpose of the squatter-sovereignty men.
and of the Black Republicans, both look to
-depriving the Southern States OF their interest
in the Territories, we regard it the height of
impudence that their advocates should come
into one of these Southern States to insult us
with the audacious avowal of their sentiments
and the insolent tender of their propositions
Virginia knows that she hagrights in the Ter
ritories, of which it would be an atrocicus and
intolerable fraud to be deprived, either by the
Congressional Proviso of David Wilmot, or
the SUPPLEMENTARY Proviso of Stephen
A. Douglas. She knows that the effect of
either measure would be to defraud her sister
States of the South of their constitutional
the advocates Of each are Free
Soilers-and that her honor demands that
she should resist both at every hazard, and to
the last extremity. How is it, then, that the
citizens of Petersburg, and those Of Wheeling
could patiently listen to the partisans of men,
and the advocates of schemes that would des-
poll the State of rights as certain and as sacred
as their own personal right to property, home
Or family We are drifting wondpusly.--
Richmond Wig.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16
From lie n. o. Courier.
From tie Baton Rouqe Aauoeate.


The position assumed by the delegates
from a majority of the Southern States in the
late Charleston Convention is based upon the
policy sanctioned by tie Craftsmanship of
Calhoun-and will be cordially ratified by
their constituents The dI,sy which we, the
mass and rank and file of the Democracy, en-
trusted to our delegates was to attempt to OBJ
tain from our Northern allies an unequivocal
recognition of our rights as interpreted by the
highest constitutional authority of the land
We sent them there with every hope for har-
mony and conciliatory action. but every deter
mination to stand by unfiinchingly, that doc
trine of the Supreme Court. in its decision,
that the territories of the United States he
ing the public domain, and consequently the
common property Of all the States, the slave
owner has as perfect atci isdefeasihIs right
to settle there with his negroes as the citizen
of any Free State has to establish himself
there with his horses or his sheep; and that
the proprietary rights Of the former in lets
slaves, and Of the latter in his horses and his
sheep. being rights guaranteed by the Consti.
tuition, are equally entitled TO protection
They demanded nothing more, and were
determined not to allow the adoption of q
platform which lodged and put a slur upon
the obligations defined by the Supreme COur
OF the United States.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16
From the Columbus (Ga.) Times
Salute to the Seeding States.

On yesterday afternoon the quiet of our CT
ty was broken by the booming of cannon
Almost Immediately the streets were filled
with anxious and expectant faces, enquiring
for the latest news from Charleston. The ex-
PLANTATION showed that q few jealous spirits,
by way of manifesting their appreciation Of the
conduct Of the several Cotton States in retir-
ing from the National Convention, had secur-
ed Maj. Barrus' cannon to commemorate the
event. As the echoes went reverberating
down the valley of the Chattahoochee towards
the Gulf we INDUCED the hope that they
and kindred reports might wake all true spir-
its Of the South, and nerve the crisis which
seems about to be precipitated upon us.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16
Erom A,s Athen,. 1Gn, Rl,nner

We think the Southern States did right in
withdrawing from the Con vention. after be-
ing satisfied that the Northern Democrats
were determined to rule or ruin. They came
to Charleston with taeir programme cut AMI
dried, determined to carry it out or break up
the party. They did not succeed in the for
mer, but we think they have effectually ac-
complished the latter The Ea.ional Demo-
cratic party is no more, unless there is great
reaction in Baltimore, and the Northern De-
mocrats determine to abate their intemperate
zeal for Douglas. and give the Southern De-
mocraey an acceptable man and an acceptable
platform. 1t is useless for the Northern De-
mocrats. (and we regfet to say few OF the
Southern Democrts) 70 attempt to force
Douglas upon US. The South cannot
be brecght to his support. His nomination in
June will be certain defeat of the party in the
fall elections We will not have him. All
the fine drawn theories against protection in
the territories and in his defence that can be
written from now to dooms day, will not wipe
out the damning stain Of his treachery at a
time when the South most needed his assis-
lance.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16
From the DeEaM Democrat

MISSISSIPPI DELEGATEs.-Wer etrun our
congratulations to our state delegation for the
firm and decided stand they took against that
hellish hersy, squatter sovereignty. There is
not one of those gentlemen but s.ood the fiery
ordeal well and in connexion with that gal
liant band Of Southern States, they prevented
our rights and interests from being over-run
and swallowed up by that hoard OF semi-abol-
ition delegates from the North, who went
down to Charleston for the purpose of sad
ding the arch-political traitor, Douglas, on
the neck of the Southern people.
Mississippi will sustain them and fondly
cherish their names hereafter around her poll
teal council boards.
We speak for Kemper, and we say it con-
scientiously, that We do not believe there are
half dozen simon pure democrats in the
county who endorse the Squatter Sovereignty
notions Of Douglas and his trucking clan.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16
DEmocRAr1c STATE CONVENTION

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by
the Democratic Convention of December 18th
1859, hereby give notice that a Democratic
State Convention viii be held in Jackson
On Wednesday the soth of May,
and request that the Democracy of the sever
al counties will proceed at once to hold primary
meetings with view to the appointment of
delegates thereto.
JOSEPH N. JAYNE,
Chm Executive Committee.
or Democratic papers viii please copy.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16

gNEw TERRIToRIEs-The Committee on
Territories in Congress propose to organize
five new Territories, which contain respective
ly the following number Of inhabitants Chip
pewa, from 5000; Nevada, about the same
number; Dakotah, 5000; Idaho, pixies Peak
49, 600 to 10000; and Arizona, 5000 to 81
600. Each of these bills contain the follow
ing proviso
Provided, That, nevertheless, Slavery has
ne legal existence in said Territories, and
nothing herein contained shall be construed to
authorize or permit its existence therein.
The bills organizing these territories, have
all been defeated.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16
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The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16

APPROVAL OF THE GEORGIA DELEGATES
A large meeting was held at Savannah, Ga.
on the 9Th to approve the course of the South
ern delegates in Withdrawing from the Ma
tional Convention at-Charleston. The meet
ing was very enthusiastic and was addressed,
among others, by the Hon. Henry R. Jack
SON. late q. S. Minister TO Austria.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16

~ We are auth ,rized to announce the name Of
BF EDWARDS IS can iiate fJr the office Of Probate
Clerk. Election in October.
~ weare authorized to announce HOWELL A.
HALL Is candidate for the ONCE ofUoanty Treasurer
Election In October.
We are authorized to announce thepzme Of SAMUEL
DON NELL, . candidate for the office Of Probate
Clerk.
We are authorized to announce W. N RICHEY, as
candidate for election the Office Of County Assessor
at the next election.
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The New YoRK Press ON THE CoNvEN-
T1oN.-The Herald warmly supports the
Southern Democracy. The Journal of Com
merce is non-committal. The Times thinks
"the North is about to assert its rightful au-
thority over the political institutions of the
country" The News says: "view it how
we will, the action of the Southern delega-
tons in their secession has our honest sympa-
thy" 1t hopes that there will be a reunion !:
but says that the North has no right ito be
obstinate in thrusting down Southern threats
notions which suit not the section it strives to
revolutionize." "Strive to reUolutiomze,.-
The Day Book is strong for the seceders.-
1t declares, in effect, that they were driven
out of the convention because there was an
effort in it to abolitionize the Democratic marty
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From The Tuscaloosa (.Ala.) Observer

We have no hesitation in saying, that the
Democracy Of Alabama should sustain the
course other delegates. They went to Char
lesion to accomplish plain, simple duty, to
secure recognition on the part Of their bre-
thren of the North, of their constitutional
rights in the Territories-and failing in that,
but one alternative was left them, which, we
rejoice to say, they did not hesitate to adopt
that Of Withdrawing from the body. Seven
entire States accompanied Alabam on that
trying occasion. besides portions Of the delega-
tons from some two or three other States.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16
The Voice Of she Press and .he People

From every patriotic quarter the voice Of
the people is having utterance through the
press in favor of the boId stand taken by the
Southern representatives at Charleston for
the constitutional rights OF the South, and
against the daring and desperate attempt. Of
the Douglas faction to WELD the vast power
Of the Democratic organization for the propa-
CATION of their pernicious doctrines.
We have room to-day for the following ex-
tracts:
From tie " o. Courier.
THE ATTITUDE OF THE SoUTH.-The bold
resolute and unyielding position which the
delegates Of majority of the SoutiIen. States
have lately assumed, in the Charleston Con-
vention is a source of unqualified congratula-
on the part of every true Southern man in
this city. We have not met single Demo.
crat yet, who is not satisfied with, nav, proud
of, the manly stand taken by the delegation o.
Louisiana The plain yet irrefutable remarks
of our venerable Mouton, reflect squarely and
Enthusiastically the sentiments OF his Demo
cratic constituency. We say to them, there
fore, in common with the Democracy of New
Orleans, "well done, We good and faithful ser
wants."
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PERsoSAL--We learn that, Mr.. G. Will
liams formerly master machinist and general
ssuper;ntendent Of the Southern Mississippi
Railroad, which post he has filled OR several
Years with entire satisfaction, has applied for
the position Of master machinist of the New
Orleans Jackson and Great Northern Railroad.
We know from personal knowledge Of. Mr..
Williams, as competent and practical ma
.ehin;st. and as an efficient railroad manager,
: better appointment could not be made.--M
O. Courier.
Having known Mr.. Williams long. 1t af-
fords us pleasure to add our cordial testimo-
nv to that Of our New Orleans contemporary.
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1t demands all of our firmness, all Of our
sagacity and all Of our patriotism to meet it as
it should be met 1t is needless for us to state
that the Sun has, from the very beginning of
the troubles in Charleston, taken part with
our gallant delegates and with those of the
other States who withdrew. We sympathiz-
ed with them, and we want the Democracy of
Mississippi to say to them. well DONE good
and faithful servants -
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ssFminsd resistance Is ives manifested %
Charleston. The Little Giant has been de-
uounced in every State and every county in
every State in the South, and to attempt now
to force him on the party of the South is alb
solute madness Such persistent efforts to
make the South take an obnoxious man is an
insult to our people, and we expect to See
such movement, il again inaugurated, re-
buked as it deserves. If the thing is persis-
ted in again, we believe that the Southern
States which seeded frpm the Convention at
Charleston will be Joined BY all their sisters
Of the South and this being done, we have
no doubt that portion of the North will
! sympathize and follow suit.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16

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