The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-29
Southern Man Read /
WILLIAM II. SEWARD AGAIN PRocLAIMs THE
DocTRIxE OF THE aHIaTgER I.Awo AND TIM
"IRREraEss1BIE CoNFT1oTan

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we hayc before us speech delivered at
Boston on the 18th inst, by the great apostle
and accredited mouth.piece Of the Abolition
party William H. Seward, in which, with
Increased emphasis, he repeats the doctrine Of
the Higher Law and the s.Irreuressible
Conflict" and gives notice to the south 70
put her house in order and prepare to die.
| Comment is unnecessary. The laneuaoe
Of Seward suggests to the intelligent Southern
patriot every idea which could be unioldea IN
a whole page Of argument and impassioned
appeal. Men the South Read Che formal
proclamation Of the generalissimo Of the Black
Republican army and determinef yourselves
whether you will surrender your rights and
meekly bend your necks to receive the yoke
| it is boldly proclaimed has been prepared for
you:
feel and know it my duty to confess that
| ;f have ever studied the interests Of my
country and of humanity, have studied in
the school OF Massachusetts, (Cheers and
cries of "Good.'') If fI-haFe ever conceived
a resolution to maintain the rights and inter-
ests Of these free States IN the Union of the
ConfeSleraey, learned it from Massachusetts,.
(Renewed cheering.) It is twenty=two years
ago, not Ear from this season, when n distin-
guished and venerable statesman Of Massach-
usetts had retired to his home, a few miles IN ;
the suburbs of your city, under the censure
OF his fellow citizens, driven home to his quar-
ters by the peltngs Of remorseless pro-slaye-
ry people, that |, younger then, ofcourse, than.
| am now, made pilgrimage from my own
home, which was not molested on my way,
to the Sage of Quincy-(applaus there to
learn FROM him what became citizen Of the
United States, in view Of the deplorable con-
dition of the intelligence and sentiment Of the
country under its demoralization by the pow
er of slavery. And there | received, and
thence have derived, every resolution, every
sentiment, that has animated and inspired me
in the performance of my duty as a citizen Of
the United States, all this time. know, in
deed. that those sentiments have not always
been popular even in the State Of Massachu-
sets. know that citizens of Massachusetts,
as well as citizens of other States, have at
tempted to drive the disciples Of that Illus
trious teacher from their policy. But It Is
tonight that am free TO confess that when
ever any man, wherever he might be found,
whether he was Of Northern or Southern
BIRTH whether he was Of the ''solid men of
Boston" or of the light men Of Mississippi,
have assailed me for the maintenance of those
doctrines, have sought to commune with
his spirit, and to learn from him whether the
thing in which l was engaged was well and
worthily done. What commentary upon
the wisdom of man is given in this single fact,
that fifteen gears after the death OF John Qaif-
cy Aaanas, the people of the United States, snho
hurled him from polcer and fran place are
calling to the head of the nation, to 1ie gey
seat from scAich he ,ods erpelled, ABrahans
LincoIa-(enthusiasti cheers )-tUh0se claim
to that seat is that he contesses he obligation
Of that higher a0-(appiause) )-Uhieh The
Sage Of Quincy proclaimed, and that he aUoles
himself far aoedI or for scoe, for hfe or death,
a soldier on, The side ef freedom an ths irre-
pressiLte conflict betpeen freedom and siaUey.-
prolonged cheering.) This, gentlemen, is
my simple confession. l desire, now, only to
say to you that you hare arrived at tie last i,
stage IF this conflict betore you reach the
triumph acllich is to iRaugrate this gTe1t poli-
Gu into tie government of lie United States.--
(Cheers) You will bear yourselves manfully.
X. - E.,E Efiss
/ have the same testimony to give you sub
stantially in relation to all the free States
together, with the assurances that, for the first
time, this banner will be unfurled in safety in
many of the slave States. But let not your
thoughts or expectations be confined to the
present hour. I tell you. JsLloiO-cifizens, that
NTH tiS Victory comes the End Of gae Potoer Of
slavery IN the United States. (Cheers) l
think NAV assume that a democrat Us man
who maintains the creed Of one or the other
branch Of the democratic party at the present
day. Assuming that to be so, tell yoaia all
sincerity, that tie last democrat an The United
States IS born. (Great laughter and cheering.
A yoice-'I hope so.')