The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-11-28
A Lesson to Weakened southerners

The necessity, ofat least shoe Of resistance
to Black Republican domination has become
50 evident that many who until very recent
date, were loud in their protcstations against a
on the pags of the South, to such a rule, are
| joining in the secession demonstrations which,
springing from the great heart of the people,
are rife in the Cotton States.
This yielding to the necessities ofthe times,
and to the current of a clearly revealed public
sentiment, is fact which cannot but be high
ly gratifying to those who have stood in the
forefront of the battle from the beginning of
the sectional war to the present time. 1t as
sures them Of full and final triumph of their
cause. AS the course of the feather indicates
the direction in which the wind is blowing so
do the movements of politicians often-tirnes
unerringly indicate the course public senti-
ment
Rs.stanos to Northern domination seems
now to be the watch. word 1t is on every mans
lip 1t is uttered by tongues TO which it
seemed worse than hasphemy but few brief
weeks ago, even though it may have been
used in contemplation of the result which has
happened-the election of Lincoln.
Now, regjatance is very vague. shadowy
and meaningless term and the true friends Of
the South cannot consent to have the object
of their movement as loosely defined as its fire.
quent and indefinite use would seem to i'm
ply. If we do not mistake the purpose ofthe
party of the South, in Mississippi, it is to
p7ite with other Southern States, il it be pos
siJIe, in measures Of resistance; but if this be
not possible or practicable, then to run up the
lone star of Mississippi and to let & blaze upon
her flag as an emblem Of her sovereignty and
separate independence until others less mind
full of their rights and honor at this time are
compelled by the force Of circumstances, to
follow her example.
Further; we sometimes hear it suggested
that we must resist through a Convention "of
all the siaveholding States" As well talk Of
rolling back to its source the current Of the
Mississippi river. Every man Of common
sense knows that the border States are not
willing now to act and it is not improbable
lift is left to their choice, that they ever will
inaugurate a secession movement provided the
cotton States would buy their slaves at high
prices
But what is the object OF the Convention
Of all the slaveholding States % We are tod
that it is to obtain additional guarantees''-
Pooh What nonsense Our present Con-
stitution is amply sufficient for all purposes
Of protection to the South, if properly inforced
What are additional guarantees worth from
a fanatical and intclerant party who have
construed away those which are already pro-
vided?
But to show these men who have not cour-
age enough to resist the secession movement, !
and yet seem willing to kill it with the kind
ness of impracticablc schemes, the utter fu- |
tility of their plan we would direct their at
tention to the pointed and explicit declaration |
Of Black Republican sentiment and policy, |
from the Cincinnati Gazette, one Of the most |
moderate journals in the interest of that par
ty 1t says emphaticalIy that the North is
aoae With making "Coapromises. They |
have won the battle, aud it's fruits will be the de-
gradation of the South and the utter demoli-
ton of her institutions. Why then shall we
delay action; or concern ourselves with i'm
possible suggestions which il needed viii !
wreck the movement which has been inaugur-
ated For one, we protest against temporizing
as mere childs play unworthy of men, and as
utterly suicidal.
No MORE CoMPRoMIsISG.-There are al |
ready indications that the secessioBists who !
have inflicted most serious injury on their |
own section without any evil effect elsewhere, !
hope to bring about another compromise
Alarmed at th3 personal ruin impending over
them, (and which can not now be averted by |
any device these conspirators are said to be /
planing convention of the several States for
the purpose Of patching mp another compromises,
for the professed object of keeping the Union !
together by some constitutional amendment.
This can feUer be affected as proposed The |
perfdious reputation OF the Northern share |
of the Compromise of182o by an almost uni
ted Southern vote, aided by q few Northern |
doughfaces. and the gross violation of the |
peace measures of1350,,by the renewal Of agi- |
tation in 1854, has rendered all further trGasac-
tion in that line impossible.
We make this statement thus explicitly |
now because we believe that public opinion in
the free States will not again permit Of any
such adjustment" and that the fact should
be seasonably understood. We are content
with the Constitution asst is. The South has
no ripht to com plain of it, for that section has
most important advantages under 1t, which
could not be obtained in the present condition
of Northern feeling (on account Of recent acts
of had faith and Southern threats were the
work to be done over again.