The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-12-05
NUMBER so.
Meeting in Bolivar.


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Pursuant to notiea given, large number O
the citizens OF the northern portion of Bolivar
county, MISS, assembled at Ooncordia on Sa.
turday the 18th inst, to express their senti
ments in relation to the election of a BIack
Republican President.
Inc meeting was organized by P. l.. Whit.
worth, Esq, being called to the chair. and F
y " liiiams appointed Secretary.
he following named gentlemen were an.
pointed committee to draft resolutions ex.
pfessiVe OF the sense of the meeting, viz:
eol. NJ. ID. Shelby, Judge j. w. Elliott
III Harry Canty, w. G. Clifton, D. s. Came.
ron and }. 4. Stewart.
Inc committee retired, and after a short
consultation returned and reported the follow
ing' winch, on motion, were adopted amids
considerable manifestation Of Southern feel
| lng-there being only two dissenting voices ::
WHEREAS, sufficient information has beer
received to satisfy us that the notorious Blacl
| hepub!lcan, Abraham Lincoln of Illinois
the opvH and agowed enemy Of the South
of Southern Institutions of the Constitution
and OF Constitutional equality in the Mon
has been elected to the office of Pres ent O
these United States; and whereas, it IS cleaI
that said election is virtually subversion oI
| the Government Of our fathers, and ruinous to
the sovereign people of these Southern States
unless some immediate step be taken to forti-
fy us against approaching danger therefore
be it resolved by this meeting:
l. That we believe it behooves all true
Southern men, in this critical posture of their
country's political affairs, to come forward
boldly and fearlessly and consult together as
to the best means of preserving the liberty,
the institutions and the equal rights guaran-
teed to them by the heroes of the revolu-
ton, and which, under the sanction of heaven
they have enjoyed for nearly cT ,tury.
2. That we regard the election of Lincoln
as the greatest political calamity that could
possibly have befallen these United States.
and believe it shows, unquestionably, deter
mination on the part of those who elected him
to destroy if possible the institution of slavery
in the South
3. That we believe the "irrepressibIe con-
tiict" will never cease while we remain in the
G,lion, but that Black Republicanism will
continue to increase in strength and violence
that Shareholders will be continually ha-
rassed, and the prosperity of the South ma
tcrialy retarded.
4. That in the event Of dissolution Of the
Union and the establishment of a Southern
Confedera.1 y we believe the North would be
the only loser, while the South would be ma
terially benefited
3. That in our opinion the time has come
for the South to present united front and
that to submit longer to the insults and out
RACES of the North would be dishonorable in
US as free, patriotic and enlightened people.
6. That we have the utmost confidence in
the integrity, the patriotism and intelligence
of the great mass of the Southern people, and
believe they know their rights, and knowing,
dare maintain them.
Z. That we highly approve Of the course
pursued by our Governor, the Hon. John J.
Pettus, in convening the Legislature of the
State Immediately UPON information received
by him of the elect of Lincoln, and believe
that the Governor of every other Southern
State whose LEGISLATURE is not already in ses-
sion, should forthwith follow his example.
8. That we are in favor of the Southern
States meeting togetherin in Convention as soon
as possible to deliberate upon the political agi-
tation of the day, and adopt measures to pre-
serve, unimpaired, the rights, the honor
and the interests of the South.
8. That we believe a State has the right
under the Constitution to secede from the
Federal Union whether aggreved or not, and
that the Constitution gives the Federal Gov
ernment no power or right whatever to at
tempt to prevent sncil State from withdraw
ing and establishing for itself whatever form
of Government it may choose, or from connec-
ting itself with any other seeding Stat, or
States. ~
To- That we believe in encouraging South |
ern literature, Southern manufactures &c;
md that, in our opinion, those Of our mer- |
chants who have any pride of fcharacter-any
ceilings of patriotism-any regard for the hon |
)r and welfare of the South, and who desire |
ler institutions perpetuated will do no more
aiding at the North than is 1ctuatEv reces-
'ary
II. That we should henceforth watch with |
he most jealous scrutiny all persons, under |
whatever pretence, who may come among us |
rom any of the Northern States and upon |
he least reliable information that their senti. |
nents are in any wise Northern, our duty to |
ourselves and our country require that we |
should force them to leave Immediately.
II. That we disapprove of the plan of en-
raging Northern teachers to instruct our |
youth, or of Northern mechanics and work. |
men of whatever grade to work for us, who |
nave no interests in common with us-who |
make their homes at the North, and return |
here annually to invest the money they have |
made in the South.
Is. That we approve of the plan of Minute |
Men associations beng formed through the !
Southern States, and would recommend the |
of such an order at this place.
ii. That we "pledge our lives, our fortunes
md our sacred honor,'' that in any and every |
we viii stand by the South in |
opposition to the lawless and |
GanaticI North.
Is. Explanatory That in the 10Th, 18th |
and the 18th resolution of this series we do |
not wish to be understood as prescribing or |
any man or set of meP IN account |
Of their birth place, or as drawing any line of
distinction whatever between ourselves and
such NortherT4 raised men as have Come South
and thoroughly identified themselves with us
and our institutions. Neither do we charge
every man in the North as being our enemy
for we believe some are there who have never
made footprint upon Southern soil, and vet,
in principle, are Southern, Constitutional men,
But we have had so many wolves among us
in sleeps clothing, and our rights have been
trampled upon to such an extent, that it is
natural we should by this time be thoroughly
aroused to a sense of our danger, (for danger
there certainly is,) and that our proclivities
should be extremely Southern. There is no
longer any neutral ground to be occur d.
We may now know our friends from our foes
for they who are not for us must be against
u.s.
1t was ordered that the proceedings of this
meeting be forwarded for publication in the
Bolivar County Times MiSsissippian, Vicks-
b,,4.v md Nanph;c he
No more business being before the meeting,
it adjo o-tned sine die, and Immediately large
Association Of Minute Men was forE ID, all Of
whom signed their names and pledged them
selves to support Southern, Constitutional
Equality in the Union, Or, failing IN that, to
establish their independence out of it.
P. l.. WENTWORTH, Chm.
7. C. WILLIAMS, Sec'y. -