The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-02-15


our fathers, in framing the Constitution,
swerved from the right. We, their children,
at the end of half century, see the path Of
duty more clearly than they, and must walk
in it. To this point the public mind has been
long tending, and the time has come for look
ing st it fully, dispassionately, and with manly
and Christian resolution"
1'hsre is On adyantage in reading this which
would not belong 20 any particular article in
any particular number q the paper, if be has
be9A constant reader, IS he says, for 30 many
years. and that IS be finds it in every paper,
and net he praises bis teacher who thus teaches
him In every number, these doctrines of the
violation of his faith in the Constitution. his
purpose to destroy the Union, to wage war
upon the institutions which that Constitution
was formed in part to secure. Whilst the
Senator tells US that he draws his opinions
from the venerated source Of the fathers Of the
Republic, it is to be remarked the announce
ment is made that we have walked in the
shadows Of the dark ages which eoYered the
formation ofour Constitution, and slapped out
into broad light, which the Senator, sup
pose, proposed to-day to throw over the Sen
ate. Then, again, in this same speech which
/ have quoted, the Senator said
"Yes, sir, l undertake to say here tonight,
that in no part Of the world, and by no race
in the world have greater efferts been made
for human progress and human liberty than
have been made during the last thirty years
in Old England. Applause.] Her reformers
have achieved the most brilliant victories
Among all her brilliant intellects, who have
linked their names with the great IDEAS of pro-
gress, no name shines more brightly than the
name of George Thompson. Applause. p
This is the language applied to that very
country against whose expressions he has
depicted his fathers rs struggling /; and this is
to be taken in connection with his address to
the monument at Bunker hill And to whom
is the compliment paid ? To an itinerant abo-
litionist, who came here with fell purpose to
sever the connection of these States; who,
even in the Senator's own State, few years
ago, when there was sounder public opinion,
was not allowed to leetnre=Hho even now is
not allowed to go into Faneuil Hall and the
Senator on this occasion, expressed his regret
that Faneuil Hall was not thrown open TO one
who performed such service Nor is that all
the Senator's speech
"And, sir, as an American, loving my coun-
try, cherishing the great fundamental princi-
Piles on which its institutions are founded, /
come here tonight and give him the same cor
dial welcome to America that would extend
to the men who have nobly struggled on the
lost fields where liberty has been cloyen down.
[Sensation. And as he may be called upon
in few months to leave US, trust that, when
he goes, there will be none, at least in Massa-
chusetts, who will censure him for laboring to
blot from our country the sin and shame of
slavery. Much enthusiasm n
None in Massachusetts, who would censure
British abolitionist for coming here to inter
fere with the institutions of the country! He
may hope there would be none. trust there
would be many. trust those few who have
spoken in such heroic tones that their words
have spread over the vast area Of the Repub-
lie, have many who concur with them; and
trust that there is a power in Massachusetts,
which, whenever this fell spirit shall manifest
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