The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-15
Direct Trade---southern Interests.
MEETING IL MTssIss fpPt

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AT meeting of numbers the citizens of
Chickasaw county, held at Buena Visa on
the 21st Of July, 1e60--Dr. Z. s. Williams
acting as Chairman, and D. f. Greene as.
Sccretary--the following preamble and reso-
buttons were adopted
WHErEAs. For many years contest has
l,een going on between those who hold to the
doctrine Of the perfect equality of all man
lind If eyerv color and those who hold that
The negro and the Indian are naturally inle-
r;or tn the white man, and not tit to he on a
soc;al or political equality with the white
,nonIe Of the United States; and whereas the
advncates Of universal equality assert that
there il an irrepressble conflict between the
,,aonle of the slayehelding States and those oil
Tho non-slaveholding States, which must
and will of, on until one or the other II over
thrown.,' and whereas the former doctrine Is
faIIacio,ls. visionary and impractieabie, ana
the latter untrue, dangerous and revolutionary.
vet n powerful party, urged on by mad IA
nat,cism and love Of power, for sectional ag-
orandizement, in consequence OF party dlViS-
IONS among those who arc IN favor OF perpet-
rating our government as framed. by the
patriots of re, bids fair to carry the coming
Presidential election; and whereas there Is
no hone that the irrepresSibie conflict states
will abide in good faith by the requirements
Of the Constitutions and there is imminent dan
ger to our institutions, to our peace and to our
Union. from the Inauguration Of a Black Re-
| publican President with the patronage and
nower of the Federal Government there
| fore, -
Resoz,ed. That we call a mass meeting OF
our citizens, regardless of party ties, who are
| :. 81 ,,,,boI1;no Onr institutions rs eS-
| tablished by the trainers Of our several Con-
situations to be held on the 30th day oil
| August. 1860 at Gladney e Gardner's Mills,
in Chickasaw county, near Egypt Station, on
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, in the State oil
Mississippi, for the purpose of taking into
consideration lawful and proper State ia
| to be levied upon all goods made or pur-
chased in any of the irrepressible' conflict
| States; for the purpose of deyisinS the most
effectual and lawful plan of keeping the fefie-
raj revenues paid by the people OF the Seatn-
ern States from going into the hands OF inc
Black Republicans, in case they carry the
Presidential election, until the people OF
these States are fully assured that the power
and patronage of n common government
made for the equal protection OF all, shall moi
be used to the injury of any one OF the States
| or their citizens; and for the further purpose
of bringing about concert OF action, and the
cooperation of all the States opposed to the
dangerous and revolutionary tendencies Of
the Black Republican party.
Resoloed, That while We have no OPPOSE
ton to make to the inauguration OF the Hon
John Bell, of Tennessee, Hon. John e. Brock
inridge, of Kentucky, or Hon.. Stephen A
Doug.as, of Illinois, in case either OF them bt
elected by the people or the llonse of Repre'
sentatiyes, vet we favor the opposition OF thu
Inauguration Of Abraham Lincoln by all tho
lust powers of the States so situated as to bt
able to prevent it; and in case they should
fail to act, then we favor lawful course o
State action to prevent the revenues paid BY
the Southern people irom going into the hand'
of the Black Republican party.
Resolued, That > committee consisting 0
the Hon. G. b. Baldwin, Hon. J. A. Orr, DR.
]. Gillespie, r. M. Gum, Hon. K. Davis
Judge L. NJ. Rodgers and j. b. Gladney, b
amounted to invite public men of known
ability and integrity to address said meeting
and propose such measures as they may, ate
due deliberation deem the best calculated Il
extricate the Southern States from the pollt
;cal dangers which surround them
Resolved, That the friends and advocate
of direct trade in New Orleans, Mobile, Sa
vannah Charleston, Richmond, Baltimor
and Philadelphia, send a delegate from eacl
one of said cities to address our mass meetin'
on the 3Oth day of August, and participant
fully in all the contemplated measures.
Resozref, That thepapers published at Alb
erdeen. Okolona and Houston, be requestet
to publish the proceedings of this meeting
and that the Mississippian, New Orleans Del
ia, New Orleans Picayune, Mobile Register
Mobile Tribune Montgomery Mail, Mont
gomery Advertiser, Savannah Georgian Au
eusta ConstitutionaIist, Charleston Mercury
Charleston Courier, Baltimore American
Philadelphia Pennsylvania, and all othe
papers fayoring the object of this meeting b
!, requested to publish the same.
In connection with the above proceedings
notice is given that there will be public baI
becue at Gladney & Gardeners Mills, on tn
day of the above mentioned mass meetin;
and that all friends of the South and direC
: trade are invited to attend.