The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-02-08
Another Commissioner to Virginia

We learn from the Mississippian, Of the 18th,
that the following resolution, providing for the
appointment, by the Mississippi Legislature,
Of Commissioner with authority TO proceed
to Virginia, 70 consult with reference to the
matters therein set forth, was introduced IN
the Senate Of Mississippi, on the 18th, by Mr.
Starke, of Bolivar:
"Res21ce{ by the Senate (the House concur
ring,) That the Legislature will, at an early
| day, elect Commissioner to go Immediately
| to Virginia, to confer with her, through her
own Legislature, as to the best means to
maintain and preserve the rights and interests
Of the Southern States, against the Dangers
now impending over them'
! We shall welcome a Commissioner from
| Mississippi to Virginia, should one be appoint
ed, with all hospitality and with fraternal salu-
tations We have no objection to hearing an
nounced the views, wishes and purposes Of
our sister Southern States, on the great ques-
ton a. issue between the tw2 sections ot t.ses
country. eapprehenci alat efle leading
object and desire of several of our Southern
sister States, is dissolution of the Union, at
the earliest possible moment. And If SO, we
have only to say, so far as we are concerned,
that we have no sympathy with such object,
and entertain no such desire at the present
time. We are ready and willing to go with
those who go farthest, in any just and ration
al measures for the protection and dee1>e OF
Southern rights and interests. But we are
neither ready nor willing to appeal to that last
res0rt-a dissolution of the Union-on ac-
count Of any aggression or pretended aggres
sion of the North, down to the present hour
--Ricim0nd Wing.
The Wing is assured that the resolution
above quoted was moved by a leading mem
Der of its own party, who was identified
with what was known as the Union organi-
tion" in 1851. With the exception of the
Insignificant faction whose trumpeter is the
author Of the so-calIed Opposition address,"
public sentiment in Mississippi is unanimous
in favor Of providing measures for the protec-
ton of the South against the dangers now
impending over her" A small party, with
Mr.. Lake (the late Opposition candidate for
Congress in this District at their head pro-
pose a Convention of all the States that new
guarantees for the security of the South may
be provided, or pcaceable separation effected;
while the great body Of the people, as repre-
sented in the legislature rely upon the CO.
operation and concurrent action of the slave
holding States These last do not object to
the proposed General Convention, except for
the reason that it will necessarily postpone |
action until after the Inauguration of the next |
President who may possibly be of the Rlack
Republican party; and they are not willing |
to place their trust upon mode of securing |
protection which depends upon the sense of |
justice of the very SAtes which have perpe-
trated the wrongs complained Of and are
threatening the prosecution of hostilities in
a still more offensive form.
Our Richmond cotemporary need not fear
that there is purpose in Mississippi to dis
solve the Union con account of any aggres-
siop, Gown to the present hour" These ag-
gresSicns have been excessive, it is true; but |
hey have been patiently borne, in the eager
ness of our people to perpetuate the Union
and their willingness to endure long and to
suffer m-sch, before dissolving their relations
with tho Northern States Bnt the wrongs
Of the past have taught lesson which it were
madness to disregard. They have taught
our people that it is their duty to prepare for
future aggress:oas, the last and crowning Of
which, and more serious than all others in its
would be the election Of Pres
dent upon the single idea Of destruction to
Southern Institutions. The rapid growth of
The organization which proclaims this to be
IS object, warns us to begin the work of prepa-
alton, and TO bring about concord of action
among the States which have common des-
iny and are threatened with common ruin.
Unless the Wing is willing to deny that We
nave correctly described the aims of the Black
Republican organization, and is willing to dis
,ute its unparalleled increase Of strength, as
Illustrated by popular utterances at the polls
n the Northern States-it will not hesitate
o JOIN in the movement which Mississippi has
Ifit will not join this movement,
t must lag behind, and consent to follow in
he rear of the grand army of patriots who
ire moving forward with one heart and one
esolute purpose to preserve unimpaired, and
o transmit to postcrity, the rights for which
heir fathers fought.