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The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-12-19
PROCLAMATION.
BIZ JOHN J. PETTus, GOvERNORO

BIZ JOHN j. PETTIIS, GOVERNOROF
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
To the Sheriff Of the County Of -, State atoresaid
-GRREfIHG
UJHEREAS. Thursdsy, the 2eth day of Decem-
w Der, A. d. 1850, is the day appointed BY
Law for holding an Election in this State for Dele
gates to the State Convention ;and WHEREAS, IL Is
made my duty to Issue my writ, requiring you 10
hold said Election at the time and places appointed
by Law:
reouirino Won TO hold an Election at the several
Prscints in your County, on Thursday, the 10th day
of December, A. d. 1860, for the same number Of
Delegates IS your County is entitled 70 Represent
tatiyes in tie House of Representatives,
You will eonduot said election, In Ill respects,
asoordisg to Law, and make due returns thereof to
the Secretary of State.
GIVEN under my hand, and the Great
LIS. Seal Of the State, hereunto affixed, nj
- the atty Of Jackson, this, the Sd day Of
December. A. D. 1850.
By the Governor, JOHN j. PETTUS.
O. A. BRoUeHER, Secretary of State.
Dec 4'60-tE
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Letter of Gen. Freeman.

We present to the public to-day, powerful
isttsr from the pen of our distinguished fellow
citizen, John D. Freeman, upon the issues Of
the dag. He shows how the machinery Of the
new government may be put into immediate
operation, without occasioning the least shock
or arrangement to the commercial, postal or
financial affairs of the South. The way to
Independence is a high road which may be
Travelled with ease, and it is the only way of
safety.
Let no one lay aside this paper without Civ
ing the letter of Gen. Freeman careful
Y,ar,,eaT
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SENATOR BEStAMIS AND THE UNIoN.-It
having been telegraphed that Senator. Benja'
min; Of Louisiana, designed making Union
speech, he has sent the following contradiction
to the Delta:
WAsHINGToN, Dec. LII DELTA: The
report about my speech is false. | wrote to
the Legislature on the 8th inst, advising i'm
mediate secession By separate State action.
j. p. BENJAMIN.
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THE ST. Louis EXPEDITION!
Montgomery EntrercLeiIat Mound City
HE Iy DETRRMINEnl TO FIt9HT.

IF an n
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 7.-rF-etters and dispatches
! to the Democrat from he Southwest Expe-
dition, announce that GER. Frota had been to
J FotE Scott, where he had an i1.tervitsy with
Gen. Harvey, whd5 had undoubted knowledge
that Montgomery {ras intrenched at Mound
| City with three hGs.dred Gpen, determined to
fight. 4iieneral. Harvey desired the support OF
General Frost, and it was thought that heir
pnbined forces would be sufficient to c4spturc
Montgomery. A. A,
d Lieut. Scott ha9 been disabled by an acci-
dental shot throuen the leo q
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Skies Bright 1!

Our paper bears to its readers our confident
assurances Of 3 glorious victory for the eat r.
of the South at the election on the 20tIx -
many counties the friends of a Souts Con-
federacy are running without QUESTION. But
let none of them stay away from the polls
The good cause must have the moral influence
ofa vote so overwhelming chat it will forever
settle the issues which are agitating the pub
lie mind, and leave no doubt as to the position
of the Commonwealth of Mississippi.
Patriots of the South, one more charge along
the whole line, and glorious victory is yours
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Position Of the Lincoln Party.

The position Of the Lincoln party towards
the South is exhibited in the following para.
graph from Maine paper-the Eastern Ar
gus:
Slavery is q sin, a blot upon our country
the sum of villainies. Our country cannot
endure half slave and half free; il it is not
made all free, it will inevitably become all
slave; we will therefore make it all free.
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Keep it up all Day.

Don't grow weary of well doing on Thurs
day the Goth. Recollect that you are then to
choose between the alternative Of living under
a Northern free negro despotism, or in con-
federacy of free and equal Southern States
He is poor patriot that will not work all day
when sucn an issue is to be decided
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OF The Florida Legislature should choose
a United States Senator at its present session,
to take the seat Of Mr.. Yulee, whose term ex-
pires on the 4th of March. But the Florida
papers say that on account Of the improbable
ity Of Florida needing such articles as Con-
gressmen any longer, there will be no election
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DAscNe AND MUsrG-Pros. VIM. and
Augustus Miller. formerly Of the Grand
opsra Of Paris, and lately from Baltimore pro-
pose, IS VIII be seen by reference to their card
in another column, to open an Academy Of
Music aud Dancing At the jackson House in
a few DAYS.
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Death of Hon. c. 3. Firth Of Amite.

We have heard with profound regret Of the
death Of this promising and rising citizen Of
Amite county. and member Of our State
Legislature. With all the elements that en-
nobled human nature, he was richly endowed /;
and has descedded to his grave, on the thresh-
hold ollie. amid the unavailing sorrows of all
who knew him.
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Virginia and Ma ryland.

Private advices from reliable sources from
Virginia and Maryland, give every assurance
that the people Of those States sympathze
with the other Southern States in their pres
ent movement and will stand by them in every
and any emergency. We are confident that
the people, in most of the Southern States
when left to themselves, and not improperly
influenced by politicians. will be true to the
cause Of the South
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,,ne MlLLINERY, &c,.

"A MRS. vIRDEN's, sts.s Strss, J..E,on
nnh,;S ss osss % a.s:n her lady friends ana he
New York with an slsS ant ASSORTMENT ~ ~.
ets ef,s nose A.Iliasry. selected from ~
establishments Of Fashion. Her sann.,. -.
s sSSSronsry, slosss 90, are gotten up Il ssTIs
this Market Dresses made IA o,S., slSA.lea ~
the most Fehned taste. ss,Iess seit
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or The gallant minute men. of Jackson
will hold several meetings between now and
the election Of which due notice win be given.
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Southern Rights Men /!

Are you prepared for the battle I! But one
more week remains for action. See to it now
that your active workers are selected to
: ATTEND THE POLLS, ON THURS
DAY THE 2oTH-all day, rain or shine
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Coal ON and coal ON Lnmn.,,

DRODUcE the desideratum lirh, FOR ,,s.a,.
con.n and osiilianey Of fame ana eAespassS ~
A large assortment Of the eA.,e..,
Lamps and the best Coal OH made Al 49, 49,. :.
Oct. 5, 1850. ~ Aohkf.
.s..i n'C s,,r at distance can have ,A,,,
goods through Adams Express. 81 esissry q
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Cheer. for Alabama and Georgia

As our paper went to press, we received
authentic Negligence that the current of
Southern Rights had set so strongly in Ala.
bama and Georgia, sthat both Conventions
win be unanimous for the new Coniederacy
Of the South.
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CALHOUN County, ALL RIGHT.-We- are
pleased to learn from an intelligent citizen Of
Calhoun that they are even more unanimously
for Southern Confederacy than VIC are in La
fayette, and that they will send men to the
State Convention who are Internationally for
secession. Oxford Mercuru.
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SPALDING's PREPARED GLUE seems to be
universally welcomed by housekeepers where
ever It goes it is precisely the ready reliable
adhesive substance needed for repairing flrni-
ture and household ware-LadieS 11sitor,
Nsg Rork, Sept. 1859. 20,
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Good News from Baltimore!
desnatch from Charleston SAYS:

Governor Gist has received letter from
the commander of the Baltimore National
Volunteers, thirteen hundred strong, saying
that she regiment has unanimously resolved
to support with their lives, any State or
States in secession, and rendering their servi-
1ces In the event of coercion.
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BEGINNING to Realize tbs Daneer.

The n. T. Tribune which on the ese Of the
recent electonctidiculed and scoffed at the idea
Of secession, has at length come to d realiza.
ton of the danger. II moag admits thai a Sc
cession vii take place, and that, too, speedily;
and it shrinks from the use Of force to pre
vent it. In its issue of Friday last it saws
"But if the Cotton States generally unite
with her (South Carolina) in seeding, we in
sist they cannot be prevented, and that the
attempt must not he made. Five millions Of
people, more than half Of them of tire domi
nant race, ff whom, at least, half-a. m lion are
able and wiling to shoulder mIskets can
never be subdued while fighting arou nd and
oyel their own hearthstGnes. If they could
be, they would no longer he equal members
of the Union, but conquered dependencies
Suppose they could be overcome and their
military iorces destroyed what then Can
you make them accept Federal offices. Can
you prevent their tarrin. md feathering those
| who de- If not. how IDLE to talk Of subdu.
ing them!
| "As to all that is so well said of the duty
of remaining in the Unica and submitting to
its constitutional authority, &C., &c, we con-
Cur in it, most heartily; but suppose they
won't-what do you propose to do abo1t it
Webster and Marshall and Story lave reas.
oned well--tne Federal flag represents Gov,
ern, ent- not a mere league; we are in many
respects one nation, from the ST. John to th.
BIO Grai.de; hut the genius of our institu
tons is essentially republican, and ayerse Il
the employment of military force to faster
1ne section of our confederacy to the other
If eight States having five millions of peopl
cheese b. separate from us, they cannot b
permanently withheld from so doing by tn
| Federal cannon"
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Significant.

The Resistance meeting in Floyd county,
Ca, selected as their candidates to represent
them IN the State Convention. which is to as
semble on the 18th january, one Bell man,
ons Douglas man, and one Breckenridge man.
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A COAST GUARD.-The Mobile Tribune O.
Saturday, announces the formation of coast
guard of seventy-f five men, for the protection
Of the coast of Mobile county. The Tribune
says:
We regard this as very important move
ment, and one sminently deserving of legisla-
tive encouragement. The Gulf coast abounds
in bays, bayous and inlets, unprotected by any
fortifieations, which would afford inviting "a
cilities for fillibustering and marauding Elm
cursions and Ito say. nothing of other consid-
ations) there are very valuable and extensive
interests in Mobile and Baldwin counties
which require protection. It might be ipiu.
dicious to be more explicit upon this subject.
but It 8 matter eminently demanding aiten-
ton Capt Taylor owns light DRAFT fast sail
ing schooner, (the Eriis) of So tons burden.
which ne s now having repaired and fitted
up at his own expense. She is Just the sort
Of craft adapted to the particular service re-
CURED He proposes to have twobguns, of
suitable eaiibre, mounted on board of this YES
sci, and to have her manned bya crew of
thirty men armed with Shapes rifles. Capt.
iayiors company consists of men fitted for
TINS amphibious species of service. as the most
OF them are good sailors, and have families
and property to protect on or near the coast.
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Something for CoercionIsts


Burke, maintaining in the House of Com
mons that the Colonies could not be subdued
Gy the British arms, said 'fn Virginia, and the
Caroiipas they have vaA multitude OF slaves
Where this is the. case in any port If the
world those who are free are by far the most
proud and jealous Of their freedom. Freedom
is 70 them not only an employment, but a
Lind Of rank and privilege. Not seeing there
that freedom, as in countries whera it is com.
mon blessing, and as broad and general as the
air, may be united with much abject toil-witt
great misery-with all the exterior OF seryi.
tude; liberty looks. among them, ike some.
thing that is more noble and liberal. do no
mean, sir, to commend the superior morality
OF This sentiment, which has at least as muct
pride as virtue in it, but cannot alter the ma
ture Of nan. The fact is so, and tllose people
of the Southern Colonies are muelh. more
strongly, and with higher and more stu6
born spirit attached to liberty than those t.
the N0rthward Such were all the Ancient
Commonwealths-such were our Gothic an
cestors-such in our days were the Poles anC
such will be all masters Of slaves, who arr
not slaves themselves. In such people thu
haughtiness of domination combines with tn,
spirit OF frsUlsnf, fortifies it. and renders II
| iinmncible.
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or We are = little in advance of time with
our present issue, but wetrust the importance
ofthe pending issues about which we wish to
commune with our readers, viii serve as a
sufficient reason.
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IN TIPPAH CONFTY.-Hons. ID. B. Wrigkt
orlando Davis. j. H. Berry and DR.. J. s.
Davis, have been nominated for fae Conven-
d E4,n on the cooperation plat6Jm. They will
iItve no opposition. Fcksbrg phg, r..
:. This is decidedly the richest Joke of the
slasopfe These gentlemen are the candidates
81 the Southern Rights party. The Whig
! aaso tells its friends to be of good cheer
Tin cafse of united South is p~ospsring.''
Yes, it is progressing, but no thanks are due
to the politicians of the Wing school who
threw out the banner of Unionism and sub
missionism Immediately upon the election of
Lincoln but who have been compelled by
the pressure Of wholesohl9 public sentiment
ostensiHy to take it down. The "cause of a
united South is progressing" gloriously and
it is fixed fact that eight States or more are
noto resolved to act and that others are pre-
pairing and will join the new Confederacy in
| less than twelve months.
From almost every portion Of Mississippi,
the news is cheering indeed In majority
of the counties, there are no Union candtdates
in the field
A friend in Tippah sends us the following
intelligence of the state of the contest iii that
county = Il
RIPLEY, Dec. 1860.
Mai Barksda}e We had our Convention
on yestetday-and great day it was for the
seceders-a complete triumph. Twenty five
hundred persons in attendance, and nat
dissentiRqaayoice that heard OF. There was
a complete union of all PARTIES marriage
of the Democratic and all opposition parties
and such one too that can never be divorced
by the Overt Actors"
Our nominees are O. Davis and j. S. Davis,
Old Line Wings, and Joel Berry and ID. B.
Wright, Democrats.
There will be no opposition in this county. |
Every vote that Tippah casts at the coming
election will be for Secession.
---se-SSs-----
PROCEEDINGS OF MEETINGs.--Ve have re-
ceived the proceedings of largo number of
county meetings, but they have come too late
for publication in the present issue, and the
interest in them. will have ceased before our
next number reaches its readers.
NEAR TERRY, Dec. IA, 1860.
EDITOR MIssIssIPPIAN There came TO my
lcuse last night man (says his name is
Jlark) with his wife, child, brother and
listers, in all seven persons. He had the E,
wheels of a Jersey wagon "a few planks on !
Dose tor body drawn by one horse, and !
mother horse for oneof the women to ride
aid they wrre from Texas, had been burnt
ut, and were in very destitute condition
we're trying to get to JacksH;i, Mississippi. l
thn.,, e.. l.,
nd tried to render them comfortable. This c
aorning ascertained they q. e.) the toon,e,a, e
ad been tampering with the negroes, telling f
lem they all ought to be free, &c ordered s
lem off tho premises and the women got $,
cry angry, swore considerable, and told me
they wished the negroes were all free, and
ley would BIZ gerry soon anyhow" They u
iii bear watching You may look out for e,
lem in jackson. am satisfied they have at
zen Fan off from Texas. Truly yours, tt
j. u. SMYLIE:: n
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SOLD JoE-"-Gen. Lane offers the services
of himself as also those of his son, now At
West Point, to South Carolina, in case tho
government tries the experiment, of coercion.
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Vote Early.

Be SURE to cast your vote early, and then go
for your neighbor. Get him to deposit his
vote. and then turn out for the next man.
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fro4s he Ettad .Asn1sssE1s da Tx ssM
Louisiana for Observation-Disclosures
Information Of her Purpose to sseede
with Mississippi


The following despatch to Governor Pettus
from Hon. Wirt Adams, Commissioner to
Louisiana, has been placed in our hands, ana
contains matter so vastly interesting and i'm
portant to the people of Mississippi, that we
have FASTENED to spread it before them with
out delay. I. will be seen that the Louisiana
Legislature has taken prompt action and that
she is prepared to join Mississippi and the
other States Vi the South in forming new
Republic for their common safety and protec-
ton against BLACK Republican rule. This
completes the column ofeight States now ready
and resolved 20 withdraw from the existing
federal government:
BAToN RouGE, Dec. 18th, 1860.
To Gov. j. J. PETTUs:-The Legislature
of Louisiana adjourned last evening after pass
ing Convention bill and making an appro-
priation of five hundred thousand dollars for
arming the State.
They received your commissioner in joint
session yesterday.
The sentiment of the legislature and peo-
pie Of Louisiana is all we could desire. The
State will take her position along side of Mis-
sissppi Her Convention meets on the twenty
third January.
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DR. PALnEa,s SERMos.-This able and pa
triotic Thanksgiving Address being in great
demand, Is re-published in the present issue.
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Election Returns:

Our friends will confer great favor by
forwarding us the election returns on the Goth
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QT Capt Kountz, Of the mammouth steam
er City OF Memphis. on his last trip to New
Orleans, was waited on BY the Vigilance COM
mittee and notified to leave within six hour.
on account ofhis abolition proelivities.
Capt. Sam. Montgomery, of the Louisville
packet James Montgomery, also had q similar
ovation, and had to spend whole day to ar
range matters with the yigilants. Tcksburg
Citizen.
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Public Speaking

The Southern Rights candidates, Hons. W.
P. Harris, W. P. Anderson. and DR.. w.
B. Smart, nominated at Raymond on Monday,
to represent Kinds county in the State Con-
ventOn, viii address the people at the follow
ing times and places:
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A Coon SIGx-Ths Legislature of North
Carolina has prescribed from the Office Of
Public Printer, W. w. Holden of the Raleigh
Standard because he advocates submission to
the Lincoln government.
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Important Movement in Pennsylvania!
- A UNION MEETING DECLARES
against Repairing the Personal LibertY
LAWS OF THAT STATE

The following proceedings Of an extraordi
nary meeting of leading ard influential lner
in Philadelphia, recently, have just come t.
light. They show beyond question that even
in what have always been regarded as the
most conservative localities of the Northern
States, he proposition to repeal or modi-
fly their laws multiplying Che provision of the
Consultation for the surrender of fugitive
slaves as means of restoring tranquility
between the sections, is utterly secuted and
that they have not the rcmotest intention oil
yielding to the pressing necessities Of the
times and reasonable demands of the South.
Let the people of the South read such facts
as these which are constantly coming to light
and determine if it is not time that they were
putting their house in order
PRIVATE.
PHILADELPHIA, December, 1860
Dear Sir The imminent peril of the
existence OF the government, and the proba-
bility that we ma soon be plunged in civil
war. calls for immediate action in the State of
Pennsylvania. A meeting Of gentlemen will
be held at the Girard House, to consult upon
the exigencieSof the crisis and to agree upon
some plan of action. Your attendance is
most earnestly requested.
Judge Grier presided, and Charles Gibbons
acted as secretary, the latter very reluctantly.
The following are the names
Judge Grier, Charles Gibbons, Morton Nc
Michael, Judge King. Mr.. Merrick, (Merrick
& Sons,) Frederick Grayson, David Solomon,
Chas. Brown, Geo. H. Martin, Charles Nc
AIister, John G. Bullet, Judge Knox, Judge
Lewis, J. A. Clay, j. A. Brown, Dr. Ducachet,
James Page, David s. Brown
Outsiders were excluded from the room,
and our reporter was refused admittance.
1t was stated that there were certain laws |
upon our statute books interfering with the
constitutional rights of the South. Messrs.
Gibbons and McMichael (Ao,tl Ane,icm),
denied that such laws existed. Judge Ellis
Lewis asserted that there were such or similar
enactments. Upon the question to cali upon
NE Governor 10 ooaUoke the Legislature for the
purpose ofrescinding such lascs the matter toas
,ronaptly votea dozen. The meeting adjourned
ltae die.-Phila. North Americaa.
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TIM GEEAr DIscovERr or THE AuE-Proc 0. J. Wood
In the discovery of his unrIrae1 Hair Restorative has
conferred upon mankind lasting benefit No such
eregn remedy for all diseases OF tho hal has been
discovered. Never known to fae, Of accomplishing al
that's claimed for it thousands daily it with
Hnte advaatag. to themselves. Every day the prOprs.
tors receive letters testyiag to Its merits and enum r.
ing the benefit resulting from It's uss.
Tothose who Ia this way afilctSl, we can com.
mend the Hair Restorative safe aad reliable remedy
See the advertisement Ia another column wherein viii
be fonud testimonials ffoin well known nrus
and lndlvidnslA Oct 10 10. w&s-w atn.
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Nina. wINsL0W.-An experienced nurse and female
physician, has Soothing Syrup for children teethag
which 50 greatly catesthe process Of teethng BY soft
ening the gums reducing al inHAmAtion-wtI anay all
pain and is sure regulate the bowels Depend upon IL
mothers IL will give rest to yourselves and relisfun
health to your infants. Perfectly sAis In all eassss !.
advertisement In another column. Aug % Ve-xAwlv.
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!. NoaTn c.aollsA--A meeting vas held !.
the State House in Raleigh on last Wedpssday
night. The Hon. W. W. Avery and 4 W
ysnabls both made disunion spsechs.