The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-10-10

undated the only man that could have saved 9
he party and the country-Mr. Douglas. He |
lad heard Douglas speak in Virginia, and sp-
,roved his sentiments If the Charleston
Convention had nominated him, Mr.. Buck
yonld have supported him, and thinks he
would have swept the whole South, and car
led at least half the Northern States. In that
'ase, he said, the Union party would have
made no nomination. Mr.. Buck forgot that
ne, and all the rest Of the speakers had de-
nounced Douglas and the Democracy for re-
pealing the Missouri Compromise, and thus re-
opening the slavery agitation and building up
the abolition party. Mr. Buck and his party
try to prove Douglas to be consistent Demo
crat; and yet he said if Douglas stands in 1864
as he stands now, truly national man, he
would be at the head Of the Union party. and
save the country-make noble the name of Ar
mold, which demagognes had attached to his.
He said the sccederS, when Fernando Wood
told him their Convention was a Southern
Convention, and they wanted no Northern
men in it. That is not true, though we do not
think Mr. Buck intended to misstate the facts
of the case Mr. Wood and his delegation
were refused admission because they were not
duly accredited delegates to the Charleston
Convention. And if Mr.. Buck will carefully |
look over the official record, he will find that |
there were nearly as many Northern as there |
were Southern delegates in the Convention |
which nominated nlr. Breckenridge Mr.. Buck !
said if he had been among the seceders at |
Charleston he would have seen the dernier re- |
sort, before he would have gone to Baltimore |
and begged re-admission. They were willing |
to do all that honorable men could do for union !
and concert of action for the sakeof their party,
but they scorned to do what Mr.. Buck says
he would have done-comprofnse principle |
which involved the interest and the honor OF
the South. Mr. Rusk advanced several other
ideas we would like to notice, but We have not
space.
c. f. HAMER, OF YAZoO,
Was then called for. He said but little, though
that little was significant He first protested
his devotion to the glorious Union. lie then
said the main issue was the slavery question
the Northern Abolitionists trying to abolish
slavery and the Southern Democrats endeav-
oring to force it into the Territories; and that
no matter how the issue might be decided, he
was still a Union man. He is the first South |
ern speaker we have heard re-echo the I'M
Southern sentiment expressed by Neill S.
Brown, in the Convention that nominated Mr..
Bell, to wit 81 would not swap this Union
for all the niggers in this country" Great
God, whittier are we drifting?
HON. J. J. BLOCKER, OF NEW ORLEANS.
Alter dinner which was served up in the
Capitol yard, the peope again assembled in
the Representatives Hall, when the gentleman
named above addressed them. We did not
hear him, however, as we were in the Senate
Chamber, where the crowd there assembled
was addressed by
l. " PARTRIDGE, OF THE vTcKsBCRG WING.
He said he was not here to denounce aboli-
tonists who were fifteen hundred miles away,
but he was here to denounce traitors at home.
With that exception, and his partial juslfica-
ton of the infamous sentiments of Mr.. Sparks,
we have but little objection to the speech Of
Col. Partridge He discussed no principle, but
contented himself with making a little point
here and little point there, point on this
man and point on that paper; and though we
took notes of his speech, and could easily an
swer them ALL we have not the space to de-
vote to them, even if their Importance would
justify it.
FULTON ANDERSON, ESQ OF JACKSON,
On Friday night, addressed the largest audi
ence which had assembled during the mass
meeting He was fonder of the name of Amer
lean citizen than that of Mississippian He
made a long argument against the right Of Sc
cession, partially in answer to the late speech
Of Senator Wigfall. We understand that Mr.
Anderson's speech will be published, and we
only wish Mr., Wisfal!'a ee,Id sc out with it |
We all admit Mr.. 4. to be a man of considera- |
BILE ability, but his answer to Senator W. was
most lame and impotent conclusion" lie |
admits the States to have been sovereign and /
Independent, but says they gave up that SOW.
ereignty when they formed the Union. His |
argument was Websterian, until he came to
speak Of the heresy, as he termed it, Of calling
the Union compact. According to our re-
collection, Mr.. Webster said it was, and that
compact broken by one party relieved the
others from any obligation to abide by it Said
ne, did you ever hear ola compact making war
or peace? No; neither did we ever hear OF
Union or Constitution making peace or war
'ut by the compact OF union between the
States, it was agreed that Congress should act
as the agent of the States, and exercise these
powers for those who agreed to the compact
lie said secession would be treason to the
Government and would be treated as such.
We would like to know how he would 20
about hanging one or fifteen States His
main argument against secession, was founded
upon the ground that it led to revolution.
then ne said if our rights were tramped I'M
derfoot, he would favor revolution. We think
Crockets comment on certain sneech will
suit that finely, che came out the same hole
ne went in at" Mr.. Anderson said Southern
Democrats would dissolve the Union if LIN |
coin was elected. He was opposed to saying
what he would do under contingency which
may never arrive. Let us wait said he, and {
see II the injury is worth the wrong which we
are about to do. He then argued to show that
If Lincoln is elected, disunion will follow-re-
sistance, said he, lies at the end of it. Each S
section would become hostile to the other: |
we would be in an eternal warfare: and who.
exclaimed MIR. Anderson, would preserve such
/ Union if he could In that case. said he Il
ct US face the world as traitors, with the
'ope around our necks, and calamity cut it
Dose with the sword. He reviewed the
curse of the Democratic party, and blamed q
hem for various acts to which we have not ;
ime to allude. He labored for some time in
ndeavoring to show that the Breckenridge
arty had endorsed Squatter- sovereignty, and ;
aid if the Democracy had remained united,
nd had nominated DOUGLAS Ia ra.Id have
Imported MIN. To use his own language, q
as to consistency and right" he preferred II
douglas to Breckenridge Alter Mr.. An =
erson had concluded his speech, which was u
'rtainly the ablest delivered during the y
ass meeting, &c
DISTRICT ATTORNEY DICK COOPER -
Was called out. He sang praises to the n
orious Union. He said the Union was :,
rmed to provide for the common defence, and =,
Il, said he, we see States providing for their ~
IN defence He forgot to mention that his ~
IN party was, according to numbers, as deep :,
the mud on that snbject, as is the Democ- f.,
y in the mire. In our State, at least, they a,