The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16

| To the President Of the Democratic CoaueHtfon.
SIR: As chairman Of the delegation which
has the honor to represent the State OF Mis-
q sissippi on this floor, i desire to be heard by
you and by the Convention.
In common consultation we have met here,
the representatives Of sister States, to resolve
the principles Of great party. While MAIN
tanning principles, we profess no spirit save
that of harmony, Cancellation, and success of
our party, and the safety of our organization.
But to the former the latter must yield, Tor no
organization is valuable without it, and no
success is honorable which it does not crown.
| We came here simply asking recognition
| of the rights Of our State under the laws and
\ Constitution of our common Government
that our right to property should be asserted,
and the protection of that property, when
necessary, should be yielded by the govern
ment which claims our allegiance. We had
regarded government and protection as CORE
| lative ideas, and that so long as the one was
maintained the other still endured.
After deliberation of many days, it has
been announced to us by controlling MAORI
ty of representatives of nearly one-half the
States of the Union, and that too, in the most
solemn and impressive manner, that our de-
nand cannot be met, and our rights cannot be
recognized. While it IS granted that the ca
pacity Of the Federal Government is ample to
protect all other property within its jurisdiction
it is claimed to be impotent when called upon
to act in favor Of species Of property recog-
nized in fifteen sovereign States. Within
those States even Black Republicans admit it
to be guaranteed by the Constitution, and to
be only assailed by higher law; without |
them, they claim the right to prohibit or des-
troy it The controlling majority of northern |
representatives on this floor, while they deny |
ali power to destroy, equally deny all power |
to protect; and this, they assure us, is and /
must, and shall be the condition of our CO.
operation in the next Presidential election.
In this state of affairs, our duty is plain and
obvious The State which sent us here, an
nourced to u. her principles. In common
with seventeen q her sister States, she has
asked recognition of her constitutional rights
These have been plainly and explicitly denied
to her. We have offered to yield everything
except an abandonment Of her rights-every-
thing except her honor-and it has availed US
nothing.
As the representatives of Mississippi, know
ing her wishes-as honorable men, and guar
ding her commands-we withdraw from the
Convention, and as far as our action b con-
cerned, absolve her from all connectien with
this body. and all responsibility forits action.
To you, sir, as presiding officer ef the Con-
yention while-it has existed in is integrity,
we desire, collectively as delegation, and in
dividually as men to tender tie highest assur-
ance of our profound respect shd consideration
D. c. GLEN.
Chairman of the Mississippi Delegation.
Geo. Fl. Gordon, Jes. Drane, .--
Beverly Ma thews, r. r Simms,
los. r. DAVIS, ~. s. Wilson,
ssac Enfoe, (Chas Edwd. Hooker,
". II. Tison, 7 Ethelbert Barksdale,
Y. s Barry, ]. NJ. Thompson,
has Clarke