The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-07-11

Io KNOW Jhat tins ldvctfile VI ine tqttHh1 "
the Safes fkfs been The sheet anchor of our
peace and safety, while upon. the departures
rom that doctrine alone have been brought
ABOUT all the civil disorders [Applaus
No man Is q disuniOIiss 1wLo Kanis TO
preserve the Union upon the pri.,cipIes Of lhe
II Constitution and the equality ofLhe $ HteS-
Applause. Our peace has lieter Lern dis
turbed except when the prime pies enbodie led in
these reso uuyIrs have been departed -llO.ll.
: Fellow citizens, allow me 10 add another
word ia regard to myself When that Con
veiItlon selected me as one Of iIs candida e..
looking at my humble ahtecedeuts and
the place Of my hab tAtion, it gage 10 tlo
country, as far as was concerned a personal
anI geosrAphcal guarantee that rs Interests
were IN the Union. IAtP aasd.1 N Z
; Bat, fell w-citlzens, vne word lnore, and I
! am done. l eugAt TO add that believe can
make the same statemenl. for my distihgdisiil
. ell associate UPON this ticket.i itl sometimes
happens to eyeTy man 10 ie placed in posi-
tiOn where, however blameiess himself, aud
however reluctant he may re 10 act. lie can
take no course that resrets do not nststt him
on every sde-pcrhaps The execulion ol those
whose gOoI opinion lie would desire Hus wo
!. mlISt Ike prepared to meet suclI ecea<ons in
this life; and all that friend can do under
such ciEeuniStances is to. move lofwarI with
dgnitys with decorum, without passion, with
odtTesentnlent, and wilhcaIm aud uuiAiteiing
| step. @
Il is my purpose, so far as I am able, 10
pursue That course. concele to1oihers the
sa.ns COOL mutiges aid purposes which 1
claim Tor Inysslfand my friends. Then, with
out acrimonys without passion, wilhon: ami
mostly, accept ihs, fnemination which the
National Convention has rendered me, with
out ITS having been sought, tvocifepous cheer
mg j and shall quietly, firmly, and hope
hraSely, meet the expectations they have done
me the honor ~ indulge. i cherish the hops
fellow citizlns, that brighter times are bcoi
Us F; and that the same gopd Providence which
mas guarded this COnieieracy ever since its
existence will lead us out Of these civil dlsOr-
dsrs, and in his own good tims conduct Us to
tranquility and peace Applause
| Now, fellow -cltizens, as | came before you
only to make my grateful acknowledgements,
not to make speech, give way Ior Others
whom know you would delight 10 bear
The speaker retired amid imm.nsJ ap-
plause. ena .
! SPEECH OF HoS. JEFF. DAVIS.
The lion. JET. Davis, OF Mls>siSspp;, was
next introduced. lie said the dem cratic
party was not party that sought ior slo.ls,
or rested itself upon the claims Of men 10
1874, when they had statesman for u,eir
leader, (fOr though he proved untrue stalss-
man. he was) with all the heart Of the dem
ocratc party beating throughout tle land Ie-
| sponsve TO his claims, that statesman pgyved
| iaithlezS 10 "A requirement. Of the demUcrati1
party, and they cut him off as diseased
mem1eT, and the party moved On ijs career of
progress and OF glory. lApplausel lie re-
ierred 10 Martin Van Burea vVet g.- /,
And N ben at Aore Tecent period another
democrat sandins high snong them Ior his
llast SERVICES high for his capsclty in luture
service; when he proved JecTeant to-a great
principle OF the deD0craici party IL bul Te-
Inained for them, true 10 their instiIscts,g tue
1 TO their duty, true 10 their taiGh, 10 separate
lhim iron lhe democratic party. aud taise
another lit exponent OF our pr!npales. Zap {
pau,e HE did not ceme there 10 ihsslgh
against any one he camen0t 10 sir APP lLeil
bitter waters of personal or party sili bGt
spoke TO them in the language OF sOlerIseNs
and truth. il bccsme BeceSsity ard 'lle
blamed no one. because thai nee, sSlty :ilOse,
for meeting iLwhen the contingency was pre-,
seated When Mr.. Doug ias, friends Dssissed
upon dogma which offended against lhearn-
e pies ofJefie son and JacksopT b ~ gtat alr,s-
Ties and leaders Of the democracy 1T drvoNed
upon lhsul.7 lBheritors OF their eFyeliTto driye7
hlm from their embrace, aud rear IN IIis placc
another worthy to hold tie position We have
gwen hun. .
after remarks higLly complimentary ioihe
two candidates. he SAID, that as i.ey vere !,
iailhiul in small things, faithful with lew
talents, they wUufd return iifuIn tenoid, tlstSe
VII eh Ihel were ab Ut 10 0iniTllSt t0lhelii.--i
Appatlse iled,ad said '..l,sui 40 tiuss'to
LneIu" . II rested on the hTlw OF The nvn-
clble democracy to Dear THAR candidates 10
.xil., il.aEa.E fhaY Iniahi he .sS i.iss
that Tor tim. they were dgvlded, Tor liIhe
an element fdenlOcracy has slvue ehed of, be-
caiIse That element was iaithless 10 tbe great
principle with their candidate for the idesi-
deflcy had at owed-the equality Of the States
and observance OF justice 10 all. tAppiause.l
Could il be that Ie p.opie of the United
States, fit to govern themselves, as they had
shown fTom tile dAH el the, Revolution down,
can follow in the wake of men neglecting the
great principles or which our fathers suu5
gled, and iIy which alone their children could
hope to enjoy the blessings thatthey possess
ed. [Appaslse They had thrown. abroad
their banner, aud on it were no iilegi6le inSg-
MIA. Unlike their opponents, who, dealingin
mysterious language, might mean every yihmg'
or nothing tlaugi tJr, they spokeflan, u ge 10
the direct common SENSE vi lhe les.tt,--
Theirs was no sectional party as had leeg ale
ge. They proclaimed Il G c0nst tiu n; u a vas
national Their candidates Weic seItclcu by
men from every Quarter fthe United states;
and in their Convention alone wele reprssea-
ted the two most remn'e States oi the Cnon.
Mr. Brec kinride IL. not only to succeed Mr..
Buchanan BY liueage--tor 4lake it Tor gran
ted that we are going TO elCct h.m-hui he
succeeds him as the representative OF great
pr,nc piles. And, as that veteran state man
retlles lrvm office, | see hin. . down like The
sun that sets SO pure, that it gives III 'he
harbinscr Of a bright TO. morrow. ip'auSr
Letjthose who warred upon the Admslls'ra-
ton because they were Disappointed eflee
seekers 20 whither their Inclination leads
them.
He spoke of the Constitution and State
rights, and proclaimed j1stice and iTalerny
as the pr nciples UNDER which Breckhrdge
and Lane will be elected No such word rs
surrender was written in the democrat c Yo-
ctbulary they might be beaten, but never
conquered. Appaaast, sal-gea ..al "a
M,sSrS. TSombs anu la followed, the
latter insisting, as the iramT"f The Cinc nnau
platform, that there was nothing sth reiIl'in She
least ceuRtenancing "Sq'mttar. spS"lcisniy5
The Wilmot- -prnY SO haHlns beeil rrln "ei
from Congress was Adopted with a view 81
keeping slavery out Of the Territories, and
abolition votes under spurious dcnr- craley.
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