The New York herald., 1860-12-08
MISSISSIPPI.

IAn0B SECESSION MKBrfN0 AT vIC4SBUnG.
The people Of hssssippt in favor Of operation with
the other Southern sass held mass meeting the ~
un vlcksburg, In that ats There great turn
out OF The masses and intense enshpsiasm
sion Among tho prominent persons present, aud who
participated In the proccedines wore General Patrick
Henry, Ex-Governor horchesd, Of Kentucky, Hoo. wm
L. shaTksy, and General Partridge.
HGeues BxsRY unsnimou.y called TO preside over
The meeting, and taking the chair be spoke IN sub
stsooc n folio va
We have met here to-day southern men, as Mssss
a. TO What sf oaid be Tho actioa OF people 10 ths
great crisis. A sectional al late has HiumpAed
% prso.re 70 NC, The blov 0s ho,ss nnss. Le
Bet let not sat prccpits,ely nor burriedly
Lsi Us 80 70 work csot,ousS and pradentiy Oh
possibe, bc restored 70 our dAtrscted country
IL tehooves m 70 do something and the ques now s
What 'fas s7me,hirg shs,l be. convention has beea
called In State and hope there will not be one Ia
that venton thai win favor the separate scessoa Of
Mississippi Let us act 40 united body Of the South La
state be represented Let % then make our dcmands o.
the North, and she refuses 10 grant them, will
uned South out Of the Union, and baid up slorioos
republic OF our Bat II the North will not grant
jusi demands vc NUT Get up for our selves We muss
"eqrsiity In the Cnou Indepcn iepce OF
eii stand by The decision Of Southern Convention n
hs scu,hern sta'cs can rcmain with hoaor then am
or The uoicn but they shall agree that rights win
ce forfeited IN the linton, then united south viii strike
Aconmulc of nfteen wv thea sppolAei to sdop, re-
solutions expressive Of The of the meeting While
he comm ttee absent Ia drafting resolutions C,I
Cooper Of Rsukin, tneu moved t5st soyernor More
bead he invited N address toe mescg This o,rriet
by aocsmaton, vhef Gov escorted 70 tse
sisnd amid great applause After audng 70 tbs chs,fe
against Kentucky, by the cessonsts that she wo1a Ne
rcw 70 yindcate her honor aod mkintan hsr consltn
uonsl rights, bccause ste did 'oow lead OF south
Carolina, he spoke IN sgbstaEce a. folloss:-
10 surrose,ea Kentucky souid tsmcIy sod quietly
sunmN 70 have her tghh trsnplcd 10 the aus (shous
of no, 20 Ksntucsy southern 10 the her heart
and ntefcs 70 maintain her rights border State As
regards the tc't pcy 10 be pursued 10 msasnug those
rkh's there may be . diversity Of opinion. ! am no
crater tu, wish 70 present the thai have made
Kentucky srs al people No has more deporcd
the existence Of rampant feelings In the North than We
10 pursue have SAID they broke the comp,cs-;,
done before this party sprsng up which bids fair 10
destroy the country Ia several Of Me States they NULL.
nec the Fugitive slave law. believe Lncon elected
tior % not sufficient for us 70 oct rashy hastily
rot think there man presrut who does NOT prsfer
equality 10 tne Union 10 southern ccufcderacy. ZAP
pswe) Have We exhausted the remedies ths oonssisu-
tou provided for aseresssons o. our rieh IL so4
YER 70 resort 10 them thaa 70 be pveGipieaeed into
pcrhsTs revolution. (Appiause Toere ars rsme1es.
.ess w;' sscsa u - -
Senate, Hoase Of Representative, go sapvcme
Court, opposed 70 him We have every part a govern
ment except the executive chair He can 60 noshins
bincs be cassos even appoint poN.ssiss whose salary
n over ouc Thousand dollars me ssdAts oan ny, 20
are coordinate brssoA Of ths gcvesrment, asd have
of the Constitutions made that the eleoslon of
no man for term Of four years could trampss on the
riass cf sny section OF countyy Rat Of the
rI,y when that arrives would ve not be more % "a
thar ncvs wnof pot every aovtbern mans arm be
bsres fcr tna protection % or rsbs 90 not believe
&c soaia :sa % sca9a.ssi--s yop-i % s:isr'g mp,