The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05
Clinton.

This place was once the centre OF q Hour. |
ishing trade. It had a wider reputation than |
almost any other town in the State, and came
within one vote of being selected by the Leg
stature as the site for the permanent location
of the Capitol of the State. Its trade Ian
guished, but its fortunes have been revived
by its having become the seat of learning and
of prosperous schools, in which its citizens
take not less deep than commendable inter-
est. 1t might be not appropriately styled
the Athens of Mississippi. A feature Of the
town is a magnificent new church and COL
lege building, which is near its completion,
under the immediate auspices of the Baptist
denomination, and for the use of the Missis-
sippi College. The cost of this building, we
learn, will fall little short of $4,000. 1t is
a hundred feet long, and fifty-six feet wide
The first story is divided into recitation rooms
and large chapel The second story is
formed principally into one hall, 100 by Sc
feet, with arched ceiling 33 feet high, with
galleries at side and front, and two vestry
rooms in rear. The roof and cornice extend
over in front, forming an entablature support
ed by six round brick columns, and COPIED
with iron Corinthian capitals. The whole
structure presents a fine appearance, and re-
fleets credit alike upon Mr.. Larmour, the
architect; our townsman, Mr.. Mclaughlin,
the builder, and the enlightened and public
spirited community by whose iberality the
work has been commenced and carried out.
Under the same auspices, magnificent
new building is in process of erection for the
use of the female school. Situated on beau
tiful eminence in full view of the railroad, it
cannot fail to strike the eye of the traveller,
and to impress him with an appreciation of the
enlightened public spirit of the community
in which it is located.
Not far from the village in healthy and
retired spot, is Mt. Hermon Female Institute.
The particulars of these excellent and -four
ishing institutions, will be found in our ad-
vertising columns.
Observation-Disclosures Legislation Of
the North.
Daniel Webster, in his celebrated speech
delivered at Capon Springs, Va, june 28th,
1851, said
al do not hesitate to say, and repeat, that
if the Northern States refuse, wilfully and
deliberately, to carry into effect that part of
the Constitution which respects the restora-
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longer be bound to observe the compact. A
bargain broken ON one side is broken on all
Sides"
What do the old Webster Wings say to
this Yanceyism of the Great Expounder Of
the Constitution, now that every non-slave-
holding State East of the Rocky Mountains
has nullified the Fugitive Slave law, and will
fully and deliberately refused to carry into eff.
feet that part of the Constitution which re.
spects the restoration of fugitive slaves?
! JOHN BELL, in speech delivered in the
U. s. Senate, July, 1850, went further. He
said that mutual hatred and distrust' be-
tween the sections would render separation
just and necessary. Listen to his words:
| "The question j.
whether mutual trust and confidence shall
continue to animate and encourage mutua
efforts in promoting and multiplying common
benefits, or whether mutual hatred aasl dis
trust shall step in to check all progress; tc
distract and confound all joint endeayors for
the common welfare; in fine, to entail upon
the country all the evils of endless discord.-
That is the question. And sohen you presen
that issue to me, I say give me separation; giu
me disuaion; giUe me anything an preference
tOG Union sustained only by poaoer, By consti
tutionaJ and legal ties toitbOut reciprocal trus
and confidence. If our future career is to b
one of eternal discord, of angry criminatio'
and recsiminatton, give me rather separation
Nth all its consequences"
In 1856, Willard Fillmore said that tn
election of Black Republican to the Presi
dency, would be the overt act. Read tn
following extract from his speech:
"But we now see party organized in tn
North, for the first time selecting candidate
for President and Vice-President exclusively
from the Northern States, with the avowet
intention of electing him to-gcrern the Souti
. as well as the North. By what rule is
President thus elected, to select his cabine
councillors, his foreign ministers, judges ant
administrative officers? Are these also to b.
selected exclusively from the North?-or may
you takea cabinet officer from the South, tho
you cannot President or Vice President p
These, in practice, as / have said on another
4 occasion, must become embarrassing ques.
tons. The North is beyond all question the
most populous, the most wealthy, and pos.
sessed of the greatest number Of electoral
votes, and that it should declare that for some
fancied or real Injustice done at the North, il
would elect Z a President or Vice.
President of lers from the South, to
rule over the With: DO you think, .telzow-
citizens you soould submit to this iwustice9
ono! NOD No. truly, you ,0ould not; but
one universal cry Of NO s0ould rend the skies.
And can you suppose your Southern brethren
less sensitive than yourselves, or less Jealous
of their rights? If you do, let me tell you
that you are nastaken-and you must there
fore perceive that the success of such party
NTH such an ogec, MUST BE A DISS0LU-
TON OF THE UNION"