The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-19
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IS and persons in the Territories, ana We
J. gard it to be the equal rights of the State
II and we want to know If the people Of her
lucky are ready to meet the issue. We az
] peal to YOU, not in behalf of any individual
n but to stand by your own principles, founde'
on the Constitution Of the country. Cries @
e "good.''l
: Now, il it be true that am not a disunion
: ist, and if it be true that the political princi
i pies l advocate are not disunion principles, bu
are the principles of the Constitution, it is no
' right hard to establish disunion on sound mer
/ with Constitutional principles [Cries O.
! that's SOL That, gentlemen, would seem
to exhaust the subject. Sound men with
+ Constitutional principles, which principles !
/ have announced in the form recognized in
American politics, to be asserted by the means
of the ballot box
But word on another subject. 1t is said,
although lam not dsunonist and the prin-
ciples | assert are not, yet the object of the
organization by which have been nominated
is to break up this confederacy, and suppose
they have selected'me as the tool with which
to execute that scheme A yoice-'!a bad
instrument" Cheers
have no doubt a great many gentlemen in
; the Southern States of the Union, think their
constitutional rights will never be recognized.
A few are perhaps per Sc disunionist, though
doubt if there are fifty such in the Union.
Undoubtedly a number of gentlemen who
were dissatisfied with the compromise meas
ures of 1850 now prefer me for the Presidency
and sustain me on this platform, and if were
disposed to count roses, / doubt not there are
many of the same character, who sustain
other gentlemen upon platforms not so con-
stitutional and desirable as mine. GCheers.
What is the charge? Nearly entire dele
cations of some Northern States. supported
by the mass of the Democracy in all the South
ern States, made the nomination Do thew
say the whole of this mass were disunionists?
Why, gentlemen the country is in bad way
if this be so but the charge is reckless one.
How as to the State of Kentucky, which is
| going to vote in accordance with that princi-
| pies ? Is the State of Kentucky disunion
] State The delegations from California and
Oregon were in the Convention. They reside
thousands Of miles away from ou- private
Stpfes. What have they said that would lead
any man to suppose that they would break up |
the union of the States They are impartial
arbitrators of this dispute, and they tell our |
Northern brethren they must do justice and |
give equality in the Union, and that on such |
principles they can maintain the Union and |
Constitution. This is what Oregon and Cali
fornia say, as well as large minorities from
the delegations from other States of the I'm
ion, Senators and members of the House of
Representatives from both sections ofthe coun-
try, men who have filled the highest stations
IN public councils, but have now withdrawn
from public life. All concur in declaring that
these are the principles of the Constitution,
and they are not afraid to execute them
Cheers
Gentlemen, the charge of disunion is base
less. Advantage has been taken of the cor
dial loyalty of the people of Kentucky and
equally to the surprise and delight of gentle
men who engaged in il, the scheme took bet
ter than they expected but am satisfied that
the sober second thought of the people will
recall them 10 the assertion of their princi-
pies. Kentucky will never abandon a princi-
pie which she has declared to be the principle
of the Constitution and the Union Loud
APPLAUSE
will not answer the newspaper accusations
of this gentleman and that gentleman, and the /
other gentlemen who have held extreme opin- s
ions on the subject of slavery in the South. &
Gentlemen Of equally extreme opinions-nay, t
more so-support both of the other gentlemen
against me-certainly, the gentlemen who as !
serts that we an diSunioniSts. What if A, B.
G, and ID, choose to vote for those distinct
principles which each of us avow, are YOU 90 :
ing to make nearly half an empire in territory,
and a large majority of the people inhabiting
that empire, disunionists, and put upon them
the stain Of disloyalty to the Constitution of
the country, on account Of gentlemen supper
ting u.s. even though those gentlemen are dis
unionists ? 1t is unworthy of your high 9
character. Judge men by their own character i
and antecedents then by the principles on
which they stand. If you find man unex-
ceptonable, and the principles true, what 9
brave and manly man would be deferred from 9
them by the false clamor Of disunion :
I never could understand how it was sec {
tional to assert a constitutional right, for ! :
have always regarded the Constitution as COW
ering all the country. l never could under
stand how it was q movement towards disun-
on to assert principles which are the princi-
oles of the Union for the Union is founded on |
he Constitution. ,
But, gentlemen, while you are guarrelling !
md clamoring among yourselves. there are {
lisunionists all over the country, working to | L
'verthrow the Union. They are those who
eny constitutional rights Who are engaged o
o-day in tramplisg under foot the plainest =;
ights guaranteed I'd us by the Constitution | n
The Governor of Ohio refuses to restore a
nan indicted for felony, because he says it is 81
10 crime under the laws of Ohio to steal -
egro. n
In the State of Wisconsin, man who was n
INDICTED for rescuing party forcibly from the v
ands of the Marshal, is protected by an arm
d mob. Where in the North can the fugi. =,
i've slave law be executed? How many in
laves at the North have passed laws making NJ
an offence, to be punished by fine and i'm +
i IL A..
tates in executing the laws in regard to the a,
etorn of fugitive slave Look at this. d
.ook at the concentration of public opinion. &C
.ook at the Entertainments year after year. N
Look how you are environed and closed in :.
pom, State after State making it penal in the II
eople to help the officers of the United Ii
tates. The anti slavery spirit making in
DAD in every direction; at Harper's Ferry OF
rsons in Texas; the South environed and :,
eset the Constitution thrown with con- a
smpt into our faces the purpose ayowed to al
xclude the South from all the vast common
oman of the Union; and thus to begin the al
-repressible conflict. Yet when a political =.
rganization ventures to ask for constitutional ii
ght, you turn with clamorous cries of dis
nion upon YOUR own fellow-ctizens who Il
FORK for your own rights. &c
Like the Jews, when Titus besieged Jeru- | :,
alem. instead of defending the temple Of your ia
ights, you are engaged in striking in the
ack those who simply propose to ask for their
ights.
Fellow citizens, one single word on another
oint which have not strength to talk about, 1
ut which ! may amplify hereafter. 1t is ,
aid that Mr.. Lincoln represents the most Of
,nsive principles before the country, ought N
D be defeated, and that am the only man Il
rho stands in the way of his defeat agree
hat he ought to be defeated; / agree that his .
rincip.es are thoroughly unconstitutional
nd if the Republican party attempt to carry \
hem out, it may be provocative of the great l
st disasters to the Union. But does any "
ody pretend that Mr.. Lincoln will carry q
ingle Southern State, in any event? No. :,
Vas Mr.. Douglas willing to unite ON any L
tactical mode for the defeat of Lincoln, as ul
lany Of the wisest and best men in the Union tf
bought ? Of the details of such things
new nothing. Did not the Democratic or n
anization in the State of Pennsylvania re- l
ommend that the electors should be voted for, tr
nd should cast the vote for either of us who
ould defeat Lincoln? Did not Mr. Douglas,
eclaring that oil and water could not nix,
ay that his friends ought to vote for those
lectofs but should rend asunder those will :
ing to elect them, and those nominated, what :
hey called straight out ticket for him, which
very child in that State and this knows has
ot any chance to carry that State, while it is !,
qually certain--morally certain--that if the =
recommendation of that committee had beenj r
in, the wanted vote of those gen.
lemen who preferred me and himself would i
ave been cast in such a mode as to defeat u
lincoln. The same thing in almost the same
anguage, may be predicted of New jersey.
sut now we who stand on these principles
which have defended to-day, he will have
zone Of US; and accordingly he undertakes to
reak down the only mode by which the i
Democratic organization in these States !
bought it possible to defeat Lincoln. That
t could be done in that way seems to be GER y
ain AS have said, Mr.. Lincoln can, in no |
vent, carry Southern State of this Union; \
nd if the vote Of Pennsylvania and NewsJer- a
ey had been cast with the South, Lincoln /
would have been absolutely certain to be de- :
Gated. / may as well say it, for feel it,sit :
DR.. Lincoln is elected, nothing will have ac- !
ne