The Nevada journal., 1861-01-04
From the National Intelligencer.l
A Historical II Reminiscence.

promise measures of 1850 did not COM
mand the immediate acquiescence or win the
instant appreciation of the people in all
the Southern States. The State of Missis-
sppi was believed by her Legislature of
that year to be especially dissatisfied with
was complacently and hopefully called by
its friends and patrons. Accordingly it was
provided by an Act of the Legislature that
{" an election for delegates to a Convention
of the people of Mississippi should be held
in the several counties thereof on the first
Monday, and day following, in the month
elected under the provisions of the Act
should assemble at the Capital of the
State on the second Monday of November,
1851 and there ''proceed to consider the
then existing relations between the Gov
ernment of the United States and the Gov
ernment of the State of Mississippi, to de-
wise and carry into effect the best means of
redress for the past, and obtain security for
tire future, and adopt such measures for
vindicatiug the sovereignty of the State
and the protection of its institutions as
shall appear to them to be demanded"
The election ordained by this Act was
duly held, and the delegates chosen duly
assembled in solemn State Convention at
the time appointed. After a brief session
and free discussion, its members by an
overwhelming majority, declared the salts
faction of the State with the compromises
Of 1850; but they did not adjourn without
giving at the same time a significant ex-
preston to the voice of Mississippi in con-
demnaton of the circumstances under
which the Legislature assumed to call the
Convention and what is most important
of all. in cypress ant .formH reputation offhe
1rsiead.a "riJM Of SECESSION" as then in
voked and now invoked for the redress OF
political grievances:
Wit gard to the former OF these top
les the Convention resolved as follows:
RcsoLred, That in the opinion Of this
Conventions without intending to call in
question the motives of the members of
the Legislature, the call of this Conven-
ton bv tue Legislature, at its late exjraor-
dinary session. was unauthorized by the
oconle: and tlat said act in peremptoriy
ordering a Convention of the people Of the
State. mittou first suba,ihiay to hem tie fss's-
tioq Uie,t,r there sdould be a Coarentioa no
C37rentton. tcas an unrarranfed Gssum 2ftoa
Il IL T.x,-eT,tT,,-e 1t y-,yy y,.ifb
n, sp'rH Of Republican institutions, an en-
cro4ctment upon The ,iyats Of the people, and
can necer be riyhJa!'y tarokcd a precedent ~
In respect to the assumed right of peace
able secession, the State of Mississippi pro-
nounced as follows in the same Convention
Resolusd further, That IN the opinion Of
the Contention, TIE asserted right Of secession
from the Union on the part of the State IS
UTTERLY UNS4NCFIONED BY THE
FEDERAL CONSTITUTfON, ,ehich icas
fr4msd to establish, and not 10 desfroY the
Union Of the States, drt that no secession can
in fact take place ,cithoW a suIeersion Of The
Tatoa established, and rhich ,ciN not pirtua}ly
amount in its effects and consequences to a cirI
reroluttoR.'
As we do not doubt that Mr.. Secretary
Thompson yields his acquiesence to these
declarations OF his State, we are warrented,
we think, in inferring that he will lend his
countenance to no proceedings which shall
be now taken in fragrant contempt of her
deliberate expressions, made in the face of
the whole country. The record of her opil-
ions on the manner and method of sum-
moning State Conventions, as also the le
gitimate object for which they should be
convened, is already made up, and among
these objects, any agitation directed to the
promotion of " secession" is specifically
negatived, and pronounced to be utterly
unsanctioned by the Federal Constitution "
and Revolutionary" in its character.
VINO surposes that Texas wants to go out
of the Union2 When she wrested her in
dependence from Mexico she was a sover-
eign government, and might have remained
so. But so anxious was she to get
into the Union, and some of the present
secessionists to aid her in getting in, that
the propriety of the mode was not stickled
at, but she was lugged in head and shoul
ders, rough and tumble, just as the annex
ationists could get the best hold upon the
"bright eyed sister" of the far South.
When comfortably settled in her changed
family relations, her new associates paid
her debts. and assumed her liabilities
since which time she has been getting
along prosperously and happily, until the
liquor swilled Wigfall took it into his ad-
died head that she must secede because
she is oppressed What consummate folly
But the old hero of San Jacinto holds the
helm of the State yet, and while he con-
trolls it, the name of Texas will never be |
coupled with dishonor or treason.
"What's that?" asked Mrs Partingt ton. lock- |
ing up at the column of the Place Vendome. du. |
ring her late visit to Paris. 1" The pillar of Ma
poleon." was the answer. "Well, 1 never did. -
she exclaimed, '.and that's his pillow He was |
q great man to use that but it's more like boil
ster' And it is iron, 10 believe. All, Isac see
what it is to be great. How hard his head must
have rested on that ironical pillow"
THEODORE Hook was walking, in the rays of
Warren's backing where one eff the emissaries