The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28

Jne pac1nc4fi0n plan OF M. erRers having
voted for the ordinance of straight-for
secession and enlisted with the army that
was bound for Rome, set to work at once to
place the State on s1war footing.
1t having been moved that the committee
| on military affairs De instructed to enquire
into the propriety Of erecting batteries at
Ficksburg and Natchez-
Mr.. Aicorn moved to amend by adding
| Friar's Point and Prentiss which he deemed
vulnerable points.
A motion having been carried to appoint
a council to confer with the Executive Of
the State upon matters requiring delibera-
ton and concerted seton, the President an
nounced the council as follows:
Messrs. Rogers, AIcorn, Clayton, of Mar
shall, Harris and Holt.
Pending the consideration of a bill from
the committee on Military Affairs, provid-
ing for the organization of troops to resist
the authority of the United States, if at
tempted to be exercised
Mr.. Alcorn agreed with Mr.. Benton (who
had spoken in favor of prompt measures.)
| We should not Procrastinate action unneces-
| sarily- He tcds ready 10 rote for the OTdL-
| nance. If we are to have war he would tell
the gentleman from Holmes. that he would
multiply its maximum of its limitation Zone
Year, by ten. He WISHED THE STATE TO
LEAP INTO THE CONTEST WITH An ELASTIC
BOUND. We SHOULD ADVANCE TO BOLD
POSITIONS. II The authorities at Charleston
had taken Fort Sunspter at the start, their posi-
ton tcouLd noto be inpre9HGbLe If We desire
| peace, let us advance TO strong positions
| they are our best guarantees. He had no re-
! gard as TO tntGt the North might think or do
de had confidence in the Military Board;
and as to the Major General JEFFERSON
DAvIs) ALL EYES IN MISSISSIPPI LOOKED TO
HIN.
On the 18th day of the session, (19th JAN
nary)-on motion of Mr.. Orr
The Convention went into committee of
1 the whole on the ordinance on citizenship.
Pending its consideration,
Mr. AlcOrn moved that the Committee rise,
report progress and refer back the Ordinance
| to the trainers thereof, with instructions
that they report a proviso that ''none shall
become citizens OF Mississippi unless they
"were citizens of Mississippi at the time of
'rhe passage of the Ordinance of Secession
until we have an established and fixed sys-
| item of naturalization laws" He said We
should guard against the usurpation of the
| political sovereignty of the State. He WOULD
FAVOR tn ERECTION OF A CHINESE WALL
BETWEEN THE SoUTH AND YANKEEDOM. 1t
we intend To build up new government of
our own, IL is right and proper 10 place some
check upon immigration. We have just
ne " citizens enough for the purposes needed
| Let US not open the fO0d0Gtes Of Massachusetts
| oy any proposHIon.
On the 18th January, Mr.. Elicit offered
the following:
| Resolved by the people of Mississippi I'm
Convention assembled. That the TeconStruc-
ttOn Of the Union ~ the United States of Amer
| Tea - lraprdcticubLe and UnddriSd6Le, and that
hereafter Mississippi ought 10 confederate
only with States having similar domestic ill.,
situations with her own.
| Mr.. Barry moved to lay the resolution on
che table. which motion prevailed.
| IEAs-H.
NAYs-Messrs. Alcorn and others.
Mr.. AIcorn thus voting In effect that fu-
ture reconstruction, or reunion with the
! Northern States, would be "fmprdcticdble
and undduisGble."
| Pending the consideration of the Resolu-
lions ITO provide for the formation of a
Southern CONFERENCE.-THE. Rogers of Mon
roe moved,
That such (Confederate) Constitution or
plan (of Confectionery shall be referred TO
the people of this State for ratification or
| rejection, To be assembled in Convention by
a call made either by tue Convention as
sembled at Montgomery, or by the Legisla-
ture of this State.
On motion to lay on the table this resolu-
ton which was designed to enable the peo-
pie under the influence of the sober second
thought to review their action and correct
any error into which precipitation may
have plunged them the vote stood
YEAS Ito reject)-Mr. President, Messrs.
Alcorn, &c. Al.
NAYS-A.
Mr. Fontaine offered a substitute for Mr..
Rogers proposition, as follows:
That such Constitution or plan shall be re-
| ferred to the people of this State for ratif-
cation or rejection to be assembled in Con-
vention, &c.
| A vote was taken on the adoption of this
amendment and decided as follows;
AYES-43.
NAYs-Mr. President, Messrs. Alcorn, &C.,
40.
| Mr.. Alcorn having "crossed the Rubicon"
was unwilling to give the people an oppor-
tunity of another vote.
Mr.. Brooke moved to strike out the 9Th
resolution which provided that if the Mont
! gomery Convention SHOULD adopt a Con-
''stitution and plan for permanent govern
''ment establishing Southern Confederacy
then such a constitution or plan shall be
preferred to this Convention for its action
Provided tnat If this Convention shall then
have adjourned sine die then said Constitu-
ton or plan shall be referred to the people Of
the said Convention at Montgomery shall
prescribe.
On the motion to strike at this resolution,
the vote stood:
AYEs-Messrs. AIcOrR and others-38.
! NAYs-H.
The Resolutions as reported were then
put on their final passage, the yeas and nays
not being recorded.
| During the session. on the 18th day. a
special committee was appointed on the Ad-
| ''dress setting forth the Declaration of the
.'immediate causes which induce and justify
1.-THE secession of Mississippi from the Fed
eral Union"
This Committee consisted Of Messrs. A.
NJ. Clayton, w. p. Anderson, d. c. Glenn,
L. Q. C. Lamar, J. L. Acorn.
From this address. for the sake of the truth
of history, at the risk OF tearing open old
wounds, we will extract as follows:
1t has invaded State, and invested with
! the honors of marty rdom. the wretch (John
Browu) whose purpose was 70 apply flames
to our dwellings. and the weapons of des-
| truction TO our lives.
Ii has broken every compact into which
il has entered for our security.
IL has given indubitable evidence of its
design to ruin our agricultural, 70 PROSTATE
our Industrial pursuits, and TO destroy our
i 1t knows no relenting or hesitation in it's
purposes it stops not In its march Of ag-
erosion, and leaves US no room 70 hope for
cessation or for pause.
1t has recently obtained control of the
Government by the prosecution of its un-
hallowed schemes, and destroyed the last
expectation Of living together in friendship
and brotherhood.
Utter subjugation awaits as in the Union,