Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-10-26

Lamar. OF Layfnyettes ". n Olhyto"s "
Lowndes: W. P. Harris. of Kinds s
| J. Gholsoa, of Monroe; J. l.. Acorn
(Wbie) Of Coahoma, and ten others:
The next we hear Of Mr.. Alcorn is re
nor,ed 10 the following proceedings:
Mr.. Walter, of Marshall, offered the fol
lowing resolutions:
| Resolped, That the Committee on Con
stitutionaI Amendments be instructed Il
report as soon as possible after it's ap
pointment an amendment to the Conan
iution of this Stare authorizing it to Dor
ron money for the purpose Of n'ifitars
defense and to pledge the faith Of tn
| Slate for the repayment of the loan.
| A discussion ensued wherein,
Mr. Acorn said he scds prepared
10 40 NTH him who goes farthest 10 re
alize money for the defense Of the State,
The Cousutution pointed out the mode
| in which it should be amended, submit
ted to and voted on by the people. lie
held. however, that this Convention has
pleuary pOwer-t that its ordinances
were ADORE the Constitutions, that we
must stand above il, or if we undertake
TO be governed BY it, then we must stand
by il in all its details. He had no hest
tdncy TO rofe upon an ordinance 70
place the State on scar footing.
The object of the motion was to obtain
means to resist the authority Of the Union
and Mr.. Alcorn (he had not then become
General) "was willing to 20 with him
who goes far,hest" to put the State on a
"war footing" in order 10 make sue
cessful fight against the fisg. The State
had not then voted itself out OF the
Union. and Mr.. Alcorn had not the plea
that he was governed in his ac'ion BY the
will Of the majority. he was for taking
time by the forelock
On The memorable 9.h Of January, the
committee Of fifteen, of which Mr.. Al
corn was member, through their Chair
man, reported the Ordinance of Seces'
sion.
Pending the consideration Of this Or
dinance, Mr.. Yerger, of Washington
county, offered the following as q substi-
tute:
"An ordinance providing for the final
settlement and adjustment Of all difficult
ties between the Tree and slave States OF
the United States oy securing further
constitutional guarantees irithin the
present Union"
The preamble to this ordinance recited
the unfrendly and unconstitutional
legislation of majority in the Northern
States, evincing fixed and determined
! hostility" to the Southern Ststes-and
, cited, among other acts of this sectional
msiority, the election of Mr.. Lincoln,
who was alleged to have been committed
! 10 the dogma of the "irrepressible con-
| Act" between the sections-and more
over that it was the opinion of the Cou-
vention that further continuance ofthe
State of Mississippi in the Union was
incompatible with the interests OF the
State unless additional guarantees should
be given by amendments to the Consiitu-
ton of the Uoted States" etc. And it
concluded with a proposition for the
holding of a Convention of all the
| Southern States at Lexington, KY, on
the 10th OF February next" for common
consultation with view TO the ADJUST
ment Of the fl ,ulties, etc.
B. it known that this was the extrem-
eat Union ground taken in the Conven-
ton. 1t was the only mode suggested OF
settling the trouble and averling disunion.
The vote on The substitute stood as fol-
low:
Yeas - Messrs. Brooke, Blair, etc.,
etc.-20.
Nsys--Mr. President, Messrs Acorn,
etc. etc -78.
Mr.. Alcorn was not even willing TO
have a conference of the Southern States
10 consult in reference to the plan oil
adjustment. When be declared that he
was for putting the State on war
footing" and would 20 as far as the
farthess," be meant business, and hence
he voted against The proposition OF Mr..
| Yerger.
We extract furihsr from the journal
| lin secret session. as follows. Mr. AL.
corn submitted the following:
"Sec, -, Be it ordained that this or
dinsnce shall not go into effect until al
least the States Of Alabams, Georgia
Florida asd Louisiana shall, through
their respective conventinns, resolve IL
secede from the Federal Uaion, and re
sume their sovereignty and independ
| sGqe."
This psouosilon set forth Mr.. Alcorn',
disunion ideas. ttalhimed for the States
their sovereign power to sseeda at theil
ONION, and did not want Mississippi Il
| wi,hdraw except 10 company with foni
other States. Re did not want to stal
in, else be would nos hive voted agsins
the proposition of Mr.. YerRer, The OBJ
iact be sought was practically attained
The feur States named went out abou
The same time with Mississippi, and sew
eral others followed in due season.
We resume orr extracts The event
ful hour Rad comes
"The Ordinance Of Secession wa
thea read. lbe yeas and nays wer
called for; and the question OF the presl
dent, shall the ordinsnce nos pass, wa
responded to as follows: Yess-Mr
President, Messrs. Acorn, Anderson
Aldridge, BArksdsle (of Yslobusbs)
B.lGgin, etc, etc.-e3. Nsys-Messri
Blais. Boads, Bullsrd, Cummings
Farrar, Hurst, Hssstall, Myers, Parker
Reynolds, Saunders, ThorSiap; Winchei
ter, Ysrger and Young-l5.
The fret section of the foregoing ordi
nance for which Mr.. Alcorn voted a
above &c 10 the words following, to-wit:
r "That all The lava ord ordinances b
which the State Of Mississipp; BECAME
member Of The Federal Union OF th
United States of America. be, and th
same are hereby repealed, and that a
obligations on the part Of said State, c
the people thereof, TO observe the SAM
be w,thdEayn; and that the, said Stat
doth hereby respns all the rights, funs
lions and powers which NJ ssT Of sal
Lass or ordinances were conveyed 10 ID
0oyernsisut Of the Quilted States, and
absolged froIa ell obligations, resiraisi
and duties incurred to the said Federi
, Uoiou. aud shall from heussfoEih be
I "a .r1anardant Qtafn