The weekly clarion., 1869-12-02

AIcoHs K fsei VS.. A1ooRS N 1859.


for Governor, in his address of Nov. 1Oth,
tells the people of Mississippi that 1.-THE
Jackson Clique dragged you and ME
"(J. L. A. into a war of ruin Admit
for the sake of argument .land for that
only that the fanatics who violated the
terms of the Union are not responsible
for the war, but the people who sought to
escape their aggressions by establishing a
government of their own choice, and
were warred upon for so doing-and this
malignant utterance will sound doubly
strange, coming from man who voted
against the only peace proposition (the
Yerger plan) that was made in the Con-
vention of 1861-who voted for straight
out secession-who abused South Caro-
lima for not firing on 1.-THE flag" at Fort
Sumpter even before secession took place
and who wanted Mississippi ''to spring
into the conflict with an elastic bound. "
Is not this a beautiful record for Alcorn
to look in the face after pitifully whining
about the jackson Clique" dragging him
into "a war of ruin?"
But let us see if Alcorn always held
this opinion in regard to the authorship of
the ''war" BY reference to the Journal
of the Secession Convention, we find that
Committee reported an address ''Set-
''ting forth the causes which induce and
'.j4stity the secession of Mississippi from
'stie Federal Union" OF this committee
the only citizen of jackson who was a
member, was the lamented WARREN p.
ANDERSON, an Old Line Union Wing,
loved by all for his many virtues and ad-
mired for his talents. Another member
of this committee was the self-same j. l..
| Alcorn. Now let us see where he (tho
said Alcorn) then placed the blame. II
is curious that the man who subscribed to
these doctrines, is now charging any class
of the people of his own State with
dragging" him ''into the war" and has
actually learned to repeat the wretched
cant in reference to slave-owners which
Garrison, Fred. Douglass, and Abby
Kelly wore threadbare before the war,
calling them an ''insolent ohgarchy."
DECLARATION
OF the immediate causes which induce and
Justify the secession of the State of Mis-
sissippi from the Federal Union.
In the momentous step which our State
has taken of dissolving hts connection with
the government of which we so long formed
] fe frtaf hat Gtr InaF.
the prominent reasons which have induced
| our course.
Our position is thoroughly identified with
the institution of SIGrery-the greatest ma
terial interest of the world. Its labor sup
plies the product which constitutes by far
the largest and most important portions OF
| the commerce OF the earth. These products
are peculiar to the climate verging on the
tropical regions, and by an imperious law oi
nature, none but the black race can bear
exposure TO the tropical sun. These products
have become necessities of the world, and A
blow at slavery, is a blow at commerce and
civilization That blow has long been aimed
at the institution, and was at the point OF
reaching its consummation. There tods no
choice len as bat submission TO The mandates o.
abolition. or a dissolution OF tte linton. rtose
principles had been SubserUed to acOrk oat oau
ruin.
That we do not overstate the dangers to
our institution. a reference TO a few facts
will sufficiently prove.
i The hostility to this institution commenced
before the adoption of the Constitutions and
was manifested in the well known Ordinance
OF 17S7, in regard to the North western
Territory.
The feeling increased. until. IN 1890 il
| deprived the South of more than half the
vast territory acquired from France.
The same hostility dismembered Texas.
from Mexico.
1t has grown until It denies the right o;
| properly in slaves, and refuses protection
to that right on the high seas. in the terri
| tories. and wherever the government of the
United States had Jurisdiction.
lt refuses the admission of new slave
states into the Union. and seeks to extin-
guish it by confining it within its present
limits, denying the power of expansion.
1t tramples the original equality of the
1t has nullified the Fugitive Slave Law in
almost every free State in the Union. and
! has utterly broken the compact which our
| fathers pledged their faith to maintain.
| 1t ddUOcdteS negro equality. socially aud po-
LticdlLy. and promotes inSurrectton and fnce1-
didriSnl in our midst.
1t has enlisted its press its pulpit and its
schools against us. until the whole popular
mind of the North is excited and infiamed
with prejudice.
1t has made combinations and formed as
sociatiOns TO carry out its schemes ofeman-
cipati0n in the States aud wherever else
! slavery exists.
1t seeks not to elevate or to support the
slave, but to destroy his present condition
without providing better.
1t has invaded State, and invested with
the honors Of martyrdom. the wretch whose
purpose was TO apply flames to our DWELL
ings. and the weapons of destruction to our
lives.
1t has broken every compact into which
it has entered for our security.
1t has given indubitable evidence of its
I dnc fQrf1 lN,r
our industrial pursuits, and to destroy our
social system.
1t knows no relenting or hesitation in its
purposes; IL stops not in its march of ag-
gressiOn, and leaves us no room to 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 or living together in friendship
| aud brotherhood.
Utter subjugation awaits us in the Union
| il we should consent longer to remain in it,
IL is not a matter Of choice. but oC necessity.
We must either submit to degradation. and
| TO the loss of property worth four billions
of money. or we must secede from the Union
| framed by our fathers. to secure this as well
as every other species OF property. For far
less cause than ttts. our Jatsers seperdted from
the Crolcn Of England.
| Our decision Is made. We follow their
| footsteps. We embrace the alternative of
separation; and for the reasons here stated.
we resolve to maintain our rights tcith the
falu Consciousness Of the justice OF our course,
and the undOubting belief Of our ability 10
maintain it,
So much for Alcorn and the necessity
of secession, in 1851.
In order that our present Weekly may
reach its distant subscriber before the cleo
fion We have isSuad n sevaraI dave ~ Al