The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-05
L,1ler from Hon. Hse~ben DavI-.
ABERDEEN. Mss, May, ISIS.

1ff. t. BgrkSIale.
DEAR -IR-In your issue of the Sth inst.
snpeared an article headed Written and
Tawrftteu History" With your permits
lion. vilI give you he unwritten history
i. remember il. y slight inaccuracy in
Mr. ~.ngletou's chronology has seemed to
na- him lad O. disadvantage, but / am sure he
intend j 10 ijustiee to ex-Prtsident
Davis. On the contrary, think he meant
~ show wuh what cautious prudence Mr..
D4vI- considered every movement which
f.s. r1 tne grand drama Of events, so mem
a-.l.e iu the history Of our country.
Iwa- tp jackson on the occasion referred
10 bg Mr.. singleton, and took part in that
consultation and remember with perfect
a.-nuetre-- every Incident that occurred
tie position Of parties, the subjects cOusid-
cred and the date of each event "a it fol-
laueH.
Al extra session Of tue Legislature had
bee. convened bg "A proclamation of Gov
pattu-. and Was to meet, as / remember
iHe first Monday in November. GOV. Pet
ru- desired a consultation with the Senators
.ng Representatives iu regard TO what
recommendations he should make the Leg
f-atgre upon the subject of calling a Con-
veauo 90 withdraw the State hom the
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Try N'N" r. Ne'P ''e' - o'i' an"
tempt i u'' h'I "'.Ie' 7.'''0 nun a. 'o"'-
ing hts oe'Iei IN the uocIfIne Oh secession OF
advancing M'97'77'PP' zoo I"p'uiy - n''
ON" P'Ju"'ce- h9"pe" D'f'S oPP'S'N
these views asserting that II secession was
constitutional right 1t couIo Pc exercised
only 10y eAch state separately I""V 70 ""''
until nine states were ready Woulu De 70
defeat me whole movements CnaI some one
STATE must ie'' anu ne "o"iu w -''' - se0
Mi-sl7a'PPl ENJOY l''O "oioI'
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when F"'e was IaNen upon INC issoi"' io''
"noef eo"7'"e'".'o"' 2'''7 'e'o''' i',''
and K. Davis voting LOT anu zen D'''7'
brown ana LAIh" against IT, "oF' e'v"s
gave the casting vote ia FAVOR OF lhe Tesolu-
tt"n, and it was adopted tue vote Oe'hS
made unanimous
thought then' rs OeileVe now '"'' t,'e
only po'ut OF diHefeuce was one o' eN pe'i-
fhey' NOT o. pr'hc'p'e- AKA sure l''a1 -
TAR "a principles were toheerne" We "e's
all fully united, and 10 not beileNe that
sir Singleton meant to give any other i'm
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AA''I thS '""F''o' Va 'iiN 'N''' "
referred to, Gov. Pcttus read TO the commit
tce "a telegram which lac had received the day
h.f,r. from tIte Governor of south Caro-
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introduced By u. DAVIS To lhe eject tI'dC
Governor PGttus shOuld advise the Gov
..r,.,- ,f S,utb Carolina To cause the ordi-
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h''''e l." laNe 0li'o' iio''' '''" &C. IS 80
age.
This resolution was opposed BY jeff Dl-
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Nluglet"h' hafhsdA'e ana a. Jaws Wv
svuor Pettus again giving the casting vote
In fllnY or the resolution in accordance
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Governor OF south Carolina.
The address OF the Southern members TO
,-hf.r Won, rafar hos no connection with
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din rent page IN the chapter OF events
tbpn -ransnirfnos CONGRESS met in ses-
i-r al, e.. NTo,,la,, in Daoamhar 1851
81
aud, / believe the convention Oh oou'n
Carolina met on the same day. II was y
Nihe OF GeiGral ahAlet9 1nG aIai u -, ~
senators ana mem oeIs 81 Ions 80 SoartI,I
the aspect OF men preparing loi i0"ll'i
crisis IN national affairs. ,r-
In one OF the hrst days OF the session MI'
boAuer, OF Ugiuta, proposed resoluIioh
that one member from eacn state Shouil pe
selected to form committee, whose object
should be 70 make one last effort on the the
SIDE OF peace and mutual prosperity 1hIs
resolution was adopted, ana tue COMMITTEES
announced upon the following DAY. An
Ihe members OF TINS committees were ctIiSi
Republicans or Douglass Democrats, eA i
eepI HaW klns' OF IoTlda' 0oG'n
Carolina. and K. Davis, OF MlSslsslppl' VINO
We're what were then called HEe-eateIs-
They were selected because there We're