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r It b . valuable contribution 70 the nis,ory
OF an svsntful period which 10 made In the
/, volume entitled Rseo~sfrxefion IN Mississppt.
by JAMS wILroRD 0ARSKR. (Maomillans }
The authors primary purpose Is to give q
detailed account Of reconstruction 10 Mis-
siasippi. considered in It's political. military.
economic. educational and legal aspects.
by way OF Introduction. however. he pre-
espts . brief review Of the Civil War. 90 far 40
the ntSts q Mississippi or the people thereof
we're affected by It. special emphasis being
laid upon those results Of the contest that
were more or lees distinctly related to the
problems Of reconstruction. Tho narrative
n brought down to the final overthrow Of
scarpstbas- and negro domination. an
ovsnt locally known as the revolution Of
1875 The author 10 undoubtedly right
b thinking that thorough study OF the act
ual operation Of reconstru uction In any one Of
The Southern States Will prove useful TO the
general student Of American history. for the
reason that the process and the outcome were
essentially the sams IN all the commonwealth
that had belonged to the ConfsdRscy He
believes that the time has como when the
story Of the latter sixties and earlier
seventies can be narrated with fair
the opinion that the history Of recon-
struetion should be written BY . South
orner. because the Southerners best UNDER
stand the problems which had to bs solved
and tie conditions under which the solution
bad - b worked out. He Is careful to add.
end it will be found that the tone Of his book
'wasrants the assertion. that this does not
mean that the history should be written from
Ne Southern point Of view. or from any
ether point Of view unless It be that from
which the truth may Be best discovered. and
1xhibitsd.' Fortunately for the fulnlment
ef NE authors equitable aim. he 10 not handi-
eAppsd bv any prsjudioes founded on per-
GonAl observation o. experience. inasmuch
- most Of tho events recorded In this book
occurred before hs was born.
u I.
= d his nrst cAeptsr M. Garner dsssoes At
eention 10 the Interesting fact thaA only nine
years before Lnoolns election 10 the Presi-
dsncy. Mississippi seemed 10 pronounce un-
INSTANTLY against disruption Of tAs Union.
That procurement was . surprise because
b year earlier the compromise measures
edvocatsd by Henry Clay had bcsn opposed
By I'll the xississippi delegation in Congress
colleague. Jefferson Davis. went 20 far In
1850 a. 10 declare that every prominent man
In his State was opposed to the measures.
II IL oertain that Southern Hghts Associa-
tions spYanS up In nearly every Mississippi
community. and the Compromise measures
were almost universally denounced from the
stump. Al that time Foots himself aoknowl-
edged that the press Of his State was weil-
trnA T., q. -
the adjournment Of Congress The delegation
from Mississippi returned TO give an account
Of their course. and. with the exception Of
Foots. to urge resistance 10 the action Of the
Federal Legislature. Albert Gallatin Brown
in Q speech at jackson said: so help me God.
! am for resistance; and my advice 10 you 10
Mat Of Cromwell TO his colleague. Pray
10 God. and keep your powder dry Davis.
Acwfllie. Featherston and Thompson spoke
ln similar strain. while roots. on his part.
pie the very different position which he had
laken. The State Lsgislsturs had already
passed resolutions Of oensurs against him
we're not safe In his hands Thereupon
Ioots stumpsd the State. making In all forty
pr nfty speeches. and urged the people to
personal responsibility hs had presumed to
oall. GovWnor ouftman. the leader Of the
,eoession party. ccnvoked the legislature
n Extraordinary session and recommended |
measures looking to the secession Of the State |
% case certain demands were not complied |
with. The very day on which this message |
was read to the Legislature Foote'S conven-
ion assembled AZ Jackson. II adopted |
resolutions indorsins the Senator'S course. |
advocated aoouissoeace In the Compromise |
measures, warmly denounced the secession |
and organised . Union party In |
Mississippi The Legislature. undisturbed
BY what was termed tho 'srowl Of whisgery'
70 near its DOORS followed the Governors
recommendations and passed an act for |
to bs held year later to consider |
he state OF federal relations and the reme-
lies TO b applied"
Mr.. Garner points out that the people OF
he State were now sharply divided into two
political parties. One was the party OF |
which was organised In November, |
1850. under the name OF the southern Rights
party, and assumed the name OF the
Democratic stste-Rishts party In June.
lssi. II was composed OF the bulk OF the
Did Democratic party and small con tinsent
pf State-Fights Whigs. BY some the mem
bers OF this faction were called 'hesstere'
The Union party was organised on tho DAY |
On which Foote'S convention met. namely.
ME 18th OF November, 1850. 1t was oom-
posed OF old-nns wings and Union Demo-