Lucius QCLamar: his life, times, and speeches, 1825-1893 . stance, a large mass for awaiting the overt act, a few bad men rejoicedat the overthrow of tlie Democracy by any means, and ready to hang and quai-ter thesecessionists. If South Carolina will only have the courage to go out, all will be well. AVe willhave a Southern Republic, or an amended Federal Constitution that will place our in-stitutions beyond all attack in the future. Immediately upon the ascertainment of the result of the election,Gov. Pettus, by proclamation, called upon the Legislature to meet atJackson, on tiie 26th of Nove
Lucius QCLamar: his life, times, and speeches, 1825-1893 . stance, a large mass for awaiting the overt act, a few bad men rejoicedat the overthrow of tlie Democracy by any means, and ready to hang and quai-ter thesecessionists. If South Carolina will only have the courage to go out, all will be well. AVe willhave a Southern Republic, or an amended Federal Constitution that will place our in-stitutions beyond all attack in the future. Immediately upon the ascertainment of the result of the election,Gov. Pettus, by proclamation, called upon the Legislature to meet atJackson, on tiie 26th of November, to consider what steps should betaken to meet the emergency; and on the 12th he issued an invitationto the members of Congress from this State, including the Senators, toconvene at the same place, on the 22d, in order to take counsel amongthemselves and with the State Government on the same subject, and es-pecially with regard to the matter of his message to the meeting was held accordingly, all being present except Mr. McKae.(8(5). MISSISSIPPI SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN AT THE TIME OF SECESSION LIFE, TIMES, AND SPEECHES. 87 There was an auimated and protracted discussion over the questions, iusubstance: Sliould Mississippi, as soon as her convention can meet,pass an ordinance o£ secession, tlius placing herself by the side of SouthCarolina, regardless of the action of other States? or shall she endeavorto hold South Carolina in check, and delay action herself, until otherStates can get ready, through their conventions, to unite with them;and then, on a given day, and at a given hour, by concert of action, allthe States willing to do so secede in a body? Upon one side it was argued that South Carolina could not be induced to delay ac-tion a single moment beyond the meeting of her convention, and that our fate shouldbe hers, and to delay action would be to have lier crushed by tlie Federal Government;whereas by the earliest action possible we might be able
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