"On Withdrawing from the Union, 1861" Mississippi and all her residents have declared separation from the union of the United States of America. General Jackson said the phrase, "to execute the laws" because what he was talking about was a state that wanted to be part of the union but not follow the rules of the country. Mississippi did not want to be part of the union and they did not want to obey all the laws given to them thus they terminated all functions which they were included with the United States and they resigned their seats in congress. Mississippians felt that the United States was different than past years so they needed to not be apart of the union since they do not agree with the rest of the country. Mississippi's