Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-12-11
POLITICAL.
THE ST1TES.

GEORGiA CONVENTION.
ADDRESS Of Committee Of the Delegates ,rho seeded
Jrom me Convention recently assembled at .IIHedge-
piHe.
FeIio,o- Citi.ens Of Georgia. We have been o,n;,,
TO make an exposition OF the motives aud views of those
Delegates, who separated themselves from the recent
meeting at Millcdgeville, styled Convention Circum-
stances prevent the complete performance that dv
the present moment But, for the purpose of counter
acting misrepresentation that already BERN tn ncrvaIe
the community, it is deemed advisable Immediately 10 pre-
sent summary statement, which may hereafter if no
cessary, be fully developed The general grounds
which acted, have been concisely exhibited in our
Protest. The Convention invited by the Resolutions NJ
Athens, C0nUenOn of Delegates of the Beope Of
Georgia. In such assembly alone we were autIori:
ed to act Tor our constituents. We firmly believe
that all the Delegates together convened 1T Mledreyie
Georgia. We demanded that the authority OF those
VINO presented themselves as Delegates, should be
regularly scrunized Our wishes were resisted, and
we necessarily retired from body which refused
to investigate its title 10 the character under which
1t was convoked Any other course would have
which we not entrusted. He who speaks i'm the
name OF the whole, any part Of the people, without pro-
per authority, infnges their sacred preroe atyeh
countercits their sovereignty These considerations
are ample yndic1on. But while simple Justice Itself
commanded our secession, there attendant circum-
stances which rendered the obligation douby imperative
Twenty counties devoted the ot Union had re-
fused even TO be represented in the Convention-al OIL
the other hand all those who inclined the unhap
Ply doctrine of nullcaon whether under its own or any
other name, had eagerly pressed have delegates in that
body. The originaors OF the project who present as
us, great, If not decisive influence with the aiory-
Utterly disappearing their past relation to the
subject and justly apprehensve Of their purposes for the
iuture-under such auspices and in body constituted
we should have held both criminal and absurd grautos
~ 10 sanction by our cooperation counsels which could
not Dut believe must prove pernciOus in their tendency
The result has not disappointed expectation The re-
solutions adopted by the othe conyenios-bo,
OF those which relate their doctrines and their projects
receive our decided condemnation. The constitutional
principles which they announce, are stated in manner
which, however designed, H. at least fitted TO se!uce The
unwary into the doctrine Qualification. Whether this he
net The act we SHALL Tor the present, ourselves
with submitting to the unsophistcGed intelligence of the
public Ihs plan of Southern Convention az exhibited
III their Resolutions, appears 10 the very worst that
could have been possibly devised There provision
that any certain number States shall concur before il
held The election of Delegates for Georgia i, 10 take
place the 4h Monday in March next, without waiting
Tor the assent OF any invited State The Delegates oil
the States which adopt this project whether few or many
are TO arrange among themselves the time and place Ot
meeting From the adjournment Of the Conve TO
the LIST OF July next, il TO be contemplated that
the whole process will be completed by hat ime allo'
every man oil observation must be satisfied that no Su1
cent number Of States he induced to act within so
short period In such scheme we can perceive only
the convenient means of drawing Georgia into league
with the Nullifers OF South Carolina. IT was under
stood that they would agree 10 unite with in holding
Convention, If it called Speedily The mode in
which minority, consisting Of sixty four Delegates pro.
poses to submit their acts for ratification 10 the whole peo
pic, seems to us the very quntessence of usurpaon ri
they are TO try SO vital question in their FORM by
Their own agents, and TO be themselves the final Judges OF
the decision, what there which minority NAV moi as
sumo! The people mus, be weary Of exercising their
own sovereignty they permit such appropriation
of it by individuals.
The seeding Delegates express but sentiment con-
corning the TaFthat it unwise, unjust and uncon-
stutiona Several Of them entertained the private opiu
ion, that was not advisable this moment to take anv
extraordinary steps in relation to the subject; but the
whole were disposed to lay fairly before the People the
project OF Southern Conv onio embracing ali Or cir of
the Southern States which opposed to The Tariff In
such an association, it duly sanctioned we saw the bes,
guarantee oil sauary eounsel, and Of strength render
them respectable. The plan contained in the Resolutions
submitted to the House Of Repre- on the goth in
slant is substantially that which we would have recon-.
mended From the disposition present manifested bv
the members OF the General Assembly, we trust that these
Resolutions viii be adopted and that the people rsyine
around men nnquestonable en!avcs will prompt
anddeededy reject the scheme proposed by the rem.
nant Of the Conven'ion-a scheme which, If acted on
would Involve the State in immediate discor and eynose
IL to Interior evils Of iacacualc magnitude.
WIN. CUMMING