The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-08-08
FRoM THE NASHVILLE REPUBLICAN BANNER
JAMES POLK OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
THE PROPOSED ssTExAs OR DIsUNIoN' CoN-
vENTIoN AT NASHVILLE.

THE PROPOSED 'TEXAs OR ~DIsUNIoN' CON-
vENTIoN AT NASHVILLE.
Since the announcement of the nominations
by the Baltimore Democratic Convention, we
have noticed, in several leading journals That are
trying TO rally the support OF The parry ior those
make shifts, Polk aud Dallas, recommendations
of holding a Grand Convention Of the friends OF
''immediate anHexation,' at Nashville, some
time in August next. The New York Pleblan,
(thePolk and Dallas paper, which In obedience
to party drill came out so ardently in favor OF
the nominees. while the Van Buren, journal, the
Evening Post, gave them the ''cold-shouider"1
says that such a convention WAS deterlninedson
by the friends Of Polk and Texas at Washing
ton; and that preparations are already made TO
SCI ure a full representation from each OF the
slayehoiding States 1t is time that the People
OF Tennessee s.suuid understand some OF the OBJ
lects contemplated by those who are most az
i've in getting up this Gathering. and the spirit
which prevails in the preparatory movements.
We have kept an eye upon them and now call
the attention OF our readers and the public TO the
following facts:
We all saw with what theutric exultation the
particular friends of Mr.. Calhoun received the
nomination OF Mr.. Polk and how. III return,
the partizans aad organs of the latter glorihed
Messrs. Pickens and ElmoTe for the support
which they promised TO him on the part OF South
Carolina. Sancho and Don QuIXotte were not
more faithful to each other; nor between those
persona GEES was there ever a greater interchange
of pompous compliment and buff
oonery. Since this formal alliance between the
*Chivalry" and the man whom some OF them
were in the habit of re:racting with disiain and
contumely, when he occupied the Speakels
lehaIr, numerous AsTexas Meetings" have been
held IN different counties o. South Carolina, all
tofthem urging with more or less dlreetness the
assembling OF a Convention of States friendly
/ e. Y..,,ad.ota anuaxatiap AT tha EHre6eid
Meeting, where the resolutions were prepared
by AIR. Piekens, who, by the by, used to JON
with Messrs. Wise aud Peyton in. denouncing
the partial and feeble administration of the
Chair by James K. Polk the following was a.
dopted:
: hesolred, Ira the members of Congress ia
vorab bic to annexation be requested TO resort TO
all legitimate expedIents within their power, Tor
the c-onsummatIon of this great measure and
that, in the last resort they take steps tor assem-
bling a Convention of the States friendly 10 an
nexation."
AT the Barnwell County Meeting Of the con.
stituents Of the notable Mr.. r BarnwellRhett'
ttEditOr OF the Washington Spectator the fol
lowing resolution was adopted:
.sResoired, That if Texus be not sooner an
nexed; we deem II expedient that a convention
OF the friends of Immediate annexation through
out The Union be held at Nashville in the State
of Tennessee, on The first Monday IN Angus
next, and that, should such suggestion, NEE
the apnrohatlon Of our friends elsewhere, we vii
4 meet again al this place on the first Monday u
Il July, to appoiat delegates to said Convention.'
These resolutIons, we must now state, onll
recommend The Convention at Nashville as
/ means towards an end; and that end is exhibited
broadly dtSd distinctly enough in otner resoiu
. tons OF the series that prccedes them: namely,
TO make the DiSSOLU ZION OF THE UNION
; an issue with the Annexation Question!
Speaking of the present agita ZION of the Tex
, as Question, Mr.. Folks supporters at Bariwel
say in their Preamble:
1--WE believe that the very existence itself Q
this blood-b ought and blood-ce mented Union
Xvi i'll be determined by it,"
/. Speaking of the proposition Of annexation the
say that lis final rejection may renderit "neces
+, sary For MS IN the words OF our indepen
Gencel ITO provide new guards for our iutur
security"
: Thai there might be no mistake about til
r meaning of all this portentous language, tn
chairman of the commit tee OH Resolutions, Go
Trout, gave a very unequiyoeal explanation.-
u The reporter catching the spirit OF the hour
s dwelis upon his reasonable language with niue
e gusto:
".After the preamble and resolutions wer
read, Col. Trotu rose and addressed til e mee'
ing In their support Tor more than an honor VII
great eloquence and ability, and was interrupts
II IN the course OF his remarks by frequent an
long continued plaudiIs. He dwelt with gre
iurce aud earnestness upon the Importance OF III
immediate acquisition of Fexas. de cnnciu'
Ively demonstrated. that the safety, II got th
le very existence OF The Institution OF slavery
dependent upon Ihe successor the measure. an
cOntended. with great power and ability thi
- THEaQNLY TRUE ISSUE BEFORE TIL
n SOUTH SHOULD BETEXASO OR DlSUNlON
Is And the South Caroilnian, published at c.
m lumbia. thus SIX tche IS the manner in which tn
" ''new issue'' is TO be presented, and the line
80 operations TO be adopted with a view TO 1t.
h. 81. To call upon our delegations in Congress
II IN session, or our'Senators, 1t they be at Ill
seat OF governments, to wait on the Texan Nil
lister, and demonstrate with him against any N
goIiation wiki other powers, until the SoutIer
lis States shall have had a reasonable time TO d.
H. eide upon their course.
80. That object secured, that a Convention
the People of each State should be promptly ca
d. led, to deliberate and decide upon tue action
I'd be taken by lhe Slave States on the question
adj annexation; and to appoint Delegates to a co
a. ventIOn of the Slave States, with instruction.,
carry into effect the behests OF the people.
q; %. That a convention OF the Slave States b
delegations from each, appointed as aferesai
should be called, to meet at some central pos
ire lion, TO take into consideration the question
at anne King Texas to the Union, if the Union vi
r. not accept it. then OF unnexing Texas 10 Il
ce Southern States.
'.That the President of the United States
en- requested by the General Convention OF Il
Slave States, to call Congress together immed
ately; when the FINAL ISSUE shall be made u
no and the alternative distinctly presented TO Il
as Free States, either to admit Texas into the U
nd Ion, or 10 proceed peaceabIy and calmly TO q
* range the terms OF a Dissolution or THE UNION
for Here are disclosed the real purposes of tho
81. who propose the Texas Convention OF The Sla
10 Holding States at Nashville in August. He
no do the people Of Tennessee like them! VIII
no do they think OF the Presidential nominee a
I've his partizans who were accustomed TO denoun
ug Judge hiie as the confederate of N ullifier