Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-03-17

WdEus CSY.3 WINiuns ~ n :
Jas Gadsden, James Rose. Esq. Wm. 3.
Prriingle, Esq. DR.. Philip Tidyman, ~
On mutiou,s the following gentlemen
were appointed Secretaries:
Samuel Y Tupper, Est. Abraham
Noise, Jr. Esq. -. ss
The chairman having announced the
meeting organized aud read! TO proceed TO-
business. siE - l.. ;
Rcsoloed, That the citizens of Charleston
have observed, with pride and pleasure, the
able and digni6ed conduct Of the Hon. John e.
Calhoun, in defence Of the rights of the South,
and the guarantees of The Constitution.
ReSolucd, That his efforts in their behalf de-
serve the highest approval and fullest conf
dence of his constituents, and this meeting ten'
der him their cordial welcome on his return! to
his home. J,Tsr
ResoL1cal, That committee of tive be ap.
pointed 10 wait upon MIR. Calhoun,a ,and request
his attendance at the meeting, for the purpose
Of addressing it upon the present omlnous as.
pect of public affairs. .h,'''
i Ia accordance with the last resolution,
the .Presiden, appointed the. following
gentlemen as The Committee to wait upon
Mr.. Calhoun and invite his presence at
the Meeting, Messrs. P Della Tore, w
A Prinsle, Joseph H Dukes, Robert
Gourdin, and Alfred Fl 'Duukin. ''
Mr.. Hayne moved, the appointment OF
a Commillee of twenty-five persons, to
prepare and report resolutions for The
considerations of,he' Meeting; in regard to
the action Of Congress upon The proposed
amendment of The. "rhree Million Bill
known as the ..WiLmot ProuiSo,"
The motion was carried, aud The follow
ing gentleman appointed said Committee:
Col.IW Hayne. Hon D K Hennegan.
Il w, .Peronneau, Esq John E Carew,
Esq Geo A Trenholm, Esq VIM D Por-
tor, Esq Nj G Mordecai, Esq Thos Rog-
er, Esq C G Memmirger, Esq c B Nor.
throp, Esq WIN NJ Lawton, Esq Frede.
rick Shaffer, Esq C Nj Furman Esq Hen
w Corner, Esq Z r Brewster, Esq
james Simons, EsqJ N Cardozo, Esq
Jas M Walker, Esq G N Reynolds, Esq
Henry Gourdin, Esq Dr. E w North. J L
Norvil, Esq Jas English, Esq G E Kama
paux. Esq w e Gatewood, Esq
Hor. John C. Calhoun was then intro
ducel to the meeting, when the entire as
semblase rose. and received him with en-
thusasic cheering, which having at length
The Chairman, in behalf of the large
and respectable portion of the Citizens of
Charles on their present cordially wei
coined their distins suished Guest.
Mr. Calhoun briefly but feelingly re-
turned his Acknowledgements. and was
conducted 10, seat on The right of the
Chair. ''t...,l .'... ..'..,..
MIR. Haype. from the Committee Of
Observation-Disclosures The followingrepor'
and resolu ions ..Fsrts,z.
The Conimitlee to whom bias been re-
ferred The graves question. which has
brought US tpgether, beg leave, respectful
ly, to.report ta = ss.-'H.,}S5 : 9*
THAI, iii the opinion Of the Committees,
be Developments Of The, last year, at the
seatiof the Federal Government, and 10
he non. slaye-holding States geaerally y.in-;;
iliea.e- y td
the domeslici institutions, peculiar TO the
South; requiring The mos, grave and earn,
est consideration oflhe whole people ofthe
saye-holding, States. Yours Committee
thiok ,rhey. perceive. in The events Of the
last session Of Congress, which has
lust closed, aud Of The latter part. OF,
lhe preceding session, in the ,nne and tenn
per oftbe Norlhern press. during thein' :
iervaI, aud ia the aclion Of the Lesisla+
torres Of most of The non slave. holding
States, conclusive evideace of a fixed de
on The part of these. StaIes.
that slavery shall not hereafter exist in any
of the territories Of the Uuited Stales,
aud. that no slate shall be admitted inIo
The Union, whose Constitution tolerates its
existence.
Your Committee present an important
statement of he facts aud circumstances
upon which this conciusionrests.
The first Indication which they propose
to notice is the Wilmot proviso, introdu-
ced by member from Pennsylvania, al
the close of the session, in Congress of the
last year. This was an amendment OF the
two million bill, authorizing the appropri-
alton of tha, sum for negotiating a peace
with Mexico, which provides as "a fun
damental condition" 10 the acquisition Of
any territory from, the Republic of Mexico,
'tFrat slavery shohld be forever excluded"
This passed the House of Representatives
by vote Of IS to 80.
AT an early period of the session just
expired, a bill was reported for organizing
"A Territorial Government in Oregon. and
in this again was Introduced the proviso,
that slavery should he forever excluded;
all reference being purposeIy omitted to
The line Of com promise established in the
adjustment Of the Missouri controversy.
This could have been intended only as The
enuncialion Of a priuciple;-t principle of
the Wilmot provise, that slavery should
he excluded from all the territories Of The.
United States. From the high northern
latitude of Oregon, and the nature OF lis
productions, it is clear that no apprehen.
could have been entertained, that slavery
would ever be actually introduced into
that Territory. Besides, The good faith
with which the Soutlrhas ever adhered 10
The compromises, which at various times