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

ward, ESQ.t Willldm Ou booo' ~ :, :
Jas Gadsdeu, James Rose, Esq. Wm. b
Pringle, Esq. DR.. Philip :Tidyman,
On mution,. The following gentlemen
were were aaponted Secretaries:
SAMUEL Y. Tupper, Esl. Abraham
Noise, Jr. Esq. s,LE
The chairman having announced the
meeting organized aud ready 10 proceed 10
business. s1.
Resolosd, That the citizens Of Charleston
have observed, with pride and pleasure, the
able and dignifed conduct Of the Hon. John e.
Calhoun, in defence Of the rig hts of the South,
and the guarantees of The Constitution. .
ReSol1ed, That his efforts in their behalf de-
serve the highest approval and fullest conh'
dence of his constituents, and this meeting ten-
dc r him their cordial welcome on his return 10
his home. 40
ResoLusd, That committee Of i've be: ap-
pointed 10 wal, upon MIR. Calhoun ,and request
his attendance at the meeting, for the purpose
of addressing it upon the present omlnous us-
pect of public affairs. a,ii'
u la accordance with the last resolution.
the President appointed the fol: owing
gentlemen as the Committee 10 wait upon
MIR. Calhoun and invite his presence at
the Meeting, Mcssrs. P Della Tore, w
A Priugle, Joseph H Dukes, Robert
Gourdin, and Alfred H Duukin. s'''.
Mr.. Hayue moved the appointment Of
a Commiliee of twenty. five persons, to
prepare and report resolutions for the
considerations of,he, Meeting; in regard 10
the action Of Congress upon The proposed
ameudmen, of The. s.Three Million Bill, !"
known as the ..Ritmot Prouiso,"
The motion was carried, and The follow
ing gentleman appointed said Committee:
Col. 1 w Hayne, Hon D. K Hennegan,
II w ,Peronneau, Esq John E Carew,
ESD Geo A Trenholm, Esq VIM D Por-
ter, Esq nj G Mordecai, Esq Thos Rog-
or, Esq G G Memninger, Esq G B Nor
throp, Esq WIN NJ Lawton, Esq Frede-
rick shafer. ESQ C M Furman Esq Hen
ryW Corner, Esq e r Brewster, Esq
James Simons, Esq 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 c E Kama
paux. Esq w e Gatewood, Esq.
Hor. John C. Calhoun was then intro.
ducel TO the meeting, when The entire as:
semblage rose, and received him with en-
lbusiasic cheering, wIrich having al length
) The Chairman, in behalf of the large
and respectable portion of the Citizens OF
Charles on their present Cordially wei.
coined their distins suisfled Guest. .ze.
MIR. Calhoun briefly but ieelingly re-
turned his Acknowledgements. and was
conducted To- seat on The right of the,
Chair. %. gFf.', ~, :.
>Mr. Hayne. from the Committee Of
twenty fvr,'submitted The foloWingrepor'
and 'resoiu ions ..s..g1.-..
The Conimillee TO whom has been re.
(erred the graves question, which has
brought US together, beg leave, respectful
~, toreport r. s'.-53!'5 ~ =.
: Thai, ID the opinion Of the Committee,
!be Developments of The last year, at the
seat Of the Federal Government and in
lhe, non slaye-holdins Stales scaeEally ,in7s
ilica,e:s seondi,io 2thiu sS1fd TO
the domestic institutions, peculiar 10 the;
South; requiring The most grave and earn
est consideration oflhe whole people OF the
slaye.holding States. Your, Committee
thiok they perceive. in The events Of the.
last session Of Congress, which has
Just closed, aud Of The latter part Of,
lhe preceding session, in the lnne and lem
per ofthe Northern press, during theain,'
lervaI, aud in the aclion Of the Legisla.
torres of most of The non slave-hoding
States, conclusive evidence of "a Fixed de
OH The part of these Sta'es,
that slavery shall not hereafter exist in any
of the territories Of the Uuited States,
aud. that no slale shall be admitted into
The Union, whose Constitution tolerates its
existence.
Your Committee present an important
statement of The facts aud circumstances
upon which this conciusioDrests.
The first indication which they propose
to notice is the Wilmot proviso, introdu-
ced by member from Pennsylvania, 81
the close of the session. in Congress of the
last year. This was an amendment OF the
two million bill, authorizing The aPpropr-
alton of tha, sum for negotiating peace
with Mexico, which provides as "a fun.
damentaI condition" 10 the acquisition OF
any territory from, the Republic of Mexico,
"tiIat slavery shohld be forever excluded"
This passed the House Of Representatives
by vole of IS to 30.
AT an early period Of the session just
expired, 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 purposely omitted to
tho line of compromise established in the
adjustment Of the Missouri controversy.
This could have been intended only as The
enuneialion Of a principle; tho principle Of
the Wilmot provise, that slavery should
he excluded from all the territories Of Ihe
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
tha, Territory. Besides. the good faith
with which the Sonihhas ever adhered 10
the compromises, which at various times