The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-10-13

Tug ucts anu uolngs OF the Baltimore COnVen-
ton.
DOings of the Committee on ResOlu.
tiOns.
The committee met early after its creation,
and sat until neOr midnight. There was much
harmony in its deliberations, until we reached
the 9Th resolutiOn. II was proposed to adop,
the 9Th resolution, as it stood in the series Of
resolutions adopted in 1910 and 1874. Ipro-
posed TO amend it, by adding thereto the fol-
lowing;
"ResoIUedf further, That the doctrine Of non.
interference with the rights Ofproperty Ofanypor
'iOnof the people Of this cOnfedsracyb be j, ia the
States or Territories, BY any other than the
parties interested in them, is the true rspub.
IicOn doctrine recognised by this body"
In support Of it, | held that the state ofpOl.
itics on the slave question was very d~ifFeren,
at that time from whatit had been in l84O-,44.
That . new issue was presented, which 70
qul red a corresponding movement Of the part
", which stlyed itself''the progressive party,
and that instructed as | was by my State,
! felt il to be my duty to urge the adoption Of
the resolution which ! believed, embodied
the great principles we contend for. The res
olutiOn had no complex" meaning to the
members Of the committee. All seemed read
lily to understand It,.
Il may also be worthy of remark tha, Mr..
Glenn the member Of the committee from
Tennessee, was decidedly in favor Of the res
%olution, but voted against il under ~instruc.
tons; and that Mr. Slidell, Of Louisiana.
argued that the committee should not adop,
it. inasmuch as the Convention had already
nominated Gen. Cass, who entertained oDin.
ions directly the reverse Of the resolution.
and, therefore, iftho Convention should adon,
The resolution, it would rebuke the OpiOniOns
OF General Cass, and be inconsistent with IL
selfo
That speech exhibited in all it's force. the
very dilemma which at a previous stage Of
ne Convention had struggled to avoid when
! moved 70 adopt aPlatiotm Of prDciples be.
Tore we made the nomination. Had we adoD.ed
our platform first, if either gave way, it would
have been the candidates for the nomination
aud not our measures. But having made !
nomination first the Convention was ~nc,ualIy
called upon MOTTO adOpt a principle, because
iorscOth the nominee did not entertain H.
The nomination thus controlled the r~ssOlO.
Iions.
Another attempt was made 10 amend IN.
7h resolution Us reported, adding after tba
words, "the several States,n the wOrds. g a,
territories" This, too, was voted down by
vote Of lot II.
Before we adjourned, on the first meeting. =.
my instance the committee gave ina man..
nous assent 10 the amendment Of the resolu.
non Of l844 on the veto power. AZ II nog
stands IN the rePOrt-an amendment which
was designed, though the design was no. ayow
ed, 10 "thank President Polk for his va,o..
o. a corrupung system Of general internal i'm.
Pro~Vemen'-and to condemn the vOtes ~
GENERAL ass for those measures. When ,hs
committed met nextmOrning some member no,
up and moved a reconsideration Of that amend.
mention the ground that Gen. Cass had vo,.d
Tor the very bills which James X. Polk had
vetoed" andif that amendment was left thar.
II would look like a thrust at him, and be an.
ital for the Wing orators.
me move was seconded, and with spparen,
manifestations Of approval. I. wsu only de.
isatsd BY an indignant exposure Of the iniout.
Y and humiliating bassnsss Of such a proceed.
ing. A precedent had been Get, nevertheless,
orhls courses and the mover vac only uDsue.