Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-07-02

| OIL! anu twenty JedIS tue EOul.l u
Calhoun has poured forth the language oil
disunion. Surely the Holy Scriptures are
right, and deadly enmity to the Union musI
be in that heart from which its death.knel
is daily sounded.
Mr.. Calhoun is baulked in this mode OF
proceeding. He finds a difficulty in the
fst step. The experience of the first nul-
ssAcation has convinced him that one stale.
and that small one, is too narrow TO build
upon. He needs broa9er foundation7
and ever since the Texas annexation treu+ p
Ity Of 1874, he has Unanswered for
Southern convention in order TO unite all
the Southern states under his control. ffs
/, wants a gconvention. lie is great upon a
small body-where he can work upon indis
viduals in detail and by units. He is greas
then. A southern convention was his plan
at the rejection Of the Texas treaty irs
1914: contributed to break up that plan.
At the passing Of the Oregon bill in the
summer of 1914, he tried for the convena,
ton again; and a subscription pape. Was
cautiously circulated for signatures. u
was "no CO." But few subscribers we'e
got, and the paper was suppressed. This
brings us 10 the last winters work-the
meeting convoked Of members of Congress
from the slave holding states. Its object
has been stated, and do not repeat it, |
only name it as part of the machinery for
getting up southern convention. 1t was
in fact sort of southern conventions
caucus convention-intended 10 pave the
way for The real convention, and TO call IL.
It was intended to combine wings and dem+
ocrats, and 10 bring the whole under the
control Of the head contrirer. 1t was a
failure. The wings hauled off from it;
only part of the democracy remaineds
and many Of them for innocent and lauda-
BILE purposes. Nothing came from this e
Congrsss convention but an emaculated ad.
dress, deprived of the venom in Its hends
and Of the sting in lis tail, and proposing
nothing. The cont hance for the southerrf
convenlien had failed again, and his last
recourse was in the State Legislatures and
county meetings. The frebrand resolu-
tions were to be adopted in state Legisla-'
tures. and county meetings got up TO slim"
ulate the people. omit other states. The
resolutions were adopted IN Missouri lm-
mediately after the failure Of the Congress
caucus. and after the publication Of the ad<
dress-about as soon as they could be-
known. The resolutions had laid in a tors
pid state all the winter. They slept during
the time they should have been awake, In
my hands. at Washington, if they were
intended for my guidance. They were
passed after congress adjourned, and the
county meetings Immediately started. This
was in accordance with the practice else+
where; and, if they still go on, should
A bo,
the merit Of doing wrong thing in the
right way. They propose convention
Of the states 10 be called at special ses-
sion of the general assembly, 10 decide
fundamentally on the course of acton.-
That, at least, is consulting the people fairs
ly, and giving chance to decide UNDER
standingiy. This is their resolution: --
'ResolceG, Tha, the danger of the state.
and the safety and welfare or the people
of Virginia, call fer convention, to be as
senbled as soon as the legislature can pass
a bill for that purpose, 10 determine upon
the whole question of encroachment BY the
Federal government, and by the Stree
Soil" states and The people OF the North,
on the institution of slavery in the states.
territories and districts Of the United States;
luul IL Is Iull llillc lOl StutC " oOSiNO
what will be its action 6nally, on this SUBJ
ject; and TO inform its citizens and SUBJ
jects whether they will be authorized 10 re-
sist, if they are requested by federal legis-
latlon to submit to the oppression of ma
iority in congress, and that q state conven-
ton, organized according to Inv, Gun best
settle the rule of conduct for the citizen"
The Accomac meeting reports its pro-
ceedings 10 Mr.. Calhoun; and that is right
again He is the chief Of the movement,
and his adjuncts should report to him.
deem it most unfortunate that the General
Assembly of Missouri should have adopted
Mr. Calhoun's resolutions. am certain
not six members Of the body had the Scieit-
ter of their origin and design, or meant
harm TO the country or myself. But that
is no impediment to their evil effect. They
are the act of the General Assembly
Upon the record, they are the wifi OF the
State. Abroad they are the pledge Of the
State 10 back Mr.. Calhoun in his designs
to put the State under his lead-and to
stop my opposition TO his mad career.
And, although know that the event will
deceive his hopes, yet the mischief will be-
done in the fatal encouragement he will
receive, before another General Assembly
can correct the error.
consider my proposition-the one with
which | commenced my speech-now
made good, namely, that the resolutions OF
the General Assembly Of which COM
plain. are copied from those of Mr.. Cal
houn-that to understand their design, you
must understand his design-and that, from
the words of his own resolution, and from
his conduct for twenty years past, the sub
version of the Union is intended. In the
execution OF this design cannot be an in
strument, nor can believe that the peo
pie, or the mass of the General Assembly
wish it; and deem it right TO have full
understanding with my constituents on the
whole matter.
| therefore appeal from the instructions
have received. because they are in con[
fiict with instructions already received and
obey yed-because they did not emanate
from any known desire or will of the peo-
pie-because they contain unconstitutional
expositions of the constitution which am
sworn to support-because they require
.a,,,a,, observation-disclosures they