Democratic banner., 1849-07-09

pIeSents anu participated IN tlem. lie
venerable and patriotic Senator from KY,
Gea. T. Metcalf,presided in those meetings,
from the first to the last. 1t is true that
the doors were closed and none admitted
but the members of Congress from the
Southern States. But it is equally true,
that prior notice of such meetings was Civ.
en- in the public newspapers of the City of.
Washington; and that a journal of the pro-
ceedings was kept by aSecretary, appoint
ed for that purpose, and the substance for
all that was said and done, published the
day after each meeting. There was no 9TH
er object in closing the doors, than TO facili-
tate the deliberations of the meeting
There was no desire evinced to keep any
thing secret that TRANSFERRED. The avowed
object, and so understood by all, of such
meetings, was to enable Southern men,
without distinction of party, TO consult to-
gether, upon questions deemed Of vital i'm
portance to the Southern States.
In the early part Of the last Session of
Congress various measures had been pre-
scented aud were pending, all striking at the
Interests, rights and institutions of the.
South. The Wilmot Proviso, propositions
To abolish The slave trade in the District of
Columbia, and to abolish slavery in said
District-permitting the slaves themselves
to vots on it-and other kindred measures;
all of which are enumerated in the Southern
address ; to which, fellow citizens,I respect
fully refer you. 1t was thought right and
proper, that the Representatives of the
slave States should meet together and con-
suit IS to what was best to be done, in de-
fence Of the rights of their constituents and
States.
The object and determination of all, as
far as avowed, was to preserve southern
rights, and the institutions of the southern
States as secured to them by the Constitu-
ton. The result of all their deliberations,
was the address mentioned. / signed that
address. I still endorse it. I would not
undo the act if l could. I expect always
to be found acting with southern men, in the
Senate Chamber, and out of it, in defence
Of the rights Of southern States. will al
ways as heretofore, be found antagoEistical
to abolitionism and free-soilism.
There is nothing in that address, which
by torture itself, can be construed into a
design to dissolve the Union. Ifa calm and
temperate narrative of wrongs inflicted on
the one part and patiently endured on the
other; Of good faith violated, and Of reck-
less assaults By one portion of the States,
upon the rights and institutions ofthe other;
all in utter disregard Of the compact which
binds these States together, be called con-
spiracy and disunion, then this address is
replete with conspiracy and disunion.--
Then are all whose names are subscribed to
It, conspirators and disunionists, for they
are all men who knew what they were do
ing, and cannot, when put upon their trial,
be acquitted upon the plea Of ignorance
That you may know who they are, and from
whence they came, I here insert their
names:
Nrginid.-R. M. T. Hunter, ]. NJ. Ma
SON, A. Atkinson, Thos. H. Bayly, R. l. T.
Bsale, H. Bedinger, T. s. Bocock,W. G.
Brown, R. K. Meade, R. A. Tompson.
North CdroEnd.-J. R. J. Daniel, A. w.
VenabIe.
South CarORina.-A. P. Butler, ]. C. Cal.
houn, A. Burt, !. E. Holmes, R. B. Rhett
r. +. Simpson, D. Wallace, J. A. Wood.
ward.
GeO,gia.-H. v. johnson, A. Iverson,
HughA HARRISON.
MrsdG.-D d. L. Yulee.
LOuisidna.-S. u. Downs, j. H. Har-
manson, Emile La Sere, /. E. Morse.
~ Tezaa-Timothy Pillsbury, D. S. Kauf.
man.
.4rkansos.-S. Borlaud, w. K. Sebastian,
B. W. Johnson.
Tennessee.--H. L. Turney, F. P. STAN
+ MtssOuri.-D: R. Atchison.
& ..Aa6GnG.-W. R. King,B Fitzpatrick,
John Gale, F. w. Bowdon, S.W. Harris,
S.W. Inge.
Mississippi.-Jef. Davis, H. s. Foote,
~. P. .Tompkins, A. G. Brown, w. 8
Feathsrston, ]. Thompson.
Fellow citizens, re1dMat oddress-let il
speak for itself-ponder it-criticise it
.thsn ask yourselves il there is any senti-
ment expressed in it which the Genius Of
Patriotism itself might not entertain and
utter. Let every press in the State repub.
lish it-by all means, let the free-soil and
abolition papers publish it-expose it, hold
It up to the gaze of all mankind, criticise