New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-17
NEW-YORk TRIBUNE.
southern Convention.

II rl,o,o,I1 WAsHINCTOS, Juesdsy, Jan. 10.
-, the reasons assigned for not opening
80, 70 the reporters and TO the public, las, ever
one stating that the journals Of the doings
= = ave been published, and furthermore that had
80. been admitted, there would have been dan
~'e.vc,enept and uproar 10 the galleries as discus
| o might progress
| q. v.x,rtEofN C. read the Address, which was
~, hv Mr. CALHOUN with Mr. BAYLEY's assist
s,eccbes were made against the Address by
- c,,,,oS Of Delaware, Mr.. SrErHENs and Mr.
me If Geo Mr. MoREHEAD and Mr. UNDERWOOD
70 and Mr. Gently Of Tenn and the Address was
...r.s,ed bv MI. CALHOUN. Mr. BAYLsY, Mr.. GAYLE OF
=. u, y,soS Of Va Mr. wEsTcoTT Of Fla. JEfFER'
sv DAyl, Of Miss Speeches 10 favor OF action but
4. u,odifving the Address we're made By SIR. BER
IAN and Hr. MCKAY
r,e sSsres, was opposed on several grounds one
..,it asserts that Organized bodies OF men existed
o,,gb the states reaching into Canada TO aid slaves
+, s.esoipe from service The proof Of this position
"a, wanting. Another reason WAS, the address de-
,ed that the North mad raised false Issue by chsrg'
a, the South with legslsting in Congress- with the
lew Of extending Slavery, while tins South openly de-
,sd the charge and proclaimed that there was no au
Monty To restrict or expand Slavery
Mr. TooNBs could not sanction this as he had taken
,ose grounds In Congress the last session Another
,.on for opposing the address that it opposed No
ssnite chart for action but LETT all TO rsk as to the
islsre.
Toe address was finally recommitted 10 the same
Committee, without instruction.
Mr. BgRErEN moved Instructions, but they were re
ise,ed The Committee is % report next Monday eve
ling. TIL when the meeting stands adjourned.
several members OF the Committee got excused from
farther serving among them were Mr.. STEPHENS, Mr.
CLAYTON Mr. RUsK, Mr.. CHAPMAN and Mr. MoeEHEAD
The address gives enumeration OF what the south
regard as acts Of aggression by the North upon the in
siuiion OF Slavery guaranteed by the Constitution
The Philadeiphia Month AraercaH Of yesterday Morn
ins has the following dispatches from Independent
WAsuNGroN, Monday, Jan. Is p. NJ
Aner the organization OF the meeting, and the trans
seton of some preliminary business, Mr. CALHOUN sub
miied the report adopted by a majority Oi the Com
milee Of fifteen, which was read.
ArFoorE then moved to take the address just submit
d out of the possession Of the meeting his object being
10 give to that document private character that those
only should be accountable for II who might choose "
dive il the sanction Of their signatures.
This motion was ruled to be out OF order, and the
address being before the meeting, Mr.. CLAYTON op
posed ITO adoption Ia speech of great power and ab
iy lie portrayed in glowing COOrs the danger and
npolicy OF merely sectional movements. and depre
e.ted al such Inconsistent with the duties Of national
legislators and calculated TO impair the stability OF the
Uniou Mr. BAyLr Is now replying. There are about
ninety Members present
o'clock 4 M-The address after vigorous discus
.ion 10 which several participated on both sides was
rseommu6d By majority If o0. This result produced
considerable excitement and obviously alarmed as well
As sston.hed some of the more violent members OF the
Convention or more properly speaking the Caucus.
Amoton was made 20 adjourn sac die but this failed
by decided vote many of those who were opposed
t. an extreme course AT the same time did not wish 10
prevent future discussion general feeling oil dissa
nlactiop however prevails in regard 10 the whole
movement and the purposes to which certain ultra
leaders have attempted to wrestit and am confident
that portion-and very respectable portion-o the
south will decline all farther connection with H.
At the time of preparing this depateh, fragment Of
The meeting ia engaged in discussion as to the time
when the General Committee shall meet again.