Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1849-01-04

MEETING OF THE SOUrHEkN Me EhS
What we apprrhended has com 90 pass.
\ The Southern Senators aud members OF
lhe House o. Representatives, met in thu
! Hall, on Friday evening, to take in'o con
sdelaiion The movements Of the last fort
night, in relation ~ slavery, and The adop.
lion Of HE resolution 10 bring in IA bill abol.
bia. There were about seventy persons
present Governor AletcuIl, ols Kentucky
was appointed Chairman. MIR. Calhoun
add, ,essed the NEE ing, and reviewed all the
measures rcceilly adopted IA relation 10
the Soulh aud The agressiors of The
North IA relation 10 slavery, and the palpa-
bic lnirngGmcnts Of The constitution ia re-.
lttion ID the domestic institutions a The
Sou.h. He avowed himself decided
friend Of he Union Of the Sliles, bul could
no longer submit 10 the Indignation thcy
had suffered, aud lhc time had arrived when
it WAS their duty 20 take "a stand ia defence
Of their constitutional nights. Several
members spoke empelaleIy, others
warmly. and allcr considerable debate. as
TO The proper course Of proceeding, rcso-
. lotion was doprd 10 refer thc whole sub
Iect 10 commillce, consisting OF one
Ilg0m each Slale, which was 10 report
by lhe l5'h Of January, and The meet
! ing adjourned. We have already said,
/ that il such movement had even been re-
qpIrd, Ibis was not the line Tor agilai,ng
"A ques.i)n or 80 much excitement and sc
: iional feeling. Nor can we believe that
tuosc who sustained tuc question. ever
hoped 10 see it carried AT least, at this ses.
SION Should bit pass by the lower
I House, the Senate would reject it; bat
should both Houses pass II, the Presld n
wcud vutO-so lb It lht mogcmcnt was one
Of sheer mscnif anc ngi;auon. On the
subject Of the Union oil The Sjates thefe
are nc politics; n il question Of p cs"rv-
lng the independence anI conlcderacy Of
The Tree and sovereign states, aud the on.
" question Is, UNION or d'suAl1n. We DO
not believe, beyond q few fanatics, that
/ there IS one in a hundred who are IN favor
Of dividing Inc Union, North or South but
:, mus, ne d. ..iinc,lv understood. that the
| No,h invited he South 10 ioio ,he coo(eJ-
c,acy with ,A,T slaves, which tie North
/ imported iron Airica, and the North in
ser,eJ guarantee, Of protection TO the South
in the Consultation nj the United States.
II csc iubts are violated. we caopot ex.
moo, mn. S,,ih.rn Sr,iesi, rem ,in in IN.
jIu,.n. ~. c,nuot cprr,e them by force
of,rms ,o remain in ,hc Union. they NAV
c,r,, an inIcn.nJant r.oubl.. Of their own.
and Then wbl, becomes O, IL. rreat repub
lie of the IToitrd SIat.s2 , 10 subm, tins
deepIv solemn and ainrmirr subiecr to
pcared ,pd excited p,lrcaus OF ouhcr
s;J, ,,o,Id h, h,.,',iy rn,,p1cut I'm.
friends or the Union. WHO are opposrd f.
the needless ayilur,on of This question
sbouId lake it IN. and with Grmness md
d,c,sim shoull make tbrir Voices heard
aoains, + os. doo.,,rous roluicaI move.
mems belar, il is too la.e. How The North
ho,,,, on MANY J.en ioferes,s AT s,ol.
and ,h &, ir,.res,s in fine greot,g,d,,rar.
~ c,s,. or orscperotion. sLouIj push ON ia,
oAc' ca question: Is Ueyohu our 'o"trc-
"c"''"'' i"'S NOV '"''"' ''''n "'' '''..''
may cnh loe a''e''Ioh o' Tue prop. .' u''
course o. I've Ao''''o" P''H' '.. .'"
sun 'o"a' press u ''o 'o0'''!' "'.-
en''re'y ''re''''''o'' ca" "' S''''
urging d" e'''' '"a''"'''''''"' u '''S