The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-08-11
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

Democrats Of Madison county, at Canton, on
the 9Th August, ls49, in pursuance Of notice,
convened for the purpose Of appointing two
delegates in behalf Of the Democrats Of said
county to the State Convention at jackson, to
be held on the list Monday in October next.
OIL r. Singleton, Esq, was called to the chair,
and E. H. Powell appointed secretary.
After an appropriate announcement by the
chair of the object of the meeting, A. H. Han
dy, ESQ.,, offered the following preamble and
resolutions, which were unanimously adopted
Whereas, it has become manifest that there
is a systematic design on the part Of the non
slave-hOlding States Of this Union, to interfere
with the rights Of property Of the Southern
States Of the Union, by efforts to prohibit, by
Congressional Legislation, the introduction Of
our slave property into the territories Of the
United States, the free and CommOn property
Of all and each of the sovereign States Of the
UniOn--by like efforts to abolish slavery in the
District Of Columbia, and to prohibit the citi-
Zens Of the Southern States from disposing Of
their slave property to their fellO w-citizens in
the other slave-holding States, the District Of
Columbia and the terrilories-Tights secured
to them plainly, both by the history Of the
Federal Constitution, and by it's express pro-
Enthusiastically e~vincing a settled determine
ton not only to debar Us Of our rights Of pri-
vOte property, but to violate the Constitution,
our sacred bond Of u%nion-an unhoIy purpose
which the laws Of nature and Of selt-prOtectiOn
and our veneratiOn for the Constitution alike
impel us firmly to resist? "a
And whereas, we deem il proper, in the
most solemn manner, to demonstrate with our
fellOw-citizens Of the Northern States against
these unjusIiiable and outrageous %efFOrtr, aud
to warn them Of our determined resistance in
case such efforts should assume the form Of
Federal legislation; and with that view, we
deem it expedient to send delegates to a State
Convention at the City Of Jackson. Therefore,
ResOUed, That we have a deep and abiding
attachment to our glorious Union Of States,
but that this Union without the Constitution on
which it is founded, is a baselesO fabric--a
shadow without the substance; and that when
the Constitution is systematically and Aagrant-
ly violated, and the rights plainly secured, OF
recognised by it, ruthlessly invaded and do.
Stroyed, it is the right Of the sovereign parties
to the compact to treat it as ~abrogated, or 9TH
= erwise to determine the I" mode and manner Of
d redress" according to the nature and circum-
5 stances Of the violation.
RESOLVED, That it is the sense Of this meeting
that all legislation by the Federal Government
having for it's object the prohibition of slavery
: in the territories of the United States, the abo.
n lition of slave property in the District of Co.
o lumbla, and the prevention Of the right to die
! pose Of slave property in slave-holding Stster
and in the District Of Columbia, would be
n gross aud fragrant violation of the Federal Con
n s~tilution and of our rights Of private property
and void; and il attempted to be enforced, viii
" cause a dissolution of our sacred Union.
. ResOtCed, That in conformity with the recon
. mendation Of the primary meeting held a
, Jackson, on the 7th Of May last, we will sen,
two delegates and two alteEnates to represen
the views OF the Democratic party Of lhi
county in the State Convention to meet a
Jackson on the LIST Monday Of October mex,
! and then take into consideration and proclaim
to the world the determination Of the peoui
OF this State, in the event Of the passage q
said unconstitutional acts by the Federal Gov
. eminent, and that we entrust to the patriotism
and sober judgment of said Convention, III
course necessary and proper to be adopted.
ResODed, That said delegates be selected b
this meeting vtuG Usce.
George Calhoon, Esq addressed the meet
ing in support of the resolutions, in an abb
and eloquent speech, advocating preparatiO
a tor resistance to the cncrOachment upon or
rights, arming the militia, &C., and that N
m people OF the slave-hOlding Stat go should tax
possession of the territories South Of Sc de-
So min, in which their rights were guarantee
by the Missouri Compromise, and resist all 81
* croachmelt s Of abolitionists beyond that lin,
y He forcibly urged that the time for arpumer
10 on this question had ~passed-that ii was no,
time for action, &C., &c.
a. The meeting theteuPOn appointed Col. WI
R. Hill and Col. David M. Fulton, delegate
and Col. John M. Elder, alternate flor ca
Hill, and Maj. Nm. J. Austin, alternate 4
ur Col. Fulton, in pursuance Of the third resell,
ton.
rt- N,Calliham, Esq, in behalf Of the Wing pa
y Of this county, appeared before the meetin
10 and stated that he was authorized by a meetir
ip Of that party heretofore held, TO inform u
meeting that the Wings Of this county had