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At q Democratic meeting, held in Clay county
on DE third Day Of July, 1s48, the following
resolution was 'sadoptsa an1nimo~sly:'
..a5th. That Congress has no Constitutional
newer; to interfere with slavery in the States,
and that we are opposed TO the doctrines of the
WImot Proyiso--thatthe true doctrine is, when
territory is acquired, it Should be free TO all, and
chen settled BY our people, they alone should
determine whether slavery should exist among
them or NOT, and that whatever should be their
decision, it should be fnal."'
Howard Everett, Esq, acted as President Of
This meeting, and B. s. Eaton as Secretary. The
following gentlemen figured on the occasion, ss
orators or committeeman. Messrs. Jasme NJ!
Hughes, J.. L~oughborough. ]. K. Kelley, John
q. Price, Henry Turner, Walter S. Watkins,
Thomas Gill, VIM. Wsymore, John Talbot, w.
H. Summers, H. Sneed, George Shelby, and Hem
ry L. Routt.
That a proper Interpretation may be given to
the 9th resolution quoted above, we give the first
Of the series adopted by this meeting. r
"Resoived, That the General Government is
oas,o Of limited powers----deriuing them ALONE
from tie Constiitaion---the powers granted by it
To- the federal government ought to be construed
strictly BY the Congress Of the United States,
and Ill other departments of the Government"
A county meeting. held in Franklin county,
On the 18th February, 1S48. at which VIM. R.
Robertson, presided, and A. W. Jefries acted as
Secretary, adopted the following resolution which
was reported by Capt ]. D. Stevenson, as Chair
man Of the committee: .s ..-
"Resolued, That the agitation of the Wilmot
Proviso is frought with eminent danger 10 the
permosenAg o the american Union---tbat the
Missouri Compromise is the true exponent Of the
viii of the people upon the question of slavery,
and this nsD doctrine is the offspring ofd ffanatt-
cal spirit, which looks not to the consequences
which a renewal Of the scenes of 1920 may pro-
duce, &c." 'a '.s
A county meeting in Pulaski county, held on
the .7th February, lS4S, Cyrus COlly presiding,
and ". II. Clary acting as Secretary, adopted a
resolution as follows: II. a
-sResolved, That any disturbance of the Mis-
souri, Compromise in reference to the question of
slavery, mast of necessity disturb the peace and
harmony Of the whole Union" 3 !.
At q county meeting in Lam county, held on
che 7th day Of July, .ls4s,-.-J. J. Flood, Esq,
President, and W. H. Hartman Se~cretary--the
following resolution, reported BY Col. A. w
Tourney. was adopted, after speeches in lis Ia
sor by Messrs. Gwinn snd Halliburton: +.
9Th, That we are willing to stand by the Mis-.
sour Compromise on the subject Of slavery, and
view the Wilmot Proviso as a frebrdnd that can
do no good, and may do o great deal Of HARM"
At a meeting in Lincoln county, held on the
i4th day Of July. ls~4s,--TsIbot Bragg, Esq,
Pfesident--and Messrs. A. H. Martin and J. C.
Wells, secretaries---the resolution following was
adopted: .
9Th, That in the violent agitation Of the VII.
mot Proyiso. sre rua diseoug nothing bta a nigh
~ element Of dise0rd and d~isunion, dangerous to
the prosperity and safety of0ur government. &c.
Ats meeting in Charlton county, held in Feb
fuasy, ls4s, Lisbon Applegate, President. and
DenielG. Sanders, Secretary, the following reso-
LUTON was adopted: .''
.Resolved, That ve are uncompromisingly OPP
Poseato TIE principles AsDfRovIsloss cfths Va
mot Proviso."
We observe that the following gentlemen were
actors in this meeting: Mr.. NJ. R. C. Pulliam,
Esq., reporter Of the resolutions, and Messrs.
NC. Spencer, John D. Lock, Nathaniel Ewing,
John Hutchison, Joseph Maddox, Nath'l. Butler,
Cyrus Hdtchison. MAJ. Winn, W. C. HALEY,
Robertson Moore, C. Hurt, w. E. Rucker, and
James A. Clark. q r..
AT meeting in Cape Girardeau county, on
The 9th Of January, ls4S, Isaac S. Williams
president. and Messrs. 5. H. Poe and ]. j. Nc
ferrcn secretaries, adopted the following:
EResotved,1 That the constitution and its
compromises are to be sustained at oNhaz-
ords.sos de only guaranty Of the perpetu-
tiySf tie Union, and the glory andhdppi-
ness' IF This country We are
therefore, 1ndnins0asy opposed to that
odious and insulting measure to The South,
known 40 the Wilmot Proviso."
At afmhesting in CLARK county, on the
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