The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-01-05

Correspondence oil the Baltimore Sun.
WAsmIScroN, Dec. %. lS4S.
Impoyisnf Meeting Of the Soafhern Mem bs's ef
Congress in rejsyeacs to SostAsrs Righis sad
Soutksra Iaferssfs. as connected vita hs
Question Of Sisvsry. re.
Agreeably to notices served during yes
terday, a meeting Of Southern members,
Of the two Houses, / learn took place last
evening, in the Senate Chamber. in refer
ence 10 Southern rights and Southern IN
terests, as connected with the question Of
slavery. I, was intended to he confined
entirely to members from slave holding
States, and reporters and tho public were
excluded, though resolution, understand,
was adopted to publish the proceedings
officially hereafter.
Ex.Gov. Meicaife, Senator from Ken.
lucky, presit' d. assisted by Senator Aichi.
son and Ex.Gov. Gayle. representative
from Alabama, as Vice Presidents. and
Mr.. Venable, representative from N. Caro-
linn, as Secretary. Between 60 aud 10
members Of The two Houses, am informed,
were present.
Mr.. BayIcy. Of Virginia, offered series
of resolutions, | am informed, embracing
essentially, in regard TO the rights OF the
States and powers Of the general govern
ment. the principles Of the resolutions OF
1898. They do not recommend resistance,
but insist upon firm maintenance Of the
constitutional rights Of The South, and as
ser, tho rish, OF the people Of the States
TO resist, in such manner as they may deem
proper, any unconstitutional act Of the
general government in regard to the ins.'.
tuition Of slavery. The resolutions further
propose the arpointmen, of committee to
draft an address to the people Of the slave.
holding States. merely shelving. as am
informed, the progress Of sbolitionism. and
not suggesting any mode Of remedy. lenv.
ing that to be devised bv the people Of the
State and Of the State Legislatures.
These resolutions, Mr.. Stephens, OF
Ge0rgla, after some remarks. moved 10
refer 10 committee Of ono member from
euch Of the slave. holding States, TO report
upon the whole subject involved, a, an I'D.
journed meeting TO be held 18Th January
ensuing.
An animated debate ensueJ, in which
Messrs. Bayley, Stephens, Toombs, Fooie,
Pendleioo. Woodward. Butler. Tompkins,
Chapman, Morse, Holmes, Rusk, Calhoun
and Wesco,t, and one or two others, whose
names have not ascertalneds participated.
Mr.. Calhoun, understand. approved Of
Mr.. Baylcy's resolutions. but conceded
generally 10 the proprieiy of the reference
proposed by Mr.. Stephens. lie made,
am assured. nne Of his ables, and mos
eloquent speeches. moderate Tor him in IN
tone, coniaining nothing Intended To excite
the South. bat little perhaps caltuIated e
produce such result, and much no doab
intended to unite them in firm and un
waveiing maintenance Of their consi.u
lionnl rlghis.
The meeting | am informed, was COO
Quoted with grea, order and dccorum
throughout, sery ii'tlc sxciicmen, bein.
manifested. even the uluas being yer,
moderate IN the expression Of their seati
ments.
( Gen. Rusk, one Of the Senators iron
Texso, presume, from tho Information
which have received from various source.
must have expressed the sentiments Of III
majority Of the meeting. Like those G
Mr.. Calhoun, his remarks were listened {
with the most profound attention.
tie said that some seemed 10 think Tie
the ohiec, for which they had assemble
was TO Inform The people OF the unwarrau
able steps taken within the lest few day
in defoga,ion Of the rights Of the sou,her
portion Of the confederacy, and of ii
rights Of the people IN the Distric,
Columbia.
IL this we're so, the resolutions fell "a
short Of the Office. intended. for they dl
not pretend to sci out the action IL III
House Of Representatives on these subject
A true account Of that action was now ira
cling through the press TO oil parts Of Il
Union.
lie deemed tho object Of the meeting
g be, however, TO devise some means
which to check blind and prejudiced m
jority in Congress from rsmpling up,
the constitution, and violating the cons
e ,utional rights Of ono half The States
J. this Union.
How, he inquired, was this to be ciIs
ted Was il to be the ari Of one, or ,w
or any select number Of men Was il
DO the act Of one OF few Slates1 W
7. II 10 be effected by passion, violent Ia
of guage and precipiale action All the,
il resortcd TO, would fail.
II must he effected, he insisted, by ca
Iious, prudent, and firm action, upon (,
part Of oil interested. To be Of any ..
vice there, must DO upanim''v Of fccli
!, and action, under the guidance Of patti,
ism and no, Of passion.
They had just come GU, Of heated n
li'ical contest, IN which they hnd been |,
Of v'ded into two parties = mutual Grimm
X ton and recrIminafion bad taken mace
no time had elapsed in which 10 pour
on the troubled waters.
lie did not wish to be understood as ca
demning the resolutions of Mr.. RavIe