The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-02-07
NEW ORLEANS:
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY ,, 1s4o
THE SOUTHERN CONVENTION.

THE SOUTHERN CONVENTION
As our readers no doubt feel DESTROYS of having
before them the full proceedings of the Convention
Of the Southern Members of Congress, we had de.
signed to publish them in full as well as the entire
address of Mr.. Berren. The want of room in the
paper, however, prevents us from gratifying our
selves and others, but we proceed to give such OF
the proceedings as appear to have any importance
and copous extracts from the address of Mr. Ber-
ren. This address differs rather in tone Ii an in
substance from that of Mr.. Calhoun, and the. por-
tons which we give are those in which tfal DIFF
ference is most strongly marked:
ANTERIOR OF THE SENATE CHAMFER,2
January ~, 1919 )
Mr. BeTren from the SUBJ Committee read an address,
asnbute for the address recommited to this Committee
Adjourned A. W. VENABLE, Secretary.
SENATE CHAMBER, January o. IS49
The Southern Senators and members of the House of Rep
resehatives met IN the Senate Chamber according to ad
journmen The President called the meeting order at
Mr. King, Chairman of the COMMITTEES Of Fifteen, re.
the Committee recommended substitute for the address
which was read At the last meeting The address was read
by Mr. Berrlen, Chairman OF the ub-Committee.
MIR. BERRIEN's ADDRESS.
TO the People of the United States:
FELLOW CITIZENS We are DESTROYS of commuDing
with you on subject p, which in our S amaIe
make no apology a doing so our be Gand
which seeks to accomplish. That motive is,
in its original freshness and vgo the fIaena feeling which
establish Constitution which uniting people,
has enabled us to advance with apdty unexamped in The
tons Of the world The object which we seek to accom-
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to aenate that feeling and to beget anmosties alike IN
no sectional appeal We address ourselves to the whole
American people, to those who have common and
atons which happily subsist between the different States Of
the Union right thus to present ourselves to Your no.
tce be questioned, that the privilege of free
to confer with their fellows matters of public
sen for address when Gas sad) no decisive
has been perfected the answer that the moment most pro-
follows decisive action on the subject in controversy IT,
again it be asked what qualifications for the task
prolonged attendance at the seat of which
to take in the administration Of public affairs, necessarily
make us familiar with the of political events But
in our ehaacs We speak 10 as Ame
freemep, and ask to be heard in the spirit in which
address you.
The address then proceeds in the same order and
sometimes in the identical words of that of Mr..
Calhoun, TO review the history of the contro versy
between the North and South, and the recapitula-
ton of the aggressons which the latter has been
made the victim Of Upon the subject of the
Wilmot Provso, he says:
But again Ours is Federal Government an association
Of Sates-unlted and yet preserving their individuality
To them as members ,P Ct the these NJ mes
executive legislative and judicial departments Of that Gov
the United states-to the States comprising the Union
The States them are joint owners Of this property. Now
the members all equa-equal in rights, and
equal in dignity. If elsewhere this disputed point.
proof that with it undenaby that the equality
one OF Which les the our g 70
destroy this equality then to change the chaacter OF the
Of the Southern States and their citizens from their full
share in territories thus declared to belong them in
them OF rghs-lt would deogate from the equality which
masquerade from their conditon members OF tine Union
and subordinate condition Nor can the peo
must rsnlt from the establishment and continued enforce
ment Of the principle which the proposed exclusion would
institutions peculiar the Southern States shall be
to any territories or hereafter to be acquired
in the States where it exists, ut sad) may not be
disturbed by the Federal Government because secured
soft this guaranty were not found in that instrument
Which declared to be sna G Violation of natural gh,
contrary to the law OF God-o Declaration of indie
would not be suffered TO exist if those who thus denounce
it had the power to abolish it. Il the constitutional impede
obey the dcstes OF and these they tell forbid
p b. a Tn ed ,s o. the
the south to any territory now or hereafter to be acquired
eytably the removal Of this constitutional mpedment
Several of the States of this Union are in transition state
When that ehsnse shall have Seen
psea ana they shall have taken their position among the
States to be formed of territories now or hereafter
to pc sGqnHed the aggreeae will constitute the requisite
majority OF states 10 remove the constitutional impeachment
TO an interference with slavery !. the States And how
thus have acquired consistently with principles avowed and
acted upon at this moment the full their capacity
to eui0rce them Can the people of the South inenble
to the danger which thus their peculiar and
cherished institutions Ought not the sound intelligence
and feeling of the American
portion of the Union alike independent of and superior
party or sectional divisions, to be exered to avert it
He next reviews the series of measures which |
have been brought forward at the present session
of Congress, and continues:
We have brought close the narrative of
connected with the subject of this address, including those
which consummated as well as those which are in pro
ion of the latter would afford lust cause Of apprehension
the people of the avehong States. If slavery abo
dispersed places in the South over which Congress has ex
elusive yusdconf to these measures be added the excu
of the people of the Southern States from the Territories
of the Union now or hereafter TO be ACQUIRED every outpost
selves the institution Of domestic slavery would be the
of those who had SO far successfully prosecuted their
We forbear present you detailed view of the evils
which mnst result from these measures even in their progress
people of the South and eventually the American people
az large Happily these measures are not consummated
moment Of Which intelligent patfiotc conservative men
in every quarter Of the Union aoof from the influence Of
party on such subject, and efacng all sectional lines OF
DIVISION NAV avail themselves consider. IL there be
duty to be ulhedf there be interest to be advanced
there be any object to be attained BY the prosecution OF
mote they believe to be) of eopardng the and
harmony of the Union All will admit that the institution
o. domestic slavery one which belongs exclusively to the
States n which exists to establish regulate to continue
or TO abolish Any and every interference with ii by
fore wrong which becomes aggravated when it commit
ted by those with whom purposes united
people, and who avail themselves of this relation make
that interference more hurfu If slavery be sin, he who
not stakeholder free from the guilt of IT, Why should
he desire to become his brothers keeper Is there feel