The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-02-23
public Meeting.

H III HH. fI.Hra. aFIaH#.HT
TO previous notice, a meeting Of the
of Madison County, without distinction
{ party, was heldat the Court House in Cam
on the 10th instant; whereupJn said meet
lg was organized by appointing Gen. Thos
hackleford to the chair and James R. Cham
secretary. q]
r. G. Topper, Esq, then offered the follow
ng preamble and resolutions which were unan-
mously adopted;
Whereas, at a Convention Of a portion oflhe
and Representatives in Congress of
he Slaye-holding States, recently held in
W ~ashington, on the subject OF certain threat
sned aggressions upon the constitutional rights
Of the Southern portion Of our Confectionery
it was earnestly reeommendedto US, the people
of the South, as the FIRST and ndispensiblestep
10 be united on this vital and all important
question-to regardita sparamount to all others
and, in ocr dellberatians and action upon it,
should action become necessary-to discard all
questions arising from party names and policy
and to act with an eye single to those questions
that may involve our property, our equality, our
liberty and our safety-Thereiore,
ResolUed, That an adjourned meeting Of the
citizens Of Madison county, be held at the
Court douse on the first Monday Of A pril next,
10 express the united sentiments Of the people
Of Madison on the subject matter Of the ad-
dresses Of. Messrs. Calhoun and BeTien, at the
mentioned convention;-and that every
voter Of this County be earnestly requested to
attend, .9J
RcsOlvcd, That our Senators in Congress and
immediate Representatives be invited to
attend and address the meeting,
Owen yanYacter Esq, gave notice that he
would at said adjourned meeting offer the fol-
preamble and resolutions, to-wtt:
Whereas, the Legislative action of the sover-
al non-slaveholding States Of the Co%nfedcracy
and this movement Of their Representatives. in
Congress, manilesta dissemination on the part
of the Northern people, to invade the i%nstitu-
ton Of slavery in every possible form.
And uhereas, said institution is one of a
domestic character not within the jurisdiction
OF our General Government, and subject to the
exclusive and absolute control Of the respective
State Sovereignties, where it exists.
And whereas, the assumption Of such i%uris-
by Congress, with a view to abolish it
in the District Of Columbia, or excludeit from
our Territories, would not only be con trary to
the compromise and guarantees of the eonstitu-
III degrading and insulting to the South
eTn States, sct a8gGge
And whereas. unity Of sentiment and CON
oerted action among the people of the Slave
holding States may be all important in arrest
ing that spirit Ofaggression which now threa-
tens the existence Of the Union, and the over
throw Of our Institutions.
And whereas, the Commonwealth Of Virgin
IA. renowned for illustrious deeds and eminen
statesmen has already entitled herself to thu
leadership in the present movement of the
South. andhas, at successive sessions other Gen
oral Assembly, distinctly indicated the course
which the Slave holding States should pursue
in this mergenoy.-ThereiOre
Resolved, That we deliberately and afte
full consideration, adopt, as our own, the fol
resolutions, lately passed BY the Gen
eraI Assembly Of Virginia, in regard to III,
Slavery question; and that we respectful,
recommend a similar course to our ~fellow-cit
liens throughout the State:
SThat the Government Of the United State
has no control, directly or indirectly, mediate
" or Immediately, over the institution of slav
cry, so as 70 impair the rights Of the slave
holder. and that in taking any such control
transends the limits Of its Legitimate fountains
BY destroying the internal organization Of III
sovereigntics who created it.
That all Territory which may be acquired b
the arms Of the United States, or yielded b
treaty with any foreign power, belongs to tn
several States Of this Union, as their joint an
common property, in which each and all hav
equal rights; and that the enactment by th
Federal Government Of any law which shoul
directly, or By its efFects,prevent the citizens
any State fiom emigrating with their ProPert
Of whatever description, into such t%erritor,
wonld make a discrimination unwarranted b
andin violation Of the compromise Of the col
siitution, and the rights Of the States frol
which such citizens emigrated, and in derogl
ZION Of ,het perfect equality that belongs to th
several States, as members Of this Union T; an
would tend directly TO subvert the Union i
self,
Resolved, That Il il disregard alike Or Il
spirit and principles Of the act Of Congress 9
the admission Of the State Of Missouri into Ii
Union, generally known as the Missouri Con
promise, and NJ every consideration Of iustic