The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-28
NEW .0RLEANS:;
FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER %


Ehe slavery auesta0ns
; A1ABAmA,-fhe Joint Committee of the Ala
bama Legislature, to whom was referred the Gov
ernor's Message and the communication from
Washington Of the delegation in Congress, re-
ported Immediately and unanimously, that it is the
duty of their Representatives to retire fons Wash
iagtOn OF tie passage Of the ProUiso, or kin
dyed measures Of oppression.
GEoRGIG-Tn this State there does not appear
to be the same promptness or unanimity. The |
Legislature has taken recess to the 18th Of |
January until which time all action approving of
the Southern Convention, determining on the |
policy Of the State in relation to the slavery mat
ter, has been postponed. A resolution offered by
Mr. Jenkins, Of Augusta, passed the House as a
sort of compromise with those who still wanted
more Eghtin order to guide their action requesting
the Governor to correspond with the members of
Congress- and obtain full information from them Of
the condition of affairs at Washington in reference
to the slavery question, and lay it before the Legis
lature. 1t was lost in the Senate by the casting
vote Of the President The correspondent of the
Augusta Consdlutonalist who is James Gard
ner, Jr., the editor, writes from Aiiedgeville:.
81 will here take occasion to predict, that there
win be eiforl TO divide public sentiment in
Georgia by some tind and some iaetiops leaders.
An effort viii be made 10 organize non-resstance
party-to be called, perhaps, the Union party,
whose object will be to defeat decisive and bold
State action in defence of Southern rights twill
be meagre partyin numbers and influence Ihope,
But that the Legislature Will be any nearer una
nimity the 18th Of January than now, do not
expect The non-resislance party are playing for
delay as the best mode Of Strengthening them
selves, and by the l4th, they may hope to organize
a stronger opposition to definite aclOn4tO the call
Of State Convention and to the State being rep
resentedin the Southern Convention, than they
can rally in The Legislature.
The Joint Committee on the state of the Repub
lie, has made report, accompanied by series of
resolutions, and bill authorizing and requiring che
Governor Of the State to call Convention Of the
people in certain contingencies. The contingencies
are recied in the first section of the act which de-
CARES that should Congress pass any law prohibit
ing slavery involuntary servitute in any territory
Of the United States Or any law abolishing slavery
in tie District of Columbia or any law PROHIBITING
the slave trade between the States where slavery
may exist. or should admit into the United States
of this coniederacy,. the extensive and unpeopled
territory Of California and New Mexico with a
constitution prohibiting slavery or involuntary
servitude, or should the Governor Of the State re-
ceive at any time satisfactory evidence that any
slave or slaves having escaped from the State to a
non-slaveholding State, and that such slave or
owner bv The autboritiss If he Ststs IN ,bcb IN
fugitive or fuptives NAV he found then. or IL
either oftbs forssoibo events II shan he ,nd i
hereby made the dutv of the Covernor Of the STATE
within sixty days thereafter, to issue his procama-
sosas,ing an election "a be bel5 in .o,ob ,,a
every county, to a Convention Of the people of the
sats - ,,,vsne at The seat IF
t,ss,,.. ~. ,,s,,sa;d .l.o,io, i,
ss,5 81, M same s,,,bor;,,, ,,,o,oI 49,.
~ III. ,,.,lo Il, as,,.s,,, .I.,,s,.I -,
rnss,.,, +, /. IN f,l....,.J 800,
meet l,it he ~ an ~ W.
Ira M, s,r1r;ssd - No., Ty;sono,,,asaI III
too MANY JetoiIsso,,,o If ,,,boL ~ H..
he II l.,,, 20 ,oos;,,ad .sIaa, A. f,r -
mediate State ,ction
The rssol,tioas which .,oo,,,,,, ~. .,n,.,
bill affirm SUCCESSFULLY The unconstit,ton.lt,, of
the acts reoited as .erieyous and conclude inns
Rssot,sa That in The even, Of TN. 0,.,. Of The ,,o,
PPT9yis9by CPngre thssbol9n q slavery IN he Biscto
present pretended oganizaton OF tie continued refusal Of
provided he Coasno1 i VIII beeome be sS y
SRd mPsTaye 59ty q the people Of tins STATE t9meet in
Of redress. '''1' .''' '''','''
S n d Ia1 e people 81 Geoga entertain an ardent
COachment rights by the nOn-savehOdnF States
can induce US to contemplate the possibility Of dissolution
| KENTucKv CoNvFNr1oN The Ksr,,,oJ,, r.,
van ,,,,. ~ ,l;,,,,, ~, I'll ~. a.
SSo''iH .os' i'uay, ene Sts''
letter from rankiof written on the SOths gives an
account OF the proceedings on the day previous.
| 1t says IA report on the subject of submitting
the Constitution was then made bv the Coun,;t+s
i; .ooorJ.,,o ,,;,h a. :, -
dav evening II nrovides tba, ts IT, sb.I, II
taken for and AGAINST The ne,,, Cos,,,tio
first Mon5a, of Ma, and ,b,, ,Lo CYa,,a,,,;
shall reassemble ON ne first Monaav If Tuns -
clare the new Constitution in force or readopt the
old one, accordingly as the majority of the peonle
shall have voted to adopt or reject the new one.
i This report was discussed during ali the remainder
Of the day, and was finally aJonted after darl- in
the evening"" In regard to the action of the Con.
yention providinp for The talino os tbs ,,o,a ~
Louisville Courier says" Scarcely doubt is en-
tertained, since the Convention has resolved to
hold over but the new Constitution will be rejected
by an overwhelming majority. The very fact Of
the delegates holding over, argues the weakness Of
the instrument they have made, 1t certainly con
| tains some good poinfs and on aceount IF thoss