Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-05-28
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE SIXTH CONGRESS
SIONAT, DISTRICT

have lust received Uhe day before Yesterday a com,
munjcati0n from Dr. Abner Crump, President of the
District Convention lately assembled in this citv an
przno me OF nv appointment as one of the Deleuates
from this District to the Nashville Convention annre
ciae fnv this voluntary mark of the confidence Of the
Convention and now offer my grateful acknowledge
ments for it.
| regard it as a high honour to have been denued nv
the people of this District to represent them in South
ern Convention called to deliberate upon Questions of
such high moment as those which will ENGAGE when
ever acts, the attention OF the Nashville Convention
and which will assemble amid the cries of 'Treason
and " Dsunlon, and in defiance Of the resistance of
open well disguised enemies and real As well as
pretended friends Of the South When such ConveD-
ton shall properly meet to Indicate to protect and de.
iend the South, that Land of the SUM- in which |
was born, and which, if know myself / love better
than life, shall with great pride take NV seat in if as
your representative But cannot 90 TO Nashville at
this time and deem it due 10 Won the cause and nv
self, to lay before YOU the causes which govern me =
Thew are the following There is now depending and
under discussion in the Senate of the United States
scheme for the adjustment OF the difficulties which in
duced the call Of the Nashville Convention which is
sustained by large portion of the most true hearted
Southern men, Though opposed by some equally rue1
and which am in favour Of if it can be so amended as
make it effective for its protested objects lam in
favour of it, not because it a compromise tor in my
humble Judgment it is no compromise but a clear con-
cession of constitutional rights by the South to peace
and botberIy love for the preservation of the Union
which very much fear will be DESTROYED il this scheme
is rejected
1t lakes from the South large portion of territory
now within the limits of a Southern and saveholdno
State and for price converts it into free soil while
it comedies to the South not one right nor privilege.
which not already guaranteed to her; and commits
Congress to the non-exereise of no power which under
the Constitution it rghtiuy can exercise; and shackles
your right recover your slaves when they flee from
YOU or are stolen after the fashion of Red-boot Smith
late OF Connecticut but now of the Penitentiary Of
Virginia Still ftbese shackles or the most obnox-
ous of them are removed and the bill is so amended
as to make il effective for the protection of Southern
men, and the If property in the new Territory pro-
yided they are by ex jsnp LEGAL and constitutional
provisions entitled to 90 there with their propertv am
Hing to take it, as concession for peace from nv
regard for our brethren of the Norh and for the pre-
tion of the Inion which must dissolve or he
come military despotsm from the moment that the
South is driven by any act of force or even bv hoh
retaliation to nrotect herself from Northern AGGRESSION
am willing to take in the hope and expectation that
if win BRING peaee really permanent Deace and termi
nate the cruel and unnatural warfare which has 90
long disturbed our renose and DESTROYED onr nronertv
Upon former occasion, the South, actuated by the
hest and n,os ova Considerations met aggro suon Nv
concession and The Missouri ComnromiSa,, was o. a.,
tahlished Tn that same shirt 7 wond have he act
once more and for the last lime TO bind m her int
rs and bor s;s ond lau tb Ill hurpt - a ,ase
o ,ha nItar ~ 57 .c , 10y ' aon ., -, is,
neaca and safefv aosin dsr1onstrating tho, sba s
hat conntry hetier han hersoIf SreIu h iu 81
the North will NOT rana The o1ert,ro IA de,ond 49,
without which we cannot eyst and az The nrice '' Of
which naann he IInon Efa ;tselF ,uaro Jsorr
chased VIZ: onr indonendence onr inst eonai;tu in h
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nr oartu NO af, f @ m w nU d @ io
will he dishononr,d ~ AVN
oonfde therefore in tho wisdom, and n,tr;otis,, f
on['rosottb mon ri tbo Nt "' SVisa. u
Winfronof ass and Dcinson tn adnnt tbg scbe anu
and still The oneetinn even # ,beU val ,,thnt h
Great aid Of Mr Claw who ;s nn2l 4
7reeerve the neaca of The conr and retri;s h ,o
prror which his reso,tians cnn1,ittaJ ITd ibal e
c;crmetanres with theeo onininna # yen 70 no to
Nashys s6o Id feeI At Inv 70 yot ror ~ t a. ~
five even to recommend deinitve noea
snrp and onv m vote for an ad;oirnmant Of The en-
vention to soma dav 60 ditant AZ ~, ans,ra Il e
ble Tho 6nal acnr o cr 5i ;t ~
saw the fret Of 0nobr ,Tad HE ~ bli, is A.
General senma9t slnonfr Won az far 90 h : b ea