The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-09-28

"oulu Oe ready 20 submit to the absolute do
mnion Of any military adventurer, and sur
render their liberty for the sake Of rspose. Il
is impossible to look on the consequences that
would inevitably follow the destruction OF
this government, and not feel indignant when
we hear cold calculations about the value oil
the Union, and have constantly before us a
line OF conduct, so well calculated to weak en-
Its ties. There is too mnch at stake to allow
pride or passion to influence your decision. .
If the extract f'om the farewell address Of
Jackson which we have just concluded, had its
origin in the events transpiting, and the state
OF the public mind as it was during his admins.
Haiion, and he, as il surely was, litrepresenta-
ton OF the evils then in prospect; how firmly
united should we not be to resist and success
fully repel the assaults daily and openly made
on our glorious Union? The doctrines of
Washington and of Jackson, are those in which
we were educated, Their truth is confirmed
by the history of the governments OF the earth.
They are sanctioned by our deliberate ludg-
ment, formed alter mature reflection, aud shall
form the basis Of our actions.
Therefore, be it resolved:
|. That we will in the language of Wash
ington, discountenance whatever may sug.
gest even suspicion that our Union can be
abandoned, and that we will Indignantly frown
upon the first dawning Of every attempt to
ALLEVIATE any portion Of our country from 4e
rest, or to enfeeble the sacred lies which now
link together the various parts.'
9. That the proceedings and resolutions Of
the Nashville Convention, the speeches, ad-
dresses, and essays, of those who support it,
tend TO dissolution of the Union, and must
resrltin that or nothlugs and that we renounce
that convention aud all its works.
3. That our Senator in Congress- the Hon
Henry S. Foote, Las our thanks for the firm
enlightened and patriotic stand Ire has tax er
on the platform OF Washington and Jackson
in preference to that OF the Nashville Con
vention.
A. That the resolution of the Legislature o
: the State Of Mississippi passed at its last ses
sion, which pledged the State Of Mississippi
| to abide by the decision of the Nashville Con
vention, was, and Is, in our opinion, presump
> tuous usurpation on the part o: the Legislature
, wholly unauthorized by the people of lb
J State.
s. That we do not approve Of the line o
t Sc degrees 30 minutes, with prohibition Q
y slavery north of it and its recognition soul
= by Congress, as proposed by the Nashvill
$ Convenrion-that such measure would, i
: our opinion, be fatal admission on the pal
: Of the South of~the right of Congress to legl'
j. late on the subject, and in direct opPostio
c and conflict with the doctrine OI non.interver
d ton, which we still maintain as the only tru
: constitutional position.
II 6. That in the present position OF affairs, W
e can SEQ no good to result from The re-assen
e blage of the Nashville COnventon-that th
n delegates from this State elected by the Octt
a Der Convention (and we recognise no othe
e os having been appoiRted by the people, wei
t. elected with reference to questions no long
lie atissne, and that unless Congress shall belo
III its ad Iournment adopt some measure ;njurlo
I'd TO the rights of the S outh, OF which we hn'
r. no gro unds of apprehension, we are opposed
ir the re-assemblage of that Convention.
re 7, That we have heard with pleasure
m the passage in Congress of the bill to settle q
IS. Texas boundary question, and we hope tn
in The citizens of Texas, as Iaw'abldlng al
I'd patriotic people, will acceptOf its provIslo
re and thereby forever settle one OF the ques'lo
to that was calculated to endanger the staO.ll
c. OF our glorious Union,
lie 8. That we have heard with PIeasnre OF t
Iy passage by Congress of the Fugitive Slave b
and we recognize in its provisions and Passa
ia disposition on the part Of Northern Senate
e- and REPRESENTATIVES to do justice to the Sou
n. and carry out the provisions Of the Consul
ed tiOn.
,d o. That although we would have grea'
nd desired that California OF some portion OF
or sbould have been admitted as slave terrific
ed vet as the people formiog her Constitution ho
va decided otherwise, and Congress has adm'''
,f her as one of the States of the Union, we'
nd lnw-abiding people, will acqai 'sco IN the
IA ton Of the citizens of California and oil CC
an oress on that subject
Of. TO- That we have heard that his Exceller
ed the Governor proposes to convene the Legls
- ture on account of the passage OF the "
~ lornia bill, and with view to take some y
n t,on as to mode and measure Of Eeu'e
b. IN the part Of this Stato-that we would
i cord the assembage of the Legislature,
an wholly unnecessary, and that in the event
,ns its being called; it is the sense ol this mee'
~ that our Senators and Representatives. DC
ma structed to oppose all measures-'end'ng
bot dissolution of the Union,
ire II. That the Northern and Southern sena
His and REPRESENTATIVES in Congress who pa