Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-16


commendatons of the people of Mississippi expeden that
in Legislative should nominate four Delegates 10
represent the State at large in the Convention proposed
held at Nashville.
A. Resolved That still further TO carry out the recon-
mendatons of the people of Mississippi respectfully
commend to the people Of this State together the
cs Of the State to nominate many Delegates they have
members of the Legislature to meet the first Monday in
May succeeding central and convenient point their
respective Congressional Districts then and there nominate
two Delegates to represent such Congressional district in the
State in the proposed Convention.
S. Resolved That entertaninga sincere desire cooper
ate with sister States of the South in any movement
which they may deem necessary for the good and
having entire confidence in the wisdom, integrity, and firm
of the Southern people, when assembled in said Con-
venton feel and express undoubtng confidence that
the people of the State of South Carolina will yield faithful
and unfnchng support any which said Conven
ton may recommend.
These Resolutions making no professions of at
achment to the Union and referring to the General
Government only so far as to speak of it in terms
of disrespect, do not erpress any uterior purpose
until in the last sentence, by which the caucus
plainly declares its readiness, regardless of con-
quences, to give " an myaincling support TO ANY
MEASURE ,chich said Contention may recommend"
There is business air about these resolutions, after
the first expression of lively satisfaction at the ap
proach of the conflict, which shows that South Ca
rolina is really in earnest.
The next State which moved in this matter was
we believe, VIRGINIA. The Resolutions of her
Legislature are as follow:
s.Whereas the recent action of the General Assembly
upon the Wmot povso and kindred subjects, and in rea
6on to fugitive slaves has met with other response from
the nonsavehodng States than violent denunciation and
systematic in the wrongs of which complain
ed And whereas is apparent that the inevitable result Of
o
must be excite bitterness jealousy, and dust among the
rest to knde the anges PASSIONS to extngush that spirit of
concession and destroy that mutual orbearance and aernal
affection which founded and have sustained Confederacy
and finally dissolve the Union ITSELF And whereas
anxious possible the evils which threaten and
believe that the ectual of doing this be
found in the cordial union Of the whole South for the main
tenance of the Constitution and the preservation Of the Union
if be preserved, and for their preservation if
ssnnot
l. Be it therefore resolved By the General assembly Of
Virginia, That upon the questions thus perseverngy and
reckessy forced upon the country, Virginia has taken her
position, and that position will be maintained Her loyalty
the Union is matter Of empty profession II is stamped
page OF her history No State has done much
in the spirit in which formed, and in which alone
be preserved But loyal she is and always has been
fatal suppose that Virginia sciH consent
that that Unon which che has looked of hap
and honor shall be converted into instrument OF de-
gradation and oppression.
2. Resored, Thatin the Of the passage Of the Will
mot povso of any law aboishng slavery in the District
of Columbia, in any interfering with the rights of
shareholders therein aboshng slavery the slave trade
between the States, Virginia oH be prepared to unite h
her sister siareholding States, Convention OTHERWISE,
in the adoption that may to
ride for their mutual defence, or to secure their common
safety.
g. Resord That in the opinion of this General Assembly
SOUTHERN CONVENTION, in which the States, as Sfate
represented should consist of delegates selected by the
people Of the several States Convention assembled who
should carry with them all the authority derived from such
appointment and PREPARED for those ,chOm
they represent.
Reolred therefore, That upon the happening Of either
of the contingencies contemplated in the second resolution,
the Governor authorized and requested nstead of
ing the Legsatue to issue his proclamation for the election
Of delegates State Contention take into consideration
the mode and Of redress with power appoint dele
gate Southern Convention, and adopt such
the crisis may demand The said delegates to be chosen
by each city, county, election district, according its
presentation the House of Delegates and to the
pay and mileage members OF the General assembly.
s. Resolped That regarding the Convention proposed
be held Nashville the first Monday in June in
tended enable the people of the South take counsel
ge,he to the best and most ecua Of resisting the
aggressons Of the North, of enforcing compliance their
part with their constitutional obligations and thereby Of pre-
serving the Union Of these States, Imminent peril by
ct the pursued by the States
and their Representatives in Congress- in their ceaseless ag
tation and that too in the most unendy spr of ques
tons involving the peace the institutions and the very exist
of the Southern States and approving the objects OF
said convention, above forth, the General Assembly
doth recommend 10 the good people OF this commonwealth 70
send delegates thereto and that to this end they hold pri
mary meetings in each city, county, and election district in
the State appoint delegates convention to be held in
each Congressional district in the month of May next and
that the district constituted do each select
persons Gone from each of the two Political parties Of the
country who shall be delegates to the said Nashville Con-
vention.
g. Resoired That the Governor of this Commonwealth be
requested send copy of these resolutions each of the
States Of this Union, and also Senators and Repressn
tatives in Congress"
To abridge in some degree the labor of too
extended comment upon these Resolutions, the
bearing Of which the light shed by the Mississippi
" Address" enables us to understand much more
clearly than we otherwise would have done, we
have emphasized by italic letters, &c. certain
phrases in them, careful coocation of which will
show how deeply the Legislature of VIRGINIA has
already compromised that State in the combination
against the Government Of the United States, and
of course against the Union of the States. The
gist of these resolutions is to be found in the
third of them. Casual readers would hardly dis
cover it. We knew, from the comments of the
Richmond Enquirer, that these resolutions meant
mischief; but we did not know how mach of it
they meant We can now see the whole drift of
them. The third resolution carries on the alle-
CORY . of the Mississippi Address; repeating after
it, that, beside and beyond the Nashville Conven-
ton, an ultimate resort might be looked forward to
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