The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02
The aonihern Aharns..


 We publish to-day, the address of the NsshviIs Convention iO tho people of the Ssuthern States, presenting the platform adopted, and, smbOdying in substsncs the most important resolutions which were passed. It Is an earnest, caln and fOrcible appeal, well calculated to awaken the South to the pers which encompass 1t, and to the certainty that unless something is done to protect the minority from the increasing domination of the North. and equslize, far practicable upon some just plan. the political strength Of the two great divisions, there will be bat little left for the South beyond feeble and impotsnt voice in the national councils. Rendered, in short time, pows-sss to maintain her rights, she can hope for nothing, judging by experience from the generosity of the dominant party, and none can foresee the extent of ruin to her interests that may be demanded. It has been we'll said of meu and factions and nations, who have an object to attain, and the power accomplish it, however unjust and oppressive it may be, the end is net far off.
 Those will keep who have the power,
 Aud these may get whe can,"
 Is ,ruism, not less applicable to the politicians and factions of the present day. than it was to the Barons of the Fcudsl ages.
 The address, throughout, mSintains tone Of dignity and moderation that must command respect and atlention and puts to shame its horde of inso lent and interruptions opponents. who by stigma tizing il ss "disunion and Hartford Convention" msled the public, created prejudice against it and left it without half the weight 10 which its able and earuest deliberations should have been entitled. The movements from its conception was almost para liked by the effort to connect it with the purpose of connecting dissolution of the Union. Yet we look In vain for sentiment, which breathes dis union, or for one intmalion that the bonds which unites the confedetacy, should be severed. The threatening and inhanaiory measures which num- berless wiseacres proclaimed would result from the action of this Convention, have no existence ex- cept ia the false declarations of the canting hypo- critics, who would have crushed it. The motive was denounced as reasonable the invasion oi Cuba; and. we surprised that the ever medling President of the United States. not called upon by these patriotic sandsrers, to prevent; by armed 1 force. the Convention from assembling We have the opinion of many able men 10 confirm owE that the action of the Convention is calculated to do much toward uniting the South upon common platform, and have a healthfu effect upon he ma. joriy in Congress. IL exhibits. with great force and more concisely, than have before it. the great questions which now agitate the country and sets forth in an argument clear and convincing the unequal bearing of the compromise bill, upon tte1wo great divisions of the Union. It has adOp- ted. the uliimaium for ttIe Soath, the Missouri compromise iise oi 362 30, and suggests. tha should Congress fail 10 make adjustment satis- factory 10 ihe South of the difficulty, the Conven- tion again meet on ,he sixth Mo nday after the ad journment of Congress We commend it to tht 1 attentive perusal of our readers.