The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-28
Correspondents Of the Baltimore SUM

SAVANNAH, NOV. ~, 1901.
Well, the Hon. John NJ. Berrien has returned to this
city and addressed the people He spoke at the theatre
to large and attentive audience OF men OF both parties
As one Of the morning papers has remarked, he.de
did not consider the Utah and New Mexico bills
OF graduation to the South defended the Texasbo
airy bill condemned the bill in regard TO slavery in the
as simply the performance OF constitutional duty the
part OF the North As TO the remedies for these wrongs
he thought the approaching convention should address
solemn appeal the people oil the northern States TO sup
press agitation within their limits, and that should
encourage manufactures al home, and impose discrim
native tax upon articles OF northern growth and manu-;
faciure after they have arrived within the jurisdiction OF
the State He announced himself as altogether opposed
to disunion secession, any other kindred measure
The honorable senator Is right, 50 lar As relates to the
dead letter, as the law OF 1923 was, II the right Of
trial by jury were awarded 10 the fugitive in the State
where taken This right IS not granted 70 ra,k ing'
and yet TO hear OF any other reason but ianatca
for extending il 10 the negro But this is not all
The southern people will NOT submit either TO the repeal
or any material modification OF that law. cannot be
mistaken IN Ibis have mingled much among the peo.
pie and have watched closely the manifestation OF pub
lie opinion, not only in Georgia. but elsewhere at the
South and the conviction has fastened itself upon my
mind that, in either contingency alluded TO above, the
people, without awaiting 10 be told by the leaders,
would march straight forward 10 revolution and dis
union. - -
The proposition OF Mr.. Cheves in the Nashville
Convention TO dissolve the Union and the unconditional
action here The action of the convention has estab.
shed the fact that the object of its original friends was
the destruction OF the government, while Others sought
to use il for the purpose OF brewbeating and inmidatng
Congress- and keeping up the agitation in the country,
and then to back out when the issue was made The
effect abroad must be injurious 10 the real interests and
the honor OF the South. The convention, however, has
not in this OF in its preceding action correctly represent
ed the South II not called in obedience TO public
opinion there necessity for 1t the people never
desired il; aud its Mexican manGuvre OF making loud
threats and small performances should not be received
as the action of our people. II convention Of agi
taios and politicians not OF the people OF the slavehod-
ing States and they should not be concluded BY Il
The election for delegates to the convention IN this
State will take place next Monday There are ninety
three counties in the State, and the most liberal calcua-
ton does not give the resistance more than eighteen
or twenty counties In this county the contest will be
very close II is doubtful which party will be success
full the contest will turn greatly upon the personal
strength Of the candidates and party arrangements
The OF this State, far as ascertained shows
that in many counties the population has doubled since
1s45, when the last State taken, while there
has been natural increase in every county 10 The State
even in the Oldest The marshal thinks the whole pop
uation will exceed one million OF souls. OF this NUN
Der there are about six hundred thousand whites and
four hundred thousand blacks The progress Of the State
in all the other elements Of strength and prosperity has
been equally great TYBEE