The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-08-13

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county iuto the sournEas PaRrr
The call having been mate by gentlemen
ofbo,h parties Of de'srminedly partisan char
actcr having been circulated ye;y extensive.
N tance July l2th) by the papers rud by
handbnl. and the sibIeci Of the meeting be-
ing 70 intensely Interesting a larger crowd OF
DOR citizens was collected ;han we have seen
! before in a long while. After the meeting
had been Organized, Colonel 7 Jones Stewart
came forward and spoke in a most earnest and
| fofeible manner IN favor Of the South, and Of
the resolutions Of the Nashville Convention up
on the Southern que jtion. The position hif.
| Stewart has occupied is most magnanimous
and patriotic. A leading wing, he had de-
voted his energies with effect to the election
Of Gen. Taylor; he held also, the office OF
Wing Senator from this district; yet upon the
agitation Of the questions embraced in the
Presidents PLAN and "Mr. Clay's BILL" his
Judgment correctly pointed out 10 him the er-
rors in their propositions, and, leaving party BIZ
as, leaving party itself flor the would-be lead
ers for some time fooled that party he stood up
courageously, nobly, for the rights Of his
beloved South, and his party hare MOLLY sustain
ed him Col Stewart made a particularly hap
py effort such an one as the momentous and
affecting circumstances of the case would call
forth. The aptitude of his remarks, the ener-
gy Of his expression, and the elevated patriot
ism he displayed, commended his address to
AT hearts, and called forth repeated demon
stations Of approval.
In the afternoon, Judge c, p Smith address
ed the meeting in the lucid, logical and con-
vincing manner Of which his mind is SO capa-
bic. The argument he used relative to the
unconsiitutionality of the present admission of
California was original and manswerablc-we
will state il hereafter. lie was frequently in
terrupted by applause.
After Judge Smith had concluded, perhaps
an hour before sun.down) it was suggested by a
gentleman present that the meeting adjourn
without taking a vote (asi grew late) until the
next Tuesday, iu order that Mr.. Simrall might
address his fellow citizens in opposition but
since il was evident that no crowd so large
could be got together again at this particular
season of the year, the motion was withdrawn,
and Mr.. Simrall, being invited, came forward
and delivered hts opinions fully, upon the
questions under consideration, in favor of the
Compromise bill. II cannot be pretended that
the friends of that bill were not well repre-
sented, for we defy them to bring forward in
this part Of the country a more able man and
a more plausible, ingenious speaker; and he
was listened II TO with the most remarkable pa
tience and attention.
When he had concluded, lIazlewood Far
ish, Esq, rose, aud made a short address of
great vigor and warmth, which elected high
applause.
1t was now growing dusk, yet the mass of
the people stayed. 1t was no ordinary occa-
sion which bad called them together; nothing
which might be put of to another time. The
country had been aroused to a sense of its dam
ger, they had come there to consult about it,
had heard the extent of the evil, and were de-
termined to give their support to and 10 see
who was against their country.
Now came the time for voting. The amend
ment was offered, which it would seem (see
proeeedingsl proposes, in case we cannot get
$50 30f, we shall take less. Gen. Cooper inn
mediately offered an amendment to il, "That
it was Indispensable to any settlement to have
a front on the Pacific and in u few words he
showed its importance. The anxious, yet ST.
lent people, gathered close around the Secre.
%taries' desk, where stood the speakers, From
the midst, and over all, rose the. calm, clear
voice of Judge Smith, who1old lin answer to
Mr.. Smralps assertion, that we of the South
had enough territory how the free States with
! their laws and their fanatics, bringing discon-
tent, strife, and crime among us, were trying to
e%ncirele us, to hem us in; and how the slave
population was increasing TO such adegree that,
in q short time, in the age of a nation. our de-
scendanis would have TO e|xtirpate them. OF
; would have TO leave the homes we have made,
and our graves, to take mp a mourniul abode
among strangers, abandoning all that is dear
| TO the negro race, When hs had ceased
/ amid deepest sfeuce the amendment to n.
> amendment oiietad by Gen. Cooper Fa4, ee.
Tie Ssss~er waSa loud aye r and when TAOS
who dissented were eallet for, not a yolce 70
piled. ihs amendment a. amended, uhich i
in plain English, Shall re take .sas than o.
a "
! go, even with a line . the Pzesae uns GAel
put by the PfeaileaL No. p1a lie E-
and unanimous answsf Tie sasaa easgaar
c then came up That tss nsses9 as al,
e adopt the resolutions d SO Naaagrs Csnsss
ton, Ave was The wgss@ vss sasoa.
through the old CsztbApass Tas ssaas 4
Old Wilkinson p4sse8 oa Es@e ae na pa.sz
!, of the evening and PHILOSOPHERS s4 satas
vibrations given the sssnosgaeass ~ tps aupI
citation of a word, neref cease ~ 0suassB ss.
y Upon the last question, @eEe wope aea q,
q s%enting voices. We head otbV f,tN,e tu,N