The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-17
ALAS FOR THE POOR CHOWDER.
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Last nights mail from Mobile, brought us the
details of the respective submission and South
ern rights meetings, held in that city-from
which it will be seen that achowder,n and princi-
pies to match, @may suit men of Boston raising
but can't be digested by Southern stomachs.--
The Mobile Tribune of Wednesday thus pic.
lures the procession, and the patriots who swal-
lowed the provender, with the tco speeches Of
the day to serve for sauce a~
When it is recollected that the Advertiser earn
estly solicited recruits from New Orleans, and
the New Orleans prints as urgently pressed the
acceptance of the invitation, this @lame and inn
potent conclusion" is the more pitiable. '''.
The Tribune says: l....- .....
The chowder party yesterday, we learn, was
mournful failure. There We're good many
people at the tables, who mainly looked as
though they had no recollection of having eaten
good meal any time these twelve months
The procession, as it defiled down Royal street,
about halt-past five o'clock, was u most pitiable
spectacle. There Were not more than fifty in it,
all told, and the beautiful flag borne before it
was so long that it might almost have covered
the last man in the crowd. II looked weary of
the service it was enlisted in. We shall hear of
no more chowder parties got up to glority the
territorial laws of the late Congress.
by the way, we are promised fuller account
of this affair =
At night the jollifiers held a meeting in the
Market House, and. compared with the Southern
meeting OF Monday night, it was total failure.
We take pleasure in announcing this fact 1t is
a convincing proof of the soundness of Mobile
on this important subject
The same paper contains the proceedings of a
meeting of far different character, composed
Of very different class of citizens, which will
be found on another column, and to which we
invite attention. Among the men most con-
spicuous we recognize the names of some for
merly tie most talented and conspicuous Wings
and Union men in the State When such men
take such stand, it is indeed significant of the
sentiment of the State.
With just pride, the Tribune thus refers to
this meeting-where the head and heart not the
animal appetite, were feasted
The proceedings of the meeting held Mt the
Market House Oh Monday night will be found
in our columns this morning. 1t was one of the
oSSop AiiSOthS thao HdSo cNcT UccH Helu Ill UllS
city, and the resolutions were adopted without
dissent They may be considered the express
sion of the opinions of large majority Of the
country-of men who have emancipated them
selves from all party ties, and have no party,
except what is dictated by the welfare Of the
South. ..s .s~
The meeting was called hastily, with orsani-
cation, and mainly, we believe, to prevent the
suspicion for a moment that the citizens coun-
tenance the rejoicngs which were held yesterday
over the Free-soi laws enacted by the recent
Congress. 1t will, we trust, effectualy vindcate
us in the eyes of the country, and thus be of
service to Mobile as well as swell the chorus of
Indignation which is felt on this subject among
the true people of the interior.
The speeches on the occasion were all able
and eloquent, and very etlectually tore away the
shallow pleas which are now used to reduce the
South still farther in the confederacy.
We learn that it is in contemplation to carry
papers about the city for the purpose of getting
the signatures Of the people to protest against
the territorial bills of the recent Congress. We
trust that no man will sign them without COM
pretending their import-and that no fictitions
name or Names by proxy, will be allowed to be
placed upon them. We want a fair expression
of opinion, such as will show the State that
Mobile is not disposed to rejoice when she
should fall down in amentaton and abasement