The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-24

nossoo.
We published, few mornings since, a
most emphatic endorsement Of the proceed
ings and the platform Of the Nashville Con-
vent;on, from the american Of that city-a
most influential Journal The Nashville
Union, print second to none in the State
in ability and influence, has since come to
hand, and expresses its assent in even
stronger terms:
THE CONVENTION
The Southern Convention, the theme of so
much comment throughout the country before its
assembage, has just closed its labors, after SEES
sion OF nine days. The address and resolutions
agreed upon are already before our readers, and
will be judged by them. They were adopted with
great unanlmity the resolutions unanimously,
and the address by unanimous vote Of the States,
minority Of eight delegates from Alabama, one
from Virginia, and one from Florida, only record
ing their votes against it, Judge Sharkey, of Mis-
sssppi, and few others, who objected to dis
cussion of the compromise bill in the address, de-
clined recording their votes against it, in spirit
Of harmony worthy Of all praise. So great a
degree Of unanimity was scarcely to have been ex-
pected; and it is among the most cheering Of the
many favorable indications of good influences
which have characterized the entire proceedings
Of the convention. Doubts and apprehensions
clouded its opening. These were dispelled as the
session progressed and the closing scenes were
in the highest degree suspicious and hopeful The
opponents of the convention had 40 industriously
sfandered its objects--had so often said that il
would not be permitted TO assemble here---had so
enormously insisted that it would be failure
that many of the delegates came here in the fear
that they would be here alone, that if others
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and the convention thus do harm instead Of good,
by engendering fresh differences among those
whose only hope depended upon cordial union.
These fears are, we repeat, more than dissipated.
Nine States were represented in the convention, by
an array of talent which has seldom if ever before
been assembled in this country. The delegates
FROM other States were generally the picked men
of the South. 1t abounded in men who have
established national reputation as profound
statesmen. And from the opening Of the conven-
ton the close of the last day of the session. but
one object seemed to animate all the delegates
wish to unite the entire South upon a common
constitutional platform. Wings and Democrats
cordially united in the effort, and the Wings
seemed disposed to go quite as Ear as the Demo-
Gratis in postponing old party differences until the
union Of the South for her safety shall be accom-
plished. The delegates have retired to their
homes delighted with the results accomplished by
the convention in concentrating opinion upon a
The convention adjourned in the best temper and
spirit. 1t has removed all difficulties from the
path Of the true friends Of the South and, il it
should be necessary for il to re-assemble, il will
meet again with the cordial sympathies Of nearly
all her citizens on its side.
The very necessity Of the convention existed in
the fact that there were differences Of opinion in
the South to the. proper course to be pursued
in this crisis Had all been agreed, there would
have been no need of convention. 1t is not ne
cessary, therefore, for us to explain apologize
for any of those conflicts Of judgment which may
be apparent in the different propositions. The
unanimity which was finally attained effaces the
recollection Of those differences; and the platform
Ultimately agreed upon is all the stronger and
safer that it reared after mature deliberation
of all the conflicting plans. The materials of
which it is constructed were carefully selected
from an ample store, and the structure is all the
more substantial for having had its each separate
plank closely scrutinised for speck or a bemish.
Should it be necessary for the convention to
semblc, it will be known every where what prin-
ciples it meets to defend, and thus the misrepre-
sensations which affected the first meeting will be
powerless to injure any subsequent one.
We cannot expect all of our whig friends t,
endorse the action of the convention. There were
some things said in it which we disapproye. This
was the necessary result of the conflicts among
ourselves which have heretofore so greatly sm-
barasscd Southern action. The convention, how
ever, is to be Judged by its formal action and not
by the isolated opinions Of individual members.
This action must be regarded by our wing friends
MS most signal rebukc OF the thousand flsehoods
which have charged disunion purposes upon it,
and must cover with shame the propagators Of
such SANDERS. The Union forever, under the
guarantees Of the constitution, was the unani-
nous sentiment of the convention and the dispo-
sition to concede, for the preservation of the
Union, every thing consistent with Southern
safety and honor, peryaded all its members.
About this there was no disagreement or conflict.
But we should fail to do our duty to our Northern
readers if we omitted to add, that ste, n deter
mination to maintain the rights and principles set
forth in the resolutions adopted, sat all hazards
and to the last extremity, !" was also unanimous.
The effect Of the proceedings of the convention
upon the opponents Of the measure in this city
and vicinity has been exceedingly hcalthful. Day
after day the galleries were crowded with specta-
tors while fair ladies filled the seats reserved for
them on the floor of the church, and, in the lam
guage of one of the resolutions Of thanks, graced
the proceedings of the convention with their
presence, and cheered its action with their smiles"
We hear none Of the furious denunciation of the
purposes of the convention now, so rife at its
opening; and can safely announce that the truth
in this matter has already achieved its accus-
toned triumph over misrepresentation and false
hood. t7a
We shall doubtless have much to say hereafter
about this convention. This hasty and general
notice is all that we have time to write in nvit-
ing the public to scrutinize its action.