The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-27
FsOm the Ly,ehburg (ya.) Republican.

F,Om the Ly,chbug (Ya.) Republican.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM Gov. FLOWN
The following important special message from
Governor Floyd was sent into the Legislature
on Tuesday last, read, and five hundred copies
Of it ordered to he printed for the use Of the
House. The prominent feature Ia this message,
il the recommendation that a national conven.
ton of all the States be held at Baltimore or
some other central point, at a period not later
than May next, to consider the best means of
preserving the Union, and for pledging the mu.
tual faith of all the Northern States to faithful
observance Of the Fugitive slave law.
The proposition is certainly n most important
ane, as 1t Is new and novel in Its character, and
claims the serious consideration Of the public
For ourselves, we are not prepared from the
hasty consideration which we have been able to
give the suggestion, to express what we would
desire to be regarded definite opinion upon It's
merits but we are frank to confess that with
the lights now before US, and with the impress
sions which first reading Of the message has
produced upon our minds, we are seriously in
cllned to doubt the propriety and eXpediency of
the measure recommended. We can see no
good that is to. result from the assembling of
such n convention, but think we can see much
probable harm, Composed an SUCH body
would ofneoessity be, alarge majority Of North
ern delegates, who would be aided and abetted
in their schemes by large number of unprinci-
pied Southern traitors and contemplate sub
missionists, the South would be sold into n ore
abject slavery if possible, by such convention,
than il has been by Frce-soH Congress aided
by similar characters JIG ..,,..-.
1t seems to us that 1t would be going into
court with the jury, the Judge, and all the other
officers, effectually packed against us. What
could the South expect from the action of such
a body but additional wrong and insult? No.
thing 49, nothing in our humble opinion! 1t
would be another Committee OF thirteen"
where the rights and honor of the South would
be made the traffic of conclave of unprinci-
pied, broken-down, offce-seekng party hacks,
such MS Clay, Stephens, Toombs, Clemens e.
of right for which the South contended at the
commencement of the slavery controversy, and
such convention would only plaster over not
heal, the bleeding wounds Of the South, and at
tempt to st;fe the deep VOICE Of murmur and
discomfort which those wounds have aroused in
the Southern Ststes, and whose loud tones are
now heard coming up like the voice of the storm
king pleading for redress ard future security,
and rebuking those traitorous spirits which have
betrayed the cause of the South. We have
trusted our rights long enough to the enemy
the time has come when We should take their
redress into our hands, or prepare our necks for
the shackles Of despotism. If our rights were
not respected in a Federal Congress, where it's
members were acting under the obligations of
an OATH and the sanctity of II Constitution, how
can we expect them to be conceded and respected
in body acting under none of these restraining
influences 1t is idle to talk about it,
These, We repeat, are the reflections of the
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length, but we will not at the present. If addi-
tional reflection or new lights, should cause us
to change the opinion we have expressed, we
and become advocates of the proposed conven-
ton. But we again repeat that, with our present
views, we should view with awful distrust the
assembling of any such body, and should deeply
regret to see any Southern State represented
therein. With this view, however, we do not
pretend to question the patriotism and good in
tentions of Gov Floyd.
From The Lynchbug (Va.) Republican.
Whitfield Down TO NoTHING-The ques-
ton of Southern rights has been whitfield down
to nothing, by the compromises. What was
this question in its origin! 1t was no less than
claim set up by the Southern States, at the
termination OF the Mexican war, to on equal d.
vision Of the newly acquired territories Upon
the broad platform of this claim, the Southern
States planted themselves, determined to have
it acknowledged at all hazards and to the last
extremity. But what are Southern rights now?
They have been whitfield down by the COM
promiseFs to tue single question Of the Fugitive
slave law, which had no connection whatever
with the original question raised by the South
which existed lorg before the question of tie
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since the government was formed.
The fugitive law must now be faithfully exc
cuted, or we will resist say the compr omisers
Brave fellows! The territories all tamely Sur.
rendered up to the enemy-the whole question
ofSouthern rights therein shamefully abandoned
the slave trade abolished in the District of
Columbia, and now the compromises come for
ward and very bravely threaten to dissolve the
Union if the Fugitive law is not observed! Now
We cannot see Why these gentlemen should be
so very sensitive upon this point, after the con-
stitutonal clause referring to it, has been multi
fled for sixty years, unless it be to conceal and
partially atone for their base desertion of all the
other great and original questions of Southern
rights and honor
We have been led into these remarks more
Immediately, by the following telegraphc an.
nouncement of the result of the Georgia con
vention
Photographed for the Richmond E=quirer.)
GEORGIA CONVENTIONAL despatch from Ma
con, Georgia, states that the convention ad-
ourned sine die last Saturday night, after adopt
ing report acquiescirg in the action of Con-
gress on the Compromise bill, and declaring that
The pe'petu1y ofMe Union depends upon the faith
fl" execution Of he Fugitive slare lao, dc The
vote on the report was 237 in the affirmative,
and 10 in the negative. Eight members did not
cast their votes. The tone of the convention
was firm and conciliatory
We consider this a general invitation to the
North to continue their assaults upon the South,
and that they will avail themselves of it, cannot
be questioned.
From the Eufaula (.9ia.) Spirit Of The South.
The GEORGIA CoNvENT1oN.-This BODY con-
ynnnd ~ M;llod n.o,;ll, L.. !