The Arkansas banner., 1850-05-28

What effect this addition to the power aud number or popaistI0n. nov swayed by aati slavery tdeas
 is to produce upon ihe soutilera people Is subJec ! worthy of the most serious consideration.
 Regarding, then, the mensess ef the unti-ssverl
 agtatop and out of Congress. nd the distprbin,
 elements at work 10 impair the safeg1ar s of south
 ern security have noticed. my conviction Is, iha
 a council of those States is iapeTatisesy demanded { by the condision of their affairs
 IL has been charged against tbe Nashville Goa
 yenlon, that is purpose is disapioa. II is oue e ! the devices of the enemy to d%fatne the soutberE
 States and to dash and confuse tier eonassis. Tn,
 wonder is lhsl they can find dspes at the South te
 heed such irnputati6as. For ons, sir, wi1en have
 occasion 10 feel that te existence of this Union i.
 incompatible with the honor. security, or capacities
 for progress Of he peopie of Aiahama, slsii make known m the first instance b that people. Oai State became party 10 the Union hy its free con sent and when that Union Is soarcs of diShoUo'
 aud disparagemen,, Inc people tn the eonsIitutiona exsfcise of their power of sest-gogeTnnent, may
 abolish that Union. No auhesitys save the ~il ol ] that people could make cIiizen of tbls State a
 party to that UHop. Aud our citizens cannot be de-
 pyred o their position ia it, saYa by be same sove- reIgu voice, An thai know of sovereignty, and
 all that owe of allegiance is 10 tho people Of Ala
 banaa. shall not go out from among theih to ploi
 u subversion Q their Consultation and the Govern nient they have established.
 If my duties to the people with whom my fate is
 bound up uid moi hinder me, l should fad in Siy own opinions adequate reasons for yIeldiug to no such proceedings
 AitEoyernmeAts must occasion complaint, and government eaa satisfy every interest aud every
 passion. The grievances wbict authorize allera- ton, much overthrow Of written eouSti- iulion. must be palpah!e long endured and unrene- diable by~ aFsIAsry means. The powers of rssis
 lance against Injustice, afforded by free consttn- ton. wonderful a their efficiency An emil
 neut historian of these times speaking of the
 sty of good faIlh and soand morality for tiIe sup port of government, says; "fhSt their diffusion not only among the nsIoFiiy of any community, but throughout the whole, is the indispensable con ditioH of government al once free and peaceabe Since even ssny powerful aud obstinate minority may render the working of free institutions im- practicable, witboGt being able t1 conquer ascen- daucy Tor themselves Nothing less than unsaimity or so overwhelming majority us to be iantaDonut to uHanimity. on inc carGigal point of respecting
 constitutional forms, by iiiose who do not app prove them can render the excitement of political
 passion bleodless and yet expose all authorities
 Of the State To the lu cense of pacific criticism '' When our Anglo-ssxon ancestors suffered griev-
 snces lrom the crown of mobility, thetr resources was to render lhe administration imbeeie and im- potent
 They refused to grant supplies until their grlev- aBces were redressed.
 Before would resort to disunion, I would ex- hansi all the resources open 10 "obstina,e and
 powerful minority" l. the northern majority per
 sists ia it's agitation, woad depege lne Federal Goyerument freely aud feariessly
 II power is the sole obee. worthy of pursuit, snJ
 for the attainment of which. iaJusiice must b. done. 1 would reduce the value of laat power.
 would make its rcse difficult, is results uncer- tain.
 The Nashville Convention may readsr service to the constitution, by collecting and concentrating the resources of 'au obstinate and powerful minor iiy." to be employed for the preservation Of the equal conditions of the States of the Uniou
 woe!t do ths with the firm delermiuation that wEen lilese modes of resstftce were unsvailing
 should apply t'le soVsreign right Of the people
 of the State to abolisl, tue union within the limits Q [ this State
 JOHN A. CAMPBELL. His Exceilency HExRY w COLLIER.