The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-11-20


Ie responsible for Consequences. Vide
ioos' Journal 1850, page 1877. Upon
ne facts set forth in that address, and upon
thorough aud full conviction of their truth.
he meeting Of the citizens of Central Misc.
I'slppi was called in May. fs49. As this
was meeting preparatory to ire Octobe.
Convention, 1t IS not essential to the end pro.
posed to extract largely from its proceed.
'ngs. Il was a nesting without Distinction
Of party and the resolutions ptsxeG a. II.
"ere Intended more 10 prepare tJr the O:to.-
ner convention, th4a to as.tln. any a;tftIde
Tor the State o tho slavery preston. That
meeting drew up an address, which I sIB-
pose was written by the chairman Of. the
committee, Iloh6fab!s William L. Sharkey.
from which few extracts wGI sbnw tbs
views andpositlohs taken by taaf committee.
and the sense ofthat meeting Til It address
holds the i''ilowing language: "The Delega
ton from this State in the Congress, with
entire unanitnity have given ih9 history of
tho progressive encroachmedt5 Oh our rights
and have pointed ou the evils t., bs apOre
hended. As faithful sentinels, ghey have
warned Us Of APPROACHING danger, and ara
entitled to 0urHpprobation. As citlzans of u
the sovereignty Of that State; and il is prop.
er that the Whole South shuul1 act with
manimlty.a The legislature of Virginia, ia
March 1877, passed resolutions, condemn
ing the Wilm0t PfoVis0, aud asserting tina
rights Of the Southern Safes; aad, again ia
January I840, by an oYerwho upng vote,
truDIhrhsd the resolutions of I5l7, aud pass
ed others, protesting against any action OF
| Congress on the slave trade and slavery ia
the. d,ssTIctnf & ,lunbia. ThOsH resolutions
clearly and fore b Y set lurth the constitution
Al rights otIhe S,Ith. and We would We
them our most unqualified concurrence"
VIDE doI-e journal, 1890, page 27.j. AZ
this Was The fifst stepIaken by the people of
Mississippi. in her march To the attitude
which she has taken OH the Southern ques-
tiph, 1t would De uqIIst to withhold from the
pubic the names of the fifteen genltmeA
who composed the committee that rep lrted
the address, from which fhe az I'VE extracts
are made. They were the following: HIN,
Wan. l.. Sharhey, Chairman; Hon. John /.
Guion; HJn. A. Hutchinson; e. Yerger.
Esq; Gen. John ID. Ffeeman; Gan. VIM.
r. Miles; Col. d. c. Glenn; &. w. l..
Smith; Gen. A. B. Woodbridge; Col. VIM.
a. lAi4's II TIA J6l1cTSOu OdfiSs OUsWFl IL.
4 Clifton, Esq Co. G. 5. TarpIy: IL. L. a..
g; Charles Scott Esq. The October con-
venti N met. composed of delegates repre-.
I sentinB the two great political parties Of tho
: Safe. more imposing convention hal
i never met in the State Upln mare grave
, and vitality interesting subject. The voice Of
, party was siIenced by the solemaity OF the
E occasion, and the important questions to be-
f seItied. The people Of both parties in the
d State has assembled 10 take position on the
i rights Oh the South. That convention and
!, lis proceedings were the act ofthe people Of
the State in their primary capacity.
II Ii was the first demonstration made by
: any Of the people of the Sputhera Sites on
}! his great question, in their united primary
i capacity. The State OF Mississi .,pi took ihs
If lead deliberately aud calmly in that conveu-
r ;ion, and the attitude she then assumed, is
Y before the world, registered in history by her
n own pen. Need quote from the report and
; cesoiutions unanimously adopted by that
d convention. Listen, ''nis boldly asserted"
n say they THAT Congress possesses an un-
= limited power OF legislation over all the ter
y rttories belonging in common t. the people
e ot the United States; that it consequently has
b power % prohibit slavery liz these territories;
=. that the exercise OF such power is expeditnt
II aud necessary, inaSmuch as slavery is an
l. EVIL that must be eradicated from The land
Ia Whha few palroic and hOnored exceptions
b. Inc people OF the Northern States seem de-
termined TO adupf the Wbmnt ptoyiso, or tbs
r prime ipie il contains. The Press. tie Pulpit
n and the Balloi-boX, have ali Lecome tributa.
!. y to this fanatieAl hostility to the south.
IA is in Vain 10 hope for an Abandonment oil
this settled design. Submission to OuI
of wrongs provOkes perseverance on the part q
be the aggressors; and il is wise in States, as i
ma IS Ia individuals, to resist encrOaehmcnts
e, Unfortunately, We have been too passive I'm
e: der former encroachmenls Our opponent;
r. exult in the passage of the Oregon b!h, as
e. tall acknowledgement of the principle, am
il build their hopes of further success on that
he La this unfortunate controversy, there ar
,se but two alternatlves--lhe enc is Submission
N the other resistance. The other we are re
IN. luciant TO adopt. In the name of our con
Die Estiiuents5 we solemnly deny The existence {
by the power claimed. and protest against II
Md exercise. We assert that il will violate ID
6w constitution. aud will lead TO a dissolution
ON ofthe Union. Vide House Journal. l65C
ess page 225, els.. -
tic = THAT same convention appointed con
= nit;ee to address the Southern States 9
the the Soutee1u question, from which address
lar sAtrsct the loIlQwing. ssBeside and heyol
~. = soon,,iar convention of the southern State
ne, yin the view oil arresling the course Of a
ilb preston. and e not practicable, then TO CO
v6, T4snrrats the Sou hin will. understanding a
all action. the convention Of Mississippi sugge
you ted as The possible ultimate resort, the c
ear. Fly the legislatures Of the assaulted States.
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