The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-14

,,sroas M pause and reflect upon the state OF me
,hincs around them, and the danger, INTO which,
many are struggling, to precipate their country
hv ginziae over the late aggressions or Congress;
thereby d,sracting our people, ana ihsi'i"S ne"
ssgressons upon our rights .
Ssrbs large audience present was entertained by
st;rrino eloquent and convincing sp'e hes by
ca Howard, of Crawl ford, Col Bailey, OF Bib,,
and Robt A. Smith, of this city. But our space
,'dsy ,il not allow us to give an extended sketch
- NJ remarks of the different speakers. Suffice
i, ~ sev tba, they were all telling and argumen-
,sfiya. and were received with the greatest enthu-
sIasn by the audience. 80
'Tbe meeting was united and harmonious. All
aeemed animated by one mind and one heart -
Rn, Who could have expected any thing else Of
meet;np made up Of such materials az that of Sat
nrdav was, and presided over by such stern re-
nuLicans as Thomas King and Henry G. Ross.
The proceedings Of the meeting will be found in
another column.
Great Rally of the Friends of SoutheIn
Rights.
Mrer,rc or THE People OF BIpp--Pursuantto
notices published, large number OF the people 81
R,bb. without distinction of party assembled tn's
day, at the Court House, IN Macon, LOT tne Pur-
nose Of more thoroughly organizing, and 10 NOM
mate delegates to represent the county OF Bibo, III
,he I,onyen,ion called by the Governor, in pursu-
ance of an act of the last Legislature
On motion Thomas King, ESQ.,, was called TO
the chair, and J. H. Morgan and A. II. Co'qult
appointed secretaries. -
af;er some preliminary remarks by the chair
man in explanation of the objects of the meeting,
Col S. L. Bailey moved the appointment OF a
committee OF "a TO prepare and report preamble
and resolutions to be submitted 10 the meeting
The chair appointed the following gentlemen
the committee under Col Ba,leys resolution
Col. S. r. Bailey, Col. w. b. Parker, James
Dean. Paul Dinkins, DR.. J. 3. Wiley, A. z. Ear
nest John j. Jones, Stephen Woodward, John
Bailey, Dr. M. A. Franklin, Benz. Fort, Dr. y
M. Green, Richard Bassett, Geo. w. Fish, r. >.
Rogers, f. A. Hill, A. c. Morehouse, b. +. Ross,
Dr. B. Bonner, r. A. Smith, IL. j. Lamar, W.
ID. Mimms, Thomas A. Brown, DR.. +. l.. Stro-
hecker.
During the absence of the committee, Coi.
C.. Howard, of Crawford, was called upon to ad'
dress the meeting. He obeyed the call, and was
greeted with great applause as he TOOK the STAND
His remarks were characterized ny mach 'orce
and clearness, and were well received by the
meeting.
When Col. Howard had finished, Col Bailey,
the chairman of the committee of "a, proceeded to
report the following preamble and resolutions
PLATFORM.
SOUTHERN RIGHTS, WITH UNION AND CONSTITUTION
AL EQUALITY
II is the natural impulse of every noble mind 4
resist oppression. Under the Constitution,
made by our fathers, the Southern people wer
equals with those of the North. we are rs 'ret
rs intelligent, as virtuous and faithful 10 IN
Union, as were our fathers-we nave ieit as
grieved that our rights, as equals, have been tor
series Of wears tranpled on and disregarded by tn
non-sIaveholding States. We have demonstrate
at their aggressions, and begged for justice at tn
hands Of our Northern Lrethern Our repeate
circumstances have been dIsregarded, and GU
suppIications have been construed as the dictate
Of cowardce, and have only invited more ant
more alarming aggresslons, until they have sur
rounded us like victims for the slaughter, and now
insoIentIy challenge us to keep ourselves II We
To prove that the non slaveholding States ave
for wears. made war on the peace, happines ant
safety of the South, "let facts be submitted to
candid world"
They prohibited slavery north of the Ohio
where it had long existed in u territory coded t.
the Union by Virginia.
They abolished slavery in most of the Lousi
ana purchase, over territory large enough t
form twelve States, u~d left the South only enoug
for three.
Their citizens have stolen our slaves TO ih
value Of many milions--cruely beaten, and II
one instance, put TO death citizen for attempting
peacabIy TO regain his property absconding int
the free States, and in no case have the perpetra
tors Of such wrongs been punished.
Grand Jures Virginia found two true bills
against individuals for negro steallng--the felons
the 5ih article OF the Constitution, and refused IL
be given up, the ground that negro stealing was
no offence
The legislatures have formed laws forbidden.
any cf their citizens, under heavy penalty, Il
aid in enforcing the constitution In relation t
fugitive slaves, and their courts have held suel
laws right and proper.
Their officers and magistrates have, in severa
instances, seized shareholders when reclamn:
stolen or runaway slaves, and released the slave
and imprisoned the master, who has been glat
TO escape with his life, and, without redress
They have held conventions, both in their own
States and in foreign lands, to excite the evil pas
sions Of all mankind against us, and this is daily
done with impunity in the midst of those who
call themselves our friends.
They have spent millions of money to indoc-
trinate the public mind of the world against us,
carrying us into the school-house and into the
church, to be pointed at and anathamatized as o
polluted Observation-Disclosures race.
While we fought the public enemy in vindica
ton of our own and their honor, they invoked
that enemy ito receive us with bloody hands to
hospitabe graves, - and when we had filled those
graves and conquered from that enemy an EN-.
pire one -fourh as large all Europe, they unite
with the barbarans from China, South America
and the islands Of the Pacific and say to us that
we made the conquest for them alone, that we are
too SINFUL to share 1t with them
They first invite horde of trespassers upon
our common territory, to form a constitution, ex-
GLIDING us, and then adopt that constitution us in
accordance with the league between them and U.S.
thus adding falsehood and fraud to robbery
They have grossly insuted us by forming ter
rtorial governments for New Mexico and Utah
ms compensation for the frauds and injustice OF
admitting California Staie-eyerv man q,
them holding that these territories free by the
laws Of Mexico, and therefore free forever unit
those laws are repealed; and when Southern
member offered an amendment repeating thos,
laws that the South may have chance, it wal
promptly voted down! And yet they say to us
after robbing us Of the richest portion of th
globe, you nay 60 to the barren wilds of New
Mexico, and let your slaves sue you in the Fed
eraI court for their freedom as an equivalent 70
that robbery!
They have sent an armed force in time Of neac
into the territory of Texas, a sister State, ant
taken fcrcibly from her 10000 square miles o
slave territory 10 make it free, and which tn
Government Of this country, England, France
and Belgium, have solemnIy declared belongs Il
her. and to appease a week and prJs:rate State
they gave her ,000, 900 en millions OF dollars