The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-31

W.. >. HANDOLPH.
c. ii. MOTT.
W. EPPES.
III r. TAYLOR.
JAMES GREER
J. f. TkOYrER.
b. ROGERS.
J. w. FAINT.
p. L. Scruggs offered the following amend
ment
Strike out all after the word awhereas,' and
insert the following;
ResOloed, That although in some Of its fea-
lures we would prefer some amendments in the
bill now before the Senate of the United States,
commonly called the Compromise bill' yet as
measure of peace and quiet to the country, we
are ready to approve its adoption and acquiesce
| In its provisions
| Upon motion of Major Thomas Null, the
amendment was rejected and the report and
resolutions Of the committee We're passed by a
very large majority-four to one
| Upon motion Of Judge Chalmers, it was
Resolred, That the proceedings of this meet
ing be published in the newspapers of this
town, and that the Secretary of this meeting
furnish our Senators and Representatives with
a copy of the same.
The meeting was addressed by Governor
Matthews, who made bold, lucid and eloquent
defence of the Nashville Convention, and at
| tackled the compromise proposed by the Senate
Committee of Thirteen.
The Hon. ID. B. Nabors, OF Tippah, responded
in defence of the Compromise. Mr.. Majors
made an appropriate speech in behalf of cause
where there were but few to approve, and many
to condemn. He was eloquent, humorous and
witty, and occasionally poetical.
| After Mr. Majors concluded, J. c. Holland
was called to the stand, who replied in rich,
original and amusing manner His speech was
happy and was well received by the audience.
Col. Glenn, of Jackson, being present, was
called for by the audience. He made one OF
his happiest and best efforts in support of the
Nashville Convention. He took bold Southern
ground, and his speech was enthusiastically re-
celved by an admiring auditory
Mr.. Scruggs prefaced the introduction of his
amendment with few brief, but pertinent re-
marks. 5s
ROGER BARTON, Chairman.
]. II. KnPATRIcK, Secretary.
RATIFICATION MEETMG.--At large and res
pectable meeting of the citizens of Jackson and
its vicinity, held at the City Hall, on Saturday,
the 9th Of July, 1850, at IL o'clock, A. NJ, for
the purpose of ratifying the proceedings of the
Nashville Convention,
vi inOIiOil VI MuJ MOSciy, tHc IlOD. JONI 4.
GUN was called to the Chair, and after having
addressed the meeting as to the objects Of its
assemblage in terms of glowing patriotism,
On motion of Col. Tarpley, Z. p. Russell was
appointed Secretary.
On motion of Gov Quitman,
Resolved, That committee of seven be ap-
pointed to prepare resolutions expressive Of the
sense of this meeting.
Whereupon, the chairman appointed Mcssrs.
]. A. Quitman, J. f.. Fitzpatrick, s. c. Tarpley,
George Fearn, ID. o. Williams, G. M. Barnes,
and II. ]. Shackelford.
During the retirement of the committee, on
motion, the address of the Nashville Convention
to the people of the Southern States, and the
resolutions adopted by said Convention, were
read to the meeting
The committee, through Gov. Qutman, the
chairman, presented for the consideration and
approval of the meeting, the following resolu-
tons, to wit:
/. Resolred, That this meeting fully approve
the address and resolutions of the Southern
Convention, lately held at Nashville, and will
maintain and defend the principles and dctcrmi-
nations therein set forth
2. RESOLVED. That in addition to the resolu-
tons ado ted by aid convention, and which are
hereby ratified and confirmed by this meeting,
we affirm that neither the territorial legislatures,
nor the inhabitants of the territories have power
to exclude slave property, until such time MS
such territory shall have been organized and
empowered by law to form State constit ton
and that all exercises Of such assumed power by
the inhabitants of territory, is revolutionary
and sub ersive of the rights OF the people of the
States whose property is thus prescribed.
g. Resolued, That the attempt of portion of
the inhabitants Of California to usurp dominion
over that extensive territory, and to establish
therein fundamental law forever excluding the
stakeholder and his property, is an act of usur-
patton and injustice, which, so far from descrv-
ing the countenance and sanction Of Congress,
should receive their unqualified rebukc and re-
prehension. q
A. RESOLVED, That any act of Congress admit
ting G lifornia as State with the boundaries
and constitution now claimed, and thus sane
tioning the illegnl and unjust act Of depriving
the people of fifteen of the States Of this Union
of their equal right in and to the common terri
tory Of the States, would be gross outrage
upon the constitutional right of tn } Southern
States.
s. Resolued, That the employment of slave
labor in California would be highly beneficial
to the whole Union in more rapidly developing
the rich mineral resources of that country by a
permanent and fixed system of industry and
would be especially beneficial to the slavehold-
ing States, by opening new and immensely
profitable investments for slave labor, thereby
tending to enhance the value of slaves, and to
abstract surplus labor from the growth of our
great staples now verging to over-production ;
and therefore, illegal and arbitrary exclusion of
property from that territory, would not only be
a violation Of our rights as equal members Of
the confederacy, but highly injurious and detri.
mental to our property interests.
6. Resolred, That this attempt to exclude the
STAKEHOLDER from the most valuable of our ne
QUESTIONS on the Pacific is too fragrant viola
ton of common justice to be made acceptable
to us under any dress.--We therefore declare
our firm opposition to the plan of adjustment
or compromise reported by the Senate com
mittee, as c0nceding to unjust demands the sub
stance Of our rights, and leaving us naught but
the shadow to hide our disgrace.
Z. Resoiped, That the instructions of our legis-
lature to our Senators in Congress, requiring
them to resist by all constitutional means the