New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-04
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sou,b,yu Convention Mt NASHVILLE.

zion CT heI-paf o cioch NJ HS''' -n
Cbeeves Of s. c. will be elected President OF the
Convention
The CITY is crowded with strangers and visitors
Hon. A. V Brown having called the Convention
e. order. reported on behalf Of the Committee APP
poirted q organize the Convention, that they had
agreed to recon mend that each State should DC
entitled to one vote in the Conventioni also, that
Hon. n. s. stsrkey Of Miss. should be appointed
President Gov. Macdonald Of Ga. Nice-Prcsident;
f. G. Eastman and W. 7. Cooper be appointed
Secretaries OF the Convention. The report was
unanimously adopted.
Judge Starkey upon taking the Chair made
brief but animated speech, which was received
with the greatest applause. BE thanked the Con-
vention most profoundly for the honor conferred on
him in electing him to position be had no desire
TO Gil. bot which, after tie many appeals which had
been rnde 70 him, he could no longer decline. He
alluded briefly 70 the causes which had induced the
meeting ofthe Convection. The several States he
sad. had united under equal rights guaranteed 20
all by the Constitution-lhat those rights hal been
violated, and that the Government could not stand
the shock of this desec- alton Of the Constitution
The Convention, he declared, had not assembled
TO devise measures to protect the rights and prop
erty Of the Southern people, but to preserve the
Government which had been handed down to them
untarnished. 1t had not been called to prevent
but to perpetuate the Union. Who, be asked,
were better patriots, those who would make war
till direct calamity had fallen on the country or
these who propose to adopt measures to avert the
calamity It was for the Convention to devise
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lsboriDg and for the people to carry it out. He
trusted that remedy would be found In conclu-
sion he repeated that the object Of the orgnators
Of the Convention was not to dissolve the Union
the SANDERS Of its enemies to the contrary notwith
standing He expressed a hope that the Union
might be the last thing to perish amidst the uaver
sci wreck Of matter.
Elder G. B. Ferguson then opened the proceed
ings with prayer.
Judge Wilkinson of No moved that list Of the
States be called, and that the members from the
same be requested to present their credentials The
motion was adopted.
5Gen. Pillow moved that the.vote be reconsidered.
He wished to amend the motion OF the gentleman
from Missouri SO as to raise Committee, one from
each State to receive the credentials from the mem.
bers to the Convention.
Afser short discussion between Cen Pillow and
Hon Mr.. Walker Of Ala. the motion to reconsider
was carried, and the amendment u raise Com
mittee was accepted by Jujge Wilkinson and
adopted. When the following gentlemen were
said Committee: Gen. Pillow, Tenn. Judge VIII
kinson. Misc Gen. Walker, Ala Gov. Hender'
son, Texas; Col Pickens, S. c.; NJ. J. Crawford,
Ca; Judge Tucker, Va; Col. Pierson and Hon.
Mr.. Powell. Ark The Convention then adjourned
until II O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Execution of Americans In Cuba-The Con-
gree. Frisate-Iuierference Of the Govern
ment, &c.
BY Tde2raTh ezeiusiSay % TIE TTibrne
wAsHNeToS, Monday, June 3.
Official information has been received of the exc
cution Of four Americans at Cuba, and Of the i'm
prisonuent OF between one and two hundred others.
The Spanish authorities refused the Commander
Of our squadron permission to see the prisoners, or
to permit them to be brought home for trial
The frigate Congress sailed from Cuba to inter.
cept the Spanish vessel containing a number Of
Americans taken prisoners from an Island near
Yucatan She was followed by Spanish man Of
war. Capt Randolph, in command OF the Con-
eress, viii rescue the Americans if he can iini Ire
vessel before size reaches Cuba.
Dispatches have been sent By this Government
to the Spanish authorities Of Cabs that the Arrest
Of Americans on any other Island viii not be recog
nized nor permitted These dispatches went from
/ here to Mobile this morning By telegraph.
Nj Clayton viii not resign until this new lsad
with Spain is adjusted.