The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-14
The Nashville Convention.

NASHVILLE, June6.
The Convention met pursuant to announcement.
lhe Secretary proceeded to tue call of the States
lOr resolutions.
Whereupon Mr. Tucker of Virginia, presented
series OF resolutions from that State declaring A.
mong other things, that the territory of the @ s.
belonged to the States; that Congress has no pow.
or to dispose Of it for the benefit of citizens of
one State to the exclusion of others that the pas
sage OF the Wilmot Proviso would be such exclu.
slon to be resisted at all hazards; that the citizens
oil any territory alone have power to frame its
own Government; that soiourgers owning no part
OF The land and III territory with no intention to
reside there, are not citizens and any govern.
ment framed by them is unauthorized and 10 force
such government upon the people OF California by
the aid OF the military of the United States, is a
practicable enforcement of the Wilmot Proyiso 10
be resisted to the last extremity
| Mr.. Caybrook Of Virginia. said the PROPOSE.
tons had not been submitted. From the reading
OF them. he Thought they were of sufficient impor
lance to be referred He could not say he an.
proved or disapproved. His opinion was suspend
ed.
MIR. Erwin of Alabama offered resolution III
regard To fugitive slaves, declaring the people oI
the South were entitled to their right to reclaim
them under the Constitution, regardless OF any
compromise ofother questions
He also offered resolution declaring that al
the States are equally entitled To the same right
and privileges. aud that Congress has no right L
Interfere with the domestic institutions Of an
State
Mr.. Dienpant of Florida offered a resolution
declaring II inexpedient in view of the 2Ussibilt
ol embarrassing the Southern Representatives il
Congress, for this Convention to express an opu
inn In sIol f,,. ~
the part of the South and recommended in cas-
Congress does not adjust the slavery question sat
isiactory, that another Convention shall be caleC
at future day.
| Mr. McCleland of Florida. offered resolution
denying to Congress the right To interfere will
slavery in the District of Columbia. without the
consent Of the people of the District or in the slave
States or in the arsenal ,dock-yards, &c. of the U
States.
Mr. Pearson of Florida, said the series of res
olulions were adopted at public meeting in that
State.
Mr. Polk. of Tennessee offered the folowin,
resolution as an amendment 10 the resolution o
Mr.. Campbell, of Alabama offered and reterre,
yesterday objections having been made to it a
an amendment to resolution not before the Cen
vention. He offered as distinct provision tn
following resolution:
ResoiCed That in the event that the partitio
proposed cannot be secured on the line of36 deg
30m., north latitude, this Convention does not il
tend to be understood as expressing an opinio
adverse to the plan of adjustment offered in the
s. Senate by the Committee of thirteen, wit
such amendments thereto as may be made in ac
cordance with the views and wishes ofSouther
Senators"
The resolutions were all referred 10 tho com
mittee on resolutions.
The Convention then adjourned to 10 ocloc
tomorrow.