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

WHAr THsY'RE Dolxo IN THE IxrERIoR.--
The people of Dallas county, in this state, seem
TO have no intention ofrejoicing oyer the victo-
ries acquired ia Congress BY Fsee-soilism. A
meeting was held in that county, at Old Town
few days ago, which is worth noting as an evil
denre ofthe popular opinion Of the interior.
Neil Robinson and C. b. Watts. esq. were
elected chairmen on the occasion; and the
meeting then proceeded to action. u what
nature that was will BE- found in IL letter from
the Montgomery Atlas, OF which we compile
part below:
Rev. Mr. Lundy, in chaste and beautiful
prayer invoked the great ruler OF the universe
| to Be with and preside over our solemn dilibe-
rntions after which the chairman addressed
| US in a reat and eloquent speech, setting forth
the object-the sole obect-for which the peo-
pie had been called together. At this stage
If the proceedings large banner with the mot
to .Uslos OF THE SOUTH" was borne amid
deafenng cheers to the trout Vt the speakers
stand, and blue badges with the notices @SE-
cEsslON! If THIS RE TREASON MAKE THE MOST
OF ri" were distributed through the a.
sembly
Tho meeting was next addressed by Mr..
Beene, OF Dallas, and Mr.. Noble, Of Montgo-
merry. After which committee, which ne
elected to state had been appointed at an early
period, returned and reported resolutions the
tone Of Which connot be mistaken. am un-
able to furnish you with copy OF them, but
they will soon be published, and | hope they
may be read by every patriot in the land, for il
there are any Responding hearts these will cheer
and animate them.
IA soon as the reading of them was finish
ed, an old man by the name Of Boyd offered us
a substitute string of resolutions advising snb-
mission, and smelling strongly OF ToRYIsM,
FEDERALISM, and every other ism except PAT
RIoTIsM A dozen motions were made all
over the vast assembly. some to lazy the substi-,
tutc on the table, some to lay it under the table
and some to postpone ndefinitely-whch
however was not necessary, for as soon as they
We're read the groars and misses that rose upon
the air told too plainly that their odor was
anything but pleasant, and believe that if a
young man had offered such resolutions he
would have been pcIted from the stand. The
vote however, was taken first on the substitute
the question being pnt thus, "Shall the sub
stitute be postponed idefnitely!" which, was
! carried una ,limonsly in the affirmative, il J
except ONE who had the hardwood to vote me-
gatively. The question then required upon
the resolutions as reported by the committee,
and being put to vote they were adopted with
out one dissenting voice. Could you have
heard the deafenng and prolonged cheers, you
would not doubt the sentiment which pre-
vailed
| Judge Mays and Col Williams, of Montgo-
merry, next addressed the multitude in strains Of
| eloquence.
After dinner we assembled again beneath
the ample green and listened to patriotic
speeches from Col. Campbell of Dallas, Mr..
Lewis, of Lowndes, Col. Seibels, of AIontgone-
| nv, Mcssrs. Harralson and Lundy, of Lowndes
At the close of the latter gentleman's speech
| I left the ground and did not return that
night, therefore cannot say what was done af-
| forwards
| saw in the hands Of influential persons a
series of resolutions advising every Southerner
(disunionists, Of course) TO wear the badge with
the motto, aud also recommending every plan
ter to pledge himse to instruct bis commits
sion merchant in Mobile not to sell his cotton
to a Yankee for any price! If this is not dis
union with a vengeance, then, in Gods name
what is it!
1t is estimated that there were two thousand
persons present, and about five hundred Of them
were ladies' Strange is it not-the ladies in
favor of dsalnioa!-but such is the fact, as was
proved to day by their smiles and cheers
When left the ground the gctters up of the
meeting spoke OF making "protracted meeting
oft. do not know what conclusion they came
to, but know one thing, if they determined tc
dc SO they had the right material to do it with
/ The '.mourner's seat was crowded. all day !ant
! am informed that many who have heretofore
been lnkewarm were 'conreried' and received in
to FULL tellowshipp