The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-06-19
spnlhern ConvenIlon.


ReSotUed, That Calierna IS pecuhaHy .
well adapted TO slave labor: and if, therefore,
slave property were by recognition Of this
kind secured in that part Of it South Of 80 30, |
the South part would ia short time, ripen
into one or more slayeholdng States to swell
the number and power Of those already in
existence.
ResoIred, That i is too plain for argument
that the sl.yeholding States would lose, aud
the non slavehotdng States greatly gain, by
the surrender TO the latter Of nearly half of.
Texas, and that the payment Of few mil
lions to Texas as however, il might minister
TO her wants for money, would be no come
peusation to them, and more especially, as
most Of the money viii come out oftheir own
pockets.
Resolred, That The people of the slave
bolding States, by becoming unit as re-
spects political or party organization seper'
ate from The people of The non>slaveholding
States, would place themselves in position
Of great advantage in at least three pur'icu-
liars. Flrsl-To enable them to turn TO ac
count the political parties of the Moth, by
putting it III their power TO throw their whole
undivided weight into the scale Of whichever
Inarly there showed the best disposition 10 do
Them iustice.- Second-..Il would enable them
to turn 10 accoInt tho potent sentiment OF
love for the Union ehe'ished by the North:
out Of their power TO terminate the existence
Of that Union ptompily and without in'erna!
Idiscord, whenever the North came to disre.
gard their rights ThFd-It would enable
| them, after the worst came, TO defend them~
selves to the best advantage, and therefore
lii would be thing in the highest degree
conservative, not only Of union, but Of senii'
meuts of fraternity between the North and
the South.
Resolrel therefore, That tue people of
the South ought to drop old parry dstinct~
ions ant organizations, and for the future
let the test of merit in candidates for office
be this only. Which o! them is likely 10 do
the most friendly and fraternal part by the
South; and to this end that Conventions,
both for the nomnation'of State officers and
president and Vice President, ought hereaE,
ter to be held without reference to past party
relations.
Resolped, That we therefore invite Con
venrion Of the sIaveholding States 10 assem-
bic on the 4th Monday in June, al,
for the purpose of determining which among
the various aspirants for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency ought to receive their suf
tfrages.
Resolred, That unless non,slnveholdng
States at the nczt sessiun Of their respective
Legislatures repeal the laws which they have
PASSED obs}rncting the recovery Of fugitive
slaves, and also take offectual steps for the
observance bv their citizens OF the cOnstitu-
Ilional stipulation for the surrender Of such
slaves, that the slayeholding States, ought,
without delay, to adopt measures of reaIi'
aSion and non intercourse.
Resolred, That we have little confidence
in the efficacy Of any law jhot Congress may
pas5 to secure the observance Of this clause
of The Constitution, because public opinion
aiHhe North is SO much opposed to such law
that it could not be enforced. We look
chiefly to the States themselves, who are par
lies to the stipulation, for the observance oI
the same But any law passed by Congress
which gave to the fugtives jury trial IN The
State into which he fed would, as a remedy
= be mere moekery.
Resolrcd, That in case majority in Con
Gress shall regardless Of the clear rights o
Il the South, pass any law which shall deprive
her Of that part OF California aud New
Mexico South of 36 deg. 80 min North
or cut off from Texas any part Of the terri
tory lying within the boundary which sht
: claims as her own, or interfere with SLAYER,
or the alade of slaves in the District OF Co
II lumbia then this Convention, on the -
Monday of the passage OF such law sha!
u re assemble al ---io consider the rem
edy to be adopted for the redress of tbl
s wrongs perpetrn'ed on ;he South.
r TFoRUTu DAY
NASHVILLE June 0.
Tho Convention met pursuant to ADJOURN
merS, and The Secretary proceeded 10 cal
the States for resolutions, whereuPon Mr.
Tucker, of Va, presented a serious OF Pfopnsi
tons from that State declaring, among othe
: things, that the Territory OF The Unied State!
! belonged TO the States that Congress has II,
power to dispose of it Iot the benefit of on'
State to the exclusion Of another, that lht
passage OF the WiImo Proviso would be sucl
an exclusion, to be resisted at all hazards th L
= the citizens ANY Territory. alone have th'
power to frame its Government, that sojougn
II ers, owning no part OF the land, and with nc
Intention to reside in the Teritury.are no
= citizens, and ;hat any Government framed b.
; them is Unauthorized; and that The forcing Q
!, such Government upon the people ol Gal
= iiornla by the military of:he Unled States, IS
i practical enforcement Of the Wllmot ProvlsC
10 ho al ia tl,N tout
/ MIR Erwin Of Alabama offered resOlulio
: in regard to fugitive slaves, declaring that lh
people Of the South were entitled 10 recIaiI
" them regardless Of any compromise Of othe
questions He also offered resolution de
!, caring that all The States were entitled TO III
same right, and Congress had no right to III
terlere with Their domestic Institutions.
Mr. Dupont Of Fla, Offered resolution dc
h. clarlng II uexpedient in view Of the posslbii
70 Ity Of embarrassing the action OF SgutlIer
members Of Congr9ss, for the Convention I
IL express aa opinion as TO what measure sha
e cal for resistance on The part Of the Soutl
-e and recommending in case Cyngless doc
ID not adjust The slavery question sallslactoril,
"a that another Convention shall be called 1
"a some future day.
d MrPolk of Tenn offered resolution tht
,e in the event the patiion proposed cannot b
,r secured on the line Of 80 so, North lat:tud
10 This Convention does not be understood
y Jas expres an opinion adverse to the plan
4 adjustment offered in the U. $. Senate b
,r The committee of lhiIieen with such amenC
q ments thereto as may be made in accordanC
!. with the views and wishes Of Southern Sene