The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-03-28
PUBLIC MEETING

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Pursuant to a notice 10 tbs, N
meeting Of a portion Of the ciii,.l
Camden and its vacinily tooknlsa
Camden on Saturday the 18th N,
The meeting was called q -.
the Rev. Enos Fletcher, who NM
called to the chair, and J. =. n.I
was appointed Secretary.
The chair requested that som.
tIeman would state the obias,
meeting, whereupon Oliver rsl
Esq, arose, and in ashort bu, ,s,s1
speech, explained that it va Y.
purpose of considering and %replv;..
a letter lately addressed BY an !.
tors and Representatives il CoDs,i
to his Excellency the Governor 4
State,.on the subject Of the sdnisir
California into this Union as y Y
pendent State.
On motion it was Resolyed-TI
Committee Of FIVE be appointed i
a series Of suitable resolutions. NJ
sive of the sentiments ofthe meetiIl
the subject, whereupon Oliver Uni
Esq. Capt A. Flemming' Col. VIM
con, S, v. Luckeu Esq. and MI
mar, we're appointed said commita
After being absent for a shOtdI
the Committee returned and thr,I
their chairman reported the FoIoa
Preamble and Resolutions the twoI
Of which were adopted unanibdl
and the other two with one des,eu
voice.
Whereas, our Senators and RI
s~eatatlves in Congress, have aaasI
a letter to his ExeIlency the Cow
Of this State, asking an expressa
public opinion npon the present 4
ing subject by which. our Nationa
glslature is and has been agiiasl
some time past; and Whereas couf
10 our public servants as well as ID
ourselves require that we should \
out in language not to be misaa
stood therefore.
RcsolUed-lst. That we are firm
tached to the Union as it is, fulj
lieving that Its dissolution would
only be the greatest calamity '
could befalf the American Peep
their rights Of property, but thai
an event would be a sure and %
t%forerunner Of the destruction OIL
~, and every thing else that We
dear as freemen.
Rasolnsd-9nd That wiAsta
our attachment to the Un0n-a,
should the Congress Of the u 5
) enact a law known as the Wilmd
; vlSo or any similar law, or q law
lshing slavery Ill the District ofCt
bia, without tho consent Of Mar
: and the People ofthe District, sndr
a
t out paying the owners a fair ed
5 compensation therefor, or a law
, pressing the trade in slaves bell
the States, then and in either 81
contingencies, regarding each d
] of said laws, as being uncoustial
we would be compelled to resist
hazards and to the last extremtg
ResOlUed-3rd. That we do uOi
: the admission Of California Will
present Constitution, as the a
|, Proviso" in another form, sa
would resist it, but should CoDgr,
proper TO admit her as a State
present circumstances, after beinss
fed that no fraud has been conn
either in the formation o finer cr
tion or the election Of her Senator
Representatives TO Congress, d
nublicans we would be bound y
our own, to the. wishes Of them, II
right it is to regulate their own dor
affairs.
ResOIUed-4th. That the admiS
California under the circdmsI
would be no good ground for ad
ton Of our glorious Union, whoa
ner stone was laid by the hand 4
who was FIRST in peace, first ID v
firsr in the hearts Of his cOuntryn
or6 J, : sgss moved and carried sa
the Chairman and countersigHsl
the Secretary, and published - Y
sissippi Creole, and Madison
all other papers friendly 70 the :
On motion the meeting ag
sine de.
J, ENOs FLETCHER
J. P. GEORGE Sfs