The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-23
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GREAT MEETING AT NATcHEz,

largest and most respectable assemblage evel
y convened in Natchez," met at the Courthouse
) in that city on Saturday the 9Th inst. The cali
for the meeting was signed BY 3l8 Of the plan
re tiers and citizens Of Adams and Natchez-
nearly all Of whom are shareholders, many Of
whom are the owners Of hundreds, and some Of
n whom possess almost thousands Of slaves. The
= President Of the meeting, Dr.. Stephen Duncan,
. is one Of the largest slav sowne in the South,
r and many Of those who participated in tho
proceedings are extensively interested in that
d species Of property. The aCtIOn Of such a
= meeting Uponslave questions may claim respect
] and attention in the South with more prOpriety
. than the Natches meeting Of thirteen scarcely
D two Of whom were slaveholters,) which ap>
. pointed delegates TO the October convention
, We therefore give som extracts from the COu-
rier'S account Of the proceedings;
@On taking the chaiE,as President Dr.. Dun
can addressed a large assembIage in brief, yet
eloquent and convincing terms, and in spirit
Of fairness and caDdor that would have had an
admirable effect even if every person present
had been opposed to the admission Of CaIiforn
with the anti-slavery provision in her c~onstitu-
ton. He remarked that the call for tire meet.
ing had in advance, been stfgmatized as treason
and cowapdiee-as a party movement to vindi-
cate and protect the policy Of the present ad-
minislratioT Of the general government, and as
suicidal to the true Interests OF the slaveholdinG
portion Of the Union. En- refutation he would
say, that it had been many years since he had
taken any active part in politics or even attend
ed a political meeting; he could not be con-
nected with any mere political or party move
ment; but he had heard the Union Of his coun.
try threatened, it's value calculated, and DEM
agogues predicting it's overthrow. He was
connected most vitality with the South, identi-
fed entirely with all its interests, and ar he
was, all he hGdy or ever expected to have, had
been acquired in the South where he had spent
the active part OF his life, where should always
live, and where he expected TO die. He alluded
to the nature Of the call for the meeting. def,
ned its objects, andannounced that the subject
was open for the action of the meering."
B. PendletOn, Esq, "a democracy then read
a preamble and a series of resolutions. The
preamble declares that the constitution of
was fairly fOrmed-and that she had Q
q right to- admission under such regulations as !
Congress may deem proper to impose with the !
view OF paving the way to the final adjustment U
the vexed question Of the day. We UNDER a
stand from this that while the meeting did not I
see any legal or constitutional objections TO the "
admission of California with her present Con. .
it deemed it inexpedient that the .
question Of admission should stand alone. be-. /"
'evlng that IT offers an occasion and opporru- "
lity for a full and final settlement of an sec. y
lonal dlHhcultiesy if acted upon in connection y
With the matter at issue between the North D
IND the South, somewhat after the method a.
proposed in Mr.. Gay's resolutions. This, we .
relieve, is the view taken Of the subject bv a o.
Of the sensible and conservative men OIL
the South. al
The first and second resolutions are MS sot. Of
Owss OF
Resolved That the clause in the cons,,,u t;on tr
u California which p%rnhibits the domestic h'
eIailon OF slavery within her boundary, sbouId pl
orm no obstacle to her fu |, free, and prompt Il,
OMISSION as an integral and equal member of !,
1f con'ederacy and that we do not deem such III
emission to be a question Of uReOnstitutional de
oy the non-slaveholding States, on ke
rights OF the slaveholding States, but we oh
ons'der 1t a mere question of expediencv. ~
10 agitation of which is calculated to cres;e TO
vision instead Of a united action on the nart ee
I the South. ~" -,
Resolved, That the failure Of Congress to T."
r0V'de a civil government for California. va
Jnstlhes the people Of that territory. in
ldeaVoFing to provide one for themaeivee tri
applying for admission into the Union az a m,
tate. as" a"
Others OF the series embody all the slavery '
sues WIN marked clearnese and take the ~,
'ual Southern ground in regard to them. -,
COL Bingaman and J. T. McMurran, ESQ, ",
ode able and eloquent speeches in support Of
o resolutions. General Stanton followed in 80
to them. VI
"Aiter General Stanton concluded, Colonel '
!ngaman was loudly called for, and he pleas.
responded by the remark that the bis,o.
~ hA9kOH
OF antiquity asserted that Carthage was 8
med by neglecting the c%Ounsels of the AGED c,o
ID experienced, and following those of rash IN,
ID lmFetuO US young men; and it appeared to %,
m that his young friend, Gen. Stanton be. sur
nged to the latter Glass;. iii
This was a domOlisher, and so efectuallv lin,
enced the little opposition made to the reso. San
TONS which were finally adopted one BY Ons : o.
an overwhelming vote. non
Inc interest which this meeting must nes troll
'SarlIy have felt in the questions by which it and
Is convened Its high character for ability. W..
d a well-fOunded belief that it representa- d ,ooI
'st truly, Southern feeling and opinion, have On,
iuced us to notice it more at length than wa oon
'uld otherwise have dons. y" Gun
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