Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-11-09

forehead what be thinks Of the Republic and whereas also
Congress at the session just adjourned after many months
weasome and dangerous excitement end agitation have pre-
sened to the people of the United States stem of
designed settle and put forever the vexed questions
and embittsred ss which far and for long have
ened the ties Of interests and common brotherhood
and periled the exEence Of the Union itsewe DOR
ton of the people of Montgomery county, in public meetnc
assembled, do declare and resolve:
l. That for the Union it is and the Constitution
is and that will preserve, maintain and defend both
every hazard observing with scrupulous and uncacua,ne
fidelity every article, requirement. and compromise of the
constitutional compact between these States the letter and
its utmost spirit and recognising higher law between
which and the Constitution know Of any conflict.
2. That the Constitution " the result of spirit of
any and of that mutual Difference and concession which the
peculiarly of political situation rendered Indispensable
that by amy, concson, and compromise alone can il and
the Union which it established be preserved and that il Is
the duty of all good citizens frown Indignantly upon eyery
attempt wheesoever by whomsoever made, array one
section Of the Union against the other fomen eaousies
and heabungs between them by systematic and
misrepresentation, denunciation, and calumny and thereby
render alien in feeling and affection the nherors Of SO no
bic patrimony, purchased by fathers SO great
expense Of blood and treasure.
g. That The friends Of peace and concord as lovers of
the Union and foes upon the horns Of the altar of our
country to all who seek and all that tends TO its dis
solution, we have viewed with anxiety and alarm the peril
crisis brought upon by years of ceaseess and
ing agitation Of the slavery question various forms and
that the Executive and Congress of the United States have
deserved well Of the Republic for their patriotic efforts so TO
compromise and adjust this vexed question leave no
good for camor offence by any portion of the Union
A. That strict adherence in all its parts to the compromise
thus deliberately and soemny effected s essential the
stoaion and maintenance Of peace harmony and atsrna
affection between the different sections of the Union and
thereby to the preservation of the Union itself and that
imperatvely demands that adherence al the
hands Of all good citizens whether of the North of the
South iaf1 Nf
s. That believing this compromise the very best which,
unu rf Al
have been attained, for it s and opposed 10 all
agitation looking a repeal essential modification of any
Of lis parts, and that will lend aid comfort those
who, for any purpose seek further to agate and embo the
country upon these questions.
g. That all distractions to the execution of the laws all
combinations and associations under whatever plausible cha
racter, with the real design to Direct CONTROL counterac or
awe the regular debeaon and action of the constituted
thores destructive Of tho fundamental principle of our
institutions and of fatal tendency y that all such Efforts
wherever made whomsoever advised find answering
sympathy 10 breasts nothing but oa,hng and contempt
and that we hereby pledge ourselves to the country that
far ia lies, the UNIos, CONSTITUTION, THE
LAWS must and shall be maintained
That the resolutions adopted in this Hall the 9th of
October do not meet concurrence either language
per- object that in the opinion Of this meeting they do
not the sentiments Of the people Of this county, and
will not by them be endorsed that regard the Fugitive
Act OF 1850 as constitutional and necessary enactment
an ampifcaon and ful6ment Of the constitutional compact
founded directly upon and demanded by it, and more
the times required.
GEo. W. HoUK Esq. having moved the adoption Of the
resolutions
EDwAnD w. DAVIES, Esq. in very courteous manner
desired that if there any in the meeting who OPP
posed the sentiments expressed in the resolutions they
would give full and free expression Of their opinions and
assured them that the meeting would hear them with the
most respectful attention He desired this and extended the
invitation, hoping that such sentiments entertained
the invitation might be responded to- nasmuch he was
to conviction and always wished hear both sides of
all questions.
There being response to the invitation, TT g. SMITH,
Esq called for and responded in short speech giving
his entire appreciation the object Of the meeting and the
resolutions.
O. L. VALLASDIsHAM, Esq. next called to the stand
and responded, sustaining the Law and the Constitution
and reviewed considerable length the objections law
The question then put upon the adoption Of the
lutons, and UsASIMoUsLr carried.
We cannot but marvel that while sentiments like
the above-so concliatory, so just, and SO frater-
nal--are proclaimed from so many popular as
semblies in the free States, the presses of South
Carolina should persevere in representing public
sentiment in the North as hostile to the rights of
the South, and the violence of comparatively
small number of fanatics in the North as express
sive of universal Northern sentiment. This is
about as unjust as the stereotyped phrase in the
same prints of aggressions Of Congress" on the
rights of the South. What has Congress done but
protect the rights Of the South and this with the
assent and patriotic concurrence Of members Of
both Houses from the free States'
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