The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-13


ana and but few anywhere except north Of Mason and
Dxons line; and yet, TO read the Bulletin and kindred
prints. we would have thought that conspiracy to dis.
that the editor Of that sapent journal the Titus Oates
to discover and expose the plot But the
put to these impuden pretensions when i was hnted
and doubt believed in Boston, that this false and alb
surd outcry had frightened the isle from its proprety and
placed Louisiana in an equvocal attitude on this ques
ton. To disspae any such illusions. we have made it
business to collect the history of the proceedings on
this subject in our legislature and to lay them before our
readers
in the Delta, against the Wilmot Proviso, and in favor OF
the Nashville Convention, passed the Senate Of Lousi-
ana with but two dissenting votes These resolutions
Of the most decided character They follows
Resolutions Of the legislature Of Lou,siana against tie
tion.
Whereas the good people Of louisiana since her admis
sion into the Union have ever entertained NJ r., the most pro
most sincere anxiety for perpeuatng the union Of a and
he psdxs q and Ss
mutual happiness, this assembly doth explicitly and per-
government as limited BY the plain sense and intention Of
the instrument constituting that compact and that the
Constitution against every aggression foreign or domestic
and that they, in common with their brethren of all the
southern States contemplate with sincere regret the threat
ened papabe and alarming nfactons Of constitution
by the proposed enactment OF the Wmot Provso and the
these and acts same character unless ar
rested at The Threshold may tend % drive these States into
open resistance, anu may furnish new caumneS against
republican governments: Therefore,
Be ii rssolgsd oy &c senate srT hos. Of rsyrsssnt.
delegated the United States BY the constitution nor pro-
hibed by il 70 the States are reserved TO the States
Q Resolved That all territory acquired by the confede-
cy is the comm non properly Of all the States
voted attachment TO the American Union, and would dep
recate i,s dissolution as national calamity; bui In vio
gard the sp, Of concession and compromise in which
was framed Congress should ingra in ts legislation any
abolish il in the District OF Columbia or restrict lis inter-
course between the Smtes she will resist Il to the last
4 Rsolvsd, That to effec, union of purpose unanimy
oieeng and concert Of action amongst the people OF the
full discussion and interchange Of opinion the subject
we recommend 70 the people Of each parish this Stat.
specvey entitled in the house Of representatives Of the
State Legislature the Nashville Convention, be holden
s. Rssoved That in the event OF the enactment of the
Wmot Proviso. the abolition Of slavery in the District OF
be- and Is hereby made the duty of the
the legislature Of the State for the purpose Of determining
g. Rsolpsd. That the governor is hereby authorized and
aiess and X Congress- and 70 the governors
Of the several States Of the Union. He&
When these resolutions into the house. that body
resolved itself into committee of the whole. to consider
them-Mr Heron, of Baton Rouge, in the chair.
The first resolution passed without debate. 4
The second resolution coming up, M, Sever moved 70
insert "ihe United States" Mr.. Sever explained his
object He said that the words all the STATES" meant
had put down both. The motion to strike out and insert
was lost by decisive majority and the resolution then
passed.
The third resolution being before the committee, Mr.
greatest" that il would read the greatest national
calamity" Upon this motion Mr.. Sever hung long and
that S sa webster By
the Union together that his love for the Union was
with him an inheritance; that he had two grandfathers
at the battle Of Bunker nike HILL and that one OF n. grand
was touchngly eloquent.
Mr.. Lumsden, Mr. Sewers colleague suggested that
n 4. BETTER e s
house. where the onehour rule prevailed, and the Chair
could stop man from talking of his grandfather and
grandmother, when neither their character nor virtues
happened to be involved in the question
MIR. Sewers motion was lost
Mr.. Lewis, OF East Feliciana, moved 10 strike out all
after the word calamity, in the third line, to the end OF
the resolution. Lost BY considerable majority The
resolution was then adopted.
When the fifth resolution came up, Mr. Larue ad-
%osss that s aD the committee tee % n snd a 70 %
again in the afternoon. Objection was made 10 the af
iernoon session. and the subject was fixed for day
a" bs up
brought the session within few days OF its termi-
nation. Nearly all the Indispensable bills OF the egs
b 5 ana ana cS.r &
pressing importance. had to be attended to; in consid
Grafton OF which, the friends of the resolution thought
that it would be injudicous and unnecessary to- bring
up the resolutions. They were OF opinion that 80 far
as Il desirable that the sentiments OF the general
assembly should be known, the passage through the
senate OF all the resolutions with but one or two dis
sentng voices, and the passage, in the committee of the
whole house, OF the third resolution, by decisive
majority, sufficient indications The facility with
which the third resolution, SO much stronger and more
decided than that TO send delegates TO Nashville, was
passed. leaves no doubt that the fourth would have pass
ed the House, did the Senate. with but few, II any,
dissenting voices.
In the time, too. the pacific and manly speech Of
Daniel Webster had produced calming effect upon the
southern mind and representatives began TO feel that
the pes which had led to the suggestion OF the Nash
vile Convention less imminent than they at first
appeared TO be, and that northern agiaors had sensby
altered their tone on this subject
Such were the proceedings Of the legislature OF Lous
ana the question OF resistance to the aggessons OF
northern fanatics. Those who find anything in this
course 10 justify the remark, which notice in several
papers, that Louisiana is unfaihul to the South must
have those optics sharp" which can see what is moi
10 be seem
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