Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-22
THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION ADJOURNED.

THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION ADJOURNED. I
The Telegraphic accounts from Nashville inform
us of the adjournment Of the Southern Convention
on Wednesday last, to meet again in six weeks
after the adjournment of the present session of
Congress. The greatest difficulty in the Conven-
ton appears to have been to agree on their Address
to the People, which was not adopted until it had
undergone three days discussion. We give the
following sample Of the spirit of the proceedings of
the last two days, as transmitted through the
Telegraph:
!, ,a.tey yaefH. NASHVILLE, JUsE IL, 1850.
The adoption Of an Address to the People OF the United
States being under consideration Mr. of Georgia
made an ultra Southern speech He willing (he sad)
to have margin enough incorporated in the report suit the
views Of gentlemen who wished address the people, he
for decided measures He would advise every Southern
State to be moulding bullets casting cannon and filling their
asenals need hes In order to defend their rights Was he
disunionist The Union he would say could not be de-
sroyed. But he not for tame submission The Union
alike dear to ALL North and South and if the people of
the North loved the Union he did, il would be preserved
But every man, woman, and child south Of the Potomac
willing to die for their rights It seemed all resolve itself
into this at last if he just knew exactly how ask for
settlement Of this controversy and he could get what he
desired the Almighty knew he would ask just that much
and no
Mr. c. Of pusilanmy and followed by Gen. PIILow,
who professed himself in favor Of compromise the resolu
tons met his approval but the address did not correspond
with them.
Mr.. HusTER again spoke reitersng his former positions
He held to the principles Of the resoutionsha the Union
Of the States compact and that each State last
sort, had right to secede from the Union
Mr. NEwToS of Virginia, in the course Of some remarks
said that his colleague had asked him. in the
promise bill passed. whether he would be willing to dissolve
the Union His colleague had right to put such ques
ton. He (Mr Hunter) not for tmd counses any
than for rash fact with regard to the proposed
compromise that five out of the six propositions were n favor
Of the North; and he did not view that compromise
which proposes take for single free State than nine
hundred miles the shores Of the Pacific ocean, and cuts
the South off forever from with Asia and that
quarter of tho world and confines them to their shores
at home, &c. Despatch cut off.
NASHVILLE, JUNE IL, 1850.
Mr.. MATTHEWS, of Mississippi presented address to
the people of the nonslaveholding States which, without
being read, laid upon the table.
The proposed Address the People and the amendments
Mr. Tucker, of Virginia. to address the Convention,
hoping be able que the excitement He could hope
with his manner and voice to win pauds from the gallery,
but he would speak Gas became his years. words Of truth and
soemnness. He said he desired 10 respond to question
asked by Mr. GHoLsoN last evening" whether the compro
mise bill before Congress should be amended and passed. he
would go for dissolution Of the Union If he allowed
amend the compromise BILL he would not 60 for dissou
ton. He would amend it to suit himself Had the question
been put to him. whether he would go for dissolution
if the compromise bill should be passed without amendment
then he could not have answered That what brought
them here II the South saw dangers ahead that
the Convention had assembled to devise avoid Them
He passed on, and alluded to the position of Virginia,
which had taken her sand and said that she would resist
the Wmot proviso to the last extremity In relation to the
address, be sad he had had the gentleman
from Mississippi who proposed the amendments he would
have persuaded him to offer them but he for har-
mony, and if the amendments would produce harmony, he
would for them If the address, without the amend
mens would produce harmony, he would vote for that
would vote for any thing to secure that object.
He spoke of Mr. Webers assertion that the Union could
be dissolved without bloodshed rawhead and bloody
bones connexon with the subject He referred the present
between Messs Clay Cass and Webster and declared
that when such united it time for the people to
beware, there is mischief brewing He viewed the char
acter of each Of these gentlemen in most sarcastic
veineach of whom he avowed was for himself and the
devil take the hndmost He discussed the question of dis
unon and showed that If the should pass the
South could sustain itself
Judge SHAnKEY of Mississippi spoke in favor Of the
amendments proposed stating that unless they adopted
he would be compelled to vote against the address.
Mr. HAMMOND, of South Carolina replied, and when he
concluded, the previous question called and sustained
The main question was then put and the address adopted
unanimously, the delegations voting by States
On motion the roll was called for the purpose Of permitting
each delegate TO enrol his for against the address,
The following gentlemen voted against the address Messrs
Davis Abercrombie Murphy, Judge Byrd, Hunter of Ala
bama, Gholson, Of Virginia, Foreman, of Florida and
Sharkey, of Mississippi.
The resolutions reported Monday by the committee, in
relation to the boundary of Texas were adopted
Mr. DAWSON, Of Georgia, offered resolution advising the
formation of all parties in the South into party, to be
called "The Southern Republican Party" and adopting
its motto The union the South for the sake Of the Unon
and recommending support to the "Southe Press" to be
established at Washington. The resolutions laid
the table.
The President and Vice President then took leave of the
Convention in appropriate remarks, and the Convention
adjourned to again in six weeks after the adjournment
Of the present session Of Congress.