The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-12
Public Sentiment in Georgia.

AT a large meeting held at Macon, Ga, on
the 9Th inst, Col. PULASKI S. HoLT, was ap-
pointed President; CHAs. COLLINS and SAMUEL
DMKINs, Vice Presidents, and JomS RuTmER-
FORD and r. A. L. ATKINSON, Secretaries.
The call for this meeting, signed by several
hundred Of the leading citizens, was as follows
"Public Meeting of The Friends of Southern
Rights and Equaiuy-Th friends Of the Union
who favor the settlement of the slavery ques-
ton, upon the basis of the Missouri Compro-
mise line, in opposition to the SO called Clan
and Foote Adjustment BiH," do hereunto sign
their names for the call of Public Meeting, at
such time and place as may be designated by
hand bills.
The Macon Tribune gives the following pro-
cecdings:
The President having explained the object Of
the meeting, the Hon. WALTER II. CoLQUITT
addressed the meeting in forcible speech, in
which he ably defended the rights of the South
which was most enthusiastically received. After
which committee was appointed to draft reso-
lutions for the adoption of the meeting, COM
posed OF the following gentlemen, viz: Messrs
Samuel J. Ray, Joseph Seymour, r. A. l.. At
kinson, James Dean, Leroy Napier, B. H. Moul-
tre, c. b. Nottingham, J. M. Green, j. ]. Jones
John Ruthford, Charles Collins, E. l.. Stohecker
William b. Parker. Who retired and reported
the following resolutions, which were 1nani-
mously adopted by the meeting, viz bid
/. ReSolred, That we heartily approve of the
Address and Resolutions of the Nashville Con
vention, and with the whole South, will be ready
to maintain them " at all hazards and to the last
extremity"
g. ResolUed, That we heartily approve the
course of the Delegates from this State to that
Convention, and hereby tender our thanks for
their attendance. a.......
3. RESOLVED, That we see in the scheme of the
Committee Of Thirteen, commonly called Clay's
Compromise" so much to condemn that we con-
slider it an insult to all such proposition an offer
of compromise.
A. Resolped, That the Missouri Line was
adopted upon the solemnly pledged faith of the
North, acquiesced in for 80 years, acknowledged
and acted upon by the South in good faith on
of Texas, and the establishment of
the Oregon Territories, and it is gross breach
of faith, and violation of justice on the part of
the North, to repudiate it now, and deprive the
Southern people of its benefits in the first in
stance in which it could operate in their favor.
5. Resolted, That unless justice be done the
South, our Senators and Representatives will be
justified in refusing to vote supplies to Gov
eminent which is no longer worthy of the con-
tidence of the Southern people, because it has
proved either incapable or unwilling to perform
its obligations equally to all the States, and eve
nv section of the Union ~ .
6. Rosolped, That until the slavery question
is settled, we repudiate all former political dis
tinctions, and desire to meet all Southern men
as brothers on the Southern platform.
Z. Resolred, That copies of these proceed
ings be forwarded to each of our Senators and
Representatives in Congress- @# @
8. RESOLVED, That the proceedings of this
messing be signed, by the Chairman and Secre-
taries, and copies of the same be handed to the
Telegraph, Tribune and Journal of this city, with
a request for publication. III