The southern press., 1850-10-05
SOUTHERN RIGHTS MEETIN Gs.

PUBLIC MEETING IN EARLY County, Ca
According to previous call and notice, large
and respectable portion of the citizens OF the
county irrespective of party, convened ut the
Court House in Blakely.
Mai. Joel Crawford and @. L.C. franklin, esq.
were called to the Chair, and James B. Brown
requested TO act as Secretary.
Mai. Crawford in brief and appropriate man
ner explained the object of the meeting.
On motion. the following gentlemen were ap-
pointed committee, TO draft resolutions ex-
pressive Of the sense Of the meeting.
Col. s. s. Stafford Chairman, +. T. Cullins,
Joshua Harris, Stephen Baker and Joshua Perry
esqrs. The committee after retiring few min
utes, reported through their chairman, tie fol-
l0winr preamble ard resolutions:
WHEREAS the public sentiment of the county
Of Early upon the exciting political questions
that agitaie the country has been inlsrepresent-
ed abroad, by our neglect hitherto to give a
public expression OF oplnion-we consent 10
abide by the late action of Georgia, pledging
her honor TO call a Convention IN the event OF
the passage by Congress OF certain measures
aggressive upon the rights of the South.
And whereas we are socltous not only 10
put ourselves right before the State, but to ten
der to tile friends of the line OF SO deg. 30 min.
and State sovereignty our cordial concurrence
in their efforts to present an united 'front.' trust
INC that such will cause our cooler and more
sensible brethren of the free States to turn their
maddening tide Of finatlcism from our sunny
land,' and to acknowledge our rights IN the
Territories too iudisputabe to be sightcd with
inpunty by fraud and corruption.
BE il ResOlced, That we fully and unreser-
vedly endorse and approve the address and re-
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they viii be sustained by the united South.
Resclred, That the late action Of the Execu-
tive of the United StaAs with respect to Texas
is subyersive of the fundamental principle of onr
Government and State sovereignty.
Resolred That it is our ardent desire to pre-
serve the Union of the st tes on the principles
upon which it is founded, justice and equality to
all its parts.
Alternating the resolutions, Major Crawford
was called upon to address the meeting, which
he responded to in a forcibe and eloquent speech
Of some length, denouncing the fanatclsm OF
the North--but opposing the first resolution APP
proving of the Nashville Convention, and advo-
Gated the doctrine of non-intervention.
L. II. Cullins was then called on, and in a
warm and energetic manner replied to Major
Crawford, showing that the doctriue of non-in-
terventon had not governed the action OF the
Executive and the North, and advocated the
address aud resolutions Of the Nashville Conven-
ton.
S. S. Stafford then addressed the meeting III
support Of the preamble aud resolutions as Ct
fercd, and moved their adoption, which motion
prevailed without a dissenting voice.
On motion Of John McCorquodale, esq, the
Secretary was requested to forward the proceed
inrs of the meeting to several newspapers fol
publication.
The meeting then adjourned sine die.
JOEL CRAWFORD, l-la;-.,,,
@. l.. c. FRANKLIN,
JAMES B. BEowN, Secretary