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

THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION ADJOURNED. |
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:
49,, II @ NASHVILLE, JUNE IL, 1850.
The adoption Of Address to the People Of the United
States being under consideration, Mr. CoLaUTT Of Georgs,
made ultra Southern speech. He was willing he said)
have margin enough incorporated in the report to suit the
views Of gentlemen who wished address the people, but he
for decided measures Hewouh advise every Southern
State to be moulding bullets casting cannon and filing their
arsena if need be- order TO defend their rights Was he
disunonst The Union he would say, could not be de-
sroyed But he not for submission. The Union
alike dear to ALL North and South and if the people Of
the North loved the Union he did, would be preserved
But every man. woman and child south of the Potomac
willing to die for their rights seemed all to resolve itself
into this, at last if he just knew exactly how to ask for
settlement OF this controversy and he could get what he
desired, the Almighty knew he would ask for just that much
and no more
Mr. c. Of puslanimiy, and followed by Gen. Pillow,
who proessed himself in favor of compromise the resou
tons met his approval but the address did not correspond
with them
Mr. HUNTER again spoke, reiterang his former positions
He held to the principles Of the resoutons-that the Union
OF the States compact and that each State, last
sort, had right to secede from the Union.
Mr. NEWTON, of Virginia, in the course of some remarks
said that his colleague had asked him, in case the COM
promise bill passed. whether he would be willing dissolve
the Union His colleague had right to put such ques
ton He (M Huner) not for imd counsels any
than for rash Il fact with regard to the proposed
compromise that five out Of the six propositions were 10 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 of forever from commerce with Asia and that
quarter of the world, and confines them to their shores
at home, &c. Despatch cut off,
NASHVILLE, JUNE IL, 1850.
Mr. MATTHEW'S of Mississippi presented an address to
the people of the non-savehoding States which, without
being read was laid upon the table.
The proposed Address to the People and the amendments
offered thereto coming up
Mr.. TUCKER of Virginia. rose to address the Convention
hoping be able to que the excitement He could not hope
with his and voice to win plaudts from the gallery,
but he would speak became his year words of truth and
soemnness He said he desired to respond to question
asked by Mr. GHoLsoN last evening, whether if the compro
mise bill before Congress should be amended and passed. he
would go for dissolution of the Union If he was allowed
to 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 1t because the South 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 stand and said that she would resist
the Wmot provso to the last extremity In relation to the
address, be sad if he had had the gentleman
from Mississippi who proposed the amendments he would
have persuaded him not to offer them but he was for har
tho rJrons ho
would vote for them If the address, without the amend
ments would produce harmony, be would vote for that
would vote for any thing to secure that object.
He spoke of Mr. Webstes assertion that the Union could
not be dissolved without boodshed rawhead and bloody
bones conne1on with the subject He referred to the present
union between Messrs Clay Cass and Webster and declared
that when such united, it time for the people
beware, there is mischief brewing He viewed the char
vein-each of whom he avowed for himself, and the
devil take the hndmost He discussed the question of dis
unon and showed that the should pass the
South could sustain ITSELF
Judge SHAnKEr, 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 called for the purpose Of permitting
each delegate enrol his for against the address,
The following gentlemen voted against the address Mess
Davis, Abercrombe, 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, 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 Of the South for the sake of the Union
and recommending support to the "Southen 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 meet again in six weeks after the adjournment
of the present session Of Congress.