The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-16
For the Soaihern Press.
Meeting at Hampshire City, va. VI

For tie Soaihern Press.
Meeting at Hampshire City, Va.
4 AT. a large and respectable meeting of ths
citizens of Hampshire county, held at Romney
without distinction of party pursuant to the
call heretofore published) on Saturday, October
| IL, 1850, for the purpose Of taking into consid
Grafton the late action of Congress, upon lht
subject Of slavery, the conduct OF the Virgins
Senators in that body, and the cxpedency o.
sending delegate TO the adjourned meeting Of
the Nashville Convention:
/ On motion of John Ward esq, George w
| Washington esq was called to tie chair, and
| Colonel Isaac Parsons and Dr. r. w. Daley,
were appointed Vice Presidents, and William e.
Clayton and A. w. Mcdonald j.. Secretaries
On mot on, the chairman of the meeting ap,
1 pointed Messrs. A. w. Kuchcyal, John Ward
Thos. G. Green, Vim. Taylor. Thos. Blue, Jos. z,
| Pancake, Michael Blue and Robert w. Parker,
as a committee to draft resolutions for the con-
sideraiion OF the meeting. And during the abb
sencc OF the committee in making out their re-
port, the Hon. James NJ. Mason, arose by invita-
ton and addressed the assembly Mt length, in
vindication of the course pursued by himself and
colleague, upon the great questions OF differ
| ence between the North and South, which ad-
dress was received with repeated applause and
evident pleasure by the meeting. At the conclu-
sion OF the Hon Senator's speech, the commit
tee, through the chairman A. w. Kucheval esq,
reported the following resolutions:
!. Resolred, That the course heretofore pur-
sued by the North IN representation IL Con-
grcss, upon every question touching the pecu-
liar institutions Of the Southern States express.
ing M TINT course does, we believe, the sent
ments OF the Northern people generality has
been well calculated to excite the extreme APP
prehenson and dstrust OF the entire Souh.
2. Resolced Tint the repudi. ton by the
Northern people of one compromise, solemnly
covenanted in the adniis sion Of Missions, furnishes
little foundation for the belief that they would
regard amy future compromise, could such be
made. ......
3. Resolred, That we regard the Missouri
Compromise as involving the largest concessions
on the part of the SoutL, which she could no lor-
ably make, and that the assumption of that, Ivy
the Southern represent ton in Congress, ia well
as by the Nashville Contention, MS their ultima
tum, was the only safe position which the South
could occupy.
L. Resulted, That the course Of the Virginia
senators, and ofihosc WHO 60 operated with them
during the past exciting sess. on Of Congress,
meets our very cordial hppr. baton, while to the
Hon. James NJ. Mason, more particularly our
cessful efforts in procuring the passage OF she
Fugitive Sine BiHp
5. Resolved, That we can regard the Federal
Government, rs one intended by its trainers to
perprtlte itself by force, orsusceptible of being
| n administered, without leading Immediately to
despotism, On the contrary, We lolk back with
assured satrt D, from such III usurp'hon, TO The
| express and solemn reservation by Virginia.
| in the act Of her convention atlFying the Con
| StitutiOn, Of the right to resume tie powers
| thereby delegated, whenever the same shoil be
used to her injury or oppression.
6. Resolved, That in all emergencies, we shall
recognise no other, rs we know no higher, nj,
legiance tLan to our good old Mother Virginia
and solemnly do pledge ourselves to share her
fortunes and abide her fate.
7. ResoLred, That We very cordially approve
of the action of the Nashville Convention, in ad,
| journing over to a subsequent day, and that We,
together with all the people Of the Southern
States, ought to be represented therein.
Whereupon the following substitute was Of
fered by w .lliam Vance, esq, for the resolutions
by the committee:
/. Resolved, That the thanks Of this n Getting
and Of the entire South, are due to the senat or,
of Virginia, and especially to the Hon. James
| NJ. Mason, for his able and patriotic efforts il
procuring the passage Of the Fugitive Slave Bill
I'd. Resolrcd, That whilst we profess to be az
true friends of the South and of Southern in
terests us any citizens Of Virginia, here or else
where We are satisfied with the peace measure
which have recently passed Congress.
Sd. ReSoired, That it is the duty of all goo(
citizens to oppose disunion and all measures cal
culated to produce it; we are therefore opposed
20 an adjourned meeting OF the Nashville Con
| vcntion, and to all other me sures designed t.
create excitement or cause dissatisfaction in tn,
South or the North.
And vote being taken the substitute wa
rejected, and the question being then taken OF
the resolutions reported by the committee, they
were adopted
At n late hour of the evening, the meeting ad
journcd.
GEO. w. WASHINGTON, President.
" M" w. C. m cIsSnGS, i,. Secretaries.