Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-03-20
rl SPEECH OF
-. l. N. CAMPBELL, Of ONO


M, Ci;noman.l boasts iha, the ball OF
~. revolution was started at Mecklenburg.
where resolution was passed IN I|f'
ilhaye looked into the history OF those
DAYS. There were many patriotic meet
mos in the South then. The gentleman
iii ,ernit me to show the reasons which
led 10 the rebellion.
Let Us carry our Imagination back to
Virginia. the Old Dominion as she was ~
,774. | hold in my hand the lst vol 4th
Series of American Archives, published
by order Of Congress. 1t contains an
account OF various public meetings held
o,eparatory to the the approaching con-
ajci Of those weak colonies with the giant
nation of the earth The patriots OF Nir-
einia proposed State Convention at
WilliaInsburgh County meetings OF the
people were held to appoint de elesates, and
declare their principles and determine
lions.
Mr.. C.. here read as follows from page
53:
"At meeting Of the fre-holdcrs aud other
inhabitants Of tie county Of CuIpepp-r, in Va,
.ssrmbl.d al the Court House of the sand county,
ON Thursday, the 7th of July. l77l, To consider
Of IN. mos, ef,ciire mehLod 10 plss'Trc ne rights
snd Iibe. ties Of America.
..K,solpcd 1hai the importing siures and CON
vict servants is injurious I" ms eot'ny, rs u 90
sfruetx The po2uiation Of II ruth ffecmrn ana "s''"t
mauvfarfUrcrs: and that trlH not b"y any snch
sLa.e or conrict mrram hereafter 10 DC ,mpoT'ed-
This meeting appointed ''dePuties' TO
the convention.
A VorcE. THAT is only resolution
against the STARE frade.
V I'll i, fact
Bot why did they resolve on fhs, To
prevent the spread of slavery. by!
BECAUSE il was a poIiicai evil. There
arc frO wavs in which you may extend
slavery One. Ly extending it over new
countries. opening new wmarkets--increas-
ing the demand, and consequently the
value-ihus inducing an Increased pro
.!uc,ion. The other. by importat,ons.
The spirH Of the resolution shows that a
Urohi6ifion Of It's eIiention was the de-
sign. But If gentlemen will be patient.
| will not only show tha, they opp,sed its
rlfrnsion. but. even in the South. sough;
the Union for the purpose Of aboi,shing
it where it existed.
Similar resolutions were passed by pri-
mary meetings of the people throughout
Viroinia anl other southern provinces,
By Prince G~orgr's county, J"iy - page 493
Bv NanseuCn county, >"
tIy Caroline county, oli
By Sury county. oJ'
By Fairfax county, w NsH-
IxGroS The cliir,, = 81,
By Harrison county, Oi'
BY Princess Anne county, . oil
And bv various other counties which |
need not name.
The State Convention assembled at
Williamsburg on the l>t of August l7.l
They adopted this resolution:
2d Res,frei, I'VE will neither ourselves i'm
port nor purchase any slave or slaves imported
by any o.hrr person after the first day of Nov
~,nh-r next, either from fi'ira, the West Infies
or an, Dfher piace."-Png- 6-1
This Convention recommended Com
gress 10 meet at Philadelphia on the first
Monday of September, l774. Thomas
JEFFERSON. the great apostle Of liberty.
could not attend the Convention. but he
sent TO il Il letter expressing his opinions
and wishes. read an extract from page
COG:
''For the most tritliug reasons. and sometimes
for no conceivable reason at ALL his Majrsty has
rejected laws Of the most salutary tendency.
THE ABOLITION DOMESTIC SLAVERY THE
GREATEST orJECT or pEsrRE ~ THESE COLONIES.
where u was unhappIly introduced in their IN
ment Of the slaves we have. it is necessary to
exclude all further importttion~ from Africa
Yet our repeated attempts TO effect this by pro-
hibitions. and by imposing duties which might
amount to prohibition, have been hitherto defeat
ed by his MaJesty's negative Thus Prefcrring
the immediate advantages of few Ariran Cor
sairs 10 the LASTING INTEREST of the american
States, and To the RIGHTS OF HUMAN Nature
DEErLY WOUNDED by rus INFAMOUS MASTER
How do gentlemen relish Mr. Jetfcrson's 5
views upon the moral and political ques-
iions now raised on this floor!
North Carolina held her Provincial
Convention. not Mccklenburg. but at
Newbern The honorable gentleman
from that State on the ether side of the
House. Mr.. Ashe. the other day ex-
pressed to my colleague Mr.. Root de-
sire to know who from North Carolina had
been opposed to extending slavery. have
"the documents" here for his information
Nearly every county in this State was re-
presented in this Convention. There
were sixty-nine "dcputies" 1t was con-
vencd on the 9Th Of August. 1774. and
passed this resolution. On page 735 the
gentleman will find the names of the de-
Putles and the resolution:
"Kesotred. That ice riH not import any sLars or
ssnres. or purchase any STARE siares imported or
S.o.gm INTO tie P,orince by others from amy part
ef the srorld after the first day Of Noremter next"
Mr.. Chairman. will not 90 further into
details Of the action o. the Provinces se,.
srately. The deputies they appointed and
instructed, assembled at Philadelphia ON
the 5th OF September. l714 Let us look
upon that assemblage of our pa,rio, faith
ers. IL was in the dark hour of our poli,.
ical history. II was '.the day that tried
mems souls" Yet they resolved TO re-
dress the grievances inflicted upon them
by Great Britain. or perish nobly in the
attempt. We are men Of rords-theu
were men Of action. What was their do.
sign! To form Union The Provinces
must be united. have here the bond of