The North-Carolinian., 1850-05-25
From the Wilmington Aurora.
JOINT LETTER OF MESSRS
STRANGE AND McREE.

From the Wilmington Aurora.
JOINT LETTER OF MESSRS
STRANGE AND McREE.
We publish below. joint letter from
these gentlemen recently appointed on the
part Of the Wings and Democrats Of this
District, to represent them in the Nash
vile Convention. 1t will be seen that
both regard it as inexpedient under pre-
sent circumstances to take their seats IN
that body-and recommend that should 1t
meet IN June next, as originally proposed.
the members present adjourn over. We
commend the careful perusal Of the letter
to all our readers.
FAYETTEVILLE, May IL, 1850.
HEsRY l. TooLE, ESQ.
DEAR SIR The time for the Nashville
Convention is at hand. A meeting preg-
nant with the most important results to the
whole family Of man. When chosen by
the Convention Of this Congressional Dis
tricts. in March last, as its representatives
at Nashville, whilejustly proud of the honor,
we felt most painfully the dread respon-
sibility thus cast upon US. But we have
| no wish or purpose to shrink from it. We
felt assured that the same God who had
led our Fathers through the scenes Of the
Revolution, would lead US also in the right
way either by the pillar of cloud or the
pillar Of fire. We believe we are all in
struments in his hands to accomplish his
purposes and we know by the past, that
those purposes for the future will be Just
and merciful. Yet we are this time greatly
perplexed, and must confess that we see
not those plain indications Of what provi-
dence designs for US, to enable us to de-
eide with confidence whether or not it is
our duty to 90 to Nashville at the time
proposed. At the New Hanover meeting
held in January, one Of us felt no hesita
ton in saying that by the first Monday in
June, it would be plainly seen that South
ern Rights would meet with reasonable
consideration from our Northern brethren:
or that we must prepare to maintain them
by dissolution and war 1 was mistaken.
The mysterious veil ofthe future still hangs
over those events which must decide this
question, and no one can safely conjecture
in what form they will be revealed. Un-
der these circumstassasss~w what can a Con-
vention do1 Nothing at least but mischief.
Even resolutions adopted by it cannot
possibly be Of service, and would probably
do harm. Should those resolutions be ex-
pressive Of a united purpose at the South
to stand by their rights at every hazard,
will they not justly be considered thus
uttered pending a negotiation, as indecent
| threatening or idle clustering. And if
conciliatory and mild, may they not beget
doubts, in many minds at least, whether the
hearts of Southern heroes are not failing
them, as they contemplate in fancy, the
great Potomac sending her waves to the
ocean, swollen and red with the blood Of
men, poured out from kindred bosoms. Be-
sides this, Nashville Convention is a
f.,ll <c
when over, it will be like an exploded
bomb: no longer feared, not even respect
ed or will have left behind it sad and
abiding evidences OF it's tremendous power.
We should reserve it for a time of need,
| when like Sampson, wronged by his enc
mics past all endurance. he might wise
| " seek their destruction, even though it
! cost him his life. Sir. we are persuaded
that these are the feelings Of large pro-
portion of the people Of our own district,
which has been more forward than any
other part of the State in this matter. We
should now misrepresent them by partici-
patng in any action of a Nashville Con-
vention at this time. 1t is the dirty Of
every representative to reflect, as far as
possible, the will of his constituents. If
we believed that ours desired our atten-
dance, we would go. regardless of our own
opinions, or our personal convenience.
But, If the vote Of the District could now
be taken upon the question:, very large
majcrity we think would even forbid US to
90. We shall therefore not take our
seats in the Convention at Nashville, un-
less some change takes place in the aspect
Of pubic affairs between now and the first
Monday in June. We are much obliged
to you for an article in the Aurora Of
Wednesday last. headed. e'rhe Nash
Vile Convention, again." Other reasons
are suggested therein why the Convention
should not meet at this time, which you
have thereby saved us the necessity OF
offering here. We hope those who do
meet at Nashville at the time appointed.
| will adjourn without any other action, to
more suitable time at the same or some
other place, when and where the whole
South, with undivided heart. may lift up
shout of JOY for our glorious Union pre-
served, or rally with sad but determined
purpose around the no less glorious stan
dard Of IS Liberty and the Rights Of the
South!''
| We are, with great respect.
| your friends and fellow citizens,
ROBERT STRANGE.
r. q McREE