The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-27

We have no time to speak of their efforts, even
# We had space, nor could We do Justice TO them;
but the meeting did, FIR ever and anon they were
interrupted by irrepressible bursts OF applause.
Cheer up, Southerners. The people are sound
Be not alarmed at the g Raw-head and Bloody
bones, ~ Disunion, reared up by atew designing
factionsts to frighten the people from even a view
Of their rights, and of their real danger The
only way to save the Union is to be united at
homes We say agmn, the people are sound, emf
nentiy sound. Muscogee is on the right side She
with her neighbors, has taken her stand, and viii
maintain il 10 the last extremity
From, the 1aiiadega (.aLa.) Watchfo,cer.
SOUTHERN MEErNG.-Pursuant to public no.
tice, large number of the people Of Talladega
County, without distinction of party met at the
Court House of said county, on Monday, the LIST
of July, 1850. tfI
nard Tarrant was called to the chair, and on mo-
ton of Gen. ]. t. Bradford, COL George Hill
was also elected as an associate chairman Of the
meeting. These two presiding officers having
been conducted TO the chair, John T.. Morgan and
A. w. Bowie, esqrs., were elected secretaries.
The object of the meeting was briefly and peril
nentiy explained by the Hon. l.. Tarrant.
On M tion Of S. f. Rice, esq, a committee Of
eleven was appointed by the chair TO draft reso-
lutions for the meeting, consisting Of the following
gentlemen, to wit: Messrs. Samuel F. Rice, w.
w. Knox, A. G. Story, ]. Il. Bradford, Rufus
Mynatt, ]. J. Woodward, ]. G. L. Huey, Thomas
l.. Pope, Isaac Hudson, J. l.. M. Curry, and
Henry A. Rutledge.
The committee retired to perform their duties
And whilst the committees were out, on motion Of
Col Curry, the resolutions of the Nashville Con-
vention were read to the meeting by Mr.. james
HI. Joiner. And on motion of Alex. White, esq.,,
MIR. Joiner also read to the meeting, the address
of the Nashville Convention
The committee above named through their
chairman, ;. +. Rice, esq, reported the follow
ing resolutions, agreed on by the committee
unanimously. ~
Resolved, LIST. That we approve the proceedings
Of the Nashville Convention and hereby ratify
the same.
Resoived, I'd, That the resolutions adopted by
the Nashville Convention present correct expo
ston of the rights of the South, and of the prin-
cPles and duties of the Federal Government, and
said resolutions are hereby adopted.
RESOLVED, Sd. That the plan originally reported
by the Committee of Thirteen to the Senate of the
United States, usually termed the "Compromise !"
possesses no virtue to allay the agitation which
threatens to destroy the rights of the Southern
people and to disrupt the Union, but is fraught
with mischief to the South and surrenders princi-
Piles for which we have at all times contended.
BY that plan the South is required to yield to the
unjust exactions Of the North without receiving
any equivalent whatever; by its lst part, all the
vast territory obtained from Mexico by conquest,
treaty or purchase, is given up to Abolition; by its
I'd part, large portion Of Texas, about as far
South as Montgomery, Alabama, is given up to
Abolition; by its Sd part, Texas bonds to the
amount Of about ten fifteen millions of dollars,
formerly worth about ten cents in the dollar, are
saddled upon the treasury Of the United States, to
be paid in full out Of the public money collected
from the South as well as the North. This is
offered to reconcile Texas the loss of her terri
tory to Abolition uses; by its 4th part, the work
of .qboKtion is actually begun Ii proposes to
abolish the slave trade in the District of Columbia
and free the Negroes sold in violation Of the law
thus giving Congress jurisdiction, and passing an
act of positive abolition, of slavery under particular
contingencies. In other words, what citizen of
any slaveholding State may no,O lawfully do, is
prohibited in the future, under the penaly of losing
his property, by law passed to please Abolition
ists 1T Qhe pretended Compromise is
scheme of emancipation"
RESOLVED, 4th. That we hold our LIBERTY, Po-
LITIcAL EouALIrY, and our INDEPENDENCE, as
above all price; and we cannot, and will not, sac
rifce them for the sake Of continuing any Union
which is controlled by an Abolition majority,
(reckless alike Of the Constitution which formed
that Union and our feelings, peace, rights, and
honor,) and welded by such majority for the de-
of sixteen hundred millions Of slave
and the degradation of the people of
the South to level with the negro race.
Resolped, 5th. That whatever an Abolition
majority in Congress, by aid Of the interference
of any officer of the Federal Government, or in
any other mode, shall deprive US of the inestima
BILE right Of Political Equality, and appropriate to
the vast territories of the United States
(the common property Of oil the States, it is then
their Government, and not ours. Then we shall
be compelled to regard it as our enemy, and we
are willing, if we can, to bring up our children to
4 ho IF nd 10 uop,
them to eternal hostility to such foul domination
Give us our just rights, and we are ready, az
to stand up by the Union, every part
of it, and its every interest; refuse it, and we will
strike for Independence"
Resolved, 9th. That by concession and submits
sion to the demands of Northern Abolitionists,
we do gain even mOmentary peace. We simply
give our ASSISTANTS additional power and fresh
and condolences For every step we make
they make step forward, and at the
end of our concessions, we find the same enemy,
with the same feelings and the same weapons, in
vokingt the memory Of past triumphs as the prophet
Of future victory. REG
Resolped, It'll That in the opinion ofthis meet
ing, submission TO the proposed, exclusion
from an equality Of benefits in the territories Of
the United States, beyond what is already yielded
by the Missouri Compromise, would be unwise
and dangerous. That this is question para
mount to all questions Of party or mere tempo
rary pOllcy, ana mat ne VINO IalterS ana f.Sau-
like barters his birthrght for Of potage, is
recreant to the memory of the past to his duty to
the present, and a traitor to posterity.
Resolved, 9th, That four delegates be appointed
by this meeting to attend the next proposed meet.
ing of the Nashville Convention, to represent
Taladega county, in accordance with the senti-
ments and principles above expressed.
Mr.. Rice enforced the adoption of the commit
tees report in speech, temperate but thrllngy
eloquent. He was frequently interrupted by the
audience with storms Of applause. Mr.. J. M.
Curry rose to second the report of the committee,
when he was interrupted by Mr.. White, who in
PRODUCED set of resolutions substitute for
the report Of the committee, which he accompa-
MED with few remarks. For want of room
these resolutions omitted but they will appear
in our next.) Mr.. Curry then resumed and sus-
tanned the report of the committee in speech re-
plete with argument and Southern feeling. Mr.
Morgan next addressed the meeting in favor Of
the committees report. Mr.. White replied to
Messrs. Curry. Rice and Morgan, in favor of
his substitute and against the committees report
Mr.. White spoke at great length and with con-
siderable eloquence. After Mr.. White concluded,
Mr.. Rice again briefly addressed the meeting in
favor ofthe action of the committee Gen. Law