Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-03-23

bs the political our sysem to be resosd to
when all other remedies failed Such fnaly wa. not the
docns OF Mr. Jerson who oenimes declared 5eeessicn
or scsson he called IT. TO be, certain oE enor-
outrage the proper and only remedy
find the opinion this point of Mr. Jefferson very precisely
forth in the euosy Delivered some the
life ard character Of Mr.. Msson by Mr. John Quincy Ad-
Here avs Mr.. Ndamss words, printed in the
volumsffom which pnow read
ssCoacurrng doctrines that the
tuition By the Gorsmsnr Of he United States and .ha. the
alien dsedios acts presented OF such iacton, Mr.
thought the State Legislatures competent only to declare
to make them TO resist their execution within their
espective borders by physical oree and ssce from As
Jon rather than to submit hem attempted be carried
nto execution by force"
will tenlargs upon this fruitful topic would be quite
to do,so and to reaaie upon the editors of the nie
the iberal repoaches cast upon millions of their
lowccunymen, who have given their formal solemn, and
ebeas sanction to those ofresance regard
hich whatever be falsely gnoranty said here else
here tohe contrary the whoeSouth with slight exceptions
this time united as one an But fortear such unknd
ommens would be unpofable to others they would
dsagtseabls to myself But conclude Mr. Pre-
dent without announcing these venerable gentlemen
hey were never ia osser n their lives than when they
sseSed IN tn n0rnngs nteligencer nat hse IL 10 the
ase of general scqusscence in the propeiy
eieve morethan ninety hundredhs all parties in Mis-
spp recognise the expodenoy of this measure and will
am the Convention nevery proceeding which may
ueeed necessary Tor Vindcatipg Southern honor
aced lndgn and Southern safety against threatened assaults
The worthy editors Of the eigencer do less
when IN the same number Of their paper after pub
snng ths"names OF the emins gentlemen who viii have the
honor ofepresentng the State Mississippi in the Nashville
Conventions they express themselves follows aVery
spectacle gentlemen, but who brahink, should
all or any OF them get to Nashville at the appointed,
will when they find themselves iseconded by other
States. feel very much like fish out of water" Sir,
earnestly hope that all occasion for the assembling of
the Nashville Convention may be shortly removed and that
heang temperate and patriotic counses may be efficient in
watding ohthe dangers which envipon beloved
situons But if the aggrsssons and
which the Nashville Convention has been called should be
perseysred in, assse the editors of the Inteligen-
ce and speak advisedy say so, that there will
De woSoathern Staes-I doubt if there will be single
that viii not be represented and despite domes-
c saehe and al! obstructive Of united action,
ehundredths Of the VIII ole Southern population will
prefer any fate whatever oan conditional submission y
bns say who am kpo'vR TO be inclined to the
use expetans dan many Others and whose
of the Union is only secog ID if indeed it be all ine
ros to that unbounded devot which feel for all that in
the safety and honor Of my native State and the State
Of, my. adoption.
bend the joint resu,ons TO the Secretary Of the Senate
intending that they saal be simply rea without being re-
gssded as offered yet for the formal consideration Of the
Senate.
The resolutions as follows:
Rsaled That ths ssposions ard views by The
convention OF the people of Mississippi, assembled
yention on !hs first Mond, of oe,ober st and in the adj
sess OF their Conveason merit and hearty a
psobation and commentator n. ~
iesefed That s~as TIE duty Off the Iast it the duty
pfthe present Congress United Staaes provide
rtoral Governments ior Calforns e other Territories
acquired from Mexiep and all the citizen. Of United States
residing 10 or removing to said Territories the guarantees
the sonstituton for The protection Of hsr civil political
rights as recognised BY its provisions.
ResoYed TAst the exercise by the Government Of the
United States oa silent jurisdiction
rorx OF in consequence OF the failure BY Congress
to provide law for he governmensof said Territory
the equal and Of all the citizens of
the United States removing aad Territory with their pro-
tn
Territory with their slaves apa calculated and attended to
y Of the ~ people Of Of nth States u "e proper
Rso I41. the golsy hsDs,oIors The Gov
p.ds m
been, and emneny calculated promote aad is
effect aarssy y the cherished object Of .s aboOn.
plain and ppable violation OF the ConsttGtionof the United
States
Resayed That the admission Of Califoras into the Unicn
sovereign State, with present constitution, the result
Of the aforesaid false and unjust policy tie part Of the Gov
oppression the rights Of the people al The savhod;ag
States and the Of this Legislative that Senator'S
and Representatives should, the Of their ability,
resist it by all honorable and constitutional
Resolved That, while admit the .nimted right cs the
engr upon any principles whateyer crowded the form Of
government republican, and nothing conflicts with the
stuon OF the United States and the right OF Congress
to reject State applying for admission into the Union be-
cause its constitution either toerate the institution
of slavery. yet in the Of California; applying TOR adj
mission Senator's and Representatives shall be satisfied,
from reliable evidence that fraud has been practsed i'm
proper influences used se full and lair expression of
opinion by the citizens OF California in reference 90 the for
nation Of their State constitution ought oppose her adj
mission for that also. .te
Reserved That refer the subject Of the admission Of Ca
forna into the Unon and the circumstances aud of
policy which have induced its population hastily and in
an Manner apply for adisson the
Convention Southern Stea proposed be assembled
Nashville the first Monday in June next be considered
with other Of complains against the people of the
slayehoding States; and in the mean time recommend
Senator'S and Representatives n Congress remain at
their posts and resist all cglher aggression rights
Resoed That his exeelency the Governor be requested
forward to each OF Senator'S and Representatives in
Congress copy OF these resolutions.
sa JOHN }. McRAE,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
JOHN J. GUION,
President of the Senate pro ten4ore-
Approved, March 6, 1850. ]. A. QUICMANss
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