The southern press., 1850-09-05

| MEETING IN DARLINGTON DfSTRICT.--A meet
ing of the citizens of Darlington District was
held at the Court House on the first Monday in
August, to give expression to pubic opinion in
relation to the proceedings Of the Nashville
Convention. Chancellor G. w. Dargan was
called to the Chair, and Thomas @. Evans was
appointed Secretary. rFs-t
I The Chairman proceeded, briefly, to announce
the object of the ealf for a public meeting of
the people He said he was not among those
who had anticipated any advantageous results
from the assembling of the Nashville Conyen-
tion Indeed, in his apprehension it had met
under the most unpromising auspices but he
was happy to confess that his authorizations of
evil had been defeated. The Convention had
done great good. 1t was refreshing to the hopes
Eof the patriot to contemplate the wisdom, the
dignity, and above all the harmonious devotion
4 to Southern honor which had characterized their
deliberations. The great question which has
SO long eonvulsed the country, has been taken
I from the hands of the politicians The Southern
, people have assumed their proper functions, and
taken their interests into their own keeping.
The Nashville Convention had accomplished
this, and had exhibited a soundness of opinion,
an energy of purpose, and calm, bat resolue
determination to repeal aggression, which satis-
fled him that the rights of the South, to aequal-
ty in the Union, or to honorable independence
out of it, would now be vindicated. 1
| Thomas p. Lide, ESQ.,, moved that a Commit
tee often be appointed be appointed, to prepare
resolutions embodying the views of the meet
ing: '""
The following gentlemen We're appointed, viz
T. p Lide, j. A. Dargan, E. W. Chales, J. H.
Blackwell, VIM. H. Evans, Allen McIver, J. NJ.
Davis, William Law, w. J. Floyd, and E. A.
Law.
The committee having retired, the Hon. ISAAC
d. WILSON was called upon and addressed the
4 meeting at length on prominent topics of the
day. In the course of his remarks he reviewed,
with great ability, the history of Compromises
to which the South had submitted, and forciby
illustrated the expressions to which the South
had submitted for the sake Of the Union, while
he Indignantly denounced the utter f:lithlessness
of the North to the terms Of every compromise
which had been extorted from us. He concluded
by remarking that on the alter of the Union,
South Carolina had sacrificed everything but
her honor This was the single garment which
remained to cover her nakedness, but it is
rich and cOnsecrated panoply, gorgeous with
spots of patriot blood, and emblazoned with in
scrptions Of heroic deeds. She would never
part with it.
The Committee of Ten now reported the fol-
| lowing resolutions, and recommended their
adoption.
/. Resolved, That we approve and adopt the
| tuuTtSS dilu vi Tile NaSnNlllc IOn-
vention, and consent to the adoption of the line
of 36 deg 80 min, in the division of the territory
acquired from Mexico, between the slaveholding
and non-slavehodug States, as measure of
extreme concession to the North, for the sake
of the Union.
2. Resolued, That our thanks are due and are
hereby rendered to the members of the Nash
vile Convention, and especially to Messrs. Han
ma and Aston our immediate representatives in
that patriotic body, for their faithful reflection of
Southern popular opinion and their uufching
devotion to Southern rights.
8. Resolved, That sour tiresides, our altars and
our honor" are involved in this controversy, and
that shall "do or die" in their defence regard
less of the croaking cry of Treason from the
lips Of tme-serving p,rtizlns and the menials
and parasites of power.
L. Resolved, That the bill of denominations,
commonly called the omnibus bill of Henry
Clay is destitute of a single element to recon-
mend it to the support Of the South, and if
adopted by Congress, should meet with unhesi-
tatng resistance.
5. Resolved, That the intelligence Just re-
cev> d, of the defeat of this odious measure, in
spires us with most grateful exultation as the
triumph of justice and the omen of Il yet hon
orahle adjustment of the controversy which
threatens the dissolution of our national Union.
| 6. Resolued, That if the choice be presented,
between the unconditional surrender of our
rights and honor and dissolution of the Union,
we are prepared for cheerful acceptance of the
latter alternative, and to abide by this decara-
ton, 1--WE pledge to each other our ves our for
tunes and our sacred honor"
| 7. ReSolred, That we hereby tender the cy-
preston of our praise and gratitude to our
Senators and Representatives in Congress, for
the ability and zeal with which they have de-
Tended our rights
8. Resolred, That we cordially approve the
establishment of the Southern Press and recom-
mend it to the general patronage of our fellow
citizens.
These resolutions were then advocated bv
Dr. J. II. Blackwell, J. A. Dargan and Thomas
&. Evans, and were unanimously adopted 1t
was
Resolved That the proceedings of the meet
ing be published in the Mercary and Southern
| trict. G. W. DARGAN, Chairman
THos C. EVANS Secretary.
SOUTHERN RIGHTS MEETING IN WARREN
We had the pleasure ofbeing present at the meet
ing held in Warrenton on Thursday. It was Il
large assenblage of the intelligent and patriotic
citizens of Warren. But for the threatening
aspect of the weather, in the morning, many
others would doubtless have been present.
Judge E. Cody, and M. II. Weborn, presided,
assisted by H. R. Cody, and w. II. Pitcher,
esqrs. as Secretaries.
Resolutions were offered by William Gibson,
esq. Speeches were made by the Hon. A. II.
Stephens, VIM. Gibson, E. H. Petite, eqrs, and
the Senior Editor of this paper. 1t is needless
for us to say any thing in compliment of the
ability and eloquence displayed by Mr. Stephens.
Our readers know his powers and it is enough,
to say that he spoke at all, to convey to them
the information that he spoke with great ability,
power and effect Messrs. Gibson and Potte
were happy in the sou-stirring sentiments which
they conveyed to the people with warmth and
strength oflanguage and energy of manner.
1t afforded us great pleasure to witness the
earnest and attentive manner in which the citi-
zens of Warren listened to the remarks of the
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