Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-15
THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION ADJOURNED.

THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION ADJOURNED.
The Telegraphic accounts from Nashville inform
us Of the adjournment of the Southern Convention
on Wednesday last, to meet again in six weeks
after the adjournment of the present session of
Congress. The greatest difficulty in the Conyen-
ton appears 10 have been to agree their Address
to the People, which was not adopted until it had
undergone three days discussion. We give the
following sample of the spirit of the proceedings of
the last two days, as transmitted through the
Telegraph:
NASHVILLE, JUNE IL, 1885,
The adoption of Address to the People Of the United
States being under consideration, Mr. CoLauITT of Georgia.
made ultra Southern speech. He willing (he said)
to have margin enough incorporated in the report suit the
views Of gentlemen who wished to address the people, but 10
for decided He would advise every Southern
Safe be moulding bullets casting cannon, and filling their
arsena, need be- in order to defend their rights Was he
disunonist The Unon he would say, could not be de-
sroyed. But he not for tame submission The Union
alike dear ALL North and South and if the people Of
the North loved the Union be did, il would be preserved
But every man, woman, and child south of the Potomac
willing to die for their rights seemed all resolve itself
into this at last if he just knew exactly how to ask for
settlement of this controversy, and he could get what he
desired the Almighty knew he would ask for just that much
and no more.
Judge HUSrER of Alabama replied to the charges by
Mr.. G. Of pusilanmy, and followed by Gen. Pillow,
who professed himself in favor Of compromise the reso
tons met his approval but the address did not correspond
with them.
Mr. HUNTER again spoke reiterang bis former positions
He held the principles Of the resouiionsthat the Union
Of the States compact and that each State, last
sort, had right to secede from the Union
Mr.. NEwTos, of Virginia, in the of remarks,
said that his colleague had asked him. in the COM
promise bill passed. whether he would be willing to dissolve
the Union His colleague had right to put such ques
ton He (Mr Huner) for imid counses any
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compromise that five of the six propositions were in favor
Of the North and he did not view that compromise
which proposes to take for single free State more than nine
hundred miles on the shores of the Pacific ocean, and cuts
the South off forever from with Asia and that
quarter of the world and confines them to their shores
at home, sc. despatch cut off,
NASHVILLE, JUNE IL, 1850.
Mr. MATHEWS, of Mississippi presented address to
the people of the non-savehodng States, which, without
being read, was laid upon the table.
The proposed Address to the People and the amendments
offered thereto coming up
Mr.. TUCKER, of Virginia. address the Convention
hoping be able que the excitement He could hope
with his and voice to win plaudts from the gallery
but he would speak Gas became his years. words Of truth and
soemnness. He said he desired to respond to question
asked by Mr. GHoLsoN last evening, WHETHER if the compro
bill before Congress should be amended and passed. he
would 60 for dissolution of the Union If he allowed
amend the compromise bill, he would not 60 for dssou-
ton He would amend it to suit himself Had the question
been put to him. to whether he would 60 for dissolution
if the compromise bill should be passed without amendment,
them here because the South dangers ahead that
the Convention had assembled devise avoid them.
He passed on and alluded to the position of Virginia,
which had taken her stand and said that she would resist
the Wmo provso to the last extremity In relation to the
address, he sa if he had had the gentleman
from Mississippi who proposed the amendments he would
have persuaded him not to offer them but he for har
mony and il the amendments would produce harmony he
would vote for them If the address, without the amend
mens would produce harmony, he would vote for that
would vote for any thing to secure that object
He spoke Of Mr. Webers assertion that the Union could
be dissolved without bloodhed rawhead and bloody
bones connexon with the subject He referred to the present
between Messs Clay Cass and Webster and declared
that when such united, was time for the people to
beware there is mischief brewing He viewed the char
of each Of these gentlemen in turn, in most sarcastic
ven-each Of whom he avowed for himself and the
devil take the hindmos He discussed the question of dis
union and showed that the event should pass the
South could sustain itself @=.. r..
Judge SHARKEr, Of Mississippi spoke in favor of the
amendments proposed, stating that unless they adopted
he would be compelled to vote against the address.
Mr.. HAMMOND, Of South Carolina replied, and when he
concluded the previous question called and sustained
The main question then put and the address adopted
unanimously, the delegations voting by States.
On motion the roll called for the purpose Of permitting
each delegate enrol his for against the address,
The following gentlemen voted against the address Messrs.
Davis, Abercombe Murphy, Judge Byrd, Hunter, of Ala
bama, Gholson, of Virginia, Foreman, Of Forida, and
Sharkey, of Mississippi.
The resolutions reported on Monday by the committee, in
relation to the boundary of Texas, adopted
Mr. DAWSON, OF Georgia. offered resolution advising the
formation of all parties in the South into party be
called " The Southern Republican Party" and adopting
its motto The union Of South for the sake Of the Union"
and recommending support to the "Southe Press to be
established Washington. The resolutions laid on
the table.
The President and Vice President then took leave Of the
Convention in appropriate remarks, and the Convention
adjourned again weeks after the adjournment
! of the present session of Congress.
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