Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-04-29
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FIFE FINAL MEETING ON THE NASH
VILE CONVENTION.


quite full attendance. Mr.. R. G. Scott who was by
courtesy entitled to the floor and suggested an ad-
tournament, inasmuch as the city election was in pro-
press and the interest felt in its result must divert the
attention of many citizens from the important subject
nder consideration.
Mr. Lyons offered motion to adjourn to Tuesday
next TWAS opposed by MI. MCFARLAND who thought
the public patience would be wearied out by such
number OF meetings. Something being said about as
given to absent gentlemen that there would be
an adjournment and the authority for such assurances
questioned Mr.. LYONS Withdrew his motion.
Before Mr.. Scott took the stand, Judge Robertson
lose and presented the following resolutions which he
said were indicative of his views and the meeting
might take what action it thought proper In regard to
them:
l. Resolved That the State of Virginia has ever
manifested loyal and sincere attachment to the Union,
not for the sake OF Union merely but OF the objects i
was designed to accomplish.
o Resolped That she has right to expect ofhe other
States faithful performance on their part OF the COM
pact which the Union is based
s. ResoIued, That violation OF the fundamental ar
tices Of the Union by other States or by Congress- JUS
titles the people of any State, to whose injury or oppres
sion the powers granted to the General Government
may be perverted, in resuming the powers SO granted
a. ReSolced, That IN the appropriation or govern
ment OF the public domain more than IN the dlstbu-
ton OF the public revenue can any discrimination be-
righuly made between different States or the citizens
thereof on account OF differences their domestic re-
gulaons OF the right OF property and that the state
of Virginia can never submit preensons OF superior
ty other States founded the exercise OF her un-
undeniable right regulate her own domestic nstltu
tons.
s. ResoLued nevertheless, That under existing cir
cumstances an earnest attempt being in progress
in the Senate of the United States to adjust sats-
factory basis present difficulties we deem unneces
sary at this time, anticipation OF measures OF con-
trary character take any further action in relation
the Convention contemplated to be held at Nashville
The motion to adjourn to Saturday next then
newed and rejected.
Mr. Scorr proceeded to deliver long and very for
chile argument in advocacy of the Nashville Conven-
ton. He declared that he preferred Judge Roberson's
resolutions, all hollow, to Mr.. Macfarlands. With,
Them he said, we should stand on the same platform
except the single question OF the mode In which
Southern rights best to be protected. He reviewed
the history of the slavery agitation, beginning with the
Missouri restriction question; following which came the
abolition of the 2lst rule and then the flood of abo-
ton petitions He dwelt on the injuries inflicted blythe
Northern States in enticng away and habouring our
fugitive slaves; cited the famous OF the Creole,
which, he said had been permitted to pass without any
punishment OF the piracy the high seas, committed
on board Of that vessel He declared that advocate
of the Nashville Convention had any design OF break
ing down the Union. 1t intended to preserve the
Union, and if Virginia united in it, her moderate coun-
sells would control the other Southern States, as they
had always done heretofore. He contended that It
was great perverson OF the advice OF Washington anc
Madison say that they counseed us to AFFECT submls
sion, or against consultation which was designed to
protect our rights In answer to what had been SAID
about the Nashville Conventions being Demo-
cratic movement, he argued that if that true,
it would have been proposed in different sort
of meeting from this. Those gentlemen who
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reminded him OF two men, OF whom was born too
soon the other too late accomplish anything what
ever and with those who made this objection he thought
the time would never till the end OF the world.
Referring the prospects OF favourable settlement OF
the question by Congress he expressed his serious appre-
tensions that the committee of thirteen would result IN
nothing A member ofthe committee had in Tao. told
him that he did not think it would agree on any BILL
There Mr. Lyons remarked in his seat that Gen. Cass
had said the same thing in the open Senatel when
Missouri about to be admitted, Mr.. - sand no COM
mittee was relied upon. There was JOINT commlttee
of the two Houses Was there any such committee
now or any chance of onel Was there any assurance
or probability that the House would pass the bill, 1t
went from the Senale He had hope oft, the South
should turn on itself and become its own worst enemy
He expressed great confidence that the Southern States
generally and Virginia with them would be represent
ed at Nashville la regard to the slender vote Tor dele
gates in Georgia he said the explanation was that there
contest and the people did not come out because
they all side; in the same way, IN the neigh
bourng county of Chesterfield Mr.. Jones, the only can
ddate received yesterday only forty fifty votes, and
the State Convention about the number, although
the county poed upwards of600. The difference be-
tween the Hartford Convention and the Nashville Con-
vention he said was that the former was held with
closed doors and dark counses in time twa to make
+,o T1,tnp Tho of
would be held with open doors, in time of protoun4
peace, to preserve the Union. He urged that the true
way to operate upon the North to touch Brother
Jonahan's pocket nerve And one thing he would have
the Nashville Convention to do, would be to adopt
measures to establish a Southern marine; that W oud
soon Brother Jonathan reflect the prepriety
OF coming to the position of doing right. He would also
wish the Convention to agree upon plan OF taxing
Northern fabrics within the States. Our laws could be
made so 10 discriminate, that every yard OF North
ern cloth would have 10 pay heavy tax. And with
the money thus raised he would reimburse the citizen
whose slave had been decoyed away and detained II
auv Northern State But all this, they SAID, was trea
SON. lit be treason, he was traitor and proud one
lie would glory, as our ancestors dd' IN Deing caieo
traitor for such purpose The authority OF Chief Us
tce Marshall had been invoked; why was IL mol ln
voked against certain Convention which met at But
ialo2 II Southern consultation was treasoh' all III
members of the Virginia Legislature except some twen
w. ought to be caught up tried and punished as acees
SORES before the fact In reply the position that sepa
rate State action sufficient for protection,
referred to the fact that there marked shades
difference between the States as to the proper measure
otredress Which could have the most force, separate
discordant declarations the united expression of thu
people mot the Legisiatures) OF all the Staes He ar
gued that such an expression would operate most bene
fcially and suingently in the North lie wanted
preventive medicine rather than wait TOR the disease
begin and then attempt to it. Suppose the vii
mot Proviso passes, California is admitted alone
what he asked, could be donel The Union would
gone, destroyed; and the only question with the Sout