The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-03-13

Der apu Nutouot iuteti&cuSct suoss"o oAhT
FORD CONVENTION was gotten up TO dissoir,
me Union. For this purpose he gives copy
f The evidence, under oath OF Hon. Rogei
N. Sherman, Of Connecticut, given on ,ria
If cause in the Supreme Court Of Faiifele
,ouu,y Of that State. "The case which clio
lied this testimony, was trial for libel be
fore the Supreme Cour, Of Connecticut held
!, Fairfield county," The title Of the sui
v,. " The State %. Whiiman NJ. ad. -
The libel was publication, attacking Ger
,nn delegate Of late Clay meeting in Hart
ford, in which the defendan. compared tina
meeting TO the Hartford Convention, which
be declared q reasonable convention. ~
Al the trial the defendant deemed it impor
taol that development Of the proceeding,
Of the said Convention should be made, anc
accordingly applied for q subpoena to the Hon
r. NJ. Sherman, and the Hon. Calvin God
dard, who were members Of it, which the
Court granted.
Mr.. Sherman testified that at the time oil
the Con, enlion the war with Great Britain
had been in operation two years and half
lha, New England had sea Coast Of almost
700 miles to project, and with the exception
Of | 800 men, had no military aid from the
Uoited States. lie adds: BY internal tax.
es, all others having become unproducll,e by
reason of tho var, tho National Government
,ai.ed large sums from the people within our
territory. Difec, taxation was the only re.
source Of the State Government, and this had
been carried to as grea, an extreme 10 Con.
which furnished all our currency, either With.
held their accommoda' or stopped pay
mrnl, and The people were embarrassed By e
general s,agnauoa of business. Powerful
.es and armies lay or our coasts, and, were
mixing or threatening invasions on oil part.
Of our drireceless sea. board. Commodure
Decatur, with his ,quadron had taken refuge
"a the Connecticut, ard attracted powerful
concentration ri The euemy's forces on our
bprders. CAstnc. II | mistake not, an J SON
other part Of the territory Of Massachusetts
had Ellen inio the hands Of the British -
The New EGG ard States, under all these
disadvantages, were obliged 10 prolcc, them
selves with their oan militia, oil their own *.
peuse. The expenses Of Connec,icut great
Is exceeded her resources. The dura ion of
the war could ~. be !ureseen, aud our credit
became exhausted. Attempts were made TO
borrow mon-y, bu, wihuu, any adequate
success. The National Constitution pfol:ib
tied the emission Of bills of credit, 10 this
extremity, while the Legislature was in SEES
son at New Haven. IN October. 1914 a com.
was received from The Le.isla
rurc OF Massachusetts, proposing convention
oil Delegates from the New Egland States,
To consul, on the adoption Of measures Tor
their common safety.
Mr.. Sherman states that this communica.
ton was referred 10 jim, committee ofbo,h
Houses. Mr.. Sherman was chairman ofihe
committee Of The upper llou.c. lie drew a
report recommending compinnce with the
reqlcs, Of Msssac huseus. Several delegates
werc appointed TO represent Connecticut ~
the Convention. As soon as the Cuuvcn.
ton was organizec, Mr.. Ou., a delegate
from Massachusetts,, proposed, after some
PREDATORY remarks, tina, il should be recon.
mendcd to our several Stale Legislatures, 10
present petition TO the Congress Of the U.
nItcd States, praying tina, they would consent
that the New England States, or 81 many OF
them as should agree ,oge,her for that Pur'
pose, nigh, unite ia defending themselves a.
gainsl tho public enemy that so much oil
The national revenue as should be collected 10
these States should be appropriated 10 that
defence that the amount so appropriated
should be credited 10 tho United States -
and that the United States should agree to
pay whatever should DO expended beyond that
anuunt. This proposal was approved by
the Convention. The same views had been
stated here, before The meeting Of the dele.
gates. by tho Constitution Of the United
States, no such compac, for mutual defence
could be formed, without the consent of Con-
gress."
Mr.. Sherman adds, that debate was had
in tho Convention as 10 certain amendments 10
L. e If..,tuI InIn 10, hn