The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-14
Proceedings OF the Nashvii Conventioa.
NINTH AND LAST DAY.

NINTH AND LAST DAY.
EAsavILLx, juno Is, 1850.
The Convention yesterday opened with prayer by
tho Rev. J. ID McFerran.
The Secretary proceeded to call the states. when
Mr. DAw,os, Of Georeiz offered resolution. advising
the formation OF all parties In the South into
party, to be called The Southern RspuLlicsn Party"
and adopting ~ its motto The Union OF tho soush
for the sake Of the Union" Mr.. Dawson said he de-
erred the resolution should BE- acted upon without be-
ing referrd TO tn. general committee.
MIR. Rssrr objected, and AIR. Dawson, thereupon,
Mr. MArrssws Of Miss A., presented an address to the
people oi the nonsisvrhoidiag States which, without
betting read vas isid upon III. table.
Mr. FoWENss OF viorids offered q resolution. pro-
posing totaks vote al " clock to-day on the sdop
too o tb. address reported BY the 0.n uommittee
The rvfolution wns declared Out OF order.
The sdar.ss and Amendments coming mp In order.
Judge TucKps. Of Va to address the yention
hoping to be able to quel the exctsment he could not
hope With his manner aud vote. to win plsudits from
the gallery but he would speak became his years
words Of truth and soemnr-. lie said he desired to
respond to qscstiou asked by Mr. Gholson last
evening whether N the Compromiae bill before Con-
sress ,houId b- amended and pssed he would 90 for
amend the Compromisv bill he would not 70 for q
dissolution. "a. ~oula amend "a t. s.it hims.f Had
the question ben put 90 him. to ~h-ther he would
no for dis, SOLUTION. ~ the compromi-. bilI should
b~ psssed without amr ndm~st th.s he could not have
sns~ertd That wa- ~hst brought them her. I -s
bscsuse the South sac danger. ah.sd that thu Con-
vrbton had ssssmbicd 60 devt-- ~ asoid. lie
pssssd on aud alluded 60 the position Of Virginia
which had taken her stand aud said that she you'd
r.sist the wilmot pro,so Co th- last extremity 10
relation Ia the address he sad " he had 20 the
ear of tn. gertI, man from Mississippi sho proposed
sm.ndmenis he would hav. per.u.ded hin nst 10
offer than, but h. ~ss for hsrmsey aud " the amsad
mspts could prcduce harmony be would not vote f'r
them. IL the address ~ithout the .udnssts ~ould
promots harmony, he would va for th.tvosd vote
Tor anything To secure that ohjrot u. spoks sf D.s
i-i w.bster s---rtisn, that the Union could be
Dissolved vithout blopd-b-d. rs~besd and Moody
bos.s connection viih this s.bj-ct H- referred ~
olsripr that when such uat-. 70 -ss time for th-
people TO beware. ~ there is mischief brestng lie
vie-es the character OF each of th"se ssatsm~u 10
turn In noet sarcastic vein each Of whom. b. s.vvrd
tor himself sud the devil take the hsin,.t He
d,-cussed the question Of ssunon, aud shosd that
the event should m. TO p.ss, the South could
tain itsslf yudgp Tucker h ,visg concluded,
Mr.. wusirsos sddr---~d the Couvestioo.
Judge sn.sss, OF Miss, made an address 70 favor
OF the ndm.nt propo-ed stating th. oois-s th-y
Yer. adopted he would be compsiisd TO vote against
MT H.s-o-p, Of south c.roiln. replied, ssd -ben
he bed ceneuasd, the previous QUESTION -.- called
and Sustained.
adopted upsn,mopsy th. d. votsr By stat-s
motion the roii cslirJ far the yurpo-- of per-
ittng esch ds gate 10 enrol his name for against
the sdar.ss.
Tb. toliowips eep,lemeu v,tsd sgsin-t IN. address
Messrs Dsvis, ,o~rervmbie. surphy Jsdss Byrd HUI
ter. of Alabama ch"lsss ~ Nrsbi., ror-mso, Of flo
rids and sh-rksy OF Mis-isr ppt
1b- rr-olu'hss r~portsd ON sondsy BY the commit
tee r~ation q, the boundary ofrrrss ~sr- siopt-d
foe Oh. formation of pew party IN the sesth aud
oemm.bdiDg support 10 the Ssaiaer- Preo ne~s-
papsr. 10 be established st wsshogtos. Laid the
tstl~
Various resolutions Of thanks TO the oneers Of the
Copvebtion. &c, v.re passed
Tn. pr.sid.pt. Judge sh.rky, aud the We. prea-
dent Mr.. NcDouu.tl then took l..v- ef the Con
ticp, IN appropriate rrmsrks
1h- Cuu,.ntiup ,hen .ijourusd 70 NEE, aga n sir
vets ser the .sjournm, of the present session OF
Congress
(1he proceeding of the Southern Con vention h.id
al kasf sfvtl nuha rl has h..o
dat. III. nth instesd q the th ~ the rspsrt
VI the evening s~.sipp ~ the eighth day Tue
cccUrred or the ~ires somewhere bstws~n her. add
ksshvIi.. Reporter.
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