The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-04


s,"n or partition Ido States, you would ore
c'nde her from The formation Of four new
o'"'fs, ~ addition 10 the prcscn, one, in sc
ro'oahce "Ilh the articles of annexation.
iou would restrict her 10 single State, send
ing here two Southern Senators. when a.,
"oulo otherwise send ten To this body.
Mr.. President, ! caDnot conceive thnt !,
Vou' 1 Tor that blll that free soil, or any sol
on' American soil, has been regatded. ,e
gard It, 'lr, above any sectional con.tdera
''o's' "ell' sr, It was direct rn ctior
upon 'he Senators from Texas. thai tle,
were ellhet stutihrd, or that for want n
perception they would conccde any th,n,
""t would be prcJ idicial 10 The South. S,r
aie they not lnsepafub'y cnnnccicd wllE II,
1"uih ! Are not iheir production, Southern
Are not then InslIiuiinns Su0rberp1 AID
way wee theJ - apanl lfthey could not
P''N'ho "hat "Ste tie interests ot their
constituents, they wefe unwnfiby Of sc.,
on th's u 'pf. Il they are pufsuitr a course
o. pnilct which Is not suited to the interest.
"i Texas, You ut IN pate unworthy motives
:" lhc hfaH. SIR stand up and contradict
"' ""ih by experience and practice. Ttxas
regardless oi southern interest, Osbcr
persons stepping IN as tie supervisors of her
Po"cS, her uplnions, AMI uudt rake 10 charge
her representatives. here with makinp war
upon tie South SIR, there is no war made
upon ne oou'h; ard The Soul efn pcnple
VIII, 10 my "plnion, SO consider II. u hat
expression, siT, has been gwen e apprehen.
SION ~ The SOU h W ere has ne lntrlIf
gent efptess,on u opiuion been made IA the
south that she IS bone down by such men
suff' Have The Soulhetn people come here
vi 'h'lf petitions and memorial, Orhaye
"pInHns been Manufactured here, and di.sem.
mated Throughout the South, 10 rouse them
TO a -late OF phrensy, and without subn,s
sion Of The laols to them Il is d, uupci,.
non by wholesale Il IS rricraiiofi Of The
awful Consequences that must follow IN or.
ief to dave The people OF The Suu'h 10 enter.
tam senims n,s ii d,suu,on and srce,s,an,
contend That, un'ess some positive act Is
ione m derugatlpn of their constitutional
lgh's, they vii neitber secede nor nugify
Are We to take as an indication of South.
'rn sentiment the expression Of the Southern
Convention Are We 10 regard that a. he
'ontfoitng uilleuce OF tie South Aretl.e,
. dictate 10 legislative body as august as
he Cotgfes. of The Unied Estates Are
hey to dictate 10 The authorities at Washag
on shat they are to d. Are they 10 ne.
iace what mus, be done by the South Are
he-e the fuuclJ les upon hleh our coustllu
inn and tho institutions Of our country ate
.ascd
d1 contend, sIr, tina, il was turren,i
luus meeting which was held Nashville. =
have refpecl for gertl,mcn who were IN
'aft constituents ol that b,dy. respect titrm
: Americans uught o do, aud as gentlemen
ush' 70 be respected Hu their action vas
piece oi fhgrant arrogance. By whom
we're they constituted great assembly to
ictale % the Congress Of the untred States
u nugnst body !-submIulnI az maamy and
me qaa mons To HE Congress Of The lnitcd
States, and telling them "vou must do So
nd so, or We VIII plant ourselves so and SO
ofmet ceWpfomisrs are not 10 be regarded,
'ut you mus make further compromises. and
u'lher concessions. Dad this look like
lSposIIi.n TO conciIlate, to harmon ~, 10 re.
oncllc difficulties, or did il not look Ike
Icia'lon, 10 say, +" We will have our way
'e are seIl constituted, self created, aud We
''il create You What We please
SIR, who we're they, mud how were they
rpoIn'cd But Que State gave any thlnp
Ike an embodmen, of sentiment in favor Of
nc Nashville Convention. In Georgia, Ala.
anna, and Mississippi the Legislatures took
ne matter IN hand. Ia Mississippi they had
meeting at Jackson, IN October, lSI9,
Inch appointed delegates Ia attend the
'ashvlle Convention. Those delegates
.ere understood as properly appalnted.--
ha, did they do The Legislature met
hey had previously excluded from their con.
ehlion the idea that the admission uC Cali.
'fnla should be made an issue between the
'oTlh and the South, because ii was under
ood that California had every reason in the
.oIld to form Governmeai and apply for
Omission as State. Bat subsequently,
clIe'e, adding 10 tbe conditions; tor, hen.
yer one was apparently seceded to, some
Slra condition was added, SO as to render ,
pconcIlemcnt lmpracrlcahe. Well, the
legislature met. They had TO rc.appolur {
elegates, or 10 appoint new ones and for
hat purpose Because The people did not
IL; aud therefore their represen.
'l,es, N their wisdom, must take upon them.
elves the responsibility of acting for the
eople. This was one of the most pruden
a steps that could have been taken, tor the
cope cared nothing nj all about The matter.
his has never reached the vitaIs Of the com.
nunlty. But II enabled individuals TO 90 TO
Nashville, and there to attempt TO dictate to
congress, IN violation OF the principles laid
own by Washington and other ,ustrlous
taiesmen, that all Efforts made TO awe the
rsisatlon of the nation were contrary to
ood government aud the principles that
hould ever acluae Americans. But this
onvention was intended FOR that purpose,
nd l.r n..na a.lk,k ILn.t u.....ll MI hun