The southern press., 1850-10-08
No. 81.
From The Montgomery (.ata.) Journal.

counties of the second Congressional District
assembled in accordance with privious notice
at the Courthouse in Clayton, on Monday,
September I'd, ut l r. m, for the purpose of se-
lecting delegate to the Southern Convention
at Nashville, to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the resignation Of Gen X. {. Shorter and also
of choosing alternative delegates to said Convcn-
i ton.
7 On motion Of Col. p. T. Sayre. Maj George
w. Williams, of Henry, was called TO the chair,
and DIR. John c. McNiel appointed Secretary,
for the purpose Of organization
The several counties OF the district having
been called, the following delegates appeared
and enrolled their names
Barbour Conaty.--W. IT, Dewitt, n Wheel.
er, Henry Faulk, jr. p. II. Sayre, John H. Mil
Ter, Joseph Jones, Wiley Oliver and u. C. Mil
1 lcr.
i Coffee Ceu'uy.---C, T. Yslverton. Michael
Crimes.
j Dale Coamty.---E. r. Boom Coleman Barnes
} A. NJ. Hughes, Daniel Carmichael, james Mar
!, tin, John G. Snell, w. r. Mccall
Henry County.--A. c.. Gordon, George w
Williams, Joseph Watson, james Gillespie and
! Richard McGrifi.
J. Pike County,. McCalcb Wiley, Harrall
Hobby and VIM. H. Martin
i Russel CountI---James X. Aldrige, Allen
Eiand and Edgar Garbell
On motion of Col. r. r. Sayre, committee of
one delegate from each county was appointed
to select officers for the Convention
The committee, consisting of y. Il. Sayre, of
Barbour, q. Il. Yeverton, of Coffee. A. M.
/ Hughes, OF Dale, Joseph Watson, of Henry, Al
len Eiland, of Russell, and Harrell Hobby, Of
Pike, having retired, returned aud recommended
the appointment of Gen. A. c. Gordon, OF
Henry, and Gen. J. McCaIeb Wiley, of Pike as
Presidents and Dr. John G. Mcneil and l.. L.
/ Johnston, OF Barbour, as Secretaries, which,
nominations were unanimously confirmed
i The objects of the Convention having been
/ explained by Gen. Wiley, on motion of Hon.
G. 4. Yevcrton, Of Coffee committee of one
delegate from each county was appointed to re-
port on the number Of votes TO which each
county was entitled, and the manner of cnsting
/ the same.
i The committee consisted Of the following
gentlemen: Messrs Yelvertou, Sayre, Gillespie,
Boon, Aldridge, and Martin, of Pike, who re-
commended that each county should have four
votes for every representative and Senator 10
which it was entitled in the Texas Legislature
on which basis the county OF Barbous wns en-
titled to twelve votes, Dale to six votes, Henry
to ten votes, Russell to twelve votes, Coffee to
! six votes, and Pike to ten votes, and that tho
| same should be cast rira roce, majority of the
! whole number being necessary to an election.
The report Of the committee having been
adopted, the following gentlemen were put in
nomination for the Office Of delegate to the Con-
vention at Nashville to fill the vacancy occa-
stoned by the resignation of Gen. r. G. Shorter
i Col. John Gill Shorter, Of Barbour; Mai. G..
i w. Williams, OF Henry; and Gen. J. McCalcb
}, Wiley, of Pike, were balloted for.
After two Intellectual bal otings the names of
the other candidates having been oSithdrawn
Maj. George w. Williams, of Henry, was unan-
I imonsIy elected.
The following gentlemen were tlicn elected
j alternate delegates to said Convention;
! Con. j. McCaeb Wiley, of Pike alternate to
Hon. Geo. Goldthwaite.
), Allen Eand, of Russell, alternate to Gen. G
; w. Gum
Col. John Gill Shorter, of Barbour, aternat.
, to Hon. Jefferson Buford
J Hon. G. r. Yelverton, Of Coffee, alternate tt
Maj. G. w. Williams.
!, On motion of Mai G. W. Williams, of Hen
ry, committee OF one delegate from each county
! WIS appointed to draft resolutions expressive
OF the opinions of the Convention. The com
! mittec, consisting of Messrs. Williams, Grimes
Hughes, Jones, Garbill ard Hobby, having re-
tired, returned and reported the following reso.
lutions which were unanimously adopted
Resolred, That the admission of California,
with her present enormous limits, stretching far
south Of the Missouri Compromise line Of &c.
30, in violation Of all precedent and Of the spirit
OF the constitutions and in defiance of the wishes
of that portion of her people South of that line
would be a virtual enactment OF the Wilmot
! Proviso, and an outrage upon the Southern
States, so fragrant rs fully to Justify their imme-
date withdrawal from Union in which they
could no longer preserve their honor and their
equality.
Res0tred. That by the admission of California
| with her present limits, the North will make it
] impossible to settle the territorial question on
| the basis of the Missouri Compromise line, aud
furnish conclusive evidence that we have no
longer any thing to hope from that returning
sense of justice to which we have in vain ap-
peaed.
Resolred That the right of Texas to all the
territory east of the Rio Grande, has been con-
ciusively settled by the repeated acts of this
/ Government, ard is no longer an open question !;
and that we are opposed to any settlement which,
under any pretext whatever fakes single foot
Of the territory of Texas for the purpose of con
4 verting it into Free soil, and stand prepared to
sustain her in the execution Of such measures as
| the occasion may demand
Resoired, That our Senators in Congress, in
voting for the dismemberInent Of Texas, have
failed to reflect the feelings and opinions of the
people of Alabama.
Resolred, That VIC hold tie right Of any State
to secede from the Union, when, in the judgment
| of its people, such step shall be demanded by
| its interests and honor, 10 be clear and unques-
tionablc; that it is doctrine rs old as the Gov
ernmcnt ITSELF sanctioned by the fathers of the
Republr, and inexpressbly dear TO every free
man, and that to deny it is to assert principle
| which would convert this Government into a
despotism too odious to be borne
Resoircd, That we hereby approve the course
Of our delegates in the Southern Convention at
Nashyille--Hon George Goldthwate, Gen g.
| w. Gum, Hon. jeff Buford and Gen. r. G.
Shortcr-and tender them our hearty thanks for
the service which they have thereby rendered to
\ their country.
Resolrcd, That our Senators and Representa-
4 tivcs IN Congress be requested to lay the pro-
ceedings Of this convention before their respec-
tive Houses, and that the same be published in
the papers of the district and in the Southern
Press at Washington.