The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-30
NASHVILLE CONVENTION AND THE
HARTFORD CONVENTION.

HARTFORD CONVENTION. :,
There are no doubt many good and patriotic Of
citizens who would start at the idea Of disu- ii,
Mon, and would regard any movement or in ar
ten,iOn Of the kind as reasonable; and yet VINO
under correct and proper feeling as regards e,
Southern rights and interests, are disposed TO "
regard with favor the proposed convention at ii
Nashville as suitable means to guard and pro- o
teet their rights, They have not given the v
reflection as to the probable mischief which il
ould f,w from such an assenihlage, and the
injury that might be inflicted by the PrOceed- !
ings on the stability Of the Union as well as
the interests Of the South. Judging from their
own feelings and views, tIey are unwilling TO
suppose that others who have been the pro-
moters and leaders Of this scheme nre actuated
by less pure motives, and therefore, they do
not lathom the deeper and more dangerous de-
signs Of some Of the political demagogues who
have been the most active in the plan. The
people Of the South, howeveE are rapidly be-
coming aware Of the true merits OF the cas-,
and it requires but lit 9 Of the spirit OF Proph-
ecy to predict, tnat they will put the seal OF
their reprobation Upon il, in most emphatic
nianner In rejecting upon the subject of the
convention, we were Gorcibly struck with the
/, many points Of resemblance that would exist
> between it, (if it ever as-embles) and that Of
8 the celebrated Hartford Convention Of 1914,
i and Of the probable similarity between the fate
!. Of the respective members of each.
q The Hartford Convention was a sectional one
d and 80 will be the Nashville Convention.
e The Hartford Convention was intended to
It embrace all the New England States to the
# Nashville Convention, ID intended to embrace
/ all the slave States.
+. Some OF the New England States refused to
If send delegates to the Hartford convention
n Others were but partially and informally reps
e resented, and the delegates generaliy;were ap>
pointed in manner, that Ihs mass OF the peo-
Al ple had but little influence or action in making
|, the selection. Even large portion OF the
,d slave States will refuse to send delegates to the
" Nashville Convention, others, as in the casa q
be the Hartford convention, will be bnt partially
n represented, and the mass Of the people viii
Or have but little direct agency in getting up thu
ve convention or in the selection OF the members
w The Hartford Contention was held ostenst
,is bIy ior redress Of grievances; and so will b'
ve the Nashville convention, but with this differ
in ence, that in the former case the grievances
k were Represented to bein actual existence, AM
,er hiphly oppressive and runous, whilst IN tn
sr, latter they are only prospective,
Il. The real object Of the directors and wlr
I;s workers of the Hartford convention, was dis
40 solution ofthe Union, and such is openly chaTg
,se ed as being the redl object Of the directors an
90 wire workers of the Nashville convention.
Tne great body Of the members OF the Har
nh ford Convention were honestan good citlzeN
Cd who were made the tools and duPes OF d.
nd signing demagogGes who were the chIet man
inc ayers, and such will probably be the case
es- the Nashville Convention.
MD Tire former had to bear their full share
inn the gnominy and disgrace which attached
nd. all belonging to the convention, but whi'
md should have been more Justly awarded only
,., the leaders, and so twill no doubt be, with I
- members of the Nashville convention, VIII e
the we'll intentioned will be involved ~ 4
.;n same late with the evil minded and mlsch'e
GUS. ... l.. .....a -
The meeting Of the Hartford convention
~, the signal tor tho loud, general ana otter
and nunciation Of the parties aud their moiY
- nd throughout the whole country So 1t VIII
i. III on :he assembling Of the Nashville c'nventl'
.,L with the difference that the yell OF Indlgnau
1T will probably be more wltherng o. the pE
ent occasion, and will arise from nation
,naJ 90, 100000 souls instead of lO,OOO,OOO. !
.,I muttering Of the yet distant storm is alrej
~ ID beginning to be heard.
The members Of the Hartford convent
> ,ho when they ascertaned what tempest u
-, had raised, came forward in various puoh
:. tions, denying iu tue most positive tern
,;.oa motives and views which were attribute
them, but Notwithstanding their high persc
priva,e characters and standing, they obtal
r.. no credence with the mass OF the people,
never could clear themselves from tue chi
y 80 o( reasonable practices. The members OF
~ - :. Nashville convention will be tortuEa'e IT
.I;Sr do not share the same fate.
D' No member Of the Hartford convention
,;a. "a" afterwards advanced in political lite.
800 n.o woro absolutely and effsctually prescribe
,.ss, the general and State executives as we'll {
..s;. the people, for both Of the great political
-. ties avoided and repudated them, and
- =, sealed their own political death Such
: lac, probably be the fate Of the members 0
.o.lad Nashville Convention.
orable The Hartford couVe'sOr III,
Tho, unenvlably proverb al throughout the Un'f
Nv and will probably be the case with the Mas
,ss;oos convention. aH
! oow So great was tine Odium which a''ache
= "a rema;ns IN the Hartford CONVEX