Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-08
NATIONAL lNTELLIGENCER.
THE NASHVILLE CoNyENTIoN.-TTs ORIGIN
AND ITS OBJECTS.

We have barely time, before hearing any thing
of the actual event of the Southern Convention,
now in session at Nashville, to pay due at
tention to certain developments which have lately
been made in the State Of Mississippi touching its
origin, and to Letter of Chief Justice SHARKEy
addressed to the Editor of the Southron,' animad
verng upon our late reply to his letter to the Edi-
tors of the National Intellgencer, apd vindicating
the objects of the Nashville Convention, I'M
ders.ood by himself and some other Wing gentle
men in the South.
With regard to the origin and principal features
of this scheme Of Southern Convention we shall
add nothing of our own to the statements which we
about to introduce to our readers. except that
the rumor substantated by the following evidence
reached this city about the time of the death of Mr..
CALHOUN, and the regency of that lamented event
has induced US hitherto to pass Thy without COM
ment. BY publications in the Mississippi newspa-
pers, however, it has now become matter of history,
which we have no right to withhold from the know
ledge of our readers. .... ...
We copy, then, from :" the Southron,' published
at Jackson the seat of government of the State of
Mississippi, the following Letter from Mr.. CAL
HouN, the production of which was elected by a
direct appeal made by the Editor of the Southron,
stating the rumor of the existence of such Letter,
and of its contents, and urging irresistible argu-
ments why the Letter should be produced by the
gentleman who had it in possession, to enable
the Public to judge for itself of its contents:
LETTER FROM Mr.. CALHOUN TO COL. C. S.
TARPLEY, OF MISSISSIPPI
FoRr HILL, July 8, ls4s.
DEAR SIR: greatly obliged to you for copy of the
proceedings of your Mississippi meeting. have read it
with great deal of pleasure. ....
You ask for my opinion the which should
be adopted by the Mississippi State Convention October
have delayed answering your letter until this time,
that might fully notice the developments the North
before gave it. They more and adverse to US every
day There has not been single occurrence since the rising
of Congress- which does indicate the part OF the North
fixed determination to push the abolition question the last
extreme. ....
Inmy opinion there is but thing that holds the pro-
mise of saving both ourselves and the Union and that
Southern Convention and that if much longer delayed
not 1t ought to have been held this fall and ought
be delayed beyond another year. All ought
to look to that result For that purpose every Southern State
ought to be organized with central committee and in
each county Ours is already. 1t is indispensable to pro-
dUce concert and prompt action In the tme firm and
reoute resolutions ought to be adopted by yours and such
meetings may take place before the assembling of the
Legislatures in the fall They when they meet ought to
take the subject in the solemn and impressive
The great object OF Southern Convention should be-
put forth in solemn manner the of grievances
address to the other States, and admonish hem
solemn manner, the consequences which follow #
they should be edessed and take preparatory
in they should not be- The call should be addressed
to all those who DESTROYS the Union and nsu
TONS and who, the alternative, should be forced u.s.
of submission dsolving the partnership, would prefer the
latter. ...
No State could better take the lead this great conseva-
tive than yours Iii destined be the greatest
sufferers if the abotionists should succeed and am not
certain but by the time your Convention meets farhes
your Legislature, that the time will have make the
call With great respect, ar &c.
]. C. CALHOUN.
Upon this Letter the Editor of :" the Southron"
makes the following pithy comment:
Now let the action in Mississippi did not accord
with the recommendations contained in this letter.
We had Convention in October Mississippi took the
lead. central committee organized. They attempted
appoint committees in the counties Firm and esolue
resolutions adopted by the October Convention The
Legislature took up the subject the solemn and i'm
pressve manner 1t reserved in the treasury the small sum
of two hundred and twenty thousand dollars, enable the
ashvie Convention to take the preparatory steps, spo
ken Of by Mr. Calhoun This far things have yet
gone for the sequel abide the action of the Nash
vile Convention.
To show how far the recommendations of the committee
correspond with those of Mr.. Calhoun give extract
from their address
Beside and beyond popular Convention of the Southern
States with the and the hope of arreng the of
aggression, and if practicable, then the
South in ,cH understanding, and ACTION the Convention
Of Mississippi suggested, the possible ultimate resort, the
CALI by The Legislatures Of the assaei States of still
solemn convenons-such should be regularly elected by
the people of those Staeso deliberate speak, and with
all the OF the people. Should, in the
suit such venons be called and they lead
like regularly constituted convention Of all the assaed
States to provide the resort for their wei
fare, by the formation of compact and UNION that will
afford protection to their Liberties and their rights"
The contamination of the project here forth would be
justabou likely preserre the Union Mr.. Cahouns
Each would take steps preparatory dsoe, in order
preserve it.
No reader who has paid attention 10 the history
of this Convention fail to observe the like con-
formity OF the acts and resolutions of the Legisla-
lures of GEORGIA and VIRGINIA, as in those Of the
Legislature of MISSISSIPPI, to the programme in
Guided in the Letter of Mr.. CALHOUN.
elf we analyze Mr. Cahouns letter, and compare with
It's recommendations the suggestions of the address of the
committee of the October Convention continues the Editor
of the Southon 1--WE shall fed only that she statements
going the rounds OF the newspaper press are true but that
he b.,,