The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-20
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W McwIILIE.
THE OBJECTS or THE SOUTHERN CONVENTION
The best attacks upon the proposed
Southern Convention = e state me obec a. SCI iorh by
be represented ia that body IL VIII thus be that the
u he ae and thus NE
ton of The Union That tue Whole southern States should
take part the action Of sch body, crisis like the
present. be demanded by every confederation Of
peace and national Union.
meeting oi he Southern Conyenlon and some the main
grounds taken by that body are contained in the third reso
luton.
i.hiag slavery il the Coumba prohibit
@ Ss @ 10 and s s
@ s sa law Would ss
and deliberate dsssn % ne par Of that body % interfere with the
nr suyelii ieolutton the address OF the
Of southern menters q Congress- and in view Of
the there ch, procialms the deliberate convic
o that The time has arrived when lie southern States
should take counsel tcgefher.
The principles laid down by that convention en-
braced The third fourth. and dim resolutions:
That Of the United states of delegated
United saes which the only legitimate source Of them
prohS,ed % the STATES are the express
rsssrysd % s stat, sr ,s me pso a. n, limited
upon the United saies impair destroy
coumsis United states, any place
prohibit the transfer Of slaves from
other except me delegated toll over the foreign slave trade
which has been exhausted. y,
e n Slaves amy o. ns s p &. asss Or 20
papable and dangerous Of the
the und sas and nsons,sn w y COMPROMISES and guar
The Virginia Legislature has adopted the following,
among other resolutions:
Rslss That regarding ths convention proposed be held
e people together
acns eompsnse on ss, part WIN their eonsiaiionaI osla
and thereby preserving inc Union o. ne States IN i
safes and their IN Congress- n their eeaee.s aqua
ST aaS .1s s' s s s sss s
southern States .ad approving s ose,s Of aid convention
people delegates thereto, Ae, ke
The LEGISLATURE OF TEXAS made p,oslson sr ls slecon
Of delegates, aud they chosen The following,
among other resolutions were adopted unanimously By
Unioa has any law, any
ns a.. s . s " ~ sas az any
Be deprived Of rsu and equal rg in territory q The United
RssoIrs slavery coIumsi.,
uson ana S.sS - IS a mdan q aens r.. nuon q
slavery IN the siaies and against which aimed blow should
20 The o. the contribution, the defence Of HERSELF and te
Rs,oIv. Thai, knowing no psy rsms o. political Srioas
ses S = % Il an mac % ne char
Pad MAKE vita sisfr STATES 81 ns soah,
cal we VIII Cordially eoopeafs with the rel otse south IL say
.sSs.,. q defence q our nsn mat may Be best
The legislature Of sou Car dina adopted the following
resoiutoni
Rs.olSs Thai e recommendation o. me State Of Mississippi
Monday 10 June next cordially embraced whole
soa mat y common sosas we may are. ,h common eaaa
driven on By the lust q and eel spt o. naucism.
ne object q ihs souie,n Coavenon Is % canvas. The
IN The coafederacy, aRd 70 mbody those views in
mon platform The necessity Of this action il plainly ndi
Gated BY TIE state OF popular sentiment tie North,
well az here at the South We believe that IL Is absoa eli
oad Be held The are oSsou. Il re
o. States out OF the territory acquitted IRON Mexico aud ou
Of Oregon, Nebasks, and Mnne~aia there viii he about
twentyfOur Snes added the Union. " the Lager
proposition Of these Saes shall be iee ngay not be many
years before the sha bc altered ,he desrnc
ton Of that clause giving the South the benefit Of rep
sentson Of her slave property add other aggression
70 y ~n'cn my &c Popaar we Nors
msn and hrce-fonfihs OF The legislatures Ta,ify u
u the whep grows into lion. The North l. evid ny dis
Posed NJ this moment 20 make compromise in It's assaults
upon the South and neglect sking adsan age OF OPP
portaniy 20 ansreious 10 tee existing difficulties. by de
csng unhesitangy the grounds upon which the South
stands united body, be ioose ipfosidense. and
exhibit moral nbeeiiy aud weakness which would soon
va Le axe AZ the root Of our d. stny The resolutions
thaiwe be easily d.side and prsvsnied from occupy
ing common ground. What we want now - the mora
~, -" $780, ms y threaten the North with disnnon-we 90
~. want olsunon The Union Is TO be cherbed as long
e me cons,n,on Ne aw Of the land The convention
csnnet produce d'union 1t win SIMPLY sate the
Sonh deems net ughs ~ reference Surrender oil ia
touching slavery These views viii H. Issed mon
fair CONSTRUCTION Of the constitution and free rom al i'm
fNtatt,fs mat WIN fne1-
retcn doctrines. snch ~ Sswad other northern free
soiers have pni forward superior 70 the constitutions
plain iefier nnd spirit IL he Moth grsontas ~ ss,cb
PLATFORM then disunIon viii rec, pom her lead
wife 10 that from, Mi..,.s;pn are
among valued ouzeBs the whole hennl, ~ IRE
Supreme Court among delegates In Aal ANA
Georges Texas South Carolina and vngnia tie decy
as we know them, Of The same high .,a,fng
Many oihem have been honored with tie "a os pove
Judges oil the high courts seats Ia Congress Ia the
legislatures of their respective States No one has W,
charged of ieaity 70 the Unon against snse de
eRaie selec'ed but, the hand fad several
delegates have addressed letters 10 their
IA which opinions the most consef, alive avowed
Sach then, icing tbs objects OF the Southern Convention
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