Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-06-18
NASHVILLE CONpENtJoN.'


what was said and DONE
The committee on credentials reported the fol
lowing list of delegates entitled to seats:
Virginia. Willoughby Newton, r. H. Claybrook
VIM f. Gordon, W. O. Goode, Thomas 5. Gholson
South Carolina~Hon L. Cheves, R. w Barnwel
J. H. Hammond, Samuel Oterson, John A. Bradley, ]
mutt, jr, WI Hanna, R. F. W. Aston, F. w. Pick
ems Drayton Nance, G. A. Trenholm, VIM DuBose
B. r Jamison, and +. BarnwelI Rhett ;, - j..
Georgia.aHon; Walter T. Colquitt, Hon; Chas;
Mcdonald, Col H. l.. Bennng, M j. Crawford, Esq.
Obadiah c. Gibson, Esq, Jas; w. Ramsey Esq Oba-
dah Warner, Esq., Simpson Fouche, ESQ.,. Gen. Robt
Bledsoe, Andrew Fl. H. Dawson Esq. and Dr. ]. G.
Alabama-Gov. B. Fitzpatrick, John A. Campbell
John A. Winston, L. P. Walker, Nicholas Davis, Jas.
Abercrombie, w. M MurPhey,ts +, B Bethja, B Boy
thwaite, ]. S. Hunter, Daniel Coleman, VIM. Cooper
R. Chapman, Thos. A. Walker, G. S. Walden, John
Erwin and W. NJ Byrd.
A. NJ CLAYTON, j. W. Mathews, r j. Word, L. Nell
J. J. Peters, J. J. McRea and E. c. Wilkinson.
Florida.-Col. B. M. Pearson, James Hernandez
4. J. Forman, Q. H. DUPONT, j. F. Mcclellan and
Teras-J. P. Henderson.
Arkansas-J. FL. Powell.
We omit the names of one hundred delegates
from Tennessee-all of them we believe, ap-
pointed by irregular county meetings. We notice
among the names, Gen. Gideon ]. Pillow, VIM.
H. Polk, General Robert Armstrong, Gov. A. ".
Brown, A. o. P. Nicholson, V. X. Stevenson, A..
J. Doneson, Andrew Jackson.
The above list seems intended to include the
names of those delegates only who were present.
Yet Mr.. Cabel of Florida, was undoubtedly at
Washington and not at Nashville, whilst the Con-
vention was sitting.
The following are the resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted, on Saturday the 9Th inst:
l. RESOLVED, That the Territories of the United
States belong the people Of the several States OF this
Union their common property; that the citizens OF
the several States have equal rights to migrate with their
property to these territories and equally entitled to
the protection Of the Federal Government in the enjoy
ment OF that property long the Territories remain
under the charge Of that Government.
3. Resolved That Congress has no power to exclude
from the Territory of the United States any property
lawfully held in the States Of the Unon and any is
which may be passed by Congress to effect this result
is plain violation oil the Constitution of the United
States.
g. Resolped, That it is the duty Of Congress to pro-
vide proper governments for the Territories since the
spirit of American Institutions orbids the maintenance
OF military governments in time of peace, and all
laws heretofore existing in Territories belonging
to foreign powers which interfere with the full en-
oyment of religion; the freedom Of the press; the trial
by jury and all other rights ofpersons and property
secured recognized in the Constitution of the United
States necessarily void so such Territories
become American Territories it is the duty OF the
Federal Government to make early provision FOR the
| enactment ofthose laws which may be expedient and
necessary to to the inhabitants of and egrants
to such Territories the full benefit of the constitutions
| rights we assert
a. Resolped That to protect property existing in the
several States of the Unon the people of these States
invested the Federal Government with the powers o
war and negotiation, and of sustaining armies and ma
ves and prohibited to State authorities the exercise
the same powers. They made no discrimination in the
protection to be afforded the description of the pro.
perty to be defended, nor was it allowed to the Fedora
Government to determine what should be held pro
perry. Whatever the States deal with property the
Federal Government is bound to recognise and defend
as SUCH Therefore it is the sense of this Convention
that all acts of the Federal Government which tend to
denatonaze property Of any description recognized in
the Constitution and laws OF the States, that dscri
inmate in the degree and efficiency of the protection
be afforded it, which weaken destroy tie title of
any citizen upon American Territories, are plain and
papable violations of the fundamental law under which
it exists.
S. Resolped, That the saveholdng States cannot and
will not submit to the enactment by Congress of any
law imposing conditions restraints upon the
rights OF masters to remove with their property into the
Territories OF the United States or to any law making
determinations in favor OF the propretors OF other pro-
perty against them.
6. Resolved That is the duty OF the Federal Gov
eminent plainly to recognize and firmly to maintain the
equal rights of the citizens Of the several States in the
Territories of the United States, and to repudate the
power to make discrimination between the propretors
of different species of property in Federal Legislation
The ulflment OF this duty by the Federal Government
would greatly tend to restore the peace OF the country
and to aiiay the evaporation and excitement which
exists between the different sections Of the Union
For is the deliberate opinion OF this Convention that
the tolerance Congress has given to the notion that Fe
dera authority might be employed incidentally and in
directly to subvert or weaken the institutions existing in
the States confessedly beyond Federal jurisdiction and
CONTROL is main cause Of the discord which menaces
the existence of the Union and which has well nigh de-
stroyed the efficient action of the Federal Government
itself.
T. Resolued That the performance of this duty is re-
qured by the fundamental laws OF the Union The
equality of the people OF the several States composing
the Union cannot be disturbed without disturbing the
frame of the American institutions This principle is
violated in the denial OF the citizens of the savehodng
States OF the power to enter into the territories with the
property lawfully acquired in the States. The warfare
against this right, is upon the Constitution The
defenders Of this right defenders OF the Constitution
Those who deny impair its exercise, unfaithu
to the constitution, and if dsunion follows the destruc
| ton OF the right they are the disunionisS.
8. ReSolDed That the performance OF its duties upon
the principle declare would enable Congress to
move the embarassments in which the country is nov
involved. The vacant territories OF the United States
no longer regarded as prizes for sectional rapacy and
ambition, would be gradually occupied by inhabitants
drawn to them by their interests and feelings. The in
stitutons fitted to them would be naturally applied BY
governments formed on American ideas, and aporo we'd
by the deliberate choice OF their constituents The
community would be educated and disciplined under a
republican administration In habits OF sef-govenment
and fitted for association State and to the en-
joymenl of place in the contedeacy. A community
so formed and organized, might well claim admission
to the Union and none would dispute the validity of the
claim
9. Resolped, That recognition of this principle,
would deprive the questions between Texas and the
United States OF their sectional character and would
leave them for adjustment without disturbance from Sec
tona preludices and passions, upon considerations of
magnanimty and Justice
10, ResolUed, That recognition of this principle
would intuse spirit OF Cancellation in the discussion
and adjustment Of all the subjects of sectional dispute
which would afford guaranty OF early and satisac
tory determination.
II Resolved, That in the event dominant majority
shall refuse to recognize the great constitutional rights
we assert and shall continue to deny the obligations of
the Federal Government to maintain them is the sense
of this Convention that the Territories should be treated
as property and divided between the sections Of the
Union so that the rights OF both sections be adequately
secured in their respective shares That we are aware
this courSeis ohacnns hut