The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-07-30

nance and sanction of Congress should re.
ceive their unqualified rebuke and repre-.
hension.
l. Re,olrea, That any act of Congress,
admitting California as a State with the
boundaries and constitution now claimed.
and thus sanctioning the illegal and unjust
act OF deprivlng the people of fifteen Of the
States OF this Union Of their equal right in
and to the common territory of the States
would be gross outrage upon the conslitu.
tional rights of the Southern States.
8. ReSOtued, That the employment of
slave labor in California would be highly
beneficial TO the whole Union in more rap
idly developing the rich mineral resources
OF that country by permanent and fixed
system Of industry; ahd would be especially
beneficial to the slaveholding States, by
opening new and immensely profitable in
vestments for slave labor, thereby tending
to enhance the value of slaves, and to alb
stract surplus labor from the growth of our
great staples now verging to over-produc-
tion and, therefore, the illegal and arbitra-
ry exclusion of slave property from that ter
ritory would not only be violation of our
rights as equal members of the confederacy,
but highly injurious and detrimental to our
property interests.
6. ReS0lUed. That this attempt TO ex.
clude the Shareholder from the most valua.
Bile OF our acquisitions on the Pacific, is too
tiagrant violation of common justice to be
made acceptable to us under any dress. We
therefore declare our firm opposition to the
plan OF adjustment or compromise reported
by the Senate committee of thirteen, as con-
cedlng to unjust demands the substance of
our rights, and leaving us nought but the
shadow to hide our disgrace
7. ReSolved, That the instructions of our
legislature to our Senators in Congress, re.
curing them to resist by all constitutional
means the admission Of California as claim
ed, and to oppose the abolition of the slave
trade in the District of Columbia, are i'm.
perativc and unconditional, and in these es-
sential particulars at war with the compro.
mise bill
8. ReS0Ired, That it is advisable to form
associations in each county of this State to
be denominated Southern State Rights As
sociations, for the purpose of sustaining the
resolutions of the Southern Convention, and
producing concert Of action in support Of
| Southern rights.
Which were received and agreed to-.
The question then REQUIRED upon their adop.
| ton.
MIR. Fearn remarked, that he was in IA
vor OF all the resolutions except the sew
enth; that this resolution had nothing to do
with the objects for which the meeting had
been called that he was opposed to the ac-
ton taken by the Legislature, and should
vote against the resolution.
Gov. Quitman supported the resolutions
in a spirited and mastery manner, and be-
ing conscious of the truth and justice of the
glorious cause he espoused, challenged
those who differed with him to a public dis
cusslon Of the questions that are now agita-
ting the country. His remarks were listen
ed to with the deepest interest, and repeat
edly ELECTED the applause of the audience.
Judge Hutchinson said he wished, for a
consideration personal to himself, to make a
single remark in order to show his approval
Of all the resolutions reported by the CON-
mittee, including the 7th, to which there
was one dissentient, (Mr. Fearn) whose OBJ.
lection is not to the principle of that resolu.
tlon, but to its supposed effect upon the COM
munity Judge Ii. thought that the resolu.
ton might be withdrawn. The instruc.
tions of the legislature were before our Sen.
ators in Congress, who would perceive what
we propose to assert, their imperative char
| ha -; A.
and address of the Southern Convention
would furnish additional ground of confor.
nifty to the legislative instructions. He had
no doubt but that the entire delegation ol
this State would occupy and maintain tc
the last extremity that Southern ultimatum
yet If the 7th resolution be put he would
vote for it.
Col. c. S Tarpley moved the adoption o.
the resolutions reported by the committee
with the exception Of the seventh; which
was unanimously carried
Gen. G. NJ. Price moved that in order tc
cut off discussion and test the sense of the
meeting, that the 7th resolution be laid or
the table; which was lost
After some discussion upon the resolution
in which Messrs. Davenport, Tarpley and
Work, took part, the question was taken or
its adoption, and decided in the affirmative
Mr.. Fearn dissenting.
On motion of Col. c. S. Tarpley,
| ReSoLred, That the Mississippian and the
papers throughout the State, be requested
to publish the proceedings of this meeting.
The meeting then adjourned.
JOHN |. GUION, Chmn n.
E. P. russell, Sec'y.