Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-03-23

FROM THE KNOXVILLE (rEsN.) REGISTER.
The SOUTHERN CONVENTIONAL good deal of inquiry is
being made in different portions of the South to the object
the proposed Convention of the savehodEg States Nash
vile in June The people have heretofore been assured
that the object Of the Convention to devise the mode
and Of redress to be adopted by the Southern Sses
in the Wmot provso kindred measures should be
adopted by Congress and receive the sanction the President
But it seems be conceded now that the Wimo provso
pass either House Of Congress. What action is il to
take and what recommend, when the contingency
which il called provide for will not in all human pro-
liability, happen WIZ MATTER KEPT so PRO-
FOUND SECRET Does not his rery fact shoc that there
something behind the curtain, NOT MENTIONED
PROGRAMME, Which it is desired to accomplish by
the Conrention? Is there scion to be taken by
the convention Of which deemed advisable not TO inform
the people advance they should their opposition
dsunon every shape and form while they secure in
their rights, rown down movement which may end in evil
and evil only Such convention that proposed to be
held Nashville is faught with important consequences for
good for evil and il The former intended by its advocates
there should be coactaimen as 10 its purposes. Every
thing which it is intended to accomplish should be explicitly
stated, that the people who truly and legtmaey the
Of the republic may be led into nothing that Is
wrong, withhold their sanction from that which is clearly
right This the friends Of the proposed convention have fall
ed do, and has created suspicion in the minds OF hum
deds aud thousands Of the honest patriotic men Of the Soun
that DIsUNIoN turks the bottom of the increment And
how could il be otherwise Could men-men who are
poverba for their rsshnes and impetuosty IN relation to
"Southern rghts-expect ito get up great convention
composed Of delegates representing one hail OF ne people Oh
this conederacy, without stating IN the most explicit
the objects sought TO be accomplished and still
excite suspicion the correctness OF their motives
Such an idea would be preposeous and would argue but lit
lie in favor Of the hrewdness Of those concerned in the move
ent or Of their estimate Of the intelligence Of the people who
expected join heartily in the uherance OF their OBJ
ect But there are facts connected with this movement
in favor of convention Of the slavehodng States, in
cdens brought gh. by the action Of the friends Of the
proposed assemsgs, with which the people should be made
thoroughly acquainted and which they should weigh well be-
fore they give their sanction movenen which may end
no, only 10 dissolution Of the Unon but in civil war; that
greatest Of freedom, that may exnguish the last hope
Of Republican Government.
One fact which should be brought prominently before the
people IT, that the proposed Convention, if assemblies
will be composed Of all sorts of MATERIAL and who will under
take say that rah ambitious, and designing men, by the
preponderating weight Of numbers, will adopt such
mode Of resistance" and manner Of redress" will in.
eyably dissolve the Union greatly impair its strength