Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-15
THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION ADJOURNED.

1 THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION ADJOURNED.
| The Telegraphic accounts from Nashville inform
US of the adjournment Of the Southern Convention
on Wednesday last to meet again in six weeks
after the adjournment of the present session of
Congress. The greatest difficulty in the Conven-
ton appears 10 have been to agree on their Address
to the People, which was not adopted until it had
undergone three days discussion We give the
following sample of the spirit of the proceedings of
the last two days, as transmitted through the
Telegraph:
NASHVILLE, JUNE IL, 1850.
The adoption of Address the People Of the United
States being under considerations Mr. CoLauITT of Georgia.
made ultra Southern speech. He willing Che said)
TO have margin enough incorporated in the report suit the
views of gentlemen who wished to address the people, ho
for decided He would advise every Southern
State be moulding bullets casting cannon, and filing their
asenas need be- in order to defend their rights Was he
disunionst The Union, be would say, could not be de-
stroyed But he not for tame submission The Union
alike dear ALL North and South and if the people of
the North loved the Union did, it would be preserved
But every man. woman and child south of the Potomac
willing to die for their rights. II seemed all TO resolve itself
into this, at last if he just knew exactly how to ask for
settlement of this controversy and he could get what be
desired, the Almighty knew he would ask for just that much
| and no more
Judge HUNTER, of Alabama, replied to the charges by
".
who protested himself in favor of compromise the resolu-
tons met his approval but the address did not correspond
with them.
Mr.. HUNTER again spoke reerating bis former positions.
He held to the principles Of the esoluons-hat the Union
Of the States compact and that each State last
sort, had right to seeede from the Union.
Mr. NEwToS, Of Virginia, in the Of remarks
said that his colleague had asked him, in the
promise bill passed. whether he would be willing to dissolve
the Union His colleague had right to put such ques
ton He M Hanter) was not for tmd counsels any more
than for rash fact with regard to the proposed
compromise that five out of the six propositions in favor
OF the North and he did not view that as compromise
which proposes to take for single free State than nine
hundred miles the shores Of the Pacific ocean, and cuts
the South of forever from commerce with Asia and that
quarter of tho world, and confines them to their shores
at home, &c. despatch cut off
NASHVILLE, JUNE IL, 1850
Mr. MATTHEW'S, of Mississippi, presented address to
the people of the nonsaveholdng States which, without
being read, laid upon the table.
The proposed Address to the People and the amendments
offered thereto coming up
Mr.. TUCKER, of Virginia. to address the Convention
hoping be able to que the excitement He could hope
with his and voice to win plaudts from the gallery,
he would speak Gas became his years. words Of truth and
soemnness He said he desired respond question
asked by Mr. GHoLsoN last evening" whether if the compro
bill before Congress should be amended and passed. he
would go for dissolution of the Union If he allowed
TO amend the compromise BILL he would 60 for dissol
ton. He would amend it suit himself Had the question
been put him. whether he would go for dissolution
if the compromise bill should be passed without amendment
then he could have answered That what brought
them here 1t because the South dangers ahead that
the Convention had assembled to devise avoid them
He passed on and alluded to the position Of Virginia.
which had taken her stand and said that she would resist
the Wmot proviso to the last extremity In relation to the
address, he sad if he had had the the gentleman
from Mississippi who proposed the amendments he would
have persuaded him not to offer them but he for har
mony and if the amendments would produce harmony, he
would for them. If the address, without the amend
mens would produce harmony, he would vote for that
o would vote for any thing to that object.
He spoke of Mr. Websters assertion that the Union could
not be dissolved without boodhed rawhead and bloody
connexion with the subject. He referred to the present
union between Messs Clay Glass; and Webster and declared
that when such united it time for the people to
BEWARE there mischief brewing He viewed the char
of each Of these gentlemen in turn in most sarcastic
ven-each Of whom he avowed was for himself. and the
devil take the hndmost He discussed the question of dis
union and showed that if the should pass the
South could sustain itself.
Judge SHARKEY, of Mississippi spoke in favor of the
amendments proposed stating unless they adopted
he would be compelled to against the address.
Mr. HAMMOND, of South Carolina replied, and when he
concluded the previous question called and sustained
The main question then put and the address adopted
unanimously, the delegations voting BY States.
On motion the roll called for the purpose Of permitting
each delegate enrol bis for against the Address
The following gentlemen voted against the address Messrs
Davis, Abercombe Murphy Judge Byrd, Hunter, Of Ala
bama, Ghoson, Of Virginia, Foreman, Of Florida, and
Sharkey, of Mississippi.
The resolutions reported on Monday by the committee in
relation to the boundary of Texas, adopted
Mr. Dawson, Of Georgia. offered resolution advising the
formation of ell parties in the South into party, to be
called The Southern Republican Party and adopting
its motto The union of the South for the sake Of the Union
and recommending support the Southern Press be
established at Washington The resolutions laid
| the table.
The President and Vice President then took leave of the
Convention in appropriate remarks, and the Convention
adjourned again in six weeks after the adjournment
| Of the present session Of Congress.