The organizer., 1850-06-15

SOUTHERN RIeHTs CONVENTION
This body met at Nashville on the Sd
insto Judge Sharkey, of this State,
was made President, and Gen. Nc.
Donald, of Georgia, Vice President.
Nine States are represented in the
Convention, 10 wit: Virginia, South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama Missis-
sippi, Texas, Arkansas, Florida, and
Tennessee. After considerable b dis
cussiOn, it has been decided, thai each
State shall be entitled to one vote, in
the questions which shall come before
the body. Resolutions have been in.
troduced by Mr.. Campbell, Of Tens
nessee, Mr.. Benning of Georgia, Mr..
Ewing of Alabama, Mr.. McRae of
Mississippi, Mr.. Tucker Of Va, Mr..
McClelland, of Florida, and others.
They, generally, breathe the right
spirit. We have only room for the
concluding resolutions introduced by
Col. McRae of this State. We give
them as follows:
ReSoLUed, that while we thus firm.
ly declare our constitutional rights as
set forth in the preceding resolution,
we are yet willing in spirit of har-
mony and conciliation, to meet our
bretheren of the non -slave-hOlding
States in good faith, in carrying out
the Missouri compromise, by extend.
ing the line SO deg, 80 min. to the Pa
cifc Ocean, with the establishm ent of
suitable territorial gov ernmets South
Of that line, TO be admitted as States
into the Union, with or without
slavery, to be determined by the peO- ,
pie of these territories at the time of
the formation by them, when author> =,
lied, of their State Constitution re-
spectively, for admission as States I
into the Union. denying to Congress I
at the same time the constitutional :
power to establish a line excluding a
he citizens of the several States, Y
with their property of whatever kind, I
rom any territory of the United a
States, bat adopting this line as L
Measure of equality and good faith v
n the division of the territory acquiT.
ID from Mexico, as a measure acqui- >,
seed in for the public safety in the Y
Omission of Missouri into the Union, u
nd again demanded by the rights and
ecssities of the people of the slave.
olding States, and the safety of the
government.
Resolved, That if the people Of the &C
on slave. holding States will not ac- ~
'rd to the South the enjoyment of =, -
Ieir slave property, as secured to q
em by the Constitution, according u
the principles herein declared, we thI
to the people OF the slave wi
ates as a mode of resistance to the
ntinued aggression Of the North, ,,o
at they everywhere form associa- e.
ms that they will hold no CONNER. 'a'
Al intercourse in the way of pur- c"
ase, sale or exchange of any arti- fir
es whatsoever, with those States of Ca
Q Union which refuse to accede to or
rms so reasonable and which cOntin- al
to harass the south by the :,
.itation of the various questions ""
injected with slavery. to'
1t seems to be the general impres me m
m that the Convention will require VII
e Missouri Line TO be adopted by
'ngress, so far as territory is con- .D''
rned. II may give peace, iii be =
'ictly adhered to hereafter. This 81,
conceding enoughin all conscience, s.,
the Northern States. 1t is a remedy min
,Side Of the Constitution, and it is 70
t to be seen no W long the peace will u,t,
t which il is likely to bring about. thi.
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