Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-13

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acquescencs, however, we find that the proposition viewed
with distrust in nearly every Southern State Maryland
Missouri, and Kentucky will be represented at all In
other States contemplate mnoes have assumed to appoint
delegates Some States have appointed delegates with
sort OF credentials others with but the passports Of ire
sponsbe Legislative With these facts before our
eyes, we believe that the Nashville Convention already
Ja1e 1t has tailed TO command the concurrent approba-
lion OF the people OF any State and in the language Of
the admirable resolutions Of King George county, which
our own sentiments more precisely than any others
have seen, 1--WE think 1t mpoitic to in Convention
because without union Of sentiment in regard TO such
movement good would follow and that there is division
OF opinion at the South as to the Propre of Convention
at this time, be denied" There is not merely dv-
sion of opinion but convinced that, If vote were
taken tomorrow throughout the Souih large majority would
declare against the necessity for Southern Convention in
June next Is said, know, that it will weaken the
Southern show ourselves divided in regard the
measure. But the division exists, is papabe cannot be
avoided, be denied We divided in the
luton submit to aggression, whatever be the
quence of resistance Is it not true policy, then, true wis.,
dom, to abandon which is not necessary to the
maintenance of position, and about which cannot
agree
| We have not introduced these extracts into our
columns for the purpose of commenting upon
them for they speak very intelligibly for them
selves. Upon the protest Of the Wing" how
ever, against the South being prgadiced by the
failure of the project Of the Nashville Convention"
we cannot withhold the remark that the successful
attempt of any number of Southern States, singly
or by " compact" to get out Of the Union on any
question now sgtated in the South, could not fail
to involve the whole South in rretrievabe disaster.
1t is because such has been and is our deliberate
conviction, fortified by the judgment of many of
the soundest heads in the South, that we have so
earnestly protested against the proposed Conyen-
ton, as the entering wedge by which the Union is
to be rven asunder, and the interests of the South
10 be victmized by deliberate suicide. The "Whig'
may rest assured that from the failure of that
scheme nothing but advantage accrue to the
South.
To the blame that the Times lin paragraph
which we have not copied) would cast upon our
producing to our Southern readers, from their own
| journals, evidence to satisfy them that they had
been deceived or had deceived themselves 10 the
general sentiment of the South, we might oppose,
as sufficient vindication Of our course, the de-
monstration by the :. Times ITSELF in the columns
of the same number which awards this blame, of
the indifference of the masses of the South to this
" violent remedy" for whatever grievances the
South really has reason to complain Of But
will not contend with the Editor of the " Times"
in whose patriotism and integrity of purpose we
have SO much confidence that we bear with his
chidings as we would with those of an affectionate
relative.
The Editor of the Times however, and also
the Editor Of the " Whig," WILL we trust bear with
US in turn, whilst re-afirm, with positive assu
rance Of belief part that, whatever politicians
and party leaders may have declared and resolved
Il Al. la,S fxyp-f rdS pf oil q
People Of the Southern States dead against the
Nashville Convention or any other project which
includes the possibility of design to break up the
Union nay, that, were the matter understood by
the whole people of the South as we understand
il, ninety-nine out Of hundred of the men, women,
and children of the fifteen Southern States would
unite in execralion Of it. OF this we have evil
dence, direct and circumstanal, abundanty salts
factory to us.
We have at this moment before us Letter from
a highly respectable gentleman and STAKEHOLDER in
Virginia to his friend in this city, the body of
which we should place before our readers, in
confederation of the views which we have hereto
fore expressed on the subject of the proposed Nash
vile Convention, did it not contain some things
i. which-hardy though our friend of the !" Times y
seems to consider us-and though we do not for
moment doubt their tru.h-even ue dare not pub
fish. One or two passages, however, we venture
to copy, as follow:
- : fit be asked, why then are The People
so quiet when Congress is much excited,
would answer, there are several reasons. One is,
that they not generally warned of their danger.
Is They do not vet understand fully what is the
matter. Their Representatives in Congress are
not giving them information nor do the country
newspapers The great speeches of Mr. CLAY
and Mr.. WEBSTER would have most powerful
influence on public opinion in the South, were
they generally circulated among the people: and
|. they ought to be. l do not know what the Men,
bers of Congress doing Our immediate Re-
/. preventative could not do greater service than
: by sending thousand or two Of the late speech
f.. or speeches of Governor CAss on the slavery
: question into his district &c.
"The few remarks made in my last letter to
you on the same subject literally true but
were nevertheless, without doubt, altogether un-
acceptable to men under the influence Of passion,
and who were permitting themselves to be led on
blindfod, by those engaged, not in endeavoring to
correct abuses or remedy grievances, but in the
reasonable design Of contriving excuses and lay
ing plans to dissolve the Union
An from which published in the National IN
teIlgencer of the 25,h February last.
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