Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-06

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IN this matter from South Carolina TO Mississippi that
South Carolina having attempted the measure and
failed, could not now carry that weight ana innuehoe
which its Importance demands that Mississippi being
and chvarous State, having won for herse snat
proud title through the conduct Of her volunteers IN the ex
can war; coupled with the advantage Of having the theatre
Of the agitation changed to point remote nom that OF lne
previous one and her citizens being easier gued would
far greater influence for the Of the measure
than any other State.
That prominent citizens Of Mississippi, both Wings and
Democrats only prvy to This move but nsgators
it, we have not doubt How far they have succeeded IN
their schemes of all know, at least oil may Know
by taking the trouble examine into the matter The pro-
ject pending before the Legislature to appropriate
$3.50 900 fight the Yankees, part this scheme-he
nitatory step and although at first view might appear
as windy ebuliion Of harbraned hospurs, yet y
deeply laid scheme. The leaders in this move know iun
well that such contingency contemplated IN Inc resou
federal relations will happen unless brought
about by their Vaccinations they know mat s-oo,ooo
would be but drop in the bucket such contingency wee
to occur they know, too that their vanous ana
schemes would with favor from the masses u were
fairly stated and proposed and that their only chance o.
depends upon quilting and deaudlag the people w
it heEce they brought forward in the Legislature what
pleased resolutions federal relations aPpfopr-
ang $3.50 600 to meet contingency the undoubted object
Of which commit many possible into sancon
of their arous heme, who, when once COMMITTEE they
hope to lead on act TO another until lhey are pre-
pared TO give in heir adhesion to the whole scheme Under
this blind many persons real friends OF the Union have been
led asay but whether they have SO far committed
that ey retreat is the question We hope ior Inc
sake of he Union, they have not But thanks 10 uod al
ready 10 reaction beginning to take place. Meetings
are $eng held in various portions of the State TO calmly and
coo, consider this matter in its true light
Prom THE BRANDON (aIss.) REPUBLICAN MARCH l6.
We must confess that we are not deeply mortified to see
the "dsorganiSing Contention at Nashville SO univer
sally condemned by all the prints protesting ana
patriotism. The Hartford Conventions during our last war
with England should warn the advocates of the anticipated
one Nashville of their DOOM The plain up and down fact
of the business is, people enjoy too many Liberties 20
hazard for moment the stability Of the Union The world
is much interested in our thus far happy project OF sell
government 1t would be altogether right now to dis
solve the firm and thus crush forever its brightest hopes
would be than cruel atcde to extnguish forever the
latent sparks Of freedom in every land that are kept alive
solely by the wind from the wings Of noble bird as he
takes his course heavenwad Freedoms cause knows no
bound il is not local. but encces, with symPathetic
chord the hababe globe. has voaries in every cline,
and all animated by the glorious and beraling aspl-
rations for fraternity and equality Dissolve the Union
Nper II TOO precious all that lends heat to the poll
teal heart and in all that is nouhing to patriotism, be
thus idly swept away No. we will maintain il and to do
so we are prepared stand the hazard of the die Let
dsunio,iss and foreign emsares croak and plot yet they
will be sadly disappointed in believing that Americans do not
know their rights and liberties, and knowing them will not
maintain them every hazard. "One aad insepaabe," we
cannot, will not be discovered.
FROM THE ABERDEEN (MIssIssIprI) "ISDErESDENr."
| TIE NASHVILLE CoNvENTIoN.-We most sincerely be-
eve that the Legislature Of this State have usuped power
entrusted to them by either the constitution or the Peo
p in pedgng the State of Mississippi stand by whatever
the Nashville Convention may do and in eectng delegates
that body under that pledge There would have been OF
marked propey in expression Of legislative opn
ion with regard both the rights of the South and the
pedency and action of that Convention but the great moral
force of that body lost when its control is taken from the
hands of the people As unbiased expression OF popular
feeling to what due to the Souths delegates ftesh
from the people, and holding credentials from the popular
voicehe action of that Convention would have been enti-
tied twice the weight which will have when its delegates
found bear with them marks of popular confidence
but to be only the appoinees of Legislative caucus The
will be at made that the Legislature of Mssis
spp-he very State which commenced the movement which
claims paternity which stands forth the champion per
Of Southern rghts-is afraid the people with voice
in the selection of delegates with the issuance of nsuc
| tons for their guidance.
But by far the mschevous &C. Of the Legislature
their pedge of the State stand by the action Of the Con-
vention" We say mschevous-it would have been So if
| it were any thing more than empty gasconade-
| "Sound and fury, sgnitying nothing
II it any thing, mi.chievous and unwananed
if meant nothing, it ridiculous What right has the
State Legislature under the constitution which confers its
powers pledge the people Of the State to ray whatever
Convention may do of delegates from some OF the States OF
the Union If that Convention confines its action to adj
vce-o suggestions how best the constitution Of the United
States and glorious Union may be preserved in all their
integrity and how the guaranteed rights OF the South be
best preserved from violation, then pledge of the kind
necessary. The fact of giving such pledge speaks of
CONCLUSION Hd soiuclllHS eisc WIS
besides advice and suggestion that action was looked for
the ntiaory step of revolution and disunion n that case
the Legislature possessed power whatever it was
usurpaon which only loses its alarming features when
reflect its totally imperative character An act Of revo-
luton, to be at all usable must be the act Of the people
they sovereign and the only soveregns When did The
people of Mississippi give the Legislature the right to pledge
them stand by disunion revolutionary movement
Did the Legislature find that right in the instrument which
defines their authority in any mandatory instructions from
the popular will :
But will be said that the Nashville Convention does
intend dsunon revolution Grant that But does take
away from the improperly Of such pledge the Legsa
ture has made How knew they what the Nashville Con-
venon will may do If the Legislature in earnest,
the jealous guardian Of State sovereignty and the rights Of
the people, had its members any moral legal political
power pledge its citizens stand by the action of body
assemble three months hence, and portion Of the dele
gates which yet elected Unged with prescence
they were how knew they that the pure and patriotic in
tentons in which is aveed the Convention originated will
he covered up the rashness oohardness Of
Of its present advocates be entirely changed under the in
Auence Of the political demands Of the bitter enders Can
the interests Of the Safe be rrevocaby entrusted to the guar
dainship of any set Of men, matter how pure may
believe hen without the of the people first expressly
given.
FROM THE LEXINGTON (MIss.) ADVERTISER.
PUBIC MEErIse-The meeting called for the 10th
Instant take into consideration the subject of slavery
according appointment; whereupon, motion Of A. NJ
WEsT, Col H. w. BRowS called to the chair, and NJ.
L. McGuIRE appointed Secretary
The following Preamble and Resolutions unanimous
Iy adopted
Believing it only to be right, but The bounden duty
of every community to give public TO their opinions
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