The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-15
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.

Whereas the Governor of Georgia, in obedience
to act of the last Leg isnrure, passed by an al
mos, unanimous vote, has conv"ked a convention
of the people Of the State, to deliberate upon the
course which 1t becomes them to pursue i'll view
of the late actrSu Of Congress:
And, whereas, The discussions on the sub ect of
slavery, and the course pursued, and measures
proposed to he adopted by members in the late
session of Congress, and the fact that there ia now
ma GRITTY in both branches Of Congress from non
slavehodng States, convince That rights,
our independence under the Constitution as it now
is, are in imminent peril
|. Resolved, That the bills for establishing Ter
ritoria Governments in Utah and New Mexico,
inasmuch they fail to protect the STAKEHOLDER
from the operation of the Mexican law excluding
slavery, as full y and efectually exclude the South
from these Territories as could be done by lie
ernl enactment Of the Proriso.
9. Rcsoired, That by the admission of Cafor-
MIA into the Union, under constitution formed by
Il small number Of transient adventures, the Gov
eminent has interviewed against the South, and
given life and validity to the prohibition Of slave
ry, otherwise null and void, which is the same
thing as if the Government had interposed the
proviso itself.
3. ReSoiped, Th we ar: again with the people
OF the North, IN the opinion that the act Of Con-
gress abOlishng the slave trade the District Of
Columbia, il but the first step 10 the abolition of
slavery IN all places under the jurisdiction of the
General Government, and constitutes another act
of individual and unconstitutional discrimination
against our properly and institutions.
! 4. Resolved, That these acts unerrngly indi-
cate the deliberate determination Of the free States
to persevere in their hostility to our rights and
interests, and sub ect US to degrading inferIorty;
and that we see nothing in the state of public
opinion, in thos- States, to induce the belief that
even tame submission to present wrongs, will
secure us against future and more destructive ag-
gressIon.
s. Resoircd, That we believe the South ought
now to unite as one man and adopt strong and de-
cislye measures, which shall forever stop the agi.
tation and discussion in the halls of Congress, in
relation to the subject Of slavery, one over which
they have no control, and that any further inter-
ference with slavery in any manner or form what
ever, should be resisted at every hazard.
- 6. ReSolred, That as one method Of stopping
agitation and recovering portion OF our lost
rights, that whenever the question OF slavery IS
introduced 10y members from the non sluvehod-
ing, that Immediately the slavehodng States
ought and we expect them TO demand and insist
on The repeal of any Mexican law Of Congress
that may be in force, abolishiEg or prohibiting
slavery and the clause in the Territorial BILL for
Utah and New Mexico interdicting the Territorial
legislature in passing any law in respect Of slavery
EMIGRATION FROM CoRW.-The Cork Const
tuition says" Two steamers, one belonging to
tlic Cork Steam Ship Company and the other to
the City of Dublin, left on Saturday for Liver
pool. Both vessels were literally crowded with
emigrants there being no fewer than 900 males
and females taking their Departure. So dread
ful was the rush 10 get board that the "iici as
of both companies had to employ n number OF
men, with heavy sticks in hand, TO bent off the
crowds that attempted to rush on board, appear.
ing evidently: y it they were flying from plague.
When the vessels were leaving the quays, the
..ilreks from the hundreds Of the relatives and
friends left behind were piercing, and continued
It'll the vessels were nearly out of sight A
private letter 'eceived here last week, from one
OF our ship agents, states that though the passage
money to America is advancing, Lrerpo" is
crowded with emigrants, numbsss of whom viii
he nnSb!s 70 obtain ut present the desired pass-
oge."