North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1850-11-13
SOUTHERN RIGHTS MEETING.

"A
held in the Court House in Charlotte, October 29th.
and was organized by the election of S. A.. Davis,
ESQ., as President and w. M. Mathews Secretary
Mr.. L. Badger being called upon explained very
briefly the object of the meeting. 81 81
Upon motion made and seconded. it was -zg
Resolved, That a Committee of Five be appointed
by the Chair to prepare Preamble and Resolutions
expressive of the views of the citizens OF Mecklen'
burgupon the laws recently passed by Congress res
pecting Slavery.
Walker. S. H. Elliot, ]. M. Potts, DR.. G. }. Fox
and l.. Badger the Committee, who retired. ~,
While the Committee were out, n. r; "arine
ESQ.,, who was called upon, arose and mace al am
mated Southern address.
The Committee returning, reported lhe ireahoit
and Resolutions which follow, which oelns ledu
were unanimously adopted. y,
Whereas, the Abolition fanatics OF the of'h nave
from very early period OF our history iaoe anu co
tinue TO make apgressions upon the institution OF
SLAVERY in the South and Notwithstanding repeated
concessions on the part of the South have persisted
in their warfare upon that institution anu oeih@ e
holden by their frequent successes ana our many nu
BILE and pacic CONCESSIONS have not only invaded oui
domestic relations through these attacks, but have
gone so far as odeny constitutional ana
whearas we believe the admission OF California as
State dictated as it by their spirit OF aggression
and rapacity and their disposition to deny us our
inst and inaenable rights to be unconstitutional,
and passed in utter disregard of the equai cia OF
the South TO portion of that territory anu Deie
ing the offer made by them to purchase portion VI
Texas is but another covert attack upon our is''u-
lions, a bride and an insult
Therefore be it ResOlred, ;,
Ist That we the citizens OF Old Meckiehn"i@' IN
convention assembled, do In the hrst pace du III .e
most emphatic manner, enter our most soe'Hn Poes'
AGAINST the law admitting California as State INTO
the Union - that we look upon such ADMISSION as
impolitic unjust as dsgraceful to the majority that
passed it, and as a violation the Constitution.
Cd TIL we have heretofore regarded and respect
ed the line of SO 80 as settlement line oet"een !e
North and South upon this delicate and agltatng
question of slayerv that we believe the spirit OF the
compromise establishing that line has been violated
and South of it, contrary to lis express meanings III
vaded by the recent laws passed In ana COM
prised in the CompIomise or Omnibus Dill; that we
view their MASSAGE as eminently disturbing the har-
mony and tending to rupture of the UnIon' II they
have not already sounded its knel, and that against
those laws all and SINGLE we do earnestly and seri-
ously enter our protest. , =,
the sake and safety of the South, to be just and
righteous Union and pledge ourselves to co-oPe-
rate with other Southern States that are using means
10 srrenthen this Union and resist the violations OF
The Constitution.
4th That we view the action of the North at this
lime where every effort is being made to defeat the
operation of the Fugitive Slave Law, as further ag-
yressive upon the South, and as deserving the Just
of the Southern people.
The following were offered by VIM. R. Myers,
ESQ, as additional Resolutions, and unanimously
dopted:
s. That the States composing the Federal Union ,
re free and independent sovereigntles; that they
nav and of right should exercise all the rights oil
eparate distinct and independent commonwealth,
whenever the protection of the Federal Government
5 Withdrawn or in the wisdom the people wronged,
Is deeqated powers wrested and perverted to the
injury of that people, infringing upon their reserved
lights or invading their institutions: gr anng TO the
federal government such powers only as may be for
he mutual protection and preservation of the whole
g. That the State of North Carolina, in common
ri,h her sister States in the South, should adopt
uch Legislation or other action as may seem most
xpedient, pointing to restriction and non-lnter- :
curse with the North, that the disorganizrrs OF that
ection NAV see the and feel the force of the
vii growing out of their aggreSsions upon and Off
ious intermeddlng with the institutions OF the |
outh. /!
7th That let others do as they list. here pledge
our lives, our fortune, and our most sacred honor
, maintain Southern Rights and honor.
Previous to the passage OF the Resolutions patro-
C and eloquent speeches in their behalf were deliv-
red by John Walker, Esq, and the Hon. u. w. i
aldwel.
Mr. Myers made some very appropriate and spir-
ed remarks npon the Resolutions he offered. !!
1t was further unanimously ..-.s-.s- !,
Resolped, That our Representatives elect to the
legislature have warm thanks for the patriotic
I'd able stand they recently took upon the Southern
Iestion.
ResOived, That Delegates be elected by this Con-
,ntion TO attend the Nashville Convention.
Whereupon. the following gentlemen were cho-
m: Messrs r. P. Waring and w. r. Myers, and
essrs JOS Dolby and Zenas Grier alternates. il
On motion. Resolved, That these proceedings be
lbIished in the t" Hornets Nest" and that other
lpers in this State and South carolina friendly TO
e cause he requested to copy. i
On motion the meeting adjournd, subject 10 the
III of the President. Is
s. A. DAVIS, Ch'm'n.