The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-09

thOusdnu-DiDp, nVe hundred. GeorSia 10 IA
flame. Meetings are being held all over the
State. @M s h&
From the TaIIahega (.ala.) Waehfo,cer.
Glory Enough for one Day.
Last Monday was proud day for Talladega.
The friends and enemies of the Nashville Con-
vention, after full notice, met face to face MIR.
Alexander White led the opposition He is the
gentleman who was appointed as one Of the
delegates to the Nashville Convention, by the
Legislative caucus last winter at Montgomery,
when Wings and Democrats alike were its pro-
fessed friends. He was at Montgomery when
he was appointed and for several days thereafter,
and did not decline the appointment. When it
was ascertained, some time before the assembling
of the Nashville Convention, that he would not
attend, it was supposed that he wouldresign, and
give the people of this District fair opportunity
to appoint a substitute, if they desired. He
however did not resign and did not attend But
although Mr. White did not go, the Conven-
ton did actually meet at Nashville.
Mr.. White was aided in his opposition, by
his co-partner, Mr.. L. L. Parsons, and by Gen.
Levi w. Lawler, who was one Of the twenty
seven Wings who short time ago kicked a
dust with Mr. C. C. Langdon. 1t might now be
inferred that Mr.. LAWYERS opposition to Mr.
Langdon was his open and unmasked submission
to Northern outrage. r.....
Mr.. White made two speeches,--one Of great
length. Mr.. Parsons made short speech.
Gen. Lawler made a very few remarks: Each
one had proposition or an amendment to make,
and was =" not afraid to meet the issue before
the country" No, not they. Well, after all
their speeches and efforts, they saw their propo-
| sitions laid on the table by an overwhelming
| majority, and in large meeting, they found
! themselves in the very snug little minority of
about twenty-five! H.. ...... r. ..as. s..s... =.
The best of the matter remains to be told.
This trio was Whig-every inch Wing, and
have occasionally been held up as Wing leaders.
They seemed to think they could rally the true
Southern-hearted Wings of .Talladega as parti1
zens against the Nashville Conventional
though such object was expressly diselaimed-
care was taken to eulogise Henry Clay, and one
| of the speakers Mr.. White] actually made a
grab at the old Cass men and old Union, by
praise of Lewis Cass and songs of Hosannah
remembered what this same Mr.. White, as a
Taylor speaker and Chairman of Taylor Com
| mittee, said and published of this same Cass in
| lS4S, we do not know. But one thing is very
| certain-N[r, Whites bait did not take" The
Wings will not follow his lead, for a majority
of the committee are regular Wings, and the
| resolutions unanimously reported by that COM
| mittee will carry a majority OF that party, and
the Democrats are thoroughly with the South
almost to q man. ,.. ......,... .s....r +
People OF the South, read the resolutions
| passed here on Monday: Consider the oppo-
sition made to them, and see how nobly it was
| met and voted down. Remember your fore
fathers, and resolve to be "eqnals in the Union,
| or independent out of the Union" .....t
| Talladega county will not have to depend on
Mr.. White to represent her, if the Nashville
Convention should have to meet again. -Four
Delegates, were appointed OH Monday, who
will represent the county according to the spirit
of the resolutions adopted.
SOUTHERN MEETNG.-Pursuant to public
notice, a large number of the people of Talla-
dega County, without distinction of party, met
at the Court House of said county, on Monday,
the lst day of July, 1850. '. =. ....
On motion Of Col. VIM. Curry, the Hon.
Leonard Tarrant was called to the chair, and
on motion of Gen. J. r. Bradford, Col. George
Hill was also elected as an associate chairman
of the meeting. These two presiding officers
having been conducted to the chair, John T.
Morgan and A. w. Bowie, Esqrs, were elected
secretaries The object of the meeting was
briefly and pertinently explained by the Hon, l..
Tarrant. ...5. ~ 49,. ,.n ... ,...,...,...o
On motion of S. F. Rice, Esqr., committee
of eleven was appointed by the chair to draft
resolutions for the meeting, consisting of the
following gentlemen, to wit Messrs Samuel F.
Rice, w. w. Knox, A. G. Story, J. Il. Bradford,
Rufus Mynatt, ]. J. Woodward, J. G. L. Huey,
Thos. L. Pope, Isaac Hudson, J. L. NJ. Curry,
and Henry A. Rutledge. ...
70 &bo., H.,
ties And whilst the committee were out, on
motion of Col. Curry, the resolutions of the
Nashville Convention were read to the meeting
by Mr.. James II. Joiner. And on motion Of
Alex. White, Esqr., Mr.. Joiner also read to the
meeting, the Address of the Nashville Conven-
ton. ....
The committee above named, through their
chairman, 5. F. Rice, Esqr., resported the fol-
lowing resolutions, agreed on by the committee
unanimously. .A ..,.l ....
Resolved, 1st That we approve the proceed
ings of the Nashville Convention and hereby
ratify the same. .." .-
Resolred, end. That the resolutions adopted
by the Nashville Convention present correct
exposition Of the rights of the South, and of the
principles and duties of the Federal Government,
and said resolutions are hereby adopted.
RESOLVED, 3rd That the plan originally re-
ported by the Committee of Thirteen to the
Senate of the United States, usually termed the
" Compromise" possesses no virtue to allay the
agitation which threatens to destroy the rights
of the Southerrpeopea and to disrupt the Union,
but is fraught with mischief to the South and
surrenders principles for which we haveatal times
contended. BY that plan the South is required to
yield to the unjust nxactions ofthe North, with
out receiving any equivalent whatever; by its
lst part, all the vast territory obtained from
Mexico by conquest treaty or purchase, is given
up to Abolition; by its End part, a large portion
of Texas, about as far South us Montgomery,
Alabama, is given up to Abolition; by its 3rd
part, Texas bonds to the amount OF about ten
or fifteen millions of dollars, formerly worth
about ten cents in the dollar, are saddied upon
the treasury of the United States, to be paid in
full out of the public money collected from the
South as well as the North. This is offered to
reconcile Texas to the surrender of her territory
to Abolition uses; by its 4th part, the work of
Abolition is actually begun. 1t proposes to
abolish the slave trade in tho District ofC,nIun,