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

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Resolved That dissolution Of the Union is thing not to
thought of as remedy but appalling calamity and
should be resored only when all hope of Justice from the
North has ceased TO exist, and all constitutional remedies
exhausted, and even then only choice Of evils
Resolved That the Nashville Convention, primarily re-
was measure Of the people, emanaing from
hem in popular meetings. irrespective of party and be
summaed by them and that the attempt by the STATE Legis-
pervert the intent of the same unauthor
zed assumption power and well calculated il Designed
by the assumption OF unconstitutional positions, TO drive from
support large and respectable portion OF the Southern peo
pe who will yield TO none in their advocacy Of Southern
rights.
FROM RAYMOND (nIss.) GAZETTE.
CONVENTION THE People OF HIsDs CoUsTT.-In
pursuance Of previous notice. highly respectable number OF
citizens from all parts OF Kinds county, Mississippi assem-
bled this day. March g. 1885, at o'clock A. NJ the
Baptist church, in the town Of Raymond
The assembly was called to order by COL tn D. Dabney,
ON whose motion Col REUBEN COLLINS, Of Auburn pre-
cinct elected president. On motion Of Col John NJ
Hawkins COL THos s. DABSEY, of Cookers Store precinct
and Co JAMES DUPREE, of Brownsville, chosen vice
presidents And, on motion of Hon. A. X. johnson, GEo
w. HARrER, Of Raymond, was appointed secretary.
AT the request of the president the secretary read the call
of the meeting.
Hon. A. R. Johnson after remarks explanatory Of the OBJ
ects of the meeting, and reference the peous condition
Of public affairs offered for the consideration Of the Con-
vention the following resolutions
Res0iged That the institution of domestic slavery as
it exists in the slaveholdng States Of the Union, recog
missed and protected by the federal constitutions is sanctioned
by humanity and sound morality, accordan with the D-
vine law and is exclusively under the control Of the people
of the States where 1t exists. Any attempts therefore, BY
Congress to interfere with slavery, in any Of the avehod
ing States would be unjust oppressive, and unconsution-
al, and should be promptly resisted at all hazards .
q Resolued, That, in opinion, the "Wmot proviso
Cor in other words Congressional restriction Of slavery in
Territorial Conveniently volaive of the spirit ofthe con-
stituon, and unjust and oppressive to the saveholdng
States We consider that the Territories, when organized BY
Congress SUCH should be restricted to slavery but
that the slavery question: with all other questions Of domestic
policy should be reserved for the determination and settle
ment Of the people Of each Territory, when they shall form
State constitution preparatory to their admission into the
Union at which time consider clear and undenable
that the people of each Territory have the exclusive right
establish or prohibit slavery as they may deem advisable and
proper.
g. Rssolved, That the Federal Constitution nowhere
ques the formation of Territorial Government, pre-
requisite admission into the Union Of any people,
reign State; that the inhabitants of Territory when suf
GENTLY numerous, and when they shall have adopted repub
can constitutions and sought admission, may be constitution
ally received into the Union State although Congress
may have previously omitted TO give them Territorial Gov
eminent.
A. Resolved That the Federal Constitution has conferred
upon Congress the exclusive power of admitting States
the Union, with restriction the mode OF exercs
ing that power except that republican form Of government
shall be guaranteed to each State and in reference to Cali
ona should Congress act upon her present appcaon and
receive her sovereign State, consider that such
Union, and would constitute such injury the slave
holding interests would justify withdrawal from the fede-
raj compact however much Southern men we may re-
greet that her State constitution prohibits slavery In
opinion the people Of every State, whether old have
unlimited and exclusive power the question Of domestic
slavery.
s. Resolved That approve the OF the President
Of the United States in recommending the admission Of Cali
fornia into the Union State that consider his
in this respect wise, patriotic, and just dictated by
earnest desire to preserve the Union, promote liberty and
advance the welfare of the whole nation Thus viewing his
conduct and considering that the destroys
situonal right of any aveholding State, we will cordially
sustain the President in the policy he has noby adopted
Rssolped, That, inasmuch it is evident that Con-
gres will not pass the Wmo proviso at the present
son and as, in opinion, such Infringement of the
constitutional rights Of the South has occurred reference
our newlyacqued Territories nses resort to Interior
of redress consider 1t advisable to abandon
altogether the Convention of sapshodng States proposed 10
be holden at Nashville IN June nert Without censurng
the motives Of those of fellowczens who originally
suggested that Convention, think that such assem-
bage under existing circumstances, would be more likely to
produce injurious than beneficial results This view is
strengthened by the fact that several OF the savehong States
do sanction the and without entire co-opera
ton the part Of all the slavehodng Staes, such
sembage could not be productive Of sautay results We
think also that the slave States should assemble in Con-
vention merely in anticipation Of aggression, hut that they
should defer such movement until the actual occurrence Of
such injuries would authorize solemn and serious
cedue, feelings and intentions in regard TO Northern ag
the world by legislative resolutions and the solemn deca
rations of the Southern representatives in Congress
4 RESOLVED That, in the language Of Washington. we
regard the Federal Union the main pillar in the edce of
real independence the support Of tranquitySt home,
peace abroad safety, prosperity, of that very IL
berry highly pze-that cherish Jor that Union a
cordial habtua and immouabe attachment and ao there
fore stand by so long can do WITHOUT an absolute
abandonment of the rights and Liberties of the South.
8. Resoivd, That, although we thus regard the Union,
STILL freely admit that if constitutional rights in
vaded and destroyed by Congressional maoriy we would
sacrifice the Union itself rather than submit oppression
But opinion, such invasion OF rights has
CURED would Justify dissolution of the Union and
inclined to meet Tie present, and all future questions Of
difficulty that may arise, calm conservative, and COM
promising spirit aTdently hoping that this glorious Union
may erif for ages dispensing the blessings Of liberty TO u
fure generations Of posty and Gtording an asylum
for the oppressed Of ersry land.
A. L. DABSEY then offered the following resolutions
Resolv,d, That the following resolution, submitted to
the Senate in February ls47, by Mr. Calhoun, announces
truths which cannot be successfully controverted:
tResoved That it is fundamental principle in POI
litca creed that people, in frmng constitutions have
the unconditional right form and adopt the government
which they may think best calculated to their ber
y, prosperity and happiness and, IN conformity thereto
other condition is imposed by the Federal Constitution
State order be admitted into this Union, except
that ion shall be repub car and that the inn
laion of the Constitution, but in direct conflict with the
principle which political sysem rests
@ Resolved The language of Prssdeot Polk, in his last
annual message equally true, and his recommendation
opposed except by those who sought impose the Will
mot proviso on the newly acquired Territories.
From Mr.. Polls Message to Congress IF Dec 8, ls4s.
"Whether Congress shall legislate not, the people Of