The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-06-10
TELEGRAPH DISPATCHES.
NASHVILLE. Jtne g. P. M.
FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS OF
The Nashville CONVENTION.

The convention assembled at 10 O'clock !
ard was called to order by the President
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Edgar. The minutes Of
Yesterday were read and adopted.
President Sharkey requested the audience
in the galleries to abstain from indulging in
applause. He thought it highly improper on
this occasion.
Mr.. Tucker Va. offered series Of pro
positions 10 the convention. He said he
would not call them resolutions, as that word
had bect me mere farce III ey declare that
it Is the duty Of Congress TO make govern
ments for the Territories. but it has no power
to exclude slavery; that all sections Of the
Union have equal rights; that the Wilmot
proviso is unconstitutional; that California
ought not to be admitted as State with her
present population, as they are merely tram
sient persons. and not citizens; that any at
tempt by Congress TO brig her into the I'm
ion al present ought TO be resisted at all haz
ards and to the last extremity.
| This, said Mr.. T., was the language of Vir
! ginia. not his own, used upon an occasion
/ equally oppressive and diShonorable to the
South. He alluded to the Wimot proviSo.
Mr.. Erwin, of Ala, offered series OF reso-
lutions in regard to the delivery of fugitive
slaves
Mr. Du Pont, of Fa., offered resolution
declaring that it is not expedient for this CON
venlion to declare in advance what particular
measures passed by Congress would call for
forcibIe resistance, but that the matter should
be left to each S ate.
Mr. McClelIand, of Fla. offered series of
resolutions in regard 10 the abolition of the
slave trade in the District of Columbia. de-
caring thai such measure would be Il viola
ton Of the spirit Of this Government
Mr.. Pearson Of Fa. offered a resolution de-
claring that 10 portion OF this Government
L..
she Will resist further aggressions on the part
: of the North at al hazards
MIR. VIM. II. Polk. OF Tennessee. offered
resolution, as an amendment for the Alabama
II solutions Of yesterday declaring in favor Of
the compromise of the Committee Of Thir
teen IN the Senate.
Mr.. Campbell of Alabama, moved to lay
the aInendme IT on the table.
Mr.. Polk spoke eIoquenlly and fortbly IN
favor OF his amendment.
After some further debate, Mr.. Polk with
drew his motion to amend the Alab una reso-
lutions aud offered it DIS separate PROPOSE
lion.
All the above resolutions were referred TO
the committee on business.
/ The committee on resolutions did not report
: this morning.
The convention adjourned until 10 o'clock
: tomorrow mOrning.
There was much less excitement manifest
ed than yesterday or Tuesday.
: NEW YoRK June 6.
The Cherokee, which arrived last evening
from Chagres, brought S1,552 361 in gold
dust and the California mails 10 the 1st May.
T The news by this arrival is Of very inte-
resting character.
MIR. Thomas, late a mate of the Crescent
City, vas recently shot by the keeper Of a
hotel at San francisco.
Trade had assumed more lively turn
The large amounts Of gold which had been
, gathered III the mines during the winter were
coming in. giving an impetus to all kinds Of
bust ess.
. Another great excitement had occurred at
! Panama. The officers of the Panama ste m
. er Echo having been robbed by ii colorcd boy,
! he arrested. The natives rushed OH to
rescue him, and succeeded in it. The fol
1 lowing day the boy was rc-arrested when
;, II fight took place, in which Mr.. Scmrler. of
. New York, was killed. 1t was reported that
five or six OF the natives were shot All The
, Americans became highly excited and turned
4 out and otAy by the utmast ezertions of the
Governor and the American Consul a gener-
= al fight was prevented.
: The Legislature % CalIlorna bad adiourn-
. Ell, having passed l43 acts and II joint reso-
: lutIons
: The Alta California. Of ihe LIST ult. says:
:, The steamer Panama sails for Panama
about o'clock to-day with $50 passengers
$I,I40000 iu gold dust This shipment
:, makes an amount of not less Than 81 335 00C
; which has been forwarded 10 tie Atlantic
States since the LIST of March last or in other
words, over three aIld II half millions have
!, been shipped in three steamers from this
. point.
fl The TH-Week1y Placer Times, Of April
:. 90 has the following:
% ''John Berg has lately returned from Trim
: Ity. He went from here short time ago
, with party of five men, having seven mules
- The trip each way consumed sixteen days
He reports the gold III the beds and on the
;, bars Of streams but it was very fine, indeed
. requiring the use Of quicksilver machines
A great disposition towards the middle fork
n of the American river was manifested, anC
70 some 5000 persons were said TO be high VI
ii there among the snow waiting for the wate
'. 10 subside so that they could commence oper
arious.
The whole country was clamorous for =,
immediate admission of the State of Cuidor
=. MA Into the Union.
= Some large operations had Ia ely bee
20 made on Gold Run creek. a gerdeman VIII
= was returning 10 the States OF the steame
;; had sold out claim of 80 feet along tn
= run for $4,000. This vas not as hish
:, figure as some other Gains had been dis
posed of-an eighth OF clam had blouch
~ 81 00.
if
m SAN FRANcIsco May /.
of Trade has ssumed a more lively aspect
e. The demand upon our markets by the sur
lis rounling country traders and the gold dus
u which is beginning to be received are imp r
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