The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-11-27
Corrosronaenee of the Mercury.
NAsHvfEhE, Noy. liz, 1850.

TeHlHsHkfgLE gE4GIETNENWIES 'N"
NAsHvfLbE. Noy. 1S,f
The Convention ME this morning nc.
cordibg to its adiournmont,S INT ga ms
Gen. GORDON OF Virginia imovedt that al
matters before the Conventions should M
r~o-coinmitted to- the Select Committees
expressing the hope and op;niolii,hat Tho
Committee would be able, as they did n,
the previous meeting of9 tho Convention
so TO modify the propositions before the
Convention as to produce a near approach
10 unaninIty. The motion being put was
carried, and the Committee retiring for
consultation, The Convention took a recess
for q half hour. AT the expiration of this
Tune the Convention resumed its sitting.
and Gen. GuRpoN, Chairman 81 thc Select
a Committee, reported back the preamble
heretofore reported, and certain resolutions
Che Mississippi ~rcsolutions) for the ndop-
ton OF the Convention, and stated, that
with the unanimous consent and ~instruc-
ton OF the Committee, he moved the pre-
vious question OH the adoption OF the re-
port. Mr.. NicIioLsoN and Mr.. BHowN Of
Tennessee, members Of the Committee,
expressed their acquiesccnco in The mani
fest desire oftho Convention To take the
vote without debate, but expressed their
determination to lay their opinions before
their constituents AS tn the report, in which
they did not agree. AS members OF the
Committee, they thought it proper to give
Ibis notice, lest their course in the Conn
lnIttec should be misunderstood. Mr.. Do
nelson. one of the members of tho Ten
ncssee Delega ion, then rose obviously to
make a speech for the galleries. He was
. called TO order, when he denounced
tho emf ,rccmcnt of order on him as
rs "lnwurilly the Convention lie was
obviously much excited. The vote
was then taken according to the mode pre-
,'crlhed for voting, by States; and The re-
port was unanimously adopted, excepting
The vote Of Tennessee. Mr.. Donelscn
then moved Il Reconsideration 0! the vote,
saying that he had voted in the affirmative
IN his delegation. You know, according
TO Parliamentary rule, only those voting in
The Affirmative can move Il rc-considcra-
ton. lie was proceeding to make a speech
when lie was called 10 order, on the ground
That MS The vote was made by n State; and
TIC State so making it, must have voted in
The affirmative. Tennessee did not vote
III the affirmative. How Mr.. DoNErsoy, as
one OF the Tennessee Delegation voted,
no one knew. There was no record Of The
vote o! individuals, in their delegations, on
The records Of the Convention. The Pre-
.idcnt mentioned these views, and dcclar.
ed MT. DoNELSoN out of order. Still he
attempted to GO on, and spoke o! The "un-
hal'owed purposes Of the Convention"
'or which lo was applaudcd in the gale
res. Indeed, IL was obvious, that in order
or oHtoi order, he WAS intent on exciting
The mob in tho galleries against the Con.
rcntlon. His attempt to address the Con
fcniion, TO produce disturbance, is more I'M
pardonablc, because the Representatives
from Tennessee in the Select Committee,
had both concurred in the motion in the
committee to instruct the Chairman TO
move tho previous question, in order that
the vote should ho taken without debate.
Ihe Convention had maturcd all thew dc.
s.re'I to do, and Gen. Pillow, one OF the
Tennessee Delegation, had spoken on the
Whole question ea-Salurdav. And INDIE
Ecndently OF this, tho President had mott
lied The Convention, that the Church was
needed fora Gurial, al 2, D.. m. Mr.. DoHEL.-
son being rnlelsoat of order, on a motion
being made for All adjournment sine die, it
was carried. THIS CITY is full of Yankee
merchants, clerks and iradcsmcn,wmsssgSass
sAboitionlsts a! heart. TheSSs
EaS ssgss 49,
fai 1f iufsms ahdSho next Convention held
ia The South il is TO be hoped, will be
Wliern fhGffs are sneither DoNgLsoSs nor
sixbaiaionists to disturb their meeting.
You will be satisfied with the proceed
ings OF The Convention. They keep MIS-
sissirpi in the lcad-lhcy assert and vim
dictate the right Of seccssi"n-lhcy recon-
merda Southern Congress, and dcnDuncc
all lrcs!dent-makins Conventions.
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From the Nashville American, November -.
Southern OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Day.