The southern press., 1850-09-30
sosthsru Ilights Meeting.


cot county, Arkansas, held in pursuance of notice,
az the Court House, in the town OF Colunbia, on
motion Of Capt. s. Craig, Mr.. c. W. Saunders
was unanimously elected chairman, and MIR. Sam
uei W. Cooper, secretary.
Mr.. A. H. Davis and the Hon. J Baker having
been appointed at previous meeting to prepare
and submit resolutions for the consideration ofihis
meeting, the latter gentleman, (A1r. Davis being
ebsent) being called submitted the following
resolutions:
L. Resolved, That dcplorng the unhappy con-
roversy now pending between the Northern and
Southern States---anxious that that constroyersy
should be brought to q speedy and an amicabIe adj
jpstment, and believing that union and concert on
the part Of the South, and full aud fair expires
sion Of their rights and Of the wrongs which they
suffer, constitute this crisis, The BEST it moi the
only means Of awakening our Northern hrethern
To a sepce nt the injustice they are doing us, and
thereby Of staying their hands,--we wings and
democrats assembled, approve of any and every
means Of collecting the general sense ofthe South
ern States upon The subject and giving il full ex-
preston NJ
2. ResoIred, That looking with pride TO the fact
that the original Southern States made g the
Of Boston the cause Of all and to the further facts
that we have had no Shay's rebellious,no whisky
insurrcc,ions, mo stealthy treasoHs lurking under
Hartford Conventions and that in all her wars with
foreign powers, the South has stood by our whole
country, in the hour Of her utmost need, we deem
il beneath the fame of her sons, civilian military,
to make verbal protestatons OF patriotism and
'sloye Of union" and regard with contempt all
charges Of dsunion designs, as intended merely to
deter the Southern States from assembling as our
fathers Of the revolution assembled 10 express their
grievances,
! g. Resolved, That the excitement of our North
ern neighbors on the subject Of one of the domes-
which we have given them, under the Conslitu-
ton, control |; commencing, as that excitement
did, about the time Of the emancipation act of
Great Britain in regard to her West India Colo
MES, and the visit OF one Thompson, an emissary
of all East India Society in London, falsely rep
resentiDg that he was sent here "by the pious la
dies IF Giasgolc, to make gentle remonsrances on
the subject Of slavery when the books Of that
East India Society show that he was paid several
hundred pounds for his mission here. Taken in
connection with the further facts, that this is the
same society which sent eniissarles to France in
1888, to procure an emancipation act for ,Hayti,
the successful rivals OF the East India Company
in the production of indigo, coffee, and sugar. and
which sent, is suspected, one Oge ~ that island,
with arms to distribute among the negroes previous
TO the insurrection there and that this is the same
society which sent emissaries to Demarara and the
West India Islands, who produced the insurec-
tons there which preceded the emancipation act,
and the downfall of those islands. In connection
with the further fact, that about the time of that
act and the visit of the emissary, Thompson, to
this country, an act was passed by the British
Parliament constituting the lord president of the
council, the lord privy SEAL the first lord of the
Treasury, the principal secretaries of state, and
the chancellor OF the exchequer, ca otfcio, COM
missioners for the affairs OF India, with authority
to administer oaths of secrecy and to appoint Il
secret committee, who shall take oath Of Sc
crecy, and that about the same time our consul at
Liverpool and another American citizen, were
questioned before committees of lords, commons,
and privy council
ssWhether the slaves Of Louisiana can read
whether ifthey could and angry discussions were
going on in Congress, the state Of slavery could
dure there--whether here was free circulation
Of publications on the subject there--whether i'm
mediate abolition has ever been warmly advo-
Gated here-whether the magistrates would sup
press alb ,lition publications, and whether if en,an
cipated they would be induced to work for wages
And With the further fact that the Southern States,
against which this excitement has been raised, is
the success u rival Of the same East India Com
pany,. int The production of cotton, as Hayti, was
Of Indigo, and as Demarara and the West India Is
lands were Of sugar. That this excitement, so
commencing, exhibited itself in the rapid forina-
ton of abolition societies, the establishment of
abolition papers, ,.the publication of abolition tracts,
pamphlets and school books; the movement OF
travelling agents with these tracts, books and pam,
phlets throughout the Southern S.utes--he hold
ing of public meetings on the subject throughout
the Northern States, the support and establishment
of abolition pulpits-theassembiin ofconventions
ASH, Ohio aud Buffalo, and the passage Of insulting
resolutions by the Legislatures of every North
ern free State. We deem ii high tinr for The people
Of he Southern States TO meet aud es.apor TO
tain The true cause of This hostility The part of our
Northern brsthren, the point y, submission 10 phch
ueu erpect 10 descend; The ends they aim al by their
t.fis, depedatioas and deaMnciaiions, and The best
means of awakening them TO The fact that they act
ing under the instigation Of peopie who are a!ke
enemies 10 them and 10 us.
4. Resolrcd, That under the Federal Consiitu-
ton, Congress has no poicer to determine what shall
shall not be property, but is bound TO gire pro-
lection 10 The property ,ce The persons Of citizens
Of he United States ,citaoui Discrimination
). Resoired. That the citizens of every State
have un1uestonab;y the right to settle and enjoy
equally. without restriction, the public territory
OF the United States, and any law in derogaion
Of that right is unjust, subversive of the ends
tie Constitution, and well calculated to produce
irreconcilable feuds.
6. RESOLVED, That in the ordinance of 1881, the
South yielded to the preudces and jealouses of
the North, with generous confidence in their
tinued friendship In abolishing the 2lst rule and
permitting the subject OF slavery to be agitated in
Congress, the South yielded. In the Missouri
controversy for the sake Of peace she consen-
ted to be excluded from all the Louisiana Ter
ritory north Of $50 80 and admitted the Northern
people to equal participation with them ofthe
sions demanded behoores The South to consun To-
gefher mel upon the terms qf submission.
Z. Resolrcd, That until the extent of the eXac- =.
tons can be clearly known and the South fully
assured ofhe ultimate ends aimed at by the North
it would be unwse, impoic and to the utter neg
lect Of the right and duty of selfpreserva,ion on
the part of the South to vote for the admission Of
any more States that inimical to her nstitu-
tons.
8. Resolred, That while as Southerners we stand
or fall with the South, yet in the adjustment of
this controversy We would recommend, TINT after
demonstrating what justice would require the
South should yield until her generosity and for
bearance shall stand confessed before all her sons
that there may be no ercuse for tories.
9. Resolred, That in view of the fact, that with
in the last forty years Southern property has been
stolen and enticed away by our Northern neigh
bors to the amount Of about S22 000, ,000 and that
they are stealing now annually to the amount OF
about $3.50 900; and Of the further fact that thew