The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-27
Alabama.

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ment. Even in Mobile the State Rights Asso.
citation is doing yeoman's service. ...
Referring to their last meeting, the Mobile
Tribune speaks as follows:
In another column will be found the proceed
ings OF the meeting Of the Southern Rights AS
ISOLATION, held at the Alhambra on Monday night.
The meeting, although no very extended notice
was given of il, numbered, we should suppose.
two or three hundred persons.
The president, on taking his seat, said that he
could not but call to the notice of the society
the events of the last few weeks in the Northern
States, as furnishing evidence, palpable and in
controvertbe, of the necessity for the move
ment the association had set on foot. He said
The association originated in the conviction that
the surrender made on the floor of Congress of
tho rights and interests of the Southern States,
so far from securing peace, would invite our
enemies to renewed hostilities This is now
demonstrated. He adverted to the Fugitive
slave act-stated that no man acquainted with
the history of the country would have antici-
pated different result from that which his fol-
lowed its passage that in 1889 and 40 Mr..
Birney the secretary of the anti-slavery society,
had procured laws from several of the Northern
States providing the privilege of the habeas
corpus and jury trials for fugitive slaves, and
designing thereby to render the act of 1893
abortive. That these acts, wel-contrived for
the purpose, have been declared to be unconsti-
tutiOnal since that time by the Supreme Court of
the United States-that instantly the principal
of the Northern States passed other laws for
bidding their officers and citizens to aid in the
recapture Of the fugitive. He gave the history
of the Latimer case, the Latimer petition and
Latimer law Of Massachusetts, as illustrating
their adherence of this obligation and, as an
antelope of the existing condition of things, he
represented in strong terms the deep-rooted and
pervading hostility which the measures of the
Northern States displayed to Southern institu-
tons. That petitions to Congress in favor of
abolition of the slave trade in the States of
slavery in the District of Columbia for amend
ments to the Constitution on the subject; pro-
positions of the Wilmot and Oregon Provisos,
and all the discussions and resolutions on sla-
very, in legislatures, churches, conventions and
public meetings, should be considered rs a part
of one whole-as manifestations of one pervad-
ing and moving sentiment against which the
South was called to guard itself.
After the reports were read, which will be
found in another column, Mr.. Chandler was
called for and Interested the meeting in speech
of great eloquence He exhibited the steady
and aggressive march of the anti-savery spirit
lie showed that it had expelled us from the
Northwest territory, under the Missouri COM
promise; from Oregon, and finally from the
country acquired from Mexico, acquired as the
price of blood and treasure to which the South
huG largely contributed-that we had but little
now to concede and less to yield in the way of
compromise-that the sentiment was general
that the South was in danger. He classified the
parties in the South. One, composed of those
who thought the cup of contumely, injustice and
outrage was overfowng-that we had suffered
more than enough, and borne more than was
fitting-a party that was searching for the modes
and forms Off redress. But this party was proud,
sensitive, and Jealous for the honor and interests
of the communities in which it lived, The
second class was composed ofthose who thought
the cup was full to the brim, that another drop
would make it overfow-that the events Of the
last few weeks implied that this class would
soon be with the first. He described the pro-
found hostility Of the Northern mind to our in
stitutions-how it had penetrated churches and
entered into the daily instructions and ministra-
tons of those influential bodes-how it inter-
rupted the freedom and ease of religious COM
munion, and how the Nothern people could not
and would not cease agitation. The third class
was composed of "our chowder friends"-the
men who saw no danger and who experienced
no uneasiness, that even the honest und sincere
of these must soon be awakened from their
sumber. MIR. Chandler was very happy in the
style and matter of his remarks.
The evening was closed by some eloquent
remarks from Col. Boykin in support of his
resolution, nominating Mr.. Soule as all homo
rary member He paid a well deserved com.
pment to the eloquence, parliamentary skill
and manly and patriotic course of that emf
nent senator The remarks of COL Boykin
and his resolutions were received with great
enthusiasm.
The president stated that it Was gratifying to
see that the services Of the heroic band who had
fearlessly and faithfully maintained their allegi
ance to their constituents in the South, were re-
ceiving testimonies of Southern appreciation
that he had witnessed the manly conduct and
heard the eloquent vindications by Mr.. Soule of
the just claims of the Southern people, and that
no one deserved a higher commentator.
The meeting was spirited and the discussions
cannot have failed to make II profound impress
sion. The next meeting will be on the 4th Sa-
turday Of this month, when an address from Col.
Percy Walker is promised.
The editor of the Southern Press speaks of