The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1850-06-07

COunlleS III lne states, u lO meet UeloIe VI uuILS
the session of Congress, TO prevent the passage |
OF such law, [admitting California with slave
restriction, or if it passes, to take stand OF re-
sistance to it as fraud upon the slaue STATES, |
| committed by the enemies to our domestic rela- |
tions of the nonslaveholding States ii is our
opinion il icold be highly inerpedieat, and Oot.d
not be concurred in By either party among The
people fthe sIGUe STATES"
Here, it will be perceived, was direct issue
between the majority and the minority oi the
committee appointed BY the contention. 1t was
| for the convention TO decide between them.
Both of the reports were prnte for the use OF
the convention, and when it came to act upon
them, the minority report was withdrawn by
consent, and the report Of the majority, adopted;
but with this striking material modIhcatlon,--
that the fifth resolution entire, was stricken from
the series, and does not appear as the action OF
tie convention.-This was the sole resolution
on which the minority OF the committee dis
Sc nted from the majority, and on this issue the
minority were successful before the convention.
We are thus particular in reference to the
positions of the majority and minority OF the COM
mittee upon the fifth resolution already quoted
because in publishing several thousand copies OF
the proceedings of the October convention, by
order Of the Legislature, the Public Printer omit
ted the minority report of the committee.
Thus, fellow-cizens, you, in convention as
sembled, repudated the new issue which was
then suggested, and declared your solemn lnten-
ton to wage war with the enemies of your pecu-
liar institution on that ground which the South
! had hitherto unanimously selected as its field OF
battle and presenting these questions to the peo-
of the Southern States, tow wit: the passage OF the
Wimot Proviso; or of law aboishiDg slavery
fNzI.-. E,rnbFN InFr
the traffic in slaves by the people in the sa7ehod-
ing States, you sent forth an invitation to your
sister States of the South TO meet you in conven-
ton. to adopt some mode of resistance 10 these
5 aggressons.
At the same time, by the 7th resolution unani-
mously adopted, you provided for sending twelve
delegates to the convention at Nashville. The
following are the names of the gentlemen OF each
political party whom your representatives, IN
: that convention, selected TO act for you and in
: your stead, in this great emergency. to-wit: Tor
!; the State at large VIM. L. Sharkey, A. NJ. Clay
: ion, n. Sturges, H. r. Ellen. Alternates; John
|. Guion, A. Hutchinson, ]. t. Harrison, w. X.
i Cannon.
For the Ist Congressional District, jas. w.
# Matthews, T. j. Word; alternates, H. K. Miller
+ j. B Bradford. I'd district, Z. N. Waul, J. b.
:. = Cobb; alternates Reuben Dauis Charles b Shep'
q pard Sd district, H. c. Chambers, b. c. WI
!. kinson alternates, w. r. Hill, Patrick Sharkey
e 4th district, Geo. Winchester, ID. IL. Cooper, al
n ternates, d. w Hurst, Henry Mounger.
- Thus, fellow citizens, you not only declare the
stand YOU intended TO make, but using that pow
er and prerogative which resides solemnly witt
4 YOU. and which on every GREAT CRISIS i il
in your pride and your duty to exercise, you seec
:. ted the agents whom you preferred to carry you
= views into effect Thus the contest stood whel
,;r the late legislature commenced its session; an
:, thus it remained until towards the close Of tn
II session; at which time we witnessed most ex
h traordinary usurpation Of power, to whlchwe nov
~ invoke your calm and patient attention.
IS Not one single new fact had tfanspred t
- change the position of things, or the aspect G
,;r the contest in which you were engaged, or
- modify your views as previously declared, ,-un
less the presentation by the people of Caliornle
os of the Constitution which was anticipated, mad
: such change But the Legislature, not satishe
ho to confine its action within its legitimate an
-; constitutional powers. not yetsatished with you
sir action upon this exciting topic, few days beioS
is the termination of its session, adopted among;
mir others, the following resolution.
=. "The admission Of California into the Unio
n. as sovereign State, with its present Constltl
= ton, the result of the aforesaid false and unJu
IF policy on the part of the government OF the VI
bo tied States, would be an act of fraud and oppre
bo sion on the rights Of the people OF the savehot
Il. ing States"
,ad The unjust policy alluded TO in this resonlo
ia. is described in previous one OF the same serle
Tor adopted By the legislature in the following WORD
,sn "That the policy heretofore pursued by ii
~ government of the United States in regard
eld said territory, in refusing to provide terrtori
~, government therefor, has been and is about TO e
80 iect indirectly the cherished objects of the abo
-. tionists. which cannot be accomplished by dire
sot legislation without plain and papable Violate
- of the Constitution of the United States"
80 The third resolution Of the second series ado
o,o ted by the legislature is as follows
80 "That the exercise by the government OF u
- United States OF silent and passive jurfsdctlt
I'D over the territory OF California in consequent
- of the failure of Congress to pass laws Tor I
mi. government of said territory, and for the ECU
and indiscriminate protection OF the citizens
tod the United States removing to said territory WI
ar their property, is in the highest degree unjust
,r 1rt wards the people of the savehoding States,
;ob deterring them from going to said territories W
aod their slaves, is calculated and intended TO Geprl
~. them of an equal participation in the comm
! !. property Of the people of all the States"
Inso far as these resolutions reflect censu
tbo upon Gen. Taylor and his administration,
-; regard them as wholly unwarranted by the lac
~, And we submit to you if il is not prepostero
r. even to suppose much more to assert, that
,rs government so far as the president is conce
,aan ed, designed or intended 10 iyure the South
-, | any action or want of action on his part. A
III vet such is the false and unjust ASSERT
contained in these resolutions, resolutions int
Ing ded to endorse and sustain the same unount
III charge more boldly made 6y the Governor in
special message; and designed to reflect upon
honest and upright old soldier at the head of
fairs, whose first and greatest wish is the pres
aaao vation of the Constitution, the perpetnty of
Union, and the peace, prosperity and happln
i h, of the whole people.
tba By the last resolution of the series adopted
the Legislature, ''lhe subject of the admission
la California into the Union, and the crcumstanC
@'"O and course of policy, which have induced
,r;s population, so hastily andin such an unpreced
Ss, ted manner, to apply for admission" is refer
,ho to the Southern Convention, "to be consde
,11;, with other causes of complaint, against the
- pie of the fon-slaveholding States"
i ,is Here you will observe they charge the pee
i"'' of California with having assembled in ha
and ndunprecedented manner in forming their 81
con, constitution and applying for admission into
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