Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-18
FROM THE TEXAS "REp1AspER" OF APRIL 27.

1HE NASHVILLE CoNy yENTIoN.-We have not hesltated,
fmer occasions, express dapproba,on of this
measure and the time for the assembling of the Conven-
ton draws near. feel fully satisfied that impo,ic
and unwse 1t result n good, and may be pro-
ductve Of great harm. We assured that is intended
merely for consultation, without taking any definite action
reglrd Southern organization, unless The circumstances
shall render it necessary.
II consultation is the only object answer is that
have had enough of that already The press and
of the county have written and talked till every body weary
with reading and hearing So then, the delivery of
forty fifty windy speeches The only end TO be attained
that either the North the South will be benefited
by it. IT, the other hand, definite plan of operation
for the South against The North rather against the Union,
is TO be msured, then the germ Of notification presents
SELF and tie whole thing becomes reasonable in its character.
We prepared to believe that the period for these ultra
has yet arrived and such confidence in the
wisdom and patriotism Of The American people that believe
will The question appears then resolve itself into
this the Convention is either to do something nothing
If it is to do nothing, all will concede that it will be
farce II to do something, wish know the charac-
of that something before it receives sanction But
who is determine what shall be done Why as a matter
OF course the delegates themselves. Thus we would have
the novel spectacle of deIbe body convened ,vhou
any fired rules by Which the oM Of the people may be
knotcn, and ihou h,cs TO govern and limit their acto
has engossed the attention of the American
Notwithstanding to do that whh the wises and abest
statesmen, solicited by the uoiee the people upon the strcest
principles of equity and Justice have hitherto filled to
pish Under such circumstances it would be reasonable
infer that very wild and reckless projects, followed by
angry and heated discussions would be concocted which
would tend only render the great question at Issue still
intricate Ae would thus place ourselves in hostile
attitude, and all hope for amcabe adjustment of the diff
Guilty woold be cut Off The fact is, dprecafe the Of
For this denounced the Utica and Buff
faIo Conventions ia ls4s; and should the projects of
Rohern Convention he presented at the present time,
shoa not hesitate henounce aso and we hazard moth
in saying that he advocates of the Nashville Convention
would with us "a that denunciaton. We have not
yet been able discover The difference far the
teexss of The cuury c>ncerne1 between the uaism of
the North and the utrascm ot the South and while
denim the one certainly cannot approve the other.
For part we have not lost confidence in the skill
and ability f the representatives, of the South the ,or Of
Congress. They have ocaeade ably and manfuy for
rights and the poitica hoaR warrants The conclusion that
the day is not far distant syhea their sangune expecta
lions will be- eaized Should they fall however should
then feel dispeced to nave efficient and
deci i've organS atom than te contemplated Convention pro-
Tses TO be- But there conclude that they
will The storm is beg ming oSabide. The star Of hope
is in the sscenda spt OF cancellation appears
The rejecting, reliable acm all quarters of the coun-
try. voice for the Union continues up in thunder
louder and stssnger from the Norta Sou h, East and
West AID hesitate not say that TExAs will polong
patriotism In addition these faUolabe onens rejoice
to see that many prominent who have been appointed
delegates ie the CooyeEon have declined serving unless
their appoiEten confirmed by the people, This it
should be, and feel fully assured that if the voice Of the
people be aary heard they will place their veto upon
the pres to with great unanimty disap-
proved the py,ec. The Tennessee popers condemn in
unmeasured -ms The Legislature Of that SAFE has also
given the go.y Indeed great il tue hostility Of the
reople 10 that qua- it, that il quite The
Convention will not assemble Nashville. In view of
these considerations conceive il folly longer urge the
proprie'y of any action r alye 10 1t.
We have written this article with due Difference those
who differ with US in opn. ~ 1t ia not desgn TO call in
question rhez sentiments, ut simply to exPrss plainly
Jews, TIE conduct Of Souihrn Journal and as
the f'ierds Of TIC rights and !, SIS OF the South
What might have beee expected from the pro.
posed National Convention, had II not proved a
dead failure, may be inferred fr.'m the language OF
the prints which have most Ze alously sustained
that proposition. Take the following, tor example
PHon the FAIRFIELD 70. CO. HERALD oy MAI II.
IHE NASHVILLE CoSvESTIoS.--Tie i'm. fr the South
ern nvsni is "a hand and vi ts approach con
hicnng opinions, must acknowledge, harass e mind
lhe ques'i,n has been frequently sskeJ with serious
ness what will tie the prohahe action of the Convent on
We have hoped ani still, desire, that the Copyt nion