The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-06-06
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CONVENTION.

IRON tHe lIOOtEE A''U~tC'
|soJTHERN CONVENTION.
The importance Of the subject will
|ru.t Justify the address Of this let
|rtoyoa. Dsring the last session Of
members c0ncuring in the proprle>
ofa representation Of this State in
! Nashville Convention selected
number of persons as delegates. I
We not supposed that the persons
Iected were clothed with any Of the
|rpatate powers Of the State. |
We not supposed that other persons
| ght not be chosen in any fnrm that the
|pmbers oflhe community might think
|pper. regard the appointments at
|ontgomery simply asa declaration
lhe pleasure Of a body of eminent
|izens from every section Of the State
at certain individuals should attend
4 Nashville Convention.
| have felt no scruple in reference
The suficiency Of my authority 10
end the Nashville Convention. ]
trely concur in the prnpriety of the
Bembly Of delegates fran the slave
lding States to consider the extent
] nature ofthe public danger, My
Union ofthe immlnence of that dan.
! is such that | shonld have heartily
proved Of a convention composed OF
legaies appointed by the people Of
States interested in their high
rereign character, who might have
en invested with rlenary powers
proposing snch measures as were
table for the preservation Of the
lauy ofthe States in the Uuion.-
own observation has taught me
peril iS most commonly aVerted by
nness and determination and, thar
adoption Of timid connsils usually
lies aggression, | know Of no Sc
Fly for The public liberty, unless
unstaut patriotic waichfulness over
Z maintained by the people. The
that OUT people had risen from
|lr supineuess, and had cnnvenIed
der the impulse Of the spirit have
led, would have produced an impress
b that none of the arts oflhe public
emy could have effected. The equal
Of the States in the Territories nI
Union, instead of the exclusion oil
property Of portion Of them
'uld.have been the "foregone con,
lslon," had this course been adopted
Enow, sir; it is the fashion Of these
pes, onthe part of some, 10 deridt
assertion that there is danger
L sluggardnow, as Of old, exciaims
Fe' ahltle sleep, a little slumber, ,
le mole folding ofthe armsin sleep ;
talneth in his bed as the door O,
hinges. A moments consi eratior
the quality Of the question befor,
coontry' must satisfy every persol
Y !, The condition Of things which nov
-, ~, cannot long endure without in
sh ~ commo'ion. The question
lcn agtate the public mind are roy
osl''0s Of administration or of ephe
Ia' policy. They involve some q
- fundamental ideas upon wbicI
rs "e'nments of the country. an,
"e TePose' The Southern peopl
'ert 'hat from the very nature 9th
O'a!lon between the States. ther
aa'I and lacontrevertible right o
people Of the several States, to mi
'netc property into the Tel
,.ies Of the Union; aud these Ter
D.les '.l' We're the fruit Of tho comrno
,% N, 0tthe states and that all wer
'Ned to a propo,tionats share };
s w non>slavehddiug States n r.
! nave Said that this is true, exeer
sslaye property--thar the tenur
"alCa that property is held Is
tenure, and that no support. \
,'Ieasnce, no strength can be afTar,
" 7 by these States.
S.',. M plead the provisions Of Ii
Institution, as sanctions d our CLAIM
s'srt'o lhe spirit IN which { vi
n Il We referto the fal.hfolness vi,
II =, ss have submitted 10 its proSi
s. \ The answer i, that slave ,Ts NJ,
i,s.a asaot !, tolerated BY Christian lav
~. mas slave power is prejnalsial /
'''s'sst Of de nonssIaveboldir