The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-06-12
rhe xashyllle Convention.

The Nashville Convention.
The Southern Convention. Of which so much
Ia, been said, commenced ia session in Mash.
vile on Monday the 3ri inst. II was organized
By the sppoinimen. Of the Hon. WIN. L. shsr-
key, Of Mississippi. President; Gov. M'Donald. Of
Georgia. Vice President; WIN. Y. Cooper and
Z. G. Eastman. Of Nashville. Secretaries.
The President, on taking the chair. addressed
the convention in explanation offs OBJECTS stat
ing that !, was no, to dissolve but 10 pepeiuaie
the Union. Who (hs asked) was tho greatest
pa,riot--he who would avert approaching DAN
ger by preparing for lis approach. or he who wait
oil ill the evil was iuemcdiablel They had met
70 consul. upon measures for svsrtingshs dread
81 calamity Of disunion.
The convention was formally opened with
prayer by Rev. ]. B. Ferguson.
On the second day long discussion vas had
on the manner Of voting; the committee Of orga-
nira,ion having proposed tina, tho Convention
should vote by stalcs each State giving one vote.
This was objected to- and the vote BY districts adj
vocatei bat the accommodation ofths commit.
tee was adopted. Nine states are represented in
the Convention, viz: Alabama. Florida, Georgia.
South Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia,
Arkansas and Texas.
On the third day. Mr.. M.Crea, Of Mississippi,
submitted series Of resolutions declaring that the
spirit Of the convention was coneiliatory- iis
object was 10 preserve the Constitution and the
Union. Further, that the territory acquired BY
The U. s,ates belongs to the several states, 10 be
governed and controlled BY them through their
representatives or agents in Congress.
The resolutions further recommend, or rather
assert. that II tho, North will not sccede to the
South i,s rights as guaranteed by the constitution.
the formally Of the association would be broken
and eventually leal to non-iutercourse between
the two disputing and now apparently adverse
sections Of the Union-the slaveholding and non
slaveholding states.
The resolutions further assert that Congress
ia, no right to discriminate between the species
of property held under the constitution.
Mr.. Campbell. Of Ala, took strong Southern
ground, and was adverse to any compromise.
Mr.. Benning, Of Geo., offered resolutions tax.
ing q rong Southern ground but would accept q
. compromiso the Missouri line Of Sc 80.
On the fourth day, delegates were in attendance
Ms follows: From Virginia g.; South Carolin'
II; Georgia IL; Alabama 81; Mississippi IL
Texas I Arkansas 2 !; Florida 6 besides larg'
number from Tennessee.
Judge Tucker. Of Va, offered propositions, stat
ing that conquered territory belonged to the scvs
raj states collectively Congress had no right
pass laws disposing oft, discriminating who shal
buy, making il advantageous to some and disad
vantageous to others. Also declaring the Viii
mot proviso unconstitutional; that the South VA
iustifabe in resisting II al all hazards and TO tn
las, extremity that those states opposed to th
Wilm,t proviso are yet more bound to resist tn
claim Of sojoumcrs not permanent residents Z
make laws over new territory.
Various propositions were presented BY othe
delegates all Of which were referred to the stand
ing COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Clay's compromise. il Is said, will be re
jected by the Convention; bat the general i'm
preston prevails that the Convention will recon
mend some sort Of compromise, perhaps recon
mend the Missouri line of sc 80, and then I'd
iourn until October next.