The New York herald., 1850-06-08
The N.shv,iIe Convention

N.ssvrLLx, Tenn, June Z, 1850.
The Convention opened this morning, with prayer by
the Rev. Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. ColEsAy presented a series OF rcsolu.
tions, declaring that the enactment OF laws
by Northern States to prevent the recovery OF
fugitive slaves, is violation Of the Constitu.
tion and an aggression on the South that
the adoption Of resolutions OF Northern legislatures
denounciDg slavery, and requiring its abolition and
the transmission Of such resolutions TO Southern le
gsures proofs Of desire to excite the slaves to
resistance and needless disregard Of the obser
due from portion % the Union to the other That
Il s oxpcdent to remonstrate against the Of
such conduct which tends to ALLEVIATE the fraterna
feelings Of Southern people
MIR BryrAp, Of Ala, ofere d series Of resolutions
declaring that agitation In the Northern States is the
Of Southern dsnger-thas for the sake Of the
Union. the South will accept any reasonable eompro
mise that will stop agitation the policy Of en-
Taylor in regard to the territories IL better for the
south than the plan Of Compromise Of tn. Committee
Of Thirteen The resolutions concluded by ommend
ing Southern organization to protect their rights
Mr. waLxrR Of Miss. offered resolutions declaring
that the Union formed 10 establish justice insure
domestic tranquility, and TO the blessings Of
liberty to the people when these objects failed every
party had the right, pcaceably TO withdraw from the
Unien These resolutions declared that the Conven.
tion from love for the Union refrsins from advising
the South that case had arisen showing the necessi
~ Of Withdrawal, and hoping that such q case may
MIR Hsspssso- presented resolution declaring that
the disputed territory fNev Mexico belongs Toxas
and is sought to be wresttd from her form a free
State; and that IL for the interest of the sou hern
States 20 stand by Texas In the contest aud that
the said trritory not taken from her without
consent being freely given.
Mr. Tercns, Of Florida offered sresoluticn insisting
on the Missouri Compromise line through Nsw Mexico
and California and in the event Of that fall
ing, he recommended the meeting Of the Convention
again TO adopt measures of defence aud safety lie
declared that the right recover fugitiv. slaves s
constitutional act not to BE- regarded part Of any
compromise and recommended intercourse in case
Congress passes any act interfering with the rights sf
property in slaves the continual resistance on the
part the North to the recovery Of fugitive slaves
Messrs. Go0rr and TucsER, OF Virginia, also offered
her territory TO make n non slsveholding state
vsnton took recess till o'clock upon the xeson
tee on Resolutions would then be ready rspsrt upon
the subject referred 10 them.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The CssiRsas Of the COMMITTEES II Two from each
State reported that the COMMITTEES would not be pre-
pared TO report until tomorrow morning; When the
convention sojournsd far the day
The resolutions. Of which the reporter has given
an abstract very voluminous, aud as there has
been no action upon any Of them, they were not
deemed OF sufficient consequences 20 send them entire