The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-31

chapter accidens and separate from our com
oay when tho sole alternatives left the dissolution Of
our Union win them, submissioa gopernnsa nth
out Limitation q pocsrs Between these evils, when
Wo must make CHOICE there be hesitation. But,
IN the MEANWHILE the States should be watchtul
every material usnrpaton their rights them
as they in the peremptory terms protest
against them as wrongs which present submission
shall be considered Acknowledgements precedents
OF right but as temporary yielding TO the lesser evil
unit their accunu laton shall overweight that Of eparaton
Nr JsD1soa to Mr. GILES, Dec. 70, 1926
We lay before readers the whole OF the proceedings
at Camden that the camer citizens OF the South may see
the excuses 10 which some of them are driving
From the CT ndsn Journal. July %.
NASHVILLE CoNVENTloN.
Confirmation Meeting in Kershaw.
Pursuant 10 previous notice, the ctzens OF Kershaw
dsic, held public meeting the courthouse Cam
den Saturday, 10th instant for the purpose OF hearing
from Coonels Maxcy Gregg and James Chesnu', r dele
gates representative OF this congressional district to the
| Nashville Convention which assembled in June last
! The meeting was duly Crnanzed by calling MAJOR J.
"a DeSaussnre TO the char, and The appointment OF w
II X Workman secretary. The chairman then INDUCED
in few remarks descriptive Of the progress OF abolition
ISM the adopted at the South in opposition it,
and the OBJECT of the present meeting.
Thereupon Col Maxcy Gregg OF Columbia was called
upon and promptly responded in very lucid and pointed
manner lie began by remarkng that even the most san
gnre friends OF the Nashville Convention
wha, discouraged by the prospect presented at about the
time fixed Tor It's assembling and expected but little good
10 be accomplished by 1t; that there many power
| ful causes actively at work, leading TO defeat the
measure. Among these blind and fanatica devo.
tion TO the Union, party spirit, and the very limited
intercourse between the southern States and towns
mentioned and dwelt upon he then sta ei tina, the OBJ
Jrc. OF the convention unite The South,
ended BY the able address OF the southern senators and
congressman 10 their constituents, and that contrary to
expectation, much good had resulted from ii. One OF
these results the OF union betw een
the southern States. Nine represented in the con-
ven0n and had by this means become better acquainted
with each other That this acquanlanceshp had served
dsspate much OF the uuounded jealousy and prejudice
which previously existed between them; that in all
probability fourteen fifteen States would be represented
at the next meeting of The convention Another result
was. that these nine States had uuited in condemnng
their delegates could pledge them, to resist il to the
termost He mentioned that the worst feature in that
bill was the proposition that the South should brIbe Tex
as to surrender portion of her territory 10 free soisn
Ibs Nashville Convention had unqua6edly denounced
that measure, and bound the South far could to
support Texas. Another result the establish.
OF confidence between the southern States. They By
this means male better acquainted with the pre-
vang state OF public opinion throughout the South and
knew how far they could rely each other He also
spoke high terms OF the delegates composing that body
and paid handsome compliments in passing on Judge
FUCKER OF Virginia and Colquitt. OF Georgia and Gen
jourDed meet six weeks after the adjournment OF Con-
gress; that il at this time impossible say what the
existing salty at that time might be, since the admin
istraon OF the government had fallen into other hands
that II matters were pushed, las to be expectedD
IT would only serve TO unite the whole South firm
III
sued, would but increase the confidence OF the South
in herself The action of the United States government
was, however, obliged TO be decisive. since must either
please dispease the South He stated thai the south
ern States would be better prepared since the meeting OF
the convention 10 resist the Compromise bill, should
II be passed As 10 the particular way in which we
would resist it, he could only give his individual opinion
which might or might not prevail in that body upon It's
reassembling but he thought the mode would be in the
formation OF separate government al the South. Per
haps, however California by itself might be admitted
In that event. ought 10 secede and take by force II
nothing were done at the present Congress, we ought
nevertheless to adopt the same
Other modes OF assistance might be proposed and adopt
ed but in the Of their necency, other and
decisive steps would be taken.
he said That we had need to fear a sprlnging
out OF the formation Of new government; that had
the right to secede and II necessary and advsa
BILE, II did not become TO be deferred from exercising
H. Besides, war should come, il must terminate ia
vorably to the South. II must do 40, because
more warike people than opponents, and would have
that decided advantage attendant upon superior spirit and
valor Moreover, were agricultural people, while
our opponents were engaged In manufactures and
merce and the former always have the advantage
the latter protracted struggle This he illustrated By
a reference to the CarhagenAn Besides this
have the mouth Of the Mssissipp river, and by this
means blockade the whole northwestern States The
issue, he said might come sooner than the adjournment
OF Congress- and be decided with the controversy be
tween New Mexico and Texas that the struggle would
then become general one and would be justified in
Selling upon any part of this public Territory that il
was easy to say where the people OF South Carolina and
Kershaw district would be at that day. since the exhbi
ton given during the war with Mexico
Col Chestnut then followed in speech Of great inter-
est and much brilancy, defending the convention from
the charge OF being reasonable meeting which charge
had been made al the North while the people there
allowed TO meet al any place, in any way. and for any
purpose without being liable to any such charge tie then
spoke o the which had rendered convention OF
the southern States how The northern States had
proved the trust repoeed them BY Sonth
and had passed laws energetic and effective defeat the
binding ob lgatlons oil solemn treaty, made and ratified
voluntarily, between them how they had by this means
robbed US OF our propery-were destroying our peace
and jeoparjing our lives; how the United States govern
men had been violently and frsudueny wres,ed from
is legitimate purposes and Objects and made
chine their hands, to advance and subserve these
purposes how by the fiscal action of the government,
large oil money unlusty distracted from the
South and protusey lsvshed upon the North, BY which
means she robed borrowed magnihcsnce that
the North had been encouraged in this Of proce
dure by the divisions prevailing al the South. and among
the southern representatives to Congress; that the
South had looked, long and vanly looked. 10 the
solemn guarantees of that constitution revered and held
sacred by her, for protection from these aggressions
but that these though strong were insufficient to defend
her against the fanaca spirit OF the North encouraged
she by the desertons of Benton, Fooe. &c, &c
That there consequently but three effective modes
Of resistance left 10 her these to revoutonize,
secejb, to in convention TO consider her griev
and the best mode Of redress opened 10 her and
that she had wisely decided upon the last course He
spoke OF the proposed action of the North with reference
rexas and said that the nine States represented in the
Nashville Convention pledged to it, and that
union had been effected between them to insist upon
the Missouri Compromise line uhmatum He spoke
contributed in much larger proportion by the Sonh than
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