The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-20

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John A. Jordon was called to the chair, and
Harry Gillian, Esq, appointed secretary The
chair explained the object of the meeting appro-
pIatply, after which,
Col c. Stone, made a report from the com
mittee appointed Under the resolution of pre-
vious meeting raised to select four suitable
delegates TO represent Tallapoosa county in the
Nashville Convention.
The names of the delegates reported are as
follows, viz:
Hon. Leroy, Gresham, John T. Leflwch,
Esq, James MePcarson, Esq, and the Rev.
Moses Gum.
Aud on motion of Col. Stone, the report of
the committee was unanimously adopted and
ratified by the meeting.
After which Col Stone introduced the follow
ing resolutions:
ReSolred, That we do not bring with us into
this meeting, the feelings of partisans; lut that
we meet together rs Southern freemen, on
Southern rights, TO express our opinions and
sentiments in cooperation with the South, to
save our country, our Constitution, our Union,
and equal rights guaranteed to us by the
Constitution of the United States, in the spirit
Of calm and settled moderation.
Resolred That the Constitution of the United
States, is the only guarantee of the Union of the
States, and that under that instrument, we have
made no aggression upon the rights of the
| North required any exnctons ut any time
| from the North, but have left the North to
manage and control their internal affairs of State
| in their own way.
| Butrecent occurrences of the Northern States
and people, Of various characters but too plainly
evince their object to be, That of violating the
plain and palpable principles of the Constitution,
to rob the South of her Unborn rights, and to
destroy our property and our equality, against
which we as freemen will resist us long as we
have national existence.
Resoired, That no citizen shall be deprived of
his life, liberty or property, except by the judy
ment Of his peers, and the laws of the land, and
that the common law MS it existed in the Amer-
can colonies of the 4th of July l776, and the
Constitution and laws of the United States APP
| plicabe to our territories, shall be the funda-
mental law of said territory.
RESOLVED, That in the event the non-slavehold-
ing States object, thus to put the life, liberty,
and property Of American citizens u"der the
| American law, we will insist upon division OF
the country on the liue of $500, with distinct
recognition and protection Of property in slaves
| Resolred, That the territory lately acquired
! from Mexico, by our common country, and by
the valor and blood of about 1850 Southern
| volunteers united with about 23,084 volunteers
from the Nortll-al rallying under the stars and
stripes of the United States, aided by the COM
mon treasure of our Union, belongs in com
moa to the States of this Union, and that the
attempt of the Northern States and people to
appropriate these territories to their exclusive
use and benefit, for their ACKNOWLEDGMENT to the
exclusion and Acknowledgement of the rights Of
the South, is usurpation fpower hitherto I'M
parallelled in the history of our Government in
volving the right of equality, which we will never
yield a free people
Res0ired, That since the North has with great
unanimity presented herself with an unbroken
front, and having arrayed herself against the
sister States of the South, with the avowed in
tent, to restrict the slave States from the fur
ther extension of slavery, and thereby to force
upon the South the abolition of slavery, or to
destroy its value against the plain letter and
meaning of the Constitution, relying on federal
numbers to accomplish the ruin of the South,
| it is the duty and solemn obligation of South
| ern States to meet in convention, by their dele
| gates to take united action i'll common, on the
best possible grounds to insure success in srs-
tanning our Constitution, State rights, and
equality among al the States, and to protect
our people in their constitutional rights of pro-
pcrty life and liberty against the Infatuated IA
naticism Of Northern aggression.
Resoired, That we are opposed to the dis,
memberment of the sovereign State of Texas,
by military force or by purchase, if such pur,
chase is to make free States of Southern terri
tory--(the United States having more territory
now on hand than can be disposed of safely.)
But as to the tights of Taxas to her conquered
limits, her State boundary, she is not alone
that her cause is our cause, and the cause of
the entire Southland in veal or wo, by her
mill CT -, fta h,,,, If ,,orn or aprar
Resolred, That we are opposed to the add
mission of California as a State into this Union,
under the circumstances and condition of her
presentation Believing that no territory should
be thus organized unless by American citizens
Of the territory. And that it tends to the sub
mission of our Government to permit unDatu-
ralized foreigners, Indians and negroes, with.
out qualification to voice mt the ballot box on
an equality with American citizens.
Resolped, That the Southern States united
with the Northern States us equal sovereign in
the formation Of the old confederation and
again for the purpose of forming more perfect
union, to establish justice and to insure domestic
tranquility, the Southern States as equals, and
co-equals with the Northern States framed our
Constitution, and as such equals we can never
rs people who loves liberty and revere Union,
consent to yield the equal rights and privileges
secured to us by the Constitution. That Union
without the Constitution is but GAS sounding
brass or tinking symbol" to our ears.
ResHrel, That III the event the General
Government Of the United States shoul attempt
to dismember or subiugate the State of Texas,
or any part thereof by military force, we believe
that the Governor of this, State should convene
the Legislature to take into consideration what
Of right should be done in the premises.
Resolred, That we highly commend those
Senators who voted against the admission Of
California into orr Union lis State, and espe
cialy those Senators who entered their protest
against the act of admission Of California, and
the causes assigned for their protest.
Col Stone made a few brief statements of
facts, in relation to Northern aggression, and in
justification of the Nashville Convention, and
the proceedings thereof, appealing to the meet
ing to stand firm on Southern rights, and urging
the passing of the resolutions.
Judge Lyle replied to him, in long and la
bored effort contending against the resolutions
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