Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-05-02
THE SOUTHERN CONvEN.
TON.

The Southern pOlttcldnS hdNe eItnCl Co'"C "
the conclusion that The threat OF Dlsunion mas
done the work for which 1t was intended, or else
the neopIe Of the Soul arc IN reality more le"r'
FIJI Of dIsunion than they are OF the pohiolt'oh
If the extension Of slavery. Both supPosi'lonS
are no doubt to ceraln degree true NORTH
ern representatives in Congress are brought TO
that temper that they are ready to yIeId all Tue
South demands: and his, not so much because
thew or their constituents have changed, as De-
cause the voice of right which IS somewhat uls
nnsod TO make itself heard from the North, Is
sidod and senced by the loud din oad Glamour
If A corrupt press secondng and sustaining the
current leaders Of party.
This point gained, the object OF the proposed
Conyen ion at Nashville is gained, for that was
intended not to dissolve the Union, bat only by
threatening dissolution to settle the slavery
onrstion in favor Of the South. But them Oh
the other baud, we believe that the Conyen-
tion was likely 10 be failure if attempted, De-
cause the mass Of the people Of the South do
verify hold the existence Vi the Union as OF lar
more value than even The institution OF slavery,
and would not to save the one be willing 10 put
the other in jeopardy The North can abolish
slavery by dissolvlDg the Unlon-bul tue South
cannot and will not dissolve the Union to pre-
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vent emancipation. A..
But whether wearc right in this or not, that
the proposed Southern Convention is a. fallure
is fixed fact and VIC cannot better sio" 'lIlS
than by copying from the Richmond Times
norton of an article OH this subject, when SHOWS
what has been the action of the several Soutn'
ern States in regard to it. The Richmond
Drialcc9e. though usually dcnominated slave
state is not 50 in feeling. Her representatives.
lin Congress have generally voted tor the WI
mot provi7o. She has never declared aSalns'
deTtaken to unstRe <fR ne Southern State i'll
devsing the mode and measure of redress.
The Legislature of MuFland adopted unan'
imously series Of resolutions avowlng her de.
termination to stard by her sister States Of the
South, in resisting Ihe Wilmot proylso, Adolf
ton in the Dstrctot Columbia, OF interference
with the slave trad between the States; but no
, declaration was made in favor of the Southern
Convention, nor ha there been, SO far as we are
informed any poplGr movement in any OF the
counties for the prrposo OF electlng delegates
2 In North Caroha there was no session otthe
: Legislature last winter The counties OF the
9 Wilmington Congressional District have had
. District conveniic1, which appointed two dele
] gates to Nashville IN other parts of the State,
+ we believe no simiar movement has yet been
s made. In Granville and some other counties
t the people have, il public assembly, condemn
$ ed the scheme of Southern Convention.
Y In South Carolm, the members Of the Eegis-
r luture. in an nforaa meeting, previously sane
t toned by the legislature itself, appointed dele
$ gates to Nashville from the state at large, and
1t recommended thepeopIe Of each congressional
: district to meet lHlistrct convention and choose
IS other delegates, INSTRUMENTATION has been
generally RESPONDED to-
: In Georgia, Ihs Legislature made provision
y if we correctly Understand a statement in the
B. in the last Savannah Georgian for a genera
e election by the papIe, OF delegates to Nashville
l. to take place thrUghout the State on Tuesday
he the ID lust Weave not received intelligence
~ Of the result.
IL The Savannah eorgan of the %, expresses
es the apprehension lat the vote would be slnal
nc one, for it says lit many of the people belley
l" that the time for rton has not yet come, the.
MS still cherish the hoe that all difficulties will b.
at settled by Congus, and that the Nashville con
NJ vention will he unnecessary. The Georgian
!, however decIareS,and,we doubt not truly-that
10 small vote Tor thI0nyention would be no md
lot cation of a dlyiSiQ Of Sentiment as to the maj
;or point OF uniting treeisting oppression when
lei shall be clearly necessary.
iN' AT prellmlnar meetings in several OF tn
''' counties, the Melville Convention has bee
dlscuunenanced
'u' In Florida the legislature was not in session
Wy The members Of Congress urged The Governc
go to invite the peoe to hold PRIMARY meetings,
'o organize dStric conventions, which shoul
OF elect delegates tr-at:- nashville conventions
ere But Gov. Brown declined to uGop, tIle.r couI
- sci. I'll
Inc In some of the Counties, meetings have bee
ar held, and we thing it probable that The stat
Inc will have its mO compliment oil delegate
the though some o2psition has been manllecte
IN Tallahassee and Pensacola g,
my In Alabama the Legislature failed to agrc
Ger upon any provision for the election OF delegate
ere the Senate fayorg one set OF reSolutloils al
'"e the House another Legislative caucus "o'
OF ever assembled at The close OF Ihe SESSION, a.
elG. undertook 70 n,a,s delegates for each of Il
" Congressional dsuicts ohe VI "ir s. a l'''
'ne named-,and perhaps otherS-hao oeola.ou ~,
as self not satisfied Vth the moue oi MS uPPoi"
VINO ment, and has referred the matter 10 tno popp
ses of his district The assumption OF me neuoe
one Of the leoslo,r.a IA net in their individual C
fla pac,ies, for the peope, is freely commented
that on and condemned in many of the Alabama
ueS pers. -, Lo..,, i,
by Mississippi is the State which began amt !
i'm, Southern convention movement Ata ! PV 9u,
and Convention held At Jackson, on the Isl OF oc;
auy Der last, and called to consluel .n1 resolnti
ing volved in the sectional colltro'erSy n,,oniou a
recommending the Nasny,, .;n,, wns adop,ed.
too This e"V U,le convention, or caucus, he
lnds a, ioc Suo pou ,sd twelve delegates to re
to Tesnu t"I M, appol At Nashville, four for
state =, % aan two for each Of the cOngr
to slonal districts. o.,
ass This 0nnon,.,out, from its having grown st
ling. ar for ppOtu0 reason did not give satlsiac
It and an OO WoS Tne, the 9th of March the me
5: il hers "e .epuesJ met in caucus and ma
VI 'le Leg ""t of twelve delegates, ado
we're cd in 1ppSnllun s,ances the nominations mi
dan. nv Gy loqr lS nnot be told which of the
sets Of representative " '''"'''
VI as would prefer