The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-24

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From the Jackson County Democrat,
Public MEETING According to previous
notice a large number of the citizens Of this
county from oil sections, assembled at the court
house on Monday last Tor the purpose Of consi-
acrinS OF the questions mentioned ~ the call OF
! Wees. Inc meeting was called 70 order
- n 'Daa .tnson; Wnen upon motIoi A. a.
.a'ou ~ .c eiar' WIG explained tie
49, s ns , - icW iofcioie aPpro-
PriaIe REMARKS; lnen, upon motion, James AZ
i'I Ilssa VIZ sno ~ secretary.
uPol iao.iol' VIC chairman appointed COM
.: cosstiiig OF DOTH poll
49,, =. s',liocr' 70 arait resoiu-
.,.I .as!snd I1ee sen9e q Inc meeting
~ ~ ,',.t;ad pom inouoi was resolved,
-, 49,, ;I ~ meet AGAIN To-
a,,lrt INA ,bat III cIaaa a .ohiillee should
~ ~ ~ towrg shonld IN rss, s,o .' AhoWn
- % ~ loWnl snoulu pc requested TO address
'iS I peog H.. sias g.. aa 90.
iucSuay roou, hoepa. ~, lo0u. Meeting
,,n..a5 1919 .s - .Ln;l Goihniiitee up
.a a.,u .r.9s H. u.en chairman, :, ~.
which y.re reod md h.f,rs thass. reso,u.,ons,
ada,,;n', 81 Is1o ana my we're Pul ior
!. - e.. aiS oeS l'nieu' Proceeued
H., $500. s,..e,,n.l len.n hs' ~ Which
ma d'o"is " ouf riS..s ana our
=, n,a,.,;s,s - = Ssho al, par ~ our coun-
~ co ~ tic rasai"t;a', ~ opll'i91' e.lher Pre-
| mittea assar ,sb;,.s sa;S ispoi.su " lhe COM
n the ,naatng and were Put
| 1890 80, ~. 'uopteu'
kESoLUTlONS.
ReSolred, 1st That the territories pf this
Government is common property. BELONGING ~
each individual in the Union particularly. and
every one CONFORMITY; and that Congress has no
| right to discriminate either in tile persons that
go, OF lhe property they carry, to their terrific
| RES.
| I'd. That it is the duty Of CONGRESS- as Tho
trustee for all the people, to lay off tie. public
domain into convenient boundaries. to form
| proper territorial governments as each portion
becomes settled prohibiting or excluding no.
thlng) ior the regulation and government of
those who migrate to these territories /; and in
que Time authorize them to form constitution
and apply for admission as a State, prescribing
nothing but their boundaries. their nonnl,t;n55
and their constitution it shall be rennbli.
can. .."&
Sd. That Congress cannot delegate any Of
these powers to any other person. nor refi,se n.
exercise them promptly on all necessary occo.
sions, without committing a breach of the trust
reposed in her by the Constitution. which GRATED
her the trustee of all the people; and to this ex
ercise of power the naonIa 4; th;s s''s q.
| Union VIII ever cheerfully submit. 1-~
4th. That Congress did, at the last session Of
the 30th Congress, fail to perform its apnronr;ota
duties by establishing territorial covernn,ants
whereby the Southern people have suffered seri'
Gus wrong and irreparable loss. Il t..-~, !. -
9th. That the admission of California ne y
State is violation of all USAGE. nroced.nt -.
custom, unparalleled, and without eyomnla :,
the annals of the country. with cons.;tnt;onni
requirements neglected, and irregularities con.
nived at, and the ordinary pupaee and trinino
waived Just because she had prohibited s,arerU in
her constitution. -. ...s. \, r.. : -.
9th. That the precedent thus set is of evil
tendency, because it admits that the inbabit,nts
OF a territory are free to act IS thew please and
/ independent of Congress-: and that Gallo, .,;a
could, with the simc propricty, have claimed
and organized our whole Mexican acouisit;on 80
the boundary she did establish for herself
| It'll. That We consider the means nsed aud
the influence brought to bear. in indnc;na ,ba
formation of Constitution. and in admift;ns,
California State, we feel quite as indigna,s3
as if the Wilmot Proviso had been ott,nhnJT Ia
y and in direct terms ;-beIieyino that tia 70
suit has been consummated by the planning Of
those who wished to gain the advantages of the
application Of the Wilmot Proviso. without in
curing the responsibility of directly attackino
it. ....s
9Th. That the Southern people could not con-
st'tut'onalty have been excluded from the terri
tories and the vast mineral wealth of Californ;a
and it having been done uncoustf,,tiono1, tho,
ought not to submit to it. and in so do;nrs ~,
gress has violated her delegated powers.
9th. That, as means of defence aooinst tba
| studied aOOrpseinn IF tbo
! Va VIZ ANoillSTl people UPON