Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-04-10
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KING GEORGE.
AT humorous meeting of the people of the county
OF King George, without distinction of party, held at
their April Court, Col Edward T Tayoe being Chair
man, and Mortimer cambridge, ESQ.,, Secretary, the
following resolutions reported by Chairman sp
pointed at March Court, composed of Messrs. w. R.
| Mason, Charles Mason F. Fairfax, A. B. Hooe, and
M. cambridge,
| The Resolutions being reported by Mr.. w. r. Ma
son, MIR Eustace Conway, of Fredericksburg, in
vlted to address the meeting. He sustained the
! mendatlon OF the General Assembly in favor of the
Nashville Convention; and was followed by Mr. w. r.
Mason in support Of the eighth Resolution proposed by
! the Committee The question was then taken sepa-
| ratelY upon each Resolution.
1st Resolued, That the public domain, wherever 81
tuated, is the common property of all the States and
that the citizens OF the several States have equal rights
in it so long as it remains in Territorial condition. and
neither the Congress of the United States nor the PEG
pie nhabng the Territories such, are authorized to
pass law or do which prohibits Or prevents any
portion of the citizens of the United States from set
ting in the Territories, upon terms of perfect equality
I'd Resolred, That the people nhabiting Territory
entities them to do so-in framing constition pre-
paratory to admission into the Union as sovereign
State for the first time, have the right to prohibit the in
stitutlon OF slavery within the limits Of the proposed
| State.
3D. Resolved That the States which formed the Union
were separate and independent sovereignties, and
would never have united ander the articles of conede
| ration, or have formed Union under the present
Constitution, had not the slaves of the South been re-
cognzed as property, and their secured in the
rights to them as property: That in the I'd section OF
the 18th article OF the Constitution, there an acknowl
edgment of the existence Of slavery and guaranty for
itsproteetion.
4th RESOLVED, That Congress has no more right to
prohibit the Southern people from entering upon the
public lands with their slaves, than prohibit the
Northern people or the Western with any other kind
OF property, and any law which draws a distinction
between the property of the different sections of the
Union and allows the introduction Of the one and pro-
hbts the introduction of the other into the territories
unjust unequal and oppressive, and should be sub
| mted to.
9Th Resolved, That to prohibit slavery in the terri
tories neither less than to appropriate by the
force OF numbers the common property of all the people
to the exclusive use of portion of hem that insist
upon an equality OF right and will never consent to be
excluded from the entire benefit of property in the
QUESTION of which Ito say the LEAST the South contrpu-
| ted full share of value and money.
| 9th. ReSotoed, That we love the Union and hope
that the stars and stripes may remain its emblem for
| ever Virginia has testified her devotion to it by the
sacrifice she made it, by her unparalleled mu
ncence in the surrender of almost untold territory for
the general good and benefit by her fidelity to
the Constitution to the Union, she believes in
debted for the glory ohe past for the prosperity of the
present. and the desires to look to it for the realization
Of her hopes for the future But Virginans, Jealous
OF our rights and feeling as treemen, be-
ie that these considerations will weigh but lttle if the
alternative be presented of secession Cor revolution or
suit to injury and injustice upon the part of any other
portion Of the people of this country.
9TH: Resolved That we see no necessity for doubtful
experiments upon the Constitution, the way ofamend-
men alteration. We believe, that Justly and proper
y construed, rights under it are full and ample
But upon Its preservation understood and intended by
its authors safety depends and fully are i'm
pressed with this belief, that if occupied position
which EMIT led to be needed by our countrymen we
would, in the language OF great WRITER "exhort and
conure them suffer invasion their political
however NAV
without determined, perseyerng resistance. Onep pre-
cecent creates another. They soon accumulate and
constitute law. What yesterday fact to-day isdoc-
trine Examples supposed to justify the most dan
gerous measures and where they do not suit exactly the
defect is supplied by analogy, Be assured, that the
laws which protect US in our EVIL rights grow out Of
the Constitution and they must fall or flourish with it."
eth Resotred, That in the present state of things
do not recognize the necessity for the Convention
proposed to be held at Nashville. When Congress shall
pass law, or do an act deprvng US OF our just rights
or affecting the institution OF slavery, in violation of the
spirit OF the compromises OF the Constitution, shall
be ready to meet our Southern brethren in Convention
to consult to the best mode and measure OF redress
We shall then be found true to the South we have
been devoted to the Union. But having taken our po-
son and proclaimed it, before such aggression upon
rights has been consummated we think it impolitic
to meet in Convention-rst, because without union of
sentiment in regard to such movement good would
follow; and that there division OF opinion the South
to the propriety of Convention, this time can
not be denied; secondly, because those who have been
principally instrumental in originating the proposed
Nashville Convention, do not agree among themselves
to its object and thirdly because in matter of such
grave Importance, Involving perhaps, the integrity OF
the Union the honor, the prosperyyea, the destiny of
naon,l the people should be informed with certainty
OF the subjects be considered the questions to be de-
cded the action proposed in order that they may be re-
presented by those whose opinions they know and
whose views they approve.
18th. Res0lUed, That those members of Congress (of
whatever party who regardless OF sectional preudices
and personal considerations, have upheld the Consttu
ton and rebuk ed aggression upon rights, are enti
tied to our highest commentator and to our affection
ate remembrance. The clouds which have gathered
over us. and now darken political armament, may
by suspicious wind be dispersed burst over our
heads in destructive storm Nevertheless the genius
OF American history in recording the of this try
ing period, will on its living pages, assign to them a
place, upon which the eye Of the patriot will rest with
grateful emotion, and which their Children and their
childrens children will point with proud exultation
When the eighth resolution was read substitute was
offered by Mr.. Charles Mason approving OF the Nash
vile Convention but rejected by large majority; and
the eighth resolution being put adopted as were
the Others without dissenting voice being heard
The publication Of the foregoing proceedings is re-
quested in the papers of both parties Richmond and
Fredericksburg e, and in the Alexandra Gazette
The meeting then adjourned.
ED. T. TAYLOE, Chairman
M. BAINBRIDGE, Sec'y.
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