The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-17
From The Mobile Adusrtiser.
The Voice of MobiIe-Grand Rally for the

Agreeable to call signed by over seven hundred
names, immense concourse Of the true friends
Of the Union and the South, friendly 10 the gem
eral system of measures first brought forward by
the Committee Of Thirteen in the Senate Of the
United States, and since substantially adopted by
Congress, met at the Independent Press ON the sth
instant, and organized at two o'clock.
The meeting was called to order by b. b. Breedin,
ESQ.,, on whose motion the Hon. A. F. HoPEISs was
appointed president, George +. Holt esq, and Cen
cral Thomas Mccoy appointed vice presidents, and
John Scott and S. w. Allen secretaries.
On taking the chair, Judge Hopkins made some
very happy and appropriate remarks After he
had concluded,
! On motion Of George ". Stewart, esq, the chair
was requested TO appoint committee Of FIVE TO re-
| port resolutions.
| The chair appointed G. N. Stewart, Chester Root,
| G. X. ID. McLelland r. w. Mccoy, and Gustsvus
Horton, esqs., said committee.
! On motion, the meeting adjourned for refresh
ments, TO which they did ample justice, and COM
! plimented highly those under whose management
they had been provided.
| When the meeting again assembled, General
| Mccoy announced that Judge Hopkins had retired
on account Of fatigue, and had requested him 10
| preside.
/ Before the committee had reported C. G. Lang
don, esq, requested to read, for the edihcation
oft audience, some letters received from dstin-
guished individuals who had been invited to attend
! They were listened 70 with much attention, they
breathcd the true spirit Of fraternity and Union.
George N. Stewart, esq, chairman Of the com
mittee, then reported tho following preamble and
! resolutions
Whereas, in the progress Of the Government Of
the United States collisions and conflicting opin-
ions and interests have arisen which have produced
much discord between the slavchoding and non
savehoding portions Of the Union, manifested on
the occasion Of the admission of Missouri State;
Of the establishment Of the Territory Of Oregon; OF
| the annexation Of Texas; and more recently on
the event Of the acquisition Of portion OF the Re
public Of Mexico; and arising out OF the claim OF
Tie Free-soil and Abolition party, that Congress
had the power exclude slavery in the Territories
of the United States and that IL shall exercise that
power which, together with other questions affect
ing slavery and also that Of the settlement OF the
boundary Of Texas, have disturbed the peace Of the
country and threatened the integrity and existence
| of the Union itself
i And whereas, after a long, lsborous, and exoit-
ing session, the Congress OF the United States has
acted on the said questions by laws settling those
several objects of controversy, which result is
| before for consideration: Now, therefore, be IL
| /. Resolred, That we approve of the acts passed
for the establishment OF governments for the Terri
| tories of Utah and New Mexico respectively, be-
cause in those laws Congress has confined tself to
! what we consider its constitutional power, neither
prohibiting authorizing the institution of slave
| nv in either Territory.
| 2. Resolved That any citizen has, in our judg-
ment the right TO carry his slaves into either Of said
territories, and to employ them there his proper
ty because IL il his constitutional right, and be-
cause any Mexican law in force up TO the time OF
ihe change OF government, being Inconsistent with
the fundam mental rights Of our citizens,
nued by the change Of sovereignty itself, and by
force of our constitution without the aid Of any act
Of Congress, and could no longer be enforced any