The southern press., 1850-10-04

ing be published in the Albany Patriot, the Ma
con, and all other papers in the State disposed
to favor them,
Resoired, On motion of Lott Warren, that the
thanks of the meeting be rendered to the Chair
men and Secretaries of the day.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned
A. B. LAWToN, Z cbo;,mep
J. i, SPlCER, o"0""e"'
". 7SHs 5. lI1s' IaSros, Secretaries,
SOUTHERN RIGHTs MEETING AT AMERious.--
At meeting Of several hundred persons in
Americus, on the 18th inst, for the consideration
and discussion of those questions involving the
rights OF the South in the territory recently ac-
quired from Mexico, Mr. Newman McBain, Wing,
and Mr. George Dykes, Democrat, were called
on TO preside, ard DIR. J. G. McCr.ry, Whg and
! William b. Guerry, Democrat, to act as Secre-
| taries.
After a few energetic and pertinent remarks
by Nlr. McBaln, explanatory OF the object of the
meeting, A. A. Robinson, esq, offered the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions, and occupied
the floor about fifty minutes in urging the pro-
priety of their adoption.
The great interests involved in the political
questions which now engross the public mind,
render it proper that the people, in their primary
meetings, should express their convictions AZ to
the right invol. ed, and us to the duty of the
public servants, who have been selected to guard
those rights tn, refore-- Nif
Resoired, That we approve most heartily the
resolutions of the Southern meeting Of the
members of Congress, held recently at WASH
ington city.
Resolred, That in our opinion, Congress are
under constitutional obligation to remove every
legal impeachment that may arise from Mexican
laws, which serves in the least to embnrrass the
emigration of Southern men, with all their prop
erty recognized by the Constitution, into newly
acquired territories.
Resolred, That such legislation by Congress
would in no way infringe upon that policy of
non intervention, which requires that Congress
shall not legisate either TO establish or prohibit
slavery. ht 5
Resolred, That should Congress fail of her
duty, entirely to abrogate such Mexican laws, as
are directly against that species of property
which the Constitution provides us the means
of acquiring, by prohibiting for twenty years,
any Congressional Legislation of it from abroad,
then as peace measure, we are willing to ac-
cept a secure and unembarrassed enjoyment of
our property in that small portion of the newly
acquired territory, south OF the Missouri Com
promise line
Resolred That should all free access to any
part OF the territories with our peculiar property
be denied us, and thus all justice denied us, bv
Il Congress acting under Constitution, the
very first sentence of which declares one of the
fret purposes of its adoption to be 10 establish
justice then the remedy for the redress of our
wrongs, and for staying in future, the aggres-
sions OF our Northern brethren, we leave to be
devised by the convention, which it will be the
duty Of the Governor of our State, nnder sncli
exigcncies to call,--and we pledge our support
to any measure of redress, which will so unite
our brethren Of the South, as to render il practc-
able.
| An animated discussion then ensued between
E. r. Brown and VIM H. Crawford, esqrs., on
the one side, and Maj. John Howard, of Colum-
bus and John A. Tucker, of Lumpkn on the
other, each speaker consuming an hour and a
half
| The former two declined to argue the resolu-
tons proposed, insisting more pertinent ques-
| ton to be- whether we should dissolve the
Union on the admission of California. This
latter two maintained the propricty of the reso-
lutions and also that if no other measure OF
redress would secure portion of the territory
equivalent to that south Of $780, then disso-
luton of the Union would be necessary, in order
to prevent further and worse aggressions
! After the discussion the vote was taken on
| the resolutions, and was almost unanimous in
their support--only three or four persons voting
in the negative.
The opposers Of the resolutions excuse the
leanness Of their vote on the ground Gas they
say that they had no right to vote, because the
meeting was not called bv them. But some of
! their ablest tacticians admit that they made
efforts to get as mary as possible to vote aganst
! the resolutions.
WIN. B. GUERRY,
JAMES G. McCRARY,