Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-03-23

neeng called among the members of Congress- that was
Hartford Convention meeting, and that charge was used
destroy whatever effect might be intended BY the address
The cry OF mad dog, were wasalsed, and Hartford
and other such hard, harsh were used
What the object and purpor Of the Nashville Convention
Why the Southern members their address the Southern
people, represented the aggesson real and proposed Of the
Northern States, and gave statement of the plans which
they proposed TO carry into operation That address aroused
the people Of the Southern States They have had their pm
meetings, and they have spoken out through the egs
lsye bodies OF Mississippi and suggested the proprey OF
calling Southern Convention to sit at Nashville For the
purpose Of dissoving the Union No, sir The man who
etend who nsnuaes such ides, desires to make the
public believe falsehood for he cannot believe 1t himself
The object Of this Convention has been revealed il TO
assemble for the purpose Of mutual Cancellation and advice
and to settle plan Of operatonof resistance TO the
aggreons upon the rights secured to them by the consttu
ton Of the country They do not meet for the purpose OF
dssoving this and forming another Confederacy The lar
hes they would 60 the conclusion of their deliberations
would be TO submit series Of resolutions, address, TO
the Southern peoples frame remonsance to present 10
this body, setting forth what would be the inevitable conse
quenoe Of certain threatened TO be passed by Congress
They seek destroy the merits Of this Convention by assert
ing that is Convention gotten up for the purpose OF dis
solving the Union making the charge in the absence OF all
proof; making it, indeed, against proof, and where they
know II to be false.
The great object or this Convention devise ways and
for tie Of this Unonas was the object
Of the great Southern meeting in this chamber some months
agoand preserve their constitutional rights, without which
union characterized by usupaon they will only submit TO
union based upon the provisions Of the constitution They
cling the Union given them by those who FORMED the const
tuon-the greatest among whom was General ashngton
They stand by the Union That understand to be the posi-
ton Of SOUTH and II 10 resistance to usuped power that
will alone produce dissolution Sir If these usurpations
carried out the great work is donehe bonds OF the
Union broken down. violated, ramped under foot by the
people Of the North by their aggession. This agitation,
SIR win have the effect Of remodelng political parties more
especially in the North Il mus. inevitably rally party
in the North all the patriotism Of that section OF the coun-
try, under banner, the banner Of the Unon-whether
they heretofore Wings or Democrats. The Union
in danger from the operation Of particular party
class Of politicians, and knowledge Of this fact must
inevitably rally the friends Of the constitution under the flag
the Uaon Tor the and the security Of the coun
try. II Is in tha, direction, sir that are 10 looks for the
South will stand forth Preparcdto cooperate with
and act in favor OF that party IN the North which maintains
the constitution II stands up for the Union. II becomes
conservative and Union party this country, and will there
fore receive the support Of the entire South There will be
another party the North That party exists with pur-
poses and limits prescribed and It's objects avowed and pro-
claimed II II the Abolition psry-the Free Soil party-he
Wmot paryor oil Of that political stamp will unite in one
party. These, matter Of will unite all of those
who do prefer the Union TO their heresy they will rally u-
dor the flag Of dsunon, and with that psry those that prefer
power and disunion viii rally under the flag Of the abolition
ssunder Garrison and others who advocate the dissolution
Of the Union.
We find, Mr. President looking the publications, the
pamphlets and the reports issued from the Conventions held
ec least grand object 10 be that OF dsunon and they
assign consistent with their own honesty They say
sir that the Constitution Of the United States authorizes sa
very throughout the entire land They take the broad ground TO
which have alluded that, under the Constitution Of the
United States slavery exists every where in the States and
that slavery Massachusetts, under the clause in
laon fugitive slaves They they cannot cooperate
with any part of the work under this constitution they must
60 outside of it, and behind They would overthrow IL put
down and PROSTATE weaken il, ruin it. and dissolve the
Union Not like the Senator who yesterday argued that al
though CONSTITUTIONAL and although the Supreme Court
recognised to be CONSTITUTIONAL and although he has taken
solemn oath support the constitution, yet, account Of
higher law, which he has received somehow from God he is
absoved from the obligations Of his OATH TO disregard the
constitution ITSELF cast it aside and violate and break the bonds
which hold these States together No, he not seem
possess that of moral propey that OF moral
responsibility the Supreme Being that possessed and adj
vocaed by Garrison and others Of his political school, They
take the constitutions acknowledge its PROVISIONS and
acknowledge that he has taken solemn oath to support 10
the letter, and yet he declares he is not bound by it,
Well sir in pursuing this question little further let
examine and how parties stand the North and OF whom
they are composed have few documents which pro-
pose read in relation to this subject And first OF al
propose read the constitution Of this party for they have it
seems adopted one will send to the Secretary, and ask
The SECRETARY read from the Constitution OF the Adolf
ton party, follows
"PREAMBLE.-Whereas the Declaration Of American Inde-
pendence asserts that it seeviden truth that all
equal that they endowed by their Creator
with certain inalienabe rights among these life, lib
er and the pursuit Of happiness and whereas this political
axiom based upon the Holy Scriptures which declare that
God hath made Of one blood all nations OF to dwell on all
the face of tho earth " and whereas nearly three millions Of
the people Of this country held in slavery by their fellow
and whereas the practice OF buying and selling
human beings prevails to alarming exent and whereas
irrespective of color entitled to equality rights
dice against color which in this country sinful in the
sight Of God, and should be Immediately repened of and
whereas scheme of expaaton should be countenanced by
friend of God and whereas owe 1T TO the OPP
pressed to oppressor country to the world and to
Con- all that right and lawfully in power bring
about the extinction Of slavery and the slave trade do
hereby agree with prayerfu reliance the Divine aid
form ourselves into Society to be governed BY the following
Constitution
Art The name of this Association shall be the AMEHI-
CAN AVID FoREIGN ANTI-SLAvERY SOCIETY
cart O. The objects ohs Society shall be the entire
ncton slavery and the slave trade and equal security pro-
tection and improvement of the people OF color"
They have declared, find by this CONSTITUTE that they
intend abolish slavery throughout the entire naton and
throughout, the entire world This Society is composed not
merely of Americans but of Americans and foreigners,
shall be able show before have done and it is the inter-
ference Of foreign thrones foreign crowned heads in aiding
in the organization of party which is to become the disunon
party in the Northern portions OF the States
We find thcre-wha' They propose to abolish slavery,
and place the slaves equality with the whites in the
States where they reside They to be confined TO the
Southern States after they have been emancpae and slave
~ shall have been abolished They be placed
equality with the whites be eligible to all the Offices Of the
counry-egible seats in this chamber TO become the
judges governors members of Congress Of the States. And
possible TO suppose for moment that the Southern peo
pie 70 submit such degradation and to such utter ruin
Why, sir, they would be forced abandon their country
they would be forced to give entirely to the black popu
ofxn1,b Hal tha,r ala