The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-07-29

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> "Nilmot prOvlso,' or auy law al,olishina
slavery IN the District of Columbia, or pro
, hlhutlug the slave trade between the States
to take into consideration the act OF az
erosion, and the mode aud mcasuJe OF re.
dress.
.. That by the action OF the last Con.
grcss the measures miscalled Il compromise,
The positions of the 2d and Sd aud 4th reso-
lutluns above rocjted have been met and
the constitutional rights therein declared
have been violated
10. That in accordance with the 10 reso-
luton Of the series above recitcd, IA Con.
vention Of the State has been called, and
that we rely confidently on said Convention
justly TO estimate the wrongs we have Suf.
fered and to viniicalc The mode and mea.
sure ofrcdreSs.
II. That this convention declares that it
regards the admission of California as a
State into the Union, as the enactment OF
"Wilmot proviso ia another form" rs is set
forth IN the following letter;
., WASHINGTON, June 81, 1850.
HjS ECccllcacH
JHO' a. tt"HWdHi uOCtFHOti d-c,i
So. We the Senators and Representa-
tlvcs IN Congress from Mississippi, feel it in
cumbent upon us to address YOU and through
/ you, our commoG constituents, That we have
a well defined opinion that California will
be admitted rs Il State of the Union, during
! the present session OF Congress. The Pres
/ ident earnestly recommends it, and we calI-
not be mistaken, III supposing that Il major.
1 lty OF both Houses OF Congress wIll be found
to vote for ii. Our individual positions have
Undergone no change. We regard the pro-
! position to admit California as State un.
! der all the circumstances of her application,
as an attempt to adopt the Wilmot provlso
III another form. But separated, as we are,
from our constituents, and having no con.
venient means of consulting them as to their
views on the new phase of this perplexiug
question, we desire, through you to submit
the single fact to the people and the leglsIa-
! ture, that California will most likely obtain
admission into the Union with her constitu-
tional prohibition of slavery-and we beg
leave to add, that we shall be greatly
pleased to have such expression of opinion
!
practicable, by the people, as shall clearly
Indicate the course which Mississippi will
deem it her duty to pursue in this emergen-
Gy Very respectfully, your obi serv'ts.
Signed, JEFF DAVIS,
HENRY S. FooTE,
j. ThoMPSoN,
w. S. FEATHERsToN
VM. MoWILLIE,
II. That this convention disapprove OF
the late Congressional Legislation, by some
called the Compromise, and declare their
strong and unequivocal condemnation OF
the three following acts, namely: tile nds
mission OF California, as a State; the divi.
sion of the State Of Texas; and the law
usurping to Congress the power to abolish
slavery in the District of Columbia under
the fraudulent pretence of regulating the
slave trade therein. These are regarded by
us as an evidence of the determination OF
the North to trampIe upon the political
| rights of the Southern States, to destroy
their equality in the Union, aud place the
Government for all time to come under the
control of a fanatic and sectional majority.
l3. That we can find no adequate ex-
cuse to Justify the majority in Congress for
forcing these measures upon rs, and we are
wanting i'll language TO express our CON.
dennation of the Southern Senator or Rep
resentative, who voted for the admission of
California, the division of Texas, aud the
ant-slavery act in the District of Colum-
bia; while we as emphatically approve the
course of those. Representatives who OPP
posed their adopton and we now conf
deutly appeal 10 the people Of the State Of
Mississippi for their verdict aud judgment
in the premises.
ID. That the odvocates of State
! Rights are the true friends of the
South and of the Union; and that no
light can be more clear or more essen
tial to the protection of the minority,
than the right of State peaceably to
withdraw from the Union, without de-
nial or obstruction from any quarter
whatever but whilst we ASSET the
right, we consider it the last remedy.
the final alternative; and also declare
that the exercise of it by the State of
Mississippi, under existing circumstan-
ces, would be inexpe1ient, and is a
proposition which does not meet the
appreciation of this Convention.
/ Is. That it is a source of heartfelt
eongratulaiion that the true friends of
the Constitution and Of the Rights and
honor Of the South. Of whateYer parry
name, are now united in common
cause and can act together with cor
diality and sincerity.
4th Resotved That having in the pro-
gfess Of the policy marked odt by The Octo.
Der Convention, the State Legislature and
the recent convention Of the Democrallc
/ States Rights Party Of Mississippi. arrived
at the point Of the proposed State CoDven-
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