The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-30

tears away his fellow-creatures from their dear.
est connexions, and dooms them to the most
cruel bondage, shall have more votes in gov.
eminent instituted for protection of the rights
of mankind, than the citizen Of Pennsylvania Of
New Jersey, who views with laudable horror
30 nefarious practice
The Constitution was ratified, after grea,
struggle. The apprchensions of those who op
posed it were silenced by the superior weigh,
and address Of its friends and advocates. The
amendments were formed rather to secure per
sopal than State rights, and no effective guar
antee for the latter was proposed. In the set
Element Of the principles Of the Constitution
the national party was defeated but, in the ad
justment of the details, and in the phraseol0gy
employed to convey power, one is constantly re-
minded that the pen Of the convention was
welded by the leading mind of that party, in the
convention and the countrywide be continued.,
From the Lynchburg (va.) Republican,.
Hos. PAuLUs PowELL.--A large and enthu
siastic meeting of the people of Amherst county
Virginia, took place at the Courthouse Of said
county, on Monday, the goth Of January, 1851
when, on motion of T. w. billiard, ESQ.,, Dr.
Henry l.. Davies was called to the chair, and
Archie Robertson was appointed Secretary
The meeting being organized, Henry w.
Quarles, esq, addressed It at some length, in
vindication Of Southern Rights and i'm approba-
ton Of tho course pursued by the Hon. Paulus
Powell in Congress, and who presented the
following preamble and resolutions which were
received with much appreciation and adopted
unanimously
We, portion Of the people Of the county Of
Amherst, composing part. of the 5th Congress
sonai district feeling the present crisis an i'm
portant one in the political affairs of the South,
and especially upon the slavery question, in
which we are all deeply concerned, feel it our
duty to express our opinions, upon the course
lately pursued by our Representa- We in Con-
gress from this district, the Hon. Paulus Powell,
and in doing so, we most ohcerfully accord to
him our entire appreciation of his votes and the
course he has pursued. None could have
carried out, more truely and honesty, the feelings
and sentiments Of this district upon this vital
questien-none could have reflected more faith
fully the resolutions of the Virginia Assembly
and we could have wished that other Southern
members. OF Congress could have been az true
to the Constitution Of the Union and to South
ern Rights
Had they been so, the melancholy spectacle
could not now be presented to us of the dislnem-
the admission, as State, into this Union, a ter
ritory and people who had not complied with
any of the terms ard conditions usual upon
such occasions---and above all, some of the
Southern people at this time struggling upon
Northern territory to reclaim their property,
with every difficulty thrown around them by
artifice, ingenuity and bribery. And all this has
been done to satisfy Northern fanaticism and
Northern thirst for poorer None can have
greater attachment for this glorious Union, than
ourselves; none can more truly appreciate the
blessings which We have enjoyed under the Con-
stitution, and none will be more ready to en-
force its provisos and compromises than our
selves. Yet when we see systematic attempt
made to prevent and destroy its plainest provi-
SONS, and to visit upon the Southern country
rum and degradation, we cannot refrain from
raising our voices against it, and if need be- our
arms in defence of our rights and property I'M
der the Constitution
The Hon. PAuLUs POWELL has sustained our
rights and our interests in the conflict which has
Just passed; he has followed the compromises
OF the Constitution MS his polar star, and we
are willing to confide to him again the impor-
tant trust which he has so faithfully discharged
All the laws passed by Congress, miscalled
the Compromise. have Ind the tendency to pros.
trate Southern rigts, Southern interests and
Southern independence, and greatly to impair
that good feeling and regard which should exist
between dlfierent'portions Of the Union. Yet,
AZ they have become laws of the land, it is the
duty of every good citizen to abide by them and
to respect them hut, they must be carried out
In whole and not in part. And should the Flu
gltve slave law (Which il in conformity to the
Constitution ITSELF not be faithfully executed
by the North, it will be sufficient reason for the
people OF the South to adopt such measures at
will protect their rights and property under the
Constitution from Northern depreciation.
We have seen, with much pleasure, the patri-
otto county OF Madison moving in support Of
our representative, and the people of Amherst
cannot and will not be behind her in appreciat-
ing his many virtues and patriotic principles and
we earnestly desire him to be our candidate
again for Congress, and we doubt not his re-
election will be triumphant vindication ofthose
which were taught by Jefferson, Modi-
son, and Monroe, whose hallowed hones repose
in the midst of his District Therefore,
lst Resotred, That the Constitution, which
was framed by 0 forefathers, is the bond of our
Union, and in order to preserve the Union, il
must be held sacred in all its parts and condi-
tions
Cd RESOLVED, That we deprecate the unpatri-
otto course which has been adopted by many Of
The Northern people in protecting our runaway
slaves and aiding them to escape, thereby violat
ing the plaincst provision Of the Constitution
and committing depreciation upon our property
and we recommend to the Southern people the
imposition Of a tax upon the productions Of the
North, to be laid in such manner and upon such
conditions as not to be in conflict with the Con
stitution OF the Union
3D. Resotred That the laws passed by the
ast Congress, mscaled the Compromise, were
sin and brought forth in iniquifv,
and their passage has brought calamity and de-
yradation upon the South but as friends to the
Union, and willing to make many and great
sacrifices Tor it's preservation, we are willing to
abide by them, AS whole, but they must be
faithfully executed in whole, ard not in part.
4th RESOLVED, That it is the true policy of
The South to encourage direct trade with Eng
and, and TO exchange the productions Of the
South for Observation-Disclosures Of England; and
We have seen, with much pleasure, the able and
retire part taken by Daniel II. London esq, of
Richmond, the President Of the Central South
I'm Riohs Association in sustaining the irtcrests