The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-06-25

lpa u oagress ., ihes ) e. 'sge with
lth 81 cl, either scsly ind ecsly ere
I'm g ion Of ahe lsiiEn %, angsrons
q Ia Igh:s agd salstp q lhe S0uth and
|Quahf m poupl aiRie
4. 1hal Congress has 10 power "a pass
iang lew ebolishing slavery IN thes let
loi lo'nu,ia @ pfohihf tha s;ave trade
betwe<n she several states; os 10 prohibit
lhe airo1 Acii5a So 81 tsry ists 1i,e iesrEa
tories Of the United States aud that the
passa9e % Coasl Iaay eucll lat4, would
Inol only - . aaneerons violation Sc tile
lconalilutlons bur would afford sEidence 0f
tixed nna deliberate design on che, ,partI
lei that body, g interfere with the iusritu.
lion of slavery II Slaless AearIli8a
Nhatwe would regard illa passage by
4 lCongressso sof the 4 ~ ilIaot fopiso. which
woa.ds Ii efeel, depriYe the .cttizena of
the slave. holding States of an eaual par
tioiPation In the territories acquired equal
IN hy their blood and treasure, ,1as;an uniust
land Insulting observation-disclosures which
these States cannot. withou. political de-
gFadation. submit; and which this canVen-
ton. fepfesenting the feelings and opinions
lof thspeople ofAiississippi eolemnlY declare
they viii not submit. aa
i s That the passage OF The Wllmpt Pro.
viso, OF Of any law aboIishing slavery in
the District ofColumbia by the Congress
Of the United Ssates, would 0f itself, be euch
q breach Of the fedeFfl compact as in shat
event will make IL the duty as it is 1he
fright of The slave>hOldmg states to take
care OF their own safety, and to treat the
Enon slave-holding States as enemies 10 the
slave holding States aud their domestic in.
stItutious. ss ea f-a
a. That the legislature is hereby requests
ted to pass such laws as may,in their opin-
ion, be best calculated 90 encourage the
e:nigtaiion as ci.izensiof tie slaVe-hoidiRg
Sta,es. afm ~ $ fn ae' aa8
8 That, in view Of the frequent and in,
creasing evidences of the discrimination of
he people Of the non~s.aVe 10 ding States,
to disr- gard the muarantees Qf5Ihe constitu~
tiou, and TO ugi,at4 the subiect OF slavery
/ 9th in alidsout OF ongTsss, aVowed y for
th purpose of ffec;ing its ob igati..n in the
Stat. s; aud also, in view OF the facts set
lotrh in the late 'tAddress If the Southern
Members of Congress-" this convention
procla;ms the delibeFate conviction, that
the time haC arrived when the Southern
States should take counsel together for
their CO mmon safety; that convention of
the Southern States having been held inl
accordancs with Ihe above recommends
tion at Nashville ia June 165O,we sanction
aLd approve the esolutlous OF that body. |
That we commend to sGhe legislature
OF this State, that at its next session, law
be enacted. making it the duty Of the gov~
ernor Of the State, by proclamation, to cal.
a general convention of the State, aud TO
issue writs OF election based upon the ratio
of representation Ia the State legislature
upon the passage by Congress, OF tue" Wis
mot Proviso." or any law abolishing slaves
~ in the District Of Columbia, or prahib>
iting the slave trade between the States,
TO take into consideration the act Of ag>l
eression, aEd the mode and measure OF re-
dress.
TO- Resolved, That by the action of the
last Congress the measures miscalled cons
promise, the positions Of the I'd aud 81 anI
Alb resolutions above recited have been
met, and the constitutional right declared
have been violated
IL. Resolved, That in accordance with
the 10Th resolution OF the series above res
cited, Convention Of the State had b zen
called, and tha we rely confidently on said
Convention justly 70 estimate The wrongs
we have suffered and to indicate the mode
aud measure of redress.
12 Tat this convention declares that il
regards the admission Of California as
State into the Union, as The enactment ol
" WHmO PfoUisO IN, ,aaOtkey form. as is
sci forth In the 70 lowing letter.
Of HQR0
HIS E1ceItency,
JNo. .QUIrMAN, Governor, &c. &c.
Sir; We, the Senators and Represents
tives in Congress from Mississippi, fsel it |
incumbent upon 10 address you, and
through you, our common constituents,
that we have we'll defined opinion that
California will be admitted as a State of
this Union, during the present session of
Congress. The President earnestly recom~
mends il, and we caacot be mistaken, III
supposing that a majority OF both Houses
Of Congress viii be found to vote for Il.
Our individual positions have undergone |
no change. We regard the proposition to
admit California as a State, under all the
circumstances of her app ication, as an at
tempt 70 adopt the Wilmot Froviso in all-
VSuVt AVIul.tou1 - sPstats1s - W otSI 1SSts'4 1St'4
our constituents, aud having no convenient
means Of consulting them. as TO their views
on the new phase Of this perplsxing ques--
ton, we desiIe through you TO submit the
single fact 20 the people aud the legislature
that California most Likely obtain admission
into the union with her constitntilonal
prohibition Of slayery-and we beg leave
toadd, that we shall be greatly pleased 10
have such expression of. Of opinion by the
Iegisluge, the Governor, and. il practicable
by che people, as shall clearly Indicate 'he
course wRichsM Mississippi will deem il herI
duFy 70 pursue in gnis emergency. f...
Mnrr rnar,enlflllu nna1r nhelianf aa,.I