The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-01

Carolina. To show the feenk OF We give
Hon L. Orr moved tho resolution reported by the mi
! nority a substitute, as ioliowst
Rsovsd That feeling entire confidence In the consutu
lion organs OF government and the wisdom and
fidelity the convention elected under the act passed at
the last session OF the legislature perfectly willing
10 leave TO them mode and OF redress for
wrongs we have suffered from the federal government
well the time OF s application and, without indicating
or suggesting the course II behooves them pursue
hereby pledge ourselves 10 abide by their action. whether
the same sha be Tor secession fTor~ the Unon with
without the cooperation OF the other southern States
The motion was rejected by very large ma iony.
The resolutions Of The majority were then taken up and
were voted on separately, as iollowsi
ReSolutd That, in the opinion of this meeting the
State 81 South Carolina cannot submit to the wrongs and
IMPRESSIONS which have been perpeated by the federal
government and the northern States without dishonor and
rum aud mat II Is necessary TO relieve herself thereom
whether with or without the cooperation of other southern
States
To this resolution there five dissenting voices.
Resolved, That concert OF action with one more
posed southern congress- in any other manner oh
eot worth many sacrifices, but not the sacrifice involved
IN submission
Adopted unanimously.
Rescued That hold the right of secession be
conledeacy and thar the denial OF that right would furnish
TO injured State the strongest additional for its
ercise.
Adopted unanimously.
4 Rescued, That this meeting looks with confidence and
power oil the State in defence Of its rights the earliest
practicable period, and in the eiecua manner and 10
measures Tow ards the same end.
To this resolution there six dissenting voices.
The question then asked the adoption OF the add
dress and ii was adopted with but Dissenting voice
Does not the adoption of such resolutions under the
circumstances and against the advice OF their venerable
and distinguished leader and champion Nashville (M
Cheves and other leading champions OF their cause here
ofore tSenators Butler and Barnwel, Governors Ham
mond and Johnson, Colonel Pckens and many others of
their most distinguished citizens,) show the utter reck
essness and phrensy OF those Who sustain them! Let it
not be said that such conventions and resolutions are of
frequent occurrence Not SO. No irresponsible conven-
uon such as This, and under such circumstances, has
ever TO my knowledge SO assembled and SO acted IN the
United States! 1t was not convention to nominate
candidates and to lay down platform for an election for
the election OF members OF the convention had already
taken place, and the legislature had aced and these fac
onists came uncaed for, and by the rejection OF Mr.
Ors resolution and the adoption OF others have usurped
the powers OF the convention 1t is the habit OF 10
reploach the friends of the Union submissonists but
i The convention and other authorities OF South Carolina
submit 10 this dcaon against the advice OF The fathers OF
The slate, II will be an instance OF submission such
mas never been before witnessed in our country Not
only the opinion OF all the living fathers OF the State
against H. but also OF that greater than all of them,
AMI who used 10 lead them ALL who has recently been
taken from them ami the nation, Mr. Calhoun. He was,
General Hamltons testimony shows. against the sepa
rate secession of South Carolina and doubt would,
with his controlling influence in the Stale, have stopped
the movement before now, had he lived.
Ordinarily is not necessary proper for the people Of
one Stale to interfere with the political movements in
another. But this case is exception to that rule 1t
interests us all 1t relates 10 the common famly-com
estate IL is. 100. in the house OF our neighbor, and
we cannot, with safety or proprety, permit murder
son. or any other great cme TO be peIperated there
without attempting to arrest It The Charleston Mer-
curv the organ of The thus speaks of this
| southern association convention:
But short of this there is great feld which it can
rightly and pro6tabIy occupvthe State convention Itself
Ale we 10 have mat and al The time which the spirit of the
Of the last legislature and the expectations OF the people
have plainly indicated r
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nearly 70 b an "i, Wntoa s.
oowe mean .vste,atc o,aenizs,inn ,haI sbaIl nm,
a. in communicated with our friend. throughout The souh
When speak of cooperation, must be under
stood to indulge seek 10 expectations of the
support oil south Carolina by other States as States II Is
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Smth Catalina 10 e,hit le and force hat NAV soeedv
Ike them the leaders ard repreenatiyes of The popular
sentiment These have every claim 10 the attention OF the
they have the interests stake they have the
CONVICTIONS and the same determination TO defend TO the
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pose no AGENCY could be more elective than that Of the
so improved as to give the
utmost activity aud efficiency of which it is capable To
perfect this machinery one OF the most important objects
which the attention OF THIS convention can be directed
ana we ust wiz DC cary pun lh'o such aih as 70
WIZ ,y s ,e ON San,h Tnas eo he d.
fence OF her own cause and mantan thar whether with
many friends with few with own sons
be onward and the issue with the iede raj
government be decisvey made and settled, yet fe ell
that no proper efforts should be spared 70 place our state IN
perfect WIN lhe uue friends OF me SCUM
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