The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-18
Meeting In Warren.

This day the citizens Of the town and country,
met at the courthouse at 8 o'clock, A. NJ. On
motion Thomas +. Persons, esq, was called to
the chuir, and Mr.. VIM. II. Pitcher, requested
to act as secretary. The object of the meeting
was stated by the chairman, as follows: Where
az our community has been thrown in confusion
by the presence among us OF one Nathan Bird
Watson, who halls from New Haven, Connec-
ticut and who has been promulgating abolition
sentiments, publicly and privately among our
people, sentiments at war with our institutions
and intolerable in slave community, and also
been detected in visiting suspicious negro houses
as we suppose, for the purpose of melting our
slave and free negro population to instruction
and characterization.
The meeting having been organized, VIM.
Gibson esq, offered the following resolution,
which after various expressions OF opinion, the
resolution was unanimously adopted, to w.t.
ResolDed, That a committee of ten be appoint
ed by the chairman for the purpose of making
arrangements to expel Nathan Bird Watson, an
avowed Abolitionst, who has been in our village
for the last three or four weeks, by twelve
o'clock this day, by the G. r. Road cars, and that
it shall be the duty Of said committee, to escort
the said Watson to Carhak for the purpose OF
shipment to his nati,e land
!, The following gentlemen were named as that
committee: VIM. Gibson, i. Cody, J.. NJ. Ro-
berts. T. B. Huff, e. II. Pottle, f. A. Brinkly,
John c. Jennings, George w. Dickson, A. b.
Rogers and Dr. r. w. Herbert. On motion,
the chairman was ndded to that committee. 1t
was on motion.
Resol. ed That the proceedings of this meet
ing, with minute and accurate description OF
the said Watson, be forwarded to the publishers
Of the Augusta papers, with the request that
they and all other papers in the sIaveho'ding
States publish the same for sufficient length
of time.
DEscRrprlox. The said Nathan Bird Watson,
ia nan of dark complexion, hazle eyes. black
hair. and wears a heavy beard, measures FIVE
feet eleven and three quarter inches, has quick
step and walks with toes inclined inward and a
little stoop. shouldered, now wears check coat
md white pants says he is twenty-three years
of age, but will pass for twenty-five or thirty.
On motion the meeting was adjourned.
THOMAS F. PERSONS, Chairman.
WILLIAM II. PITCHER, Secretary.
A correspondent of the New Orleans Delta
nresents the following lucid and forcibls state
iuent of the effect Of the compromise bill.
The States, in the formation Of the Constitu-
ton. surrendered to the common government,
the right to declare or make war in their behalf
and Of course, being rightfully subjected to equal
burthens in its prosecution are equally entited
to share in all benefits resulting from its term'-
nation This is equally true of the treaty
inc power. Now, in the exercise Of these two
mowers, or either Of them, the government has
heretofore acquired territory, and will, in al
Instability. hereafter acquire more. In 1920 1
sectional contest arose between the North anc
,tha South. about the division of territory thus
.couired. A final adjustment, or line of division
,rsS then agreed onto wit, the line of SO. 30
This line Was, practically and in good faith, OBJ
s.rrad until a disposition was attempted to b,
nd of the vast and costly acquisitions from
Mexico. Upon this occasion, the former ina
aJ;n,,,npnt or line was act aside, and new rul,
" sSnsr,;t;on adontsd What was Tint? Not
oe,ioranhical line, or line Of latitude, bat prin
ss;rIs-the principle Of nou-is,trpention Upor
hi. principle, the government, upon The acquisi
Of territory ,hs .rorv 3. % IN I .he
"q s issl;forn. and surrenfers it to the occupancy
=. and ownership of those who rusl