Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-12-04
Mississippi State Convention.


vention, with the intention of slipping out of
the Union, along with South Carolina. They
made no concealment of their object, and
brought out candidates in favor of Secession
all over the State. The friends of the Union .
as it is, met them on every stump and at eve
ry poll, and the result was = total and over
whelming rout of the Seces ssonists. AL /
though the people had thus put the seal of
condemnation upon the project, it was deem
ed best that the Convention should be held. /
and such resolutions adopted as the occasion
! demanded. This has been done.
The Convention met on the 10th and. af-
ter proper organization, appointed a commit
tee of thirteen TO report resolutions. On the
18th, this committee, reported a series of
resolutions, which, after debate and amend
ment, were adopted in the following form:
Resolved, lst. That, in the opinion of this
Convention, the people of Mississippi, in
spirit of Cancellation and compromise, have
maturely considered the action of Congress,
embracing a series of measures for the ad-
mission of California as a State into the
Union, the organization of Territorial Gov
ernments for Utah and New Mexico, the es-
tablishment of the boundary between the lat
ter and the State of Texas, the suppression
of the slave trade in the District of Column
bia, and the extradition of Fugitive slaves,
. and connected with them, the rejection of
the proposition to exclude slavery from the
Territories of the United States, and abolish
1 it in the District of Columbia, and whilst
they do not entirely approve, will abide by
it as permanent adjustment of this section
al controversies long as the same in all its
d features shall be faithfully adhered to and
q enforced.
g Resalved, I'd. That we perceive nothing
). in the above recited legislation of the Con-
h gress of the United States, which should be
+ permitted to disturb the friendly ard pcdce-
1t full ''eXisting relations between the Govern
IS ment of the United States, and the Govern
ment and people ofthe State of Mississippi
II Therefore, Resolved, Sd, That in the opir.-
ion of this Convention, the people of the
e State of Mississippi will abide by the Unior
'r as it is, and by the Constitution of the United
States without amendments: that they hole
a the Union secondary in importance only, t(
le the rights end principles it was designed t,
IN perpetuate;-that past associations, presen
III fruition, and future prospects, will bind then
lie to it so long as it continues 10 be the safe
er guard of these rights and principles.
is ResOlred, further, 4th, That, in the opin
ion of this Convention, the asserted right o
l. Secession from the Union, on the part of til,
. State or States, is utterly unsanctioned b,
the Federal Constitution, which was frame,
. to establish" and not TO destroy the Unol
of the States, and that no seces sion can il
u fact take place without a subversion of tn
Union established, and which will not vir
90 tually amount in its effects and consequen
ces to a civil revolution.
-. ReSolued, further, 9th, That, whilst in tn
= opinion of this convention, such are the ser
os timents and opinions of the people Of tn
nJ State of Mississippi, still, violations of tn
:, rights of the people of the State may occu
+. which would amount TO intolerable Oppre:
-. sion, and would justify resort to mea'
- ures of resistance, amongst which, in Il
" :: opinion of the Convention, the people Of Il
State have designated the following:
- -, lst The interference by COMPRESSION
" legislation with the institution Of slavery
the States.
- ID. Interference with the trade in slav
between the States.
-. Sd. Any action of Congress on the su
ject of slavery in the District of Columb
h.t or in places subject to the jurisdiction
Congress, incompatible with the safety q
domestic tranquility-the rights and honor
of the slave-holding States.
Y is 4th. The refusal of Congress to admi
Oh new state into the Union, on the ground
The her tolerating slavery within her limits.
and 9th. The passage of any law by Congre
ais; prohibiting slavery in any of the territOri
/ it 9th. The repeal of the Fugitive sla
, of law, and the neglect and refusal by the GC
Ter, eral Government to enforce the constitute
the al provisions for the reclamation Of fugiti
t Of slaves.
ar Resolved, further, 9TH, That in the opin
One of this convention, the people in the rect
,yo- elections have been governed by an abidi
wv confidence thet the said adjustment measu,
nee of Congress would be enforced in good ia
per- in every section of the land.
Efforts were made to strike out the clal
in relation to the right of Secession. T
we proposition was made by Mr.. Barksdi
mid but it met with so little favor that he osl
, b,, leave to withdraw it. This was refus
pon nbot;c b vote mon Il bv = d;rect vote I