Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-09

separated from u.s. feel strong hope (as their policy i
dsspproved by large maoiy Of the Ssss that they will
their patriotism fall back chssuly upon and cooperate
for great and common porposs. . eaIa
I have the honor to be your fellow s citizen .
/ eggr-7is JAMES CHESTNUT, Jr.
To Msssrs A. G. Msgrssh, r. D. Tore, and Others
"mnedistey atsr the reading Of these letters, Col Isaac
w. HArsr announced that the Hon. r. w. BARswELI
and Hon. A. p BuTLsa In thscy, and moved that
committee Of the be appointed to conduct thsss gentlemen
to The hall and that Of respect 10 thsm, the businsss
the meeting should be suspended unslheir arrival The
ton was adopted and COL HArsE. A. H. DUsxIs, ESQ.,,
and p D. ToRRE, ESQ., we're appointed the committee.
"At the return Of hscommitee accompanied BY dis
nsuished gentlemen. the warmsst and enthusiastic
welcome greeted them and conveyed to them the
Of the deep anxiety felt by oil classes Of community ,hs,
the city and country should remain they had been.
united in feeling and following the advice Of those whose
patriotic devotion to their State had been among the chief
elements Of character which ennobled them and dsnfed
their State"
w. PERoNNEAU FINLEY, Esq. then rose, and,
after brief address, introduced the following
RESOLUTIONS
l. Resolved That the aggressive of the Federal
Government in connexion with various exhibitions Of public
Governments and otherwise for series Of years. indicate, in
our opinion, deeprooted hostility 70 the interests OF the
South, and settled purpose to deprive the Southern States
en- account Of their peculiar o. neir rank
as soveIegns and equals 10 ns and mat the
inevitable result Of such proceedng allowed to take their
course must be Ultimately me ene sDoion O negro slavery
the South and the erection In place Of Federal Union
Of consoidated Goyernmen alike despotc and irrespon
sible
q Resolved That in view Of the humang condition Of
the slaveholdng States in this Confedecyher rights vio
ialed tneir nsuuons PfoecnOeu sneit cnaacer vined
tneir onefs o. comptomise Y sew q 1e sui
greater wnicn sfe ovs hems We Deneye
'ne ne mas come wnen :nl. Cnon = and
new uovernmen. on tne Dssis Con
lederacy Duh VINE sucn e., oPnlon % our
wrongs ana our iemeoy We wou.d si % Wnng 20 give
tal iary ana 10 COCO mn 20 any pan snoII q dissong
tne Union wncn ou. sse q .ne 0oun nay
ior rensaung us ~ .ne = cul cqua. sns anu
Providns US WIN adequate or our u.ule secu
g. Resolved, That, - the subject q tne controversy IN
WHICH We are engaged = no. % Soun Du'
equally concerns the o'ner Stsss .ns unon
opinion to make common cause with our aggeved con-
federae and unite with them counsel and action to obtain
redress Tor our common wrongs sucn concar o acton
according % the views o. our own Cenoun oelng e one
thing needful whether to save the Unon Or (as we be-
lie.e) that be now too late then 80 save ourselves
A. Resolrcd, That IN the present aspect Of our political
Affairs we deprecate the separate secession o. Soun Carolina
from the Union % because y due 70 our Southern con-
icuctuee, utu " Co-
DANGER TO take counsel with them, and especially with
such Of their citizens as are known to be our faithful and de-
voted friends TO the mode and measure Of redress for
common wrongs and because our Pecpae secession from
the Union In opposition to their views and wishes would
seem as If we claimed to be the exclusive champions OF
Southern Rghtsan assumption which could not but be
garded arrogant In and insulting to them thus in
place Of harmony Of feeling and Of action provoking
eaoue and sowing the seeds OF dscord between US and
natural allies and operating to prevent the formation of
Southern Conederacy Second, because our separate
cession would be eminenty premature and unwse at this
time, when we may fairly cacuate on the cooperation Of
other States at no distant period since the effect Of renewed
agitation and continued aggression BY Northern fanatics
results which may be regarded absolutely certanmu
inevitably be to bring up some Of our sister States Of the
South to the position which we now occupy, and thus
operate TO ensure the formation Of Southern Confederacy
Third because South Carolina, BY separate secession, would
be placed in the attitude Of foreign Government to the other
slaveholdng States Of this Unon the effect Of which would
oe tnst under tae laws Congre:s me mga.on
q :, Ssses om s,o.ssG n.o Un,es
uroyso II 4. roost asvsysed form. Fourh. because Is
all her public resolves South Carolina has given no other
pledge has avowed no other determination. than to
operate with per sister STATES ne SCUM IN esung 'nese
d..oaa o ,n;S I'm ,r. snh .nS NJ. ;.oi.,a
ourselves from he svmpstbies and ,upport 81 tho.e Win
whom we are bound together In common destiny would be
not only aborve measure o. deliverance but if not ut
ey suicidal 10 It's effects tne highest degree 10
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