Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-09-04

the Legislature, unanimously approved the heso-
luton of that body passed in 1913, declaring
that the time for discussion by the Slave-hold-
ing States as to their exclusion from the Terrific
nv acquired from Mexico has passed." and that
the State was prepared "to cooperate with hef
sister States in resisting the application OF the
wilmot Proviso to such Territory, at any and all
hazards" -.
In accordance with the recommendation Oh
Mississippi, those who compose the Action party,
united in sending delegates to both the NashTi'lc
Conventions. to confer with the other States;
and, for the like purpose, our friends in the Le-
gislature aided in passing the Bill, providing for
the election of Deputies from this State to the
proposed Southern Congress. and indicated the
time and place ofits meeting.
In May of the present year, the Convention OF
Delegates (about5oO in nun'ber) from oil 'le
Southern Rights Associations of the State, met
in Charleston; that Convention adopted with
great harmony an Address and Resolutions; the
Address was sto the Southern Rights Assoeia-
tons of the others Southern States," and presents
on every page, our earnest desire to secure the
cooperation of those States
Ono of the resolutions contains the arowal on
out part that wewill make every sacrifice, short
of submission, to otobtain the concert Of one or
more Of our sister States Of the South. The
members of that Convention adopted measures
| bcfor, its adjournment to secure the wide circu-
laion of that address and'rcsolutons in the other
Southern States tand ever since by virtue OF
steps then taken, we have aided the friends Of
Southern Rights, lin those States, BY the publIca-
ton and circulation therein Of matter calculated
and designed to-cffcct the work Of cooperation.
All this and moro has been done to secure the
concert of our sister States of the South. And
now we 90 further and declare that we will sup
port the adoption Of all measures which the
Legislature, or any department Of the Govern
mcnt, may suggest to obtain the cooperation OF
the other States, whether through the. agency OF
accredited Commissioners TO those Estates or
otherwise; and when the Convention itself shall
meet (as we think it ought in the spring of 1852
we are further of the opinion that its earliest
measures should have direct reference to the
co-operation of the other Southern States, and
that the Convention, if necessary, should adjourn
from time to time within the period of its legal
existence with a view of using every honorable
effort on our part to get the cooperation OF those
States. And now seeing that according to these
views the next and the succeeding session Of
Congress will intervene before the legal cxs-
tcncc Of our Convection will terminate, and we
shall therefore avc9he effect, Of the events Of
those sessions of Congrtss'to uniteathc South
VIC ask and VIC beg our friends of the Co-opcra-
ton party not to charge US any longer with being
opposed to co:opctation. We are not opposed
to it. We'wsh Cooperation, We knew its i'm
portancc; VIC have laborcd, and will continue to
labor for it; and fJssei,c sake Of harmony and
the success of the cAhsc, we invite our friends tc
unite with us in this declaration of our:Prineiplcs
and purposes, that oil honorable efforts for CO.
operation failing, We are all of opinion that the
State Conycntioshslotc the period of its final
adjournment should declare South Carolina no
longer member of the confedcracy Of tho Uni
ted States of North America.
After the reading and adoption of the above,
The Meeting adjourned, cvincing the utmost
satisfaction.
JOHN BAUSkET, President.
A. siMKrSs, Recording Secretary.
September lst, 1851.