Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-12-06
AREVIEW OF THE PROCEEDIN OF
THE LATE STATE CONVENTION.


The many contrary rumorS and conflicting
statements which have gone abroad through the
country relative to the proceedings Of the late
State Convention have induced me, in behalf Of
my colleagues and myself To address to YOU
bret history Of the same. So far, at least as our
relations as constituent and representative may
demand and justify.
The Convention, as is well known, assembled
and organized, as suggested in the law By which
il was conyoked on the morning Of the 10Th inst.
at the city of jackson and in the Hall of the
House of Representatives A committee ofihir-
teen, consisting Of three from each COMPRESSION
al district of the State, and Il chairman who was
raised and instructed 10 report a preamble and
resolutions a. the basis of action. Before thi,
committee had retired, and 80 soon as the Con
yention had chosen It's President, Celt il to he
duty which owed to YOU and to the State. to
submit resolution, requiring the delegates to
take an oath TO support the Constitution Of the
United States. This test of loyalty to the Tn
/ ion had been expressly rejected by the authors
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tment in favor Of is maintenance.
The organization having been thus perfected
and the committee raised, the question arose
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certainly amounted To ratification of the cali
Ihus made, sufficient to warrant tbe Convention
in organizing and proceeding to consider the
'rxi,ting relations between the government Of
the United States, and the Government and peo-
pie of Mississippi" The law assumed that
these relations" had been made hostile, owing
10 certain "lpgslation Of Congress" which was
therein recited as being intended 10 "subyer the
sovereignty Of this State, aud to destroy its in.
! ,titutlon,." This referred to the Compromise or
/ Adjustment bills ofls50, and il was ON the mer.
/ its of these bills that the candidates for the Con-
yenrion had made iasue before the people
The result Of the election showed that you were
willing 10 meet in Convento both to record the
verdict in favor Of acquiescin. in those bills, and
to declare that they had not disturbed your friend
Iy relations with the government of the United
States. considered that | was SO instructed
when, as your representative, took my seat as
q member of the Convention, and voted to give
expression to the will of the people
The frst and second resolutions Of the serie.
reported from the committee of thirteen merel,
reci,e Ire Adjustment bills by name. 60 AZ to e,.
press clearly he terms oc arouescenco ana
,bor assert your decision aoains, making them
,bo oorso of dis,,,h;no ,o,,r ciord,, ,olo,;on.
with tho cannon oro,sctor Of State. and nao,le
tho oover,re,, Of tbo Jroi,od State. The