The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-08-07

ny, the seconds of DIR. HINT in his late duel,
and Mr. Maddox one of Mr.. Frost's seconds,
surrendered themselves on Friday, 22d ult.,
and were admitted to bail-Naechez Cour.
For the Republican.
Wilcox & Featherston.
MIR. EDITOR
Having heard these gen
men at several of their appointments in this
county, it may not be uninteresting to your
readers to give short sketch of their spec
ches, and positions and the consequent eff
feet upon their hearers. Featherston con
tends that the whole plan of Adjustment is
a wrong and outrage, inflicted by the North
upon the South. That the constitution was
violated in six distinct instances, in the adj
mission of California-among the particulars
designated by him are-lst, that Congress
passed no act authorising the call Of con
vention by that people, to frame a constitu-
Itions. End, no census was taken as requir-
led by act of Congress. 3rd, Foreigners
were permitted to vote for delegates mat
i framed the constitution. 4th, that she did
not have population sufficient to entitle her
to one Representative in Congress, yet Con
gress received and acknowledged both of her
Representatives. In reply to these positions,
/ Wilcox, instanced the cases of Tennessee,
Michigan, Iowa, and Florida. Congress pas
sed no act authorizing the call of Conven-
ton in Tennessee, in proof of which he re-
ferred, to speech of Mr.. Buchanan at the
first session of the oath Congress which may
be found in the Congressional Globe at page
331, upon his advocacy of the Bill admit
ting Michigan into the union-which is fol
, lows:
''The precedent in the case Of Tennessee
has completely silenced all opposition in re
gard to the necessity of a previous act Of Con.
gress to enable the people of Michigan tc
form State constitution. 1t seems now tC
be conceded that our subsequent approba-
ton is equivalent to our previous action
This can no longer be doubted We have
the unquestionable power of waving any
irregularities in the mode of framing thS
constitution had any such existed" Al
page 307 of the same volume, Mr. B. says
chat Congress was not consulted at allint the
matter And that the first intimation Con
gress received of the fact was in the Message
of Gen. Washington recommending her adj
mission into the Union. Upon the subject
of aliens voting, dWilcox argain referred tt
: the speech of Mr. B. in the same volume
for this was an objection urged against tn,
, admission of Michigan. eBut am not done
with the Tennessee precedent says Mr.. B
! Iwould ask, them, who voted at the election
of delegates to form the constitution of Ten
8 nessee. Let the proclamation of GoyernO
' Blount, issued in obedience to an act of tn,
Territorial Legislature answer this question
He declares 'that all free males (not free cit
izens) of q years of age and upwards shoulC
: be entitled to vote. Under this proclama
= ton every free male inhabitant of the terri
t tory had a right to vote no matter how shor
time his inhabitancy may have continued
See Cong. Globe 1st Session oath Congress
page 308. Upon this subject Mr.. Hame
e declared in the House of Representatives
} "That all the new states northwest of tn
d Ohio formed their constitutions precisely j
the same way"
In the case of Michigan, Mr.. Calhou
said at the second session, oath Congress
9 page 81 Cong. Globe, "that the movemen
u of Michigan was revolutionary, she threw o
e the authority of the union in calling COZ
o vention together and forming a constitution
We are at perfect liberty either to treat it q
a revolutionary movement as it was in poin
e of fact, or to offer her conditions upon whic
II she may be admitted into the union, or I
L, ~ 4
+ waive the irregularity, and recognise VIII;
was done was rightfully done, as our autho
ity alone was concerned. But again Nj
u Calhoun contended in the same speech til;
lie it had been the custom of the Governmer
IF heretofore (wheneyera people so desired /
form a constitution and seek admission as
state) to withdraw all authority and powe
Whatsoever from over them, and thus leay
J them free and unfettered to act for then
y selves and to form the government best calel
y lated to protect them And that this prime
= pie was acted upon in the case of Michigan
She had territorial government under whic
4 she met in convention and framed a constitl
ton and applied for admission Congret
altered her metes and boundaries; and b,
fore admitting her sent her back that sh
ct might accept or reject the alteration mad
j The state of Michigan passed law immed
ately directing an election to come off f
. delegates to a convention to meet at An
7, Harbor, to accept or reject the terms propo
: led BY Congress. Afterdeliberating for a fe
z days they rejected the condition Short
Z afterwards the people met in convention
Detroit without law and accepted the tern
= aud sent their assent to President Jaeksol
Who sent Il with special message
Congress "a fiat message he said, I'll
Ann Harbor invention was elected pursl
liant to an act e the State Legislature
q Declined giving Is assent TO the conditiC
1tl prescribed BE- congress and rejected ii
same; Of the District convention, lie sal
this latter cor hon was not held or cleo
4 ed By virtue of any aet the Territori
S OF STATE Legls It originated from d
ss people theTnselq md res chosen by the
IS, i'm pursuance Of resolutions adopted Id 81
q mary assemble upon ocep By "a
ntlon she va adn led and Gen. JAG
son signed and proved tie Bill and Il
q entire delegation ia Congress from MISS
ul lsippivoted for it as did The sntire south ri