The New York herald., 1851-12-06

Inc 4Ioo1oSIpp1 8tate COmventbOns
THE RSsoLUTIoHs ADOPTED ~ THE CONVENTION, AND
TH8 lEPoRT OF THE MINORITY OF THK COMMITTEE
OF THIRTEEN.
The Mississippi State Convention, which ssee n
bled q Jackson City on the 18th ult adopted the
following preamble and resolutions, which vary bat
engnuy from the original resolutions reported by
the COMMITTEES Of Thirteen. The Convention was
in session three days;-
expressive OF their deliberate judgment On the great
question involved in the sectional controversy between
the rhvehoding and non asveholding States Of the
American Union, adopt the following resolutions:-
Rssolved lst That In the opinion Of this convention,
the people Of mississippi in spirit Of concaiion and
compromise, have maturey considered the sctien Of
Congress- embracing series Of for the sdmis-
sion Of California ss State into the Union the orsani-
CO. the establishment Of the boundary between the latter
and the State Of Texae the suppression of the slave
fugitive slaves and connected with them the rejection
Of the proposition to exclude slavery from the territories
Of the United States and to abolish 1t in the District Of
abide by II q permanent adjustment Of this sectional
controversy long the same, In all features shall be
faithfully adhered to and enforced
Resolved "a That perceive nothing in the above re-
cited legislation Of the Congress Of the United States
which should Be permitted to disturb the friendly and
peaceful existing relations between the government Of
the United States and the and people OF the
Therefore resolved, Sd, That, in the opinion of this
Convention the people Of the State Of Mississippi will
abide BY the Union Is 1t s and by the constitution Of the
princpes it was Designed to psrpetuste that pest
Citations present fruifion sd future prospects viii bind
them to 80 long as continues to be the safeguard OF
those rights and principles
Resolved further 4th THAT in the opnion of this Con
vepton the asserted right Of secession from the Union
the Of State States is utterly by
the federal constitution which was framed to establish
secession can in fact take place without subverson Of
the Union established, and which will not virtually
amount in ts effects and consequences to civil revou
| tion.
Resolved further sth That whilst in the opinion Of
this convention such are the sentiments and opinions Of
the people Of the State Of Mississippi STILL violations Of
the rights Of the people Of the STATE may which
would amount TO intolerabe oppression and would jus
the opinion of the c,nventon the people Of the State
have designated the following -
LIST The interference by Congressional legislation with
the institution OF slavery in the States
"a Interference with the trade in slaves between tho
States
In the District Of Columbia 10 places subject to the
jurisdiction Of Congress incompatible with the safety
and domestic tranquility rights and honor Of the
4th The refusal by Congress to admit new State into
the Union on the ground Of her toeratng slavery with
9th The passage Of any law by Congress prohibiting
slavery In any Of the territories
9th The repeal OF the Fugitive Slave Law, and the
neglect refusal by the general to enforce
the constitutional provisions for the reclamation of
Resolved further 9th That in the opinion of this con-
vention the people in the recent elections have been
governed by abiding confidence that the said adjust
nent measures of Congress would be enforced In good
| faith In every section Of the land.
Resolved further 7th That the people of the State
OF Mississippi in the opinion of this convention desire
all further agitation of the slavery question cease and
have acted upon and decided ell the foregoing questions
no act: within the puryiew and spirit Of the Law under
which 1t called this convention deems il unnecessary
to refer to the people for their approval dspprov
| the ballot box, its action In the premises
Resolved Sth, That in the opinion Of this Convention
without intending to call In question the motives Of the
members Of the Legislature the call OF this Convention
|
was unauthorized BY the people and that said act, in
peremptorily ordering convention of the people Of
the State without first submitting them the question
whether there should be convention convention
was an uDwsrranted assumption of power by the Legs
encroachment upon the rights Of people and
never be rightfuily invoked as precedent
The minority of the Committee Of Thirteen sub
mitted report to the convention, accompanied by
the following resolutions
Resolved 1st That this convention deems insxpedi-
ent to any furthar position the people
the state Of Mississippi on the slavery question Be-
hevng that their position has been fully denued in the
report and resolutions e the october Convention Of ls9
Resolved, ID That this convention deems IL right and
proper that full weight should be given in It's action to
the win Of the majority Of the people Of Mississippi
In the election Of September last In regard
Resolved ga That this convention considers acqui-
escenee In the measures OF Congress- called tn. Compro
mise as the settled peicy of the people Of Mississippi
o. indicated by that election.
Resolved 9Th, That this convention does not regard
the election In September expression in favor
the justice wisdom the hole series Of those
sures but rather ss accent yielded to them BY the
people In preference to the adoption Of any which
might tend to endspger the Union OF the States and
that while the people have thus ydsd their assent to
those meafures In view Of a the surrounding circum.
stances they have In nowse intended to sanction them
so that they shall be Hereafter invoked precedens Of
| right sgsipst them
Resolved. 6th. That this convention deems Il proper
TO declare that the government Of the United States Ia
one Of delegated powers formed By delegates from the
several sovereign States and limited by written eonst
tuon which was ratified By the States separately that
all not expressly delegated or necessary carry
out the dele powers reserved to the States
speetivey and IL necessarily follows that any State pos
esses the right TO judge Of attractions Of the consttu
tom and whenever exigency shall arise whish In e
opinion OF the State s sufficient TO justify the step such
State hAs en- unquestonable right TO resume the dele
gated powers and withdraw from the Unio- All Of
which 10 respectfully submitted. by
| WILLIAM r. CANNON,
| w. P HARRIS