The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-07-22

,fif.clc b. su.h n breach of fhe ieI
,r,l compact rs. in ihat event. wi.
male Il tie duiy, a. Il is the right %
Inc ,~lavchoiling States, 10 take car.
,C tbrir ~ snlciy. and 10 treat The
non. slnvebolding States as enemies d
the slarcholdng STATES and their lnsli.
tuiioHs.
q. That the legislature is hereby re-
euested TO pass such laws as may, in
their opinion. be best calculated L.
encourage the emigration o! citizens
of the s~laveholding States, with slaves.
10 the new territories OF the United
States.
!. That in view Of the frequent and IN
creasing evidences OF the dissemination OF
the people of the non-s,ayeh0ldng States,
10 disregard the guarantees OF the consutu-
ton. and to agitate the subject Of slavery,
both in and out OF Congress, ayowed'y Tor
the purpose Of eTccting its obligation IN the
States: and. also, in view OF the facts set
forth in the late address Of the Southern
Members Of Congress. this convention pro-
claims the deliberate conviction that the
time has arrived when the Southern States
should take council together ior their com
mon safety that tue convention OF the
Southern States having been held in accor-
dance with the above recommendation at
Nashville in June 1850, we sanction aud
approye the resolutions of that body.
8. That we recommend TO the legisla-
ture of this State, that at its next session, a
law be enacted, making it the duty of the
governor Of the State by proclamation, to
call a general convention Of the State, aud
TO issue writs of election based upon the
ratio of representation in the State legisla-
tUre upon the passage by Congress, ofithe
"Wilmot p%roviso," or any law abolishing
slavery in the District of Columbia, or pro-
hibiting the slave trade between tile States,
to take into consideration the act Of ag-
erosion, and the mode and measure of re-
dress. .....
g.. Yhat'by the action Of the last Con-
gress the measures miscal,ed n compromise,
the positions ofthe ID and Sd and. 4th reso-
lutlons above recited have been met, and
the constitutional rights therein declared,
have been violated.
10. That in accordance with the 10 roso-
luton of the series above recited, a Con-
vention of the State has been called, and
that We rely confidently on said Convention
justly to estimate the wrongs we have suf-
tcred and to vindicaIe HE mode and mea-
sure otredress.
II. That this convention declares that it
the admission Of California as a
State into the Union, as the enactment of
"WiImot proviso in another form" as is SET
forth in the following letter:
WASHINGTON, June q, 1850.
lbs ErccAcRcg, b, aaa.
Ja0. A. QHitn10n, Goceynor, DC,
ST.: We the Senators and Representa-
in Congress from Mississippi, feel it in
cumbent upon us to address yon and through
you, our common constituents, that we have
Il well defined opinion that California will
be admitted as a State of the Union, during
the present session of Congress. The Pres
earnestly recommends it, and we can
be mistaken, III surprising that a major
ity Of both Houses OF Congress will be found
to vote for it. Our individual positions have
NliuGI gone lO CiIdige, w Z regard llle pro-
position to admit California as a State, UNI
der all the circumstances of her application,
as an attempt to adopt the WiImot proviso
in another form. But separated, as We are,
from our constituents, 'Gnd having no con-
v~enient means of consulting them as to their
views on the new phase OF this perplexing
question, we desire, through you to submit
the single fact to the people and the le&isla-
turc, that California will most likely Obtain
admission Into the Union with her constitu-
tional prohibition of slavery-aud we beg
to add, that we shall be greatly
TO have such expression of opinion
10y the legislature, the. Governor, and if
practicable, by the people, as shall clearly
Indicate the course which Mississippi will
deem it her duty to pursue in'this emergen-
Icy. Very respectfully, your OBJ serv'ts.
[Signed, JEFF DAVIS,
HENRgiS. FooTE, :
j. ThoMPsoN,
. w. S. FEArnERsroN.
WV. Nc WILLIE"