The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-19

Cnaif reversed MS decision, deciding Tie ailohu
ment to be in order.
Mr.. Jessup said "a desire to state in a few
words the Object of my proposition. think the
interests of the great Wing party of the whole
Union are involved in this subject. No one who
knows can be disposed to doubt the attach
ment of Pennsylvania to the Constitution and
the compromises of the Constltut on, and 10 all
proper aud legitimate laws and legislation under
that Constitution Pennsylvania will never
hesitate in giving her cordial and earnest sup
port to all Constitutional laws. A 1lause
Pennsylvania has been mis- represented, and
because she has been misrepresented her posi-
ton has been misunderstood. Other Sstef -
New York and Ohio-had been misrepreseni !,
and the character of her delegates was misun-
derstood. | desire, in the organization of this
committee on resolutions, to avoid having offered
TO us, resolutions of an extreme character, such
as may be unpleasant to any portion of the dele
gates TO this Convention. | desire, if we are
to have resolutions, that the committee should
fairly represent the great conservative char ter
of the Convention, and present TO us resolu ne
of conservative nature, upon which we could
all agree. This committee, thus organized, with
each State fully and fairly represented will meet
in harmony, in union, and in desire to further
the interests of the whole Wing party. Gen.
tlemen surely misunderstood the character Of
the Pennsylvania delegation, If they suppose
we have any other object. The Wings of the
middle portion of the Unon--of the States of
New York, Ohio and Pennsyvania---are as sound
upon every question our Southern brethren
can desire" Great applause.
Mr. Robert Stanard, of Virginia, considered
this among the most important questons which
could he brought before the Convention. He
was happy TO hear of the consei tive character
| 4 Al n -. ,laI IT, .,
tleman from Pennsylvania. Why seek to depart
from all usage and parliamentary experience in
the appointment Of this committee? You may
search precedents in vain to JUST this course
What would be thought Of the power given to
these gentlemen to cast 10 votes? 1t was novel
dangerous, and unprecedented proposition. Let
the committee be organized as other committees
have beef Let the committee be organized as
thus proposed The delegate from one State
may represent but portion of bis delegation,
and yet cast the vote of the whole. The New
York delegation, upon this very proposition, was
divided this morning. Her vote s4ood, 81 yeas
and nays, including among the yeas all the con-
tested seats. OF the merits of these contest
ants, he knew nothing; but it was possible that
the whole six who voted this morning may be
excluded, and six others wi o would vote differ
emily be admitted. This would make change
| of twelve votes.
Independent of this, how would harmony be
produced by the proposed course Of eIectng the
committee, which would be most likely to pro-
duce harmony to- give each sovereign STATE a
| right to be heard on that committee or to give
to the three delegates of three States the power
to swallow up half dozen smaller States.
| Applause. He appealed to the Wings of all
parts of the Union not to force upon them
selves dangerous and unprecedented PROPOSE
| tons 1t was not presented when the other
committees were chosen, and why should it
now. The Conventio, not prepared now
to gay who was entitl to vote on this OF ny
other proposition; therefore he moved that ne
whole subject be laid on the table.
He withdrew the motion at the request of the
Hon. VIM G. Dawson, of Georgia.
i Mr.. Dawson said, in the course of his remarks
al hope all will speak without excitement and
i, with deiberation. agree with my 6 End from
Virginia, that the at empt is made &, CONVEX,
I this country into the widest sort of Democracy
s the Democracy of numbers. For the first
, time, the large States presume to control the
sovereignty of the States. The principle con-
tended for will uproot your Constitution and
} the sovereign character of the States will be
Frustrated to numbers Appause. The little
State of Rhode Island is entitled to the same
power, in virtue of her sovereignty, as either of
the great States of New York. Pennsylvania, or
Ohio; and yet the conservative party of the
country are asked that numbers shall be given,
and not the sovereignty of the States know
the subject has not been properly considered by
the Wing party.
"This question of power shows the necessity
of rigid adherence to the Constitution to pre-
serve the liberty of the States and the Union of
the States. Applause And | proclaim it
hat ~, o('.. II.
one section ofthe country from the other. Why
this innovation on all established rules 1t is
that the sovereign States are governed by no
rules when the sovereignties are represented
here by delegates. have long belonged to the
Wing party, because ! believed it to be CON
sentative and stood on principle, and becauee |
| believed it would be the last to desert the p.,
ciples on which ne confederacy is founded
When it deserts those great principles, 30 help
me God will abandon it. If we adopt the
course proposed, power will be welded by The
NJ jority and not by the sovereignty recognised
by the Constitution, and but three States would
seem to have any position--the great States of
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
81 desire no discussion, but seek to impress
upon the Wings en- adherence TO principle and
to pursue the old practices marked out from the
day you called this Convention. Do you sup
| pose tnaI hnOue lttanCf DelaWhre, ana georgia
are going to acknowledge their inferiority to
those great States?"
A New York delegate here asked whether the
States are represented in their Senatorial as well
% Representative capacity,
Mr. Dawson. "fsstainly."
| The delegate connued and said, "Wells, we
have our two Senatorial delegates against your
two"
Mr. Dawson. {" am deegats at large from
the State of Georgia; | acknowledge the great.
ness of New York, but her political rights under
the Constitution are not greater than the rights
of Georgia. Applause land my word for il
whenever you seek to sap the foundations OF
constitutional rights the party will end in dis.
solution, as il should.
| 81 proclaim my sentiments because have
been a Wing when numbers crushed me, and
have rallied all my powers to the support of the
Wing party, because believed it TO be conser
: vative--but to-day and yesterday it seems tina
a all these great views are to be laid aside, ant
the power of numbers against the sovereignty o
the States TO rule | saw tho Whiu marty uoint