The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-29
The Southern Convention.

This body after Session of about week,
adjourned on the 18th to meet in Vicksburg
on the ID Monday in May, 1859.
The prominent subject under considera-
was the revival OF the African slave trade.
\ correspondent OF the New York Times
says:
ASH anticipated a. the outset, the discus
sion Of the Slave-trade question was cohtin-
ued to the very dose OF the session of this
Convention, terminating in an order to lay
the subject on the table and print the re-
ports submitted 10y Mr.. Sprltt. of South Car
DINA, and Mr. Nancy, of this city. The for
mer of these reports proposed a revival in
the slavc-trade, the latter a mere removal Of
the existing Vrotibiiory laws upon that sub
iect The further consideration of the whole
matter was reserved for the next Conven-
ton, to be held at Vicksburg, Mississippi, in
May next. So that nothing has been done,
save the delivery of windy speeches, with
out point and without aim. The whole thing
WIS the most ridiculous farce have ever
seen played out.
y series Of resolutions, Introduced ~
Judge Jones, Of Georgia, recommending the
Governors Of each OF the Southern States 20
cali Convention and appoint thereto a del
Cgation from each State equal to is repre-
sentativcs in Congress, with a view 10 de-
wise some means TO remedy the grievances
OF the South, and in case Of q future to De.
termiue such means, then to d!sso'v. the
Union, were laid upon the table. You will
therefore see, flat when the test is appiiel
these hot beaded Syuthcrnors DO not come
up to the mark.
It is also worthy O! note, that this Con-
vention, composed of Lecomp;on men OK.
clus;vely, who denounce Douglas as rene.
gade for differing with the President on a
single question, passed unanimously the fol.
lowin. resolutions, deDounciug the Presi.
dent:
Ets0irtd, That VIC regard the establish.
neut OF the Americans in Nicaragua as a
woik of duty, no less than that Of honor and
interest, on the part Of the Southern people
and that this eItcrpri e tend ne : it does to
the increase Of Southern commerce. and
Southern power, IS Of paramount importance
to ..auy other questions now before the
American people.
Eeso1re5, That, as tie Southern States
have, IrIcf the Constitution, equality Of
commercial rights and privileges with those
of the Np.th, the Federal Government is
faithless to is engagements and oppressive
in is OPERATION when 1t attempts to suppress
emigration 20 Central America from the
Soarh, While it permits il from the North.
and that sc deem i inst and lawful to re.
s.st such assumption Of federal power and
diversion Of constitutional authority
H.s7'rei. Tha; we consider the Americans
Of Nicaragua as having been twice most
erievouS'y wrouEed by the Federal Govern.
mcu': first, blythe act or Commander Dlvi:
n San Juan DC! Sur and R.yas, and recently
By he utterly Illegal and G.>-racetui con.
due. of Commodore PaV'ding 1t PIuta irc.
mas AMI We believe that tie people Of the
Southern States not only entirely ropu4fa.e
these wrongs to their former cyuutlymeu
/ Ia, a'so regard them as indirect insults T.
themselves; and we, accordingly, warn III.
Federal Government that a further persist
/ .uce in such acts VI! render the govern
/ iGcnt od'ous to the people Of the States and
con:cn.l .J,e TO foreign na'ibEs.