The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-18

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and take their property for acts which they recog
nse as rehas sure as the should rise it would rise
on the retkrg pans Of another Lexington aud Concord
Cloud applause
Mr.. ISAAC DAVIS, of Pamela Miss the author Of Tho
address the Southern onventon took stand,
ana made constitutional argument to Woye toai Coz.
gicfs had DO right to pass Laws prohibiting the African
slave trade. BE offered resolution declaring that the
laws Of Confress against The African slave trade shalt be
repealed Heiuuuacd that If the judges OF the Supreme
Court only discharged their high functions fearessiy
and Independently they would rule these laws to
be Unconstitutional. But 1t strange TO
the transformation made upon men by putting on tho
robes OF judicial power dc iustapced Judge Campbell,
WHO, be said, was schoomate Of his own, and VINO was
the head and front OF dsupionsm in the South and
yet odous and dampab!e doctrines had fal
len from the lips Of man than contained in the charge
OF Judge Campbell the subject Of the slave trade.
The Shareholders Of Mississippi did not number third
| Of the white men OF the Site: why9 Because they
this state OF things existed they could not rely the
non savebocng population 10 aid them in driving back
the tide Of aboi.ionism Open the slave trade: have
the price Of slaves reduced to $500 $500, and all
the white OF the Southarn States would own slaves
and would have direct interest ia tho preservation aud
perpe.uston OF the institution Not only would Virginia
anc Kentucky and Tennessee and Delaware, and Mary
lane and Missouri be saved from OtOnism, but the
slavery system woald How over and DC extended into
moment negro touched the so OF Southern State
whether he from Africa or from Virginia, he
WAS slave, ana all questions affecting his status must be
decided not by the federal courts but By the State courts
They had, therefore. got the remedy in their hands
il they chose to exercise it, No power OF the federal CO.
could affect the question except by OF
the bsyone. and they were not much afraid Of that zap
plsuse)
Judge JOINS of Ga-Not the least.
Mr DAVIS went 10 say that whenever the slave ira
ders satsded that hen they bring africans here these
will cot be sent 10 the gaows they will all the
Of English and French guns and bring Africans these
shores. the slave trade should lead 10 dsuuou
help him God be would follow II there. (Appause
But be did not believe il would lead to disunion. He
thought il would rather strengthen the gaments of the
Union. II they had sixteen millions of slaves instead of
four they would be standing high grounds Of defiance
to all invaders The labor there in Africa plenty aud
cheap and as friend of his had remarked to him last
evening. the only difficulty that they wanted more
slaves II an even Africa could supply.
Mr. ". II. LAYTON Of S. c., desired to ask question
from MIR Davis. How did he propose TO the laws of
Congress on the subject Of the slave trade repealed
Mr.. DAvrs-wbie he held that they ongbt t, be re-
pealed believed that they would not be repealed But
even in spite OF these laws the States would only
force their own rights the African slave trade might be
Mr.. HARRIS OF vicksburg, wanted to know what the
last speaker would recommend if the States themselves
member, pass laws prohibiting the Introduction Of
slaves?
Mr. DAVIS would go to hs constituents aud to the people
and try to operate pub c opinion till law should
he repealed. He did rot know whether he himself had
voted for that law He believed he had but he had not
given The subject any consideration at the time.
GEORGIA DEIEGATE-Mr VIM. s. Morton, of Colum-
bus-sad that the sentiments just expressed by the gen
tlemsn from Mississippi would be sustained by the State
Mr. DAvs-I thank you, sir; am native of Georgia.
Mr. AoRroN-Georga ia with Mississippi aud South Caro-
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and her votes counted she would be found in
front ranks repeating that law This question will
has been by South Carolina in the Echo His friend
Lamar, was branded as pirate. neghbor planter Of
Lamar The African worth thousand six hundred
dollars, and Mr. Mott bad bought him at public auction at
Savannah for eight hundred dollars and instead of bring
ing him to his plantation had shown him publicly About
four weeks Afterwards Mr. Lamar had brought up thirty
three Of these Africans They the keest negroes
that hc-Mr M-had seen in the State of Georgia for the
and some of them were purchased The question
to be decided by jury and this Convention might
rest assured that there not Southern living
in Georsia-and from such the jury would be select
ed-woud hang Charlie Lamar for bringing negroes from
and Lamar wosA be acquitted. (Applause)
Mr. RICHARD ARCHER, Of Claiborne county Miss next
policy open the trade. BE paper prepared
by himself to prove that stocking the land with slaves
should subdue the earth
After his speech, the Convention took for din
ner.
EVENING SESSION.
ExoI1IsG INTERESTING MISREPRESENTATION BRANDED
AND DENOUNCED BY A MIsslslrrAN-Ex sENA.
REscuE-HIs FIERY DESuNcIAnoy OF
TREASON INCONSISTENCIES EXCITEMENT, ETC.
VicKsnuRc, Miss. May 10, 1859
When got into Apollo Hall in the evening the Conven
ton had already assembled and gentleman from slissis
spp-Mr. John O Humphreys-who declared himself to
be eminently law abiding citizen, was addressing IT,
But yet beead he willing and ready to vote for re.
vva Of the slave trade and for repeal of all the laws
prohibiting He wanted to live up to every Law on the
statute book The apprentice system would be the enter
ing wedge for the introduction of oes and was the
only system that practicable at this time. He be-
ieved that supply Of African labor be obtained con
stutonay and without violation of any law of Congress
by the apprentice system.
ar MOODY, Of Mss, next took the Stand He said that
II the7 here to talk treason preach dis.oyalty
to the Unon he bad heard much Of that from Miss ssp5
politicians that he nauseated by IT, II could do no
good 70 rail against the general going
into the African eave trade with without tue consent
Of tho general government, he sorry hear that
declaration mace He would rather the principle
carried out (Applause BE himself would have no
hesitation in voting for repeal Of the prohbitory laws
but it gas futile TO think Of such repeal It was mex
pede't and improper and would furnish the people Of
the Northas il would 20 from here to day to The New
YORK HERALDwit ground for rdicule against the South
L the gentleman who introduced these RESOLUTION ~ sorat
Of South Carona) wanted 10 set OF the Moth against
men OF the Soutb he had done all 10 his puuy powef
to effect that object Flreesters from The South
spoke Of dissolu Of the Unon but he regarded that
as utterly nprectcable is was vain to kicS against the
pTcks as to the Argument that the law prohibiting the
save tfadc is Unconstitutional, it did not to q
decent sophsm.
A DIsGusTsD DEIEoATE-I is a trueism SIR
The CnARMANGentiemen will not interrupt speaker
the DELEGATE stu more dsgasted took up his nat aud
walked to the door.
Mr. Moody though. that before Mr.. Sprau Of S, c. or
NJ DAVIS, Of Miss made such declarations as they did
to day it would be better for them 10 begin and m s.
sionarize here at home. In no less than ten
books prohibiting the importation OF saves
non Africa The code of Mississippi, enacted in 1851
makes the Introduction of single African STA We into hi,
state an offence, punishable with fine Of 81 600 And
yet 1t was preached here tina. they could 60 before Con
Ress and aek congress to repeal It's law prohibiting the
slave trade Bot be knew how 1t could be done Toe law
OF Congress the subject has express provision that
no penany Shall lie Unlisted any one who introduces
en- african in accordance with tie laws OF any state not
IN conflict With the Constitution of the United states
tt.re was noth og to prevent man going TO Africa and
making contract With free Africans 10 serve him for
twenty, hfty or ninety years.
Mr. STRAIT shook his head IN a manner indicating dig
sert, bot Mr. Mood! repeated aud reiterated bis
DELEGATE aeked whether such persons go introduced
acre TO be regarded az slaves or feemenP
Mr.. MOODY answered that there were really no s,aves
N tbls country Asave is peIaon who has no rgh.
over DIS own lie or limb Here every black man And
woman comts under the protection Of the law II man
gees 70 Africa and rays 70 negro, II you come 70 nv
pah'attn and Work for me seventy years. viii engage
TO Ieed snd ciohe you to get you medic ne man bsn
YOU are SEX and Will bury you decentlY when you die y
ard the neg should agree 10 that neither angel nor
oeyl nor abo'iooist could garsay the justice aad right
BIZ srATTl CT South Carolina, woa,d suggest 10 the
tIeaser tna he was IN error IN the by hu