Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-11

The Southern Convention.

Believing the address and call which T
send YOU herewith, to be of interest and Inn.
portance to the South, | take the liberty {
requesting its publication in the Alexandra
Gazette. SOutherner. "a | am from hear,
to bark" utterly repudiate all alliance, with
existing parties whore the dearest in;ero,..
of our section are involved and | am t,ral
and disguised with the game Of f,oria..
which those parties are playing with tho,eir..
tercsts. The miserable tone Of many Of H..
party newspapers, in the controversy now
ing ON in Virginia about her elections. should
be further warning TO the South. if She r,rl.
ed any additional proof, that her iutere.,.
are only regarded a. secondary to the into
ests of place-hunters. A SOUTliERNER
To the People Of the Slarsholdiny Ha's:
FELLOW CITIzENs-A Committee, cons.
ing of J. ID. B. DeBow, Of Louisiana: H.
John A. Quitman, Of Mississippi; lIyu. nuy
NJ. Bryan, of Texas: Hon. W. l.. Ianccy. +
Alabama, and Major w. II. Chase, Of + ri.
da, was appointed at the late Southern C.a.
vention in Montgomery, 10 invite the pe.p.a
of the Southern States To be represented 4.
an adjourned meeting of the Convention IN
Vicksburg, Mississippi, on the 9th day o.
May next
The lamented decease of General Quitman
created, soon after, vacancy in the Commit
tee, which was filled with the name of ten
j. }. McRae.
h,l;. Il
gument is necessary to demonstrate t. H.,
people of the SlaNcholding States the I'M.
portance of union among themselves. and If
mutual good understanding in the orlsiua.
ton and discussion of questions essential {,
their security and repo>c.
OF this nature are the questions which
come annually before the Convention. anil
whatever diversity Of opinion exist, IN r,..
gard to some of them, il cannot be duuh.rt
that the light which the discussions eliot.
and the conflict of mind and mind which
they induce, exercise an influence most ss.u-
tary, and keep alive spirit favorable 10 pa
triotism.
The presence annually at the Conventi.n
of large number Of men OF position and
character from every section of the South
and Of large representation from the ma
SEES of the people, not under the restraints f
party, and in no wise obligated 10 do It's be-.
hests, and the free interchange of opinion
which takes place among them, is itself AZ
important feature of the Convention, and m
the absence of every other, should insure H.,
perpetuity.
1t is only from such assemblages that IN
periods of great public peril, the hopes #
the patriot can be realized--as the colonial
history Of the country eylnced.
There is no name honored in the councils,
or revered in the hearts Of the South, from
the earliest period of it's history 10 the pre-.
sent, that may not be claimed as authority
for everything that is sought by the rouycn.
ton. From such patriot sources have come
warnings of danger, against which the Con.
yention would provide, and appeals for a..
ton TO which the Convention would respond;
and if any of these are now 10 he found IN
conflict with it, or interposing dIscouTa-c.
mcnts, commonplace, yet sincere men may
find it difficult to understand the peculiar o..
fuence in establishing the security and L.
pose of the South. which has been eXcgri,ri
by the recent hiumphs Of Blark RcpUJl,u.
ism IN crey FREE State Of tie North, ami n,
yeemuyly Sccured mgjo,ities IN the ei,r!onL
coUtr.
Frllow-citizcns Of the South, let Us not he
lulled into sleep and dreams of security,
which experience teaches can only prov" To
be illusory, for opposition to slavery has en-.
tered into the head and heart Of the people
of the North, and can alone BE- met hy wI--
dom and frmness on the part of the South.
The power which threatened rs IN It's IN
fancy and weakness, unless met and rehus.
ed, is not likely to take a step backward IN
the hour of its highest triumph, whatever
the contrary it may be the interest or the
want of nerve in politicians to teach
There is much for the Convention, how
ever, to do beyond the discussion of political
questions, important rs are these, for within
its purvew comes everything that relates to
the intellectual, moral, educational, ami IN
dustrial development Of the South. j
create opinion is 10 create things.
The Executives Of the several States and
the various municipal bodies Of the South,
are earnestly requested to send such dele.
gates az will best represent the opinion 4
the body of the people.
The ninth day Of May will be H favornh!a
time to visit Nicksburg, and the citizens Of
that hospitabe community invite u the ~
ters Of the Mississippi, the people Of the A.
lantic States and Of the Gulf
Delegates to recent Conventions are ingiri
to this. j. u. b. DyBow. Of La.
JOINS j. McRAE, of Ms.
Guy VI. BRYNN, Of Teya,
W. l.. YANCEY, Of Ala.
". II. CHASE. Of Fla.
No,- nrlaone Nor,L 1890