The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-06-01
OPPONENTSOFTH SLAVE Trade
IN COUNCIL.

grand Ifass Meeting Of the Psap1c!!
mass meeting Of the people Of War
rem and adjacent counties, opposed to the
revival of the African slave trade. assem-
bled in Apollo Hall, in this city. on sat
urday, the Dist instant, At l. o'clock
\. NJ.
Hon. II. :. Foote called the meeting
to order. and, on his motion. Hon. VI. e.
Folkes, Mayor of the city of Nicksburg.
was called to the chair. and A. &. Mayers,
Esq, Of Rankin, and Captain W. W.
Cowan, Of Warren, were appointed secre-
taries
On motion a committee Of three. con.
,i-ting Of Col !. VI. Partridge A. Bur
well and 4. W. Brien, were appointed to
select permanent officers. The Commit
tee reported the following gentlemen:
Prasidrut-IIon. WV. l.. SHARkEY. Of
Kinds county.
Wee Prssidents-Wm {. Smedes. Of
/ Warren; Thomas ;. Dabney, of Kinds:
| A. F. Newman, David Gibson, John Cow
an, c. X MarsLsJLSnd Thomas II. .Iett,
/ of Warren: X. c. MCCOY, of Claiborne.
.Secre'arics-A. G.. Mayors, of Rankin.
and W. W Cowan, of Warren.
| Their report was received and unanimous
/ ly agreed 10.
Messrs. Burwell, Smedes and c. X. Mar
/ shall escorted Judge Sharkey to the chair.
and after the applause had subsidized. the
distinguished President delivered pow
erful and convincing speech of about an
| hours length. and then, thanking the
meeting for the honor conferred upon
him, he pronounced the body ready to
proceed 10 business.
On motion, the President appointed
the following gentlemen as the committee
on resolutions:
Hon. II. 5. Foote Of VicksburC. chair
man: A. G. Mayers Of Rankin. Thomas
:. Dabney Of Kinds; L. NJ Partridge. 4.
W. Brien. Walker Brooke. Dr. J. c. New
man. A. II. Arthur, Charles f. Smede7
and NJ. Shannon, Of Warren r. C. McCay
and H. r. Bell, of Claiborne.
Loud calls were made for the Rev. Dr.
c. X Marshall. who took the stand and
delivered an able and telling speech.
On motion the meeting then adj burned
till 5 O'Clock, p. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
The President called the assembly Il
order, when Gov. Foote, from the com
mittee reported the following resolutions
which were unanimously adopted amid
great applause:
Whereas, A Convention was held in thi,
city recently, under the name of tn,
southern Convention" bv which body 4
resolution was adopted, in favor of re
moving all existing legislative obstacles t,
the re-opening the African slave trade
and
Whereas. In the progress of the debat,
which occurred upon said resolution. doc
trines were asserted and principles upheld
lie 1.
and Laws of the Union, Of a nature which
if unchecked and uncounteracted. ar,
calculated to be subversive of the publ,
morals. discreditable to the characte
Of the southern States of the confederacy
and ruinous to the cause Of civil free
dom: therefore, be it
Rcs0lrcd, That this meeting decidedly
deplores and disapproves of the PROPOSE
ton to reopen the African slave trade "a
brought forward in said Convention ant
this meeting cannot but apprehend tn,
most injurious consequences To the Soutl
and to the Union from the movement
now i'm progress for the avowed purpos,
Of bringing about renewal Of said trade
Rcsoiyc2. That in the opinion of thi
meeting the Constitution and laws of tn,
Union. being the supreme law of the land
and embodying the sovereign will of TIA,
whole American people. the highcS; an,
most sacred duty of a citizen is to respec
and uphold said Constitution and laws. I,
! render a decent and becoming respect {,
those entrusted with the administration o
the same. and that the doctrine that sal,
Constitution and laws may be set a
naught by any portion of our citizens
, whercsoever resident, at their own pleas
ure, is, in the judgment Of this meeting
alike unwise, unpatriotic, and mischievou
in its tendency, and should be everywher,
promptly met and efiectually resisted.
Resoiccd That to oppose the law Of tn,
Union by, force and to put to death tn,
iuncuOnaries of the government. willis
engaged in executing them, is in tn,
,, opinion of this meeting in the highest de
! gree improper and censurable, and tina
such acts, if committed, will amount I,
treason, and deserve the punishment an
nexed by law to that enormous crime.
Rcsolusd That we venerate the right o
: trial by jury, earnestly desire that i
; shall remain sacred and inviolable, anC
! but regard it as gross calumny upon tn
people of the South, to assert that South
: ern juries will everywhere be found read,
peTjure themselves by disregarding Law
and evidence in order to acquit ascertain
| W ASA'iiH VI any gTduc Ut Nideos
: Resolved, That in the judgment Of thi
meeting, it is wholly impracticable to ei
feet the repeal Of the laws prohibitory O
the African slave trade. and that if eve
: such repeal could be affected without an,
serious agitation of the public mind il
connection Herewith, the re-opening o
said trade would not only be undesirabl
but deeply ruinous 10 the Southern State
of the confederacy.
Hon. VIM. c. Smedes, Col. T. 5. Martin
Gov. Foote. and Rev. c. h. Marshal
were respectively called out and delivere,
able speeches, which were received wit
repeated demonstrations of applause.
Col. It's. Dabney, of Kinds, offered tn
I following resolution, which was unan
mously adopted:
Rcsolccd, That the Hon. W. L. Sharke.
E be respectfully requested to furnish, 70
; publication, his admirable opening az
: dress to this meeting.
: On motion the meeting then adjourned
i WIN. l.. SHARKEY, President
Vico-PreSidcats-Wm. &. Smedes, I.
Dabney, A, +. Newman. David Gibson
> John Cowan, c. X. Marshall, T. II. Jet
; r. c. McCay.
c ,Vccrefqries-A q MaVers and Vim, "