The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-05-18


Ou the second day the President Geu.
Clarke took the Chair, and returned OF.
thanks to the convention in % yry happy
and appropriate speech.
GOV. McRsE whose name had been SUBJ
-ututed in place of thotof CON. QruvA,,
o. one of the committee 90 call Che com
vention being unahle 20 stt-u,,. -.-..s- ,l.r,.-
Mr.. Roy. ct the Nick-burg Sun. letter
and resolutions to bc presented 90 The CON
vontion. The letter wa. written in the
Governors usual good taste. and the rose
olutions. Tor which we have not room,
take ground ia favor of
The repsal 81 the law. ,Folih...ue lie
African slave trade.
The asccndaucy Of the Cuityj States i'm
the Gulf oI MoNiro.
Tho position and duty ct the south on
the Republican party of the North ob-
tanning the control 1f the Federal Goy-
eminent
IN the event mentioned in the h-t par.
araph. GOV. McRac thinks The South
ought Co prevent the installation OF q
Black Republican President end failing
/ in that co. Dissolve the Union.
Judge Jones. of Georgia, offered re-u-
buttons i'm f,yorot rypallins Che tariff lfw.
and resortiur o. direct taxation.
Mr.. Spr,tt. Of South Carolina. crliedup
( hi. report ON The African Slave Trade. laid
over hotu the ll-t Convention and offered
10 string of resolution. in tl,orof reopen
ing the slave trode. Tie. together with
Mcssr.. {. y. Davis. and Archer of this
state. made speeches iu favor ct the roe
port and resolutions. Mr. Humphrey,
| presented the resolutions adopted tv %
meeting in Claiborne county. this state.
iu favor Of the same project The com-
| mttcc on resolutions wa. announced Ig
the Chair. Those from this state we're
Mrs-rs. johnson. Davis ond Humphrey.
Mr. pclahcld. Of Tcunc--c,. offered r.-o-
buttons in favor Of direct trade from New
orleans and Charleston 10 European port.
to assert our u-cendancy i'm th" Gulf
to prohibit the circulation of hank issue,
Of lc-- denomination than ten doll1r--
% inquire into the cxpediency oi ,-tah-
fishing manufactures throughout the
South for making the leading article OF
domestic con-umptiou-the use Of cotton
stalks aud other vegetable productions of
the South in mauulbcturc.-thc con true
ton Of dock yard.-thc mineral and a..
ricultral resources of the South. On q
motion To print Mr. Spratt's speech, GOV.
Footc took the floor. and spoke with great
vohemence, dcnoncing the sentiments a
Mr., Sprott's speech, saying that the author
and advocates Of such sentiments deserved
condim punishment
On the third day Mr., Johnson. from IN,
committee ON resolutions submitted 70
I port IN favor Of re-opyuiug th* Nrior
slave Trade. Mr.. Dclaficld. Of Tennessee
from the same committed made a oountc
report. ON behalf Of the minority. Mr.
, | Humphreys. also from the same commit
tee reported in favor of the apprentice
system. Other resolutions were oiIerc,
, upon different subjects and among then
| one bv Mr. Brooke, recommending bot
political parties in the South 60 ahando
their organizations. and to hold no NOR
State or National Conventions.
Mr.. Adams moved 20 lay the resolution
on the table. which was carried.
! Mr. DcBow addressed the conveutio
a in favor of the African Slave Trade. am
= was followed by GOV. Foote. who spoke
;, great length. Judge Bennett rcplio.
d and Gov. Fostc reioincd. st the cven.u
4 session Judge Bennett resumed his RI
Z. marks. Mr. Moody followed in rcrly.
Mr.. Adams rose 20 @ personal cSphn
n ton in reference TO some remark of Go
2, Foote
y Judge Jones. Of Georgia. followed
IS some length in reply.
Il ON the fourth day Mr. B1y called q
a the resolutions of Gov McEac, and mo
b. Il e. refer thcm 90 the committee ou o.
10 olutions. which was carried. and ths
we're appropriately referred. M. Liyin
.tun offered resolutions IN reference Co q
root trade between The South and p,
I. rium. Mr.. Brooke offered series Of p
solutions. recommending the BE-" 81 10.
y ties for cotton bales, which were rcier'
Co the committee on resolutions. So
u eral other series of resolves were intrDdu
|. I'll and referred M. Roy prc-cnted
Z, letter from President Thornton, Of Ma
son College, to- GOV. Melville, iurcicrcu
= to tho establishment Of Southern in-tit
M tions Of learning and tho puhhcatiou
N southern school book. Resolutions We
be- offered by Judge 1arplcv. in opposition
y. the rr-opcniug Of the African lave tra.
h. and also Us Mr. Dudley. of S, e.. o. {
H. same effect. That question was then
H. ken up. and Me.-r-. McCardlc and Brood
" " Warren. and Mr.. y. Wade. at Holm
I" addressed the Convention. Gov. Nor.
N Of Mis-. commenced n speech. lut rit
- ont concluding. gave way 90 % motion
i adjourn tins o'clock.
- AZ the afternoon session. oov. Mel
concluded Do. .pocch, and the debate "
further continued by Mc--r-. Edmod-'
a IF south Carolina. Kennedy. Of Ala, u
I'd ton. Of south Carolina. Walton, of Mi
ct .ippi. Spratt. Of South Carolina. AZ
~. o'clock. the vote was taken by state.
ne the adoption Of the following resolution
be- Ret.i. That in the opinion OF Z
al Convention. al laws, state or Judicial, 4
W. hibitinr the African slave trade ought
ny be- repealed.
bis The vote resulted a. follow-, each 81
r., casting her electoral vote:
of For repeating the laws Of Congress =
TO hibiting African Slave Tade-Alaba
,n- o votes Arkansas. fvotes South Car
an ma Cdividcdl votes Louisiana, q vot
nd Texas 4 votes Georgia 10 vote. Mi
rcr sippi total 40 votcs.
nm Against the repeal Of the Slave Ira
an votes South Carolina ,dividcdl lyotc
'he total 10 votes.
A.. The proceeding, OF the RNh diy "
In comparatively barren Of interest. Z
bip, '"'v "ale question having been dispO
- o. the husines. OF the Convention
- apparently considered a. ~ an end. :
dry resolutions were offered Of N,
- particular significance. aud upon oI
." there was no time left for con.idernte
NV tion A protest 10y the minority AGA
i''' the vote Of the Convention in favor of
'ef' oponinr the African Slave Trade. wa.
arr fercd by Col Partridge but was voted
nee whercupon Gov. Foote and Col Patr
withdrew from the body. Gov. Nc
, .n,'s tondered the thanks Of the Conventio
Ell the citizens Of Vicksburs for their Ia
xed tality. and the body adjourned TO mee
SION Atlanta. Ca. ON the I'll Monday OF
an. vcmbor lsG0.
The 7. u. WWELER- Pekbuy.--This he
m : h SUCCESSOR 10 that Of 4. H. TIA
lose ell known 10 all who have ever
a. w. " ~ IN. -. 4.