The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-05-25
The Southern Convention.

| proceedings. we are sure that II will be
no surprise to our readers, that the slave
trade mrtter monopolzed almost the whole
time of the meetiog:
The first regular business before the
convention was the report of The special
committee on the want ana supply of Af
rcan labor in the South. This was read
bv the Chairman, Mr.. Spra't. of Charleston,
who at the same time offered three rcsolu
tions. embodving the conclusions of the
report, which was strongly in favor of the
re-opening of the slave trace
Mr. Delafrld. of Tennessee, moved that
| thev be referred to the Committee on Res
olutions and they We're so referred.
! Mr. Spratt addressed the convention in
favor of the report. rrit"ratEg its state
ments and conclusions on the subject Of
r. opening the slave trade.
Mr.. Davis, Of Pamela, Miss. follow cd
with. an able speech on the same side.
Col. Arcl,e~. of Port Gibson. presented
resolutions Of Claiborne county, Mss in
| favor of the re opening of the slave trade,
| and. in doing so, made strong speech in
their favor.
On convrning in afternoon session. Mr.
Moo ". of Claiborne. Miss, addressed the
convention in AN able speech against tn.
resolutions from that county, before intro
durei
la the course Of his argument he read
laws from the statutes of ten Of the slave
States against the importation of African
negroes.
Mr.. Hughes, Of Claiborne. presented and
read IA written address and resolutions offer.
ed Lv cx.G"vcrmor McRrc, of Mississippi.
the successor "f Gen. Qu;'mnn in Congress,
VIII" was not able To he present
The first declares it IT, be the duty of
the American Government to seek, bv eve
ry honorable means. To acquire and Amcri
canize the Island of Cuba.
The second also declares il to be the
duty Of the American Government to scuk.
hy every honorable means. Ia acquire and
Americanizr the Island of Cuba.
The aGIGTa also declares it 10 he the
duty Of the American Government To pro.
tcct by force if necessary, the lsthmus
transit routes, ahd to 80 direct its policy ~
to insure the prcp"ndcrating influence Of
the United States al Panama, via Nicara-
qua and the lSthmus nf T,huant~prc
The last declares il to br the duty of
the southern States at once To assemble in
convention in the supposed contingency
that Black Republican il elected Prcsi-
dent the coming campaign, aud then and
there L. take measures NJ resistance, b.
force if necessary, Ia the disruption of the
Urion.
Judge Jones. "f Gc"rrt, presented the
follow ing preamble aud ro-oulnn, which
we're referred to the Committee on Rcsu
luii"nS
Whereas. The Constitution was ordained
to. 49,. Il.
iHgs of liberty To Us and our p0S'criiy
And, Whrrras. l'Er system of collecting
revenue Gv duties on imports j. unequal and
unjust between I'll. two sections oi the tni-
an, and between the rich and the poor, and
leads 10 that mau.lrSt corruption &C the
government wn.n has 'lwHIs proved the
grave Of freedom
And, Whereas, The tr4iir system. com.
bnrd with The manner of the cN expenditures
Of the federal government, has operated
and must operate. ia ;Hr destruction of
southern commerce, rEd 10 the injury Of alt
commerce: therefore,
RcS"!red, That the tar,tT system ought To
be abolished and the revenue collected TO
support the government by direct taxes
minority report on the slave trade res
oIn'i"nS was submitted. and which was
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