Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-04
THE sOUTMERN CONVENTION.

CHARLESTON, May 3.
The Southern Convention assembled at noon,
about 40 delegates present, Mr. Bayard, Of Della,
President
express preference for candidates for President
and Vice President
A delegate from Texas moved that the resolu-
tiOn be referred to q committee Of one from each
State.
Delegates from Alabama and Texas said they
were prepored to act at once on tho resolution.
Mr. Jackson Of Ga, withdrew the resolution to
express a preference Tor candidates.
Mr.. Burrows Of Arkansas presented a resOlu-
ton for appointing standing Committee of one
from each State, to issue an address TO the Demo-
cratic party of the Union. The Convention has
in its possession the ark Of the covenant. Tho
resolution was adopted by II States Of this
Union, and it was point around which the coun-
try would rally.
Mr.. Meek, Of Alabama, moved a substitute
that Committee be appointed merely to pre-.
pare an ADDRESS, giving reasons for the course
pursued. lie further said that any southern
State that shall 90 into the Convention, goes in
as an aPprover OF Squatter Sovereignty doc.
trines.
The resolution adopted at their adjournment
invites the Southern States to gil up the va
cancies occasioned by our secession, declaring
our seats vacant. He was in favor of the
nomination Ct jeff Davis and Bayard, but he
welded to the wishes Of others to foTegO the
EXPRESSION of any preference at this time.
Mr.. Burrows Withdrew his proposition.
Mr. Jackson, of Georgia, moved that the
Convention adjourn sine die.
Mr.. Hill, of Georgia, stated that if the object
ives to make this Jisunion movement, he and
his colleagues were prepared to leave at once.
Of
that would tend to disumOn.
Mr.. Yancey asked who he alluded to as
favoring disuniOn.
Mr.. Hill asked to be excused from answer
ing.
Mr.. Yancey demanded an answer, as he
wanted it to 90 to the country that there had
been no word or deed tending to the dissolu-
ton of the Union.
Mr.. Hill admitted there had been nothing sai6
or done, but the position we would be put in
ny this action would make US disuniOa com
binatiou our attitude would be disuniOn
attitude
Mr. Meek, of Alabama, had always been a
Union man, and was so still if the constitutions
al rights Of the South SeIe respected.
A delegate from G. denied that there had
been any disunion sentiments here. He
thought the course proposed Of disbanding
was a singular one. We are about separating
without recommending or taking any action
with regard to the Presidency. He therefore
moved that should the Baltimore Convention
repudiate the resolutions passed here, that a
Committee be authorized to call a National
Convention.
Mr.. Jackson, Of Ga, thought this no time to
cry Union. There was no man in Georgia
who would shout for Union at the expense Oi
the rights of the South [ShOuts ofapplause
When the rights of the South are sacr feed u
the North, am for Liberty first and Union
afterwards [Cheers,l If there be nobody
here to stand by me, must quit the South.
Mr. Whitley, of Del, mover to lay the reso-
lutions of Mr. Meeks, Of Ala, on the table and
adjourn. The delegates from each State can
give to their States their reasons for the course
pursued. He was oppos d to any general adj
dress. He therefore moved that this Conven-
tion now akjOurn.
Mr.. Meeks appealed to Mr.. Whitley to with
draw q moment, and said if any one supposed
him to be devoted to the Union at the expense
of the Southern rights he was mistasen.-
Sever the Constitution and the Union is gone.
/ He wished to vindicate before the world, as
well as the Union, their position. He wante
this great movement to be properly under
stood.
Mr.. Barry, of Mss hoped this Convention
would separate IN union and harmony. Where
is South Carolina that she is not ready to re
spond to the EXTREMIST doctrine of Ststei
Rights7 [Applause He deemed it unneees
sary to urge those doctrines. Here we are al
united on them in some foIm or other. and It i
unnecessary to express them here. Tie othel
Convention has not disbanded it has merely
adjourned Why, then, shouli we disbanl
instead Of adjOurning to meet selsewhere if We
think proper!