Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-12-06
PUBLIC MEETING AT WICK
BURG. ..-r
Opposition TO UItraisln.

A large meeting-tbe largest the Hzjg
says sever known in the city in the day
timer-was held at Yicksburg, Miss, on the
29lh ult Gen. PATRICK HENEY. Of Rankin
presided, assisted by the following additional
officers:
Vice Presidents.-Richard Cooper. Of Ran
kin Daniel SWEET, Of Warren, T. G. Wads.
worth, of Warren. J. D. Shields, Of Adams,
G. A. Reading, Of Warren, 7. s. Dabney, o
Kinds.
Secretaries.-Jobn Armstrong. of Warren
A J. Frantz, of Rankin. James II. CIump, o
Warren, Fl. E. Barnes, Of Warren, S. C
Cooke, of Warren.
The following gentlemen were appointed
committee on resolutions Col. Giles N
Hillyer, of Adams, George L. Potter, O.
Kinds, Alonzo G. Mayors, of Rankin, Vii
liam Mcbride, of Madison, J. D. Shields, o
Adams, Benson Blake, of Warren, DR.. J. j
Thornton, Of Rankin, J. P. WaIworth, o.
Adams, Gen. 3. S. Tappan. of Warren, Gen
Peter FairchiId. of Warren, William Crulcher
of Warren, =. ". Brien. of Warren, Dr. J. c
Newman, of Warren. Daniel y. Cameron, o.
Warren, /. NJ. Partridge, of Warren.
The following preamble and resolutions
reported by the Committee, were unani-
mously adopted:
WHEREAS. The election of Abraham Lin
coin to the Presidency of the United States.
BY sectional party advocating a policy
avowedly hostile to the slavehOlding States.
and dangerous TO their peace and security.
has produced crisis which endaupers the
stability of the Union; and whereas, in con
sequence Of illegal acts of certain LeeisIa-
lures of nOn-slavehOlding States. and of
many citizens thereof, conceived and done in
utter disregard of the rights and property of
the slayeholding States. and of citizens there
of, and of the obligations of the Coustitu-
. ton, now continued aud renewed for many
years it Is both expedient and necessary for
the slaYehOlding States TO take counsel to-
gether for the preservation of their interests
and their institutions, and to procure the
adoption of such measures or such amend
ments of the Federal Constitution as viii
forever secure their rights, put a final period
to all slavery agitation. restore among the
people of the several States the peace and
brotherhood of the happy days of our faith
ers, and thus, if possible, peTpetuate the
Union; therefore,
Resolved, That in the election OF Abraham
Lincoln to the Presidency We deem that the
spirit of the Constitution was violated even
though its forms and letter were preserved.
His nomination and election were effected by
a combination of a portion OF the States Of
this Union, conspiring together to obtain
possession of the Government for sectional
purposes, in ayowed hostility to the interests
and institutions OF the other portion. That
such combination l. viOlative of that prin-
ciple of the equality OF the States, which SO
largely enters into the complex composition
of our Government.
Resolred, That we are utterly opposed to
such a combination on the part Of any OF
the States, and will resist it to the utmost of
our power, and in every available way.
Resolred, That we contend for every right.
and guarantee that the Constitution gives;
that we will submit to nothing less: that we
are willing TO abandon none of them either
By further compromise ia the Union, or by
secession from it; that separate State seceS-
sion is deliberate abandonment of all the
rights and interests secured By the valOr and
wisdom of our fathers; and that revolution.
to be successful In the reservation of those
rights out ef the Union, should have the
sanction of every slayeholding State.
ResolUed, That We have yet remedies with
in the Union, so far, untried, but fully ade-
quate TO defeat Tor the present the. sectional.
aggressive combination now made in the.
North against the South; that By ia. co..
troll of the Senate aud the House,-the one
body representing the sovereignty of the CO.
equal States, and the other the popular will
the conservative members OF those bodies
can, using the undoabted power granted in
the Constitution, and in maintenance of its
spirit, prevent all appointments to ofilee-Ca-
binet or otherwise-st0p all supplies, and
check the wheels OF government for two
years, at least, from March 4Lh 1861: that
however violent the remedy, the Constiiu-
ton warrants it, and the exigeney viii have
arisen on that day when the remedy should
be applied.
ResOIUtd, That a suspension of the active
powers of Government for two or four years.
would not be so great an,evil as the utiercx-
of the Constitution. TIE for
mer affords ..time and place for repent
ance, 1.-THE latter abandons all hope. We
vet trust that the North viii recede from its
position, and grant such other and fuller
guarantees as may be found necessary and
sufficient for our protection.
q ResolUed, That we approve the calling of
Convention of delegates, to represent the
people Of this State. to take into considera-
ion the existing condition of public Affairs.
2egretfing as we do the short time allowed
or selection of the delegates, we insist that
INV active measures that Convention may re-
;ommend shall be submitted to the people of
he whole State fer ratification.
Resolved, That the nine millions OF people
a the South are strong enough to exercise
be privilege of taking time for deliberation.
nd not be afraid of being crushed, should