New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-11-23
COMM UNICA TED.
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F. J. MEAD,


FL. MEAD,
DEAR SlR:-While the Southern
States are ripe for secession because Of
the election of Abraham Lincoln, and
France Offering its protection with an
army and Navy the New England States
say they dare not secede; but 1 find
they have themselves established prec-
edent, when the Legislature of
Massachusetts, assembled in the sum-
mer of 1914; the project came up for
discussion and action, and it was agreed
that delegates from the several North
ern maritime States should be invited 70
assemble at Hartford on the 18th of
December following, to take into con-
slderation the state of tn, country, and
report to the legislatures of their res
pective States, such measures as in
their judgment might lead to redress
of their grievances. Connecticut and
Rhode Island responded heartily to
this invitation, and by considerable
majorities in their Legislatures, depu-
ted delegates to meet those of New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Vermont
by local conventions also sent delegates
to Hartford. On the day appointed
the members assembled, twelve from
Massachusetts,, seven from Connecticut
four from Rhode Island, two from New
Hampshire, and one from Vermont !;
Twenty Seven in all; George Cabot,
President, Theo. Dwight, Secretary.-
For three weeks, with closed doors the
convention was occupied in it's work
This Mr.. Editor, was no John Brown
affair planned in Canada, but composed
of such men as Roger Sherman, Ma
than Dane, George Cabot, Harris
son Gray Otis and others, and the re
suit of their consultations and labors.
we have in the lengthy report, the res
olutions and the secret journal of the
convention, the manifesto or report is
too long to W lite in full; in substance
| will mention their demand was the
surrender of the right to reckon slaves,
in any ratio amongst the population in
the apportionment of representatives !;
the restriction of the Constitutional
power of Congress to admit new States
into the Union the limitation of the
power of Congress in relation to embar-
90 and the restriction of Commerce
the restriction of the power Of Congress
to make war; the exclusion of foreign
ers thereafter arriving in the United
States, from the capacity of holding
office under government, and lastly the
Limitation of the Presidency to a single
Constitutional term. After having
made provisions for summoning another
Convention, at Boston, they adjourned
on the fifth of January, when the gal
liant Southerners under cold Hickory
only three days after this Convention,
at the Battle of New Orleans,
gave their property and their lives for
their country's cause. The resolutions
after being discussed by the Legislature
of Massachusetts. Connecticut and
Rhode Island, formed the subject Of
communication to Congress by Com
missioncrs from the two first named
States. but before these Commission
ers could accomplish their purpose, tt.
dings OF the great victory and the peace
concluded at Client, ere the browning
triumph had been achieved together
with unfavorable acceptation of them al
every place out of New England dis
couraged any attempt to carry out the
objects of the Convention to the letter
and it appears they returned home te
bear the stigma of having undertaken
to accomplish ends which no patriot anc
true American can ever sanction.
Look at this, and the proclamation Of
Elk Gov. Wise, comment is unnecessa
ry.
JEANS.
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