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PUBLIC MEETING.

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Il PUBLIC MEETING. "
Pursuant to notice. a large number Of the cit-
ixens Of A',beviIle. REPRESENTING alllpor.io9s Of
the District, assembled In the Court Hoaseson;
ssie Day last
| Onspotionof J. g. Calhoun. Col. j. F. Mar
shall was esl,sd. to the'chefF, and at the sug:
geaion Of JsssM. Perrin. Esq. Jas. G. Calhoun,
.Esq., was requestsdsto act asSecretarY.
The Chairman after calling the meeting to
ordsr stated Chat the osJsot Of This meeting
was to hear from Gen. Samuel MCGOWAN, q
delegate from the State at large, in the late
CharlestonsC Convention, an account of the act
ings and doipgs OF said Convention.
tthe request Of the chair, Gen. McGowan
rose, and in very'able addresssof nearly some
hour, set forth the ceedings tIisI Charles
ton Convention, aid the esuses which led
to the Withdrawal ofsthe msjority sof fafhesou,h
Carolina Delegation therefrom,. Z In substance,
Gen. MeGowan said as follows; iwsyfsgret
we cannot give his entire, speediL):s lie &C.
knowledged the obligation Of the represents.
tivesof the Peopls 70 give an account of his
stew ardsl,ip whenever desired. IIesthsh in a
Eparrative way gave detailed account of the
proceedings of,tl,e Charleston Con vention, and
particularly the conduct of the South Caro- q
Delegation in said Convention. Although
much had transpired which was.i alarming in
its nature, he still thought it was right ana
proper that the State was represented in the
Convention; late events had. not weakened,
but rather confirmed that con vic,ion. Amidst
the stofhns OF the Convention more than. once
sthe !casting Vote was given by South Carolina,
and If she Ind not been there the majority
EPlatfotpS Of ,whichSyou have. heard so much
FeonlI not have reported as the recon-
Ibendaiioff.of the mujority.,- r.,
: The Slate Convention at Columbia adopted
RESOLUTIONS which the Delegation regarded as
general instructions. These resolutions affirm
tihe Gipeibhati Platform, which recognises the
5dectrne of nonintervention, and sslso. d declared
the further disposition that territorial govern.
ments-bsiag the:mere agents Of Congress
could not abolish or legisIate either directly or
indirectly against slavery, 6sfore ne time ~hen
hey,coms to form a State Coastitution prepara.
tory TO admission, into the Union. These Co.
lumbia resolutions the Delegation regarded as
Instructions to ttieursiand as they were in no
!'enss4whatever ID ePposition7sto the view OF
Congressional nonipter yention, they were un.
willing to take less in the national platform.
The e:Eat:onal Convention resolved to adopt
platform before they balioted for Presi
dent.'sA committee of thirty -tbrssssqne from
each State. was. raised to.repost T. platform.
This huge committee, half.ss large as the Sen.
ate'of tile United States attsp:; much trouble
and dehy, fa4ily made three reports-a ma.
|s5aIityrsPoFtshnd two minori.yarep"rts. TIE
|sPsjjdSity:feport was signed.bysshe Committee
men from each of the fifteen slave States, and
/ California and Oregon. making seventeen Of
the members Of the committee, representing q
majority Of the States of the Union. Thisre.
port embraced, the precise principles Of the Co
lurnbia platform. and in addition thereto, de.
cfnred What we considered M Iegitimately in
volvedih the Columbia platform-the' remedy
far the breach of Constitutional rights in Sthe
Territories. viz: the supervision and prot sction
OF the general government in all its depart.
mente: The Delegation was con,erE to take
this platform. thus recommended by majority
kSf the States Of the '6n,ion. After much sfie
bate tlsabole matter was recommitted, and d
seee@ls @lsreporteapc from the same committee
t htiaiiy The same as the first, and tiie
Convention g,dler the jsck;screw pressure o.
The 'spreviods question:" came to final xo.e
upon ttsfsuijeck OF, tlie platform. The. .maior
" and minority 4eporst. SO far as they related
to ths Rewerof Territorial Governments ove,
slavery, we're both voted down. and tue Cincin
aatispla,torn Iate and simple, va. adopted
As.seen~as thfs'fnal action was taken. a ma
igaitss6f the Delegation, from sfhe States o.
}salabamf, Georgia, 'sou,h ,Csrelina. florida
Misisirpi LouisianS T.zss snd Askss1tas, en-.
ssSssaNheir solemn protssk sgaiost tkS plat
form.. aud retired fro@s sconsadtion. I'll.
South Carolina Delegation felt that it was Il
matter Of very great responsibility 70 sretirt
from the conveatiop, 70 whfSh you md sem
Them beforst feet o. thsirgoiug had beer
seeomplished, and st6ss frankly. admit theJ
ese bound to give you good and sdffslsnt ,rea
:s9ns forlthst bold daet. He said thsff feaso6i
Ssrs msEifol5sAod they thought satisfactory
Among others be assigned the following:
sEl Tire Cincinnati Ratora q. 20 fsess-i it soe,
unobjectiopaBse. They Thought II wss weIl t:
sssfarm its but sidce that platform was sdop
ted .a,srest question has arisen as tosthe t.,h
was" the Peopie Of sSteIitery acquire the righ
ees eessqsetsighty, >. 50 g TO authorize them TO ex
|sasidde asvsIy. NotSas word iis3saids about th,
slihai Tie resalatIea adopted at ciusiuna.i. and
agssat sstm thaving grown upan, the part!
uf,ap that preeiss 1squss. d,sy Thought som'
uo.issshopld be tatsnrof. the Development,
sists 5asda aaIde eatsfaiioh made, in conform
tv 1vasSs5i iSSzas73sia Ian has,s s~.s'' ~ II
shink Il sissipr i'd simple
honest koodfsbh fpr g,est psrtys ppossasedi,
gsysrdedst 9tineipl .ss bsesssf iGesopl
|'dPoh re'olt.iSH unexplained whiohshsa,s.
a. least in int.rprssaton, !. stsirso,ypsd dseiio
lY. Yss4sN ,eqsai ylstiop l. ono u ih
oomra5S etiSssS ds1ga nsf iassiscsf platsshns
I.sbstlsr. dA ssss.ls II ofa1S.. sadeto bsy'
|ssssas dowaSc ths peoals spon one which iss
already kiysdirwo esasiydetis .spoa vita
ssin, svoula1 pys sshistst soihIsgsbu. weak
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