Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-05-10
Meeting of the s.Nationais."


CHARLESTON, May 3.-The Southern Conr entiou
assembled at noon. about Al delegates present.
Mr. Bayarl of Delaware President.
The motion pending was thit the Convention ex-
press preference for candidates for President and
Vice President.
A delegate from Texas moved tlrat the resolution
be referred to committee of one from each State.
Delegates from Alabama and Texas said they
were prepared to act on the resolution at once.
Mr.. Jackson of Georgia Withdrew the resolution
to express preference for candidates.
Mr.. Burrows of Arkansas presented a resolution
for appointing Standing Committee Of one from
each State to issue address to the Democratic
p,rty of the Union. This Convention has in its
possession the ark of the covenant. the resolutions
adopted by IL States of this Union, and it .
point around which the country would rally.
Mr. Neck of Alabama moved substitute that
commite be appointed merely TO prepare an address
giving reasons for the course pursued. He further
said that any Southern States that shall 60 into the
Baltimore Convention goes as an approver ofsquat-
ter sovereignty doctrines. The resolution adopted
ut their adjournment invites the Southern States to
fill up the vacancies occasioned by our secession,
declaring seats vacant. He was in favor of
nominating JEFF. Davis and Jas. A. Bayard, but he
yielded to the wishes of others to forego the express
sion of any preference at this time.
Mr.. Burrows Withdrew his proposition
Mr. Jackson, of Georgia, moved that the Con-
vention adjourn sine die.
Mr. Hill, OF Georgia, said that if the object was to
make disunion movement, he and his colleagues
were prepared to leave at once. His constituents
would approve of nothing that would tend to dis
Union.
M. Yancey asked whom he alluded to as farors
ing disunion-
Mr.. Hill asked to be excused from answering.
Mr.. Yancey demanded an answer, as he wanted
t to 60 to the country that there had been word
or deed terding to tie dissolution of the Union.
Mr.. Hill admitted there had been nothing said or
done, but the pos would be put in by this
ton would make disunion combination our at
titude would be disunion attitude.
Mr.. Meek, OF Alabama, had always been q Union
man, and was still, if the Constitutional rights
Of the Soutll were respected.
A delegate from South Carolina denied that thers
had been any disunon sentiments here. He Thoughts
the course proposed of disbanding was singular
one. We are about separating without recon-
mending taking action in regard to the Prssi
dency He therefore moved that should the Balti-
moro Convention repudiate the resolutions passed
here, that Committee be authorized to call a Ma
tional Convention.
Mr.. Jackson of Georgia thought tits no time to
cry Union. There was no man in Georgia who
would cry for Unicn at the expense ofe rights of
the South. [Shouts of fapp!ause.] When the rights
Of the South are sacrificed to the North I am for
Liberty first and Union afterwards. fChee-s.l IL
the South.
Mr.. Whitley of Delaware moted to lay the rcso-
lutons of Mr. Meek on the table and adjourn. The
delegates from each State give TO their States
their reasons for the course pursued. He was op-
posed to any general address. He therefore moved
that the Convention now adjourn.
Mr.. Meek appealed 10 Mr.. Whitley to withdraw
moment, and said that If any supposed him to
be devoted to the Union at the expense OF South.
ern rights, he was r.istaken. Sever the Constisu-
ton, and the Union is gone. He wished to vindi
cate before the whole world as well as the Union
their position. He wanted this movement to be
properly understood.
Mr. Barry of Mississippi hoped this Convention
would seperate in unity and harmony. Where il
South Carolina, that she s not ready to respond to
the extremest doctrine Of State rghts (Applause-l
He deemed it unnecessary to urge those doctrines
here. VIC are all united on them in some form or
other, and il Is unnecessary to express them here
The other Convention has not disbanled, il has
merely adjotrneds 80
why then should we disb,nd in stead Of adjourn
ing to meet elsewhere, If We think proper.