Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-12-31
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is such. in the judgm n OF this meet
.sg. "a has aWakened intense alarm and 50
eitude in the minds OF all enlightened citI-
-,.ns A Presidential struggle hasJ 'si draw
-, a close, IN which political ticket OF a
laracter undoubtedly sectional, mas most
signaIly tFiumpbed.
The extreme sectional opinions with which
that ticket stands associated, have involved
\ mr domestic institutions in most serious
jeopardy The State of South Carolina has
rs=orttd to the expedient of separate State
secession as a remedy for grievances a; pre-
slnt existing. and shield against the an
sipated dangers OF the future.
aIncipient arrangements have been set on
BIT in several Southern States, besides. III
-nformity with her example The National
legislature has been in session for the period
-four weeks without yet having done any
ng calculated to obylate the dangers
xich encircle u.s.
III is in this view of the perils which sur
- rotnd u, of the difficulties to be eHcount-
szsred and of the meuus OF surmountlng them,
ssal we have deliberately adopted the fol-
wing resolutions:
Hsofved That the compact of Union pro
ID Tor in the Federal Constitution and the
sa-sssipIes embodied in that sacred instTu-
With are still regarded by as OF ineslima-
Sc talue. and that we cherish an intense de-
, for tbeiI firm aud lasting maintenance.
~ SkSOtUed. That We are decidedly OF opinion
= gtthe existing condition Of affairs, as here
} in already set forth, has rtnd T, d it highly
-s.xpadieEt that a free and kindly Interchange
Recruitment shou d occur at some early day.
p, Al some cDnV enieuI and accessible place,
eng the true friends OF the Uui"n and OF
rights of the South, with a view to dew
suitable means Tor the preservation OF
Union, and for the protection OF the
xsJgth against existing and Appreciated az
10 rrrifsz rlrv gFasf
nat. for the purposes above mentioned
..f,ontereuce should lie held in the CiIy of Bal.
s;more on the 18th day of FebFu sry. 1861
20 be COMPOSED of delegates from all the
= 9athern States that shall, previous to the
meeting of said Conference. have Indicated
heir de-ire TO be represented in said body.
- Rssolvsf. That we cannot but cherish
.IyeIy hope that il will he in The power Of
uch a Consultative Assembly as that which
As been d. scribed, to mature and bring iUr-
xard for the consideration OF ID whole body
our cOuntryTeu, such plan OF P1cI;ic-1-
on and settlement a. shall be aiIk- just,
1uOrable and satisfactory 10 all tn ; ates
NV constituting our National Union: OF.
at in the event of the ma nbeFS of said
Inference finding il impracticable 10 attain
this important object, except through the IL
rumeHtaiity of a Fedrral Convention, 1t Is
b. hoped that they would not hrsiI ate To
rye the calling into existence IF such a
Ody, with a. little delay a. possible.
Resoiraf, That the delegates To such a con-
ference as that proposed, IN order 10 De truly
Elective, should fairly represent existing
rrbIie SENTIMENT in the various States FROM
aIch they are expected 10 come. which
you'd d0ubtless be the case should they b.
L hosen directly by the people themselves in
ne accustomed mode Of sleetIng Representa-
ives In Congress or members OF the State
:. gislaluTes-
:. RssoIua2. That We have full confidence in
discretion and patriotism Of such a con
r-nee a. Is herein proposed, whose duty 1t
will be. In cain and earnest manner, Ia
appeal 20 the nO1 sIavehOlding States, and
s--s.y 10 them frankly and plainly. but b=rly
I'D kindly thai the time has cOile when the
uthority Of the Constitution, which il the
.Ond Of Union between them, must be recOg-
led, or that Union viii inevitably perish
nat there must be no longer acts Ut State:
T.eeisIatiou in the gaise OF personal IIbefty
Iaxs 10 uuiiIfy and set at naaght solemn
<ad uBs Guiyecal compact written in the CoH-
-sutiSn: that there mu-t b. no attempts,
vert or open, BY congI essiOnzi legislation,
assail Or undermine their domestic insTi-
ations; and that their toll and perfect equal
under the Constitution as ea-StaIeS Of the
,eraI UniOn must br loyalIy acknowledged
- faithfally respected"
issoired. That. IL Oar opinion. in order TO
t1clletlsE1l duu- Iti1OEc uiSUueL duti
Tehension as tO-futare aggression on the
of the North, awakened by menac-s
refetofure uttered by prominent Northern
.atesmen. it is expedient. and perhaps in
spensAbly necessary. that the CONSTITUTIONS
( the United States should be so amended as
, % supply a satisfactory solution OF the long
agitated territorial question, aud also to pro-
vide. in clear and uHambignUus langusg &c
that said Constitution shall never be hereaf-
Ter 80 amended modified as TO invest the
FEDERAL Government with more power over
sisvery than il at present possesses. in the
States in the Territories, in The District Of
Columbia, or elsewhere.
Resolved. That we regard il as the duty of
( lll good citizens 10 use The most active exer-
ions TO suppress undue excitement, and pre-
tent further unkind controversy among citi-
tens of the South upon the questions WHICH
AVE SO long distracted the country; that it
> our clear and audoubted conviction that
ihe language OF nnkiudness, OF insult, or of
menace. elmer in regard TO individuals or to
States of The Souih, would at this alarming
eosiancture. be alike uBbecon.iisg AID ua-
Dreifiable, and thai the most strenuous exer-
90 should De made, in order 20 bring ABOUT
krWony Of sentinent and of action among
hole body q our Southern people, up
basis Of the Constitution aud The Lap.
q CARDwELL, OF Weakley. one of the
ittee, proposed the following resolu-
substitute
arf red, That this meeting recommend
at 1tion and conference OF ali The slave
ding States, 10 be hesd at sacb time and
Be a. may be agreed upon, for the purpose
tak!ng iuto confederation the present dir
Efed condition OF our conalry-
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