Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-01-09

Z w N'Ns N''N' l'A' W. WV ''N'N
but the large majority arc In flvo
of equal rights, in the Union, i
they can bc obtained honOmhly, anC
independence ont of the Union, |
they cannot, These nrc the scnti
ments Of true patriotism, Thes,
are the men that are truly loyal tC
the Governmcnt-mcn who will mol
become yassal' to any power upon
earth but who when a government
becomes oppressive and ceases I,
subscrvc the ends for which it wa,
intended, are ready to unmake that
which Troy Lave ale, they being
sovereign, This county contains
( siXtrcn hundred voters; four hun,
drc,, vor, present in the church,
one 90 seven voted against the
amendment t1 the End resolution
this made three hundred and forty
seven voting for it, Now We have
left in the county twelve hundred
citizens, who have not voted at all
then place the vote at Plano at the
meeting held there and they vote
$50 to l, which added to'the fifty
three in Mckinney makes. 23l, and
gives n majority Of ll6; and we
still have one thousand and nine
teen voters who have not voted Mt
all my word for it they are not
.submissionists and will so vote when
put to the test. They are for Union
rs long as there is reasonable pos
sibility of their obtaining their
rights in it, but if their constitu-
tional rights are to be denied them,
the laws of the United States to be
set at defiance, by States in the Un-
ion, to their detrimcnt and injury;
tho officers Of the law to be shot
down in their court houses, while in
the dischar of their duty in ODE.
dience to the laws of the United
States, enacted in accordance with
the plainest provision of the consti-
tution,-dcnied an equality in the
Territories the common property of
all the States. If these things are
not stopped now and forever, (pro-
vided it is not now too late) they
are for a severance from the Offend
ing States, if u severance it be.
! now pass to the resolutions: the
1st is in these words "That in view
Of these considerations we deem it
absolutely necessary to have a con-
vention of all the slave holding
States, to devise such measures as
may be necessary to have our rights
and our grievances re-
dressed, in the Union, if we cam
out of. it if wo must. This rcsolu-
ton as it was originally drafted
with tho word "rcdrcssed;" upon
motion of J. J. Dickson in the com
mittee room, the following amend
ment was made, Sin the Union,"
and on a motion made by myself the
thus, "if we can, out Of
it if we must;" all of which pass
ed in the committee room and at the
This resolution is plain,
it points out one fact prominently, |
and that is, that there exists in the
not necessity for con-
vention of the States, but a conven-
ton of all the slave e-holding States
5hen the slave-holding States must
DC the theatre Of action, and that
some great evil is pending which
such an absolute necessity
OR rights to be respected and gricv-
ances redressed. Then to give this
its proper meaning there
must have been wrongs comrhittcd
md grievances imposed. This res
olution conters. upon the plenary
powers, not to dissolve the q nion or
'emain in the Union, but to devise
,he plan to have our rights respect
md our grievances redressed, If
hey think the best plan they can
levise is in the Union, they will
present that; if not, they will de-
,ise the plan out of the Union, and
present that, and it is for the people
o decide upon tho plan presented.
There is material difference be-
.ween plan suggested and devised
md the execution f the plan. The
is to devise the plan, the
people Of the States to execute it, if
hey sec proper, be that in or out of
he Union, as they think best,-and
Ill who voted for the resolution vo-
ed the fact that there had been
wrongs committed and grievances
The End resolution is in these
Resolued, That we pledge
ourselves to cooperate with our sis
er Southern States in the adoption
If such measures as may be calcu-
ated to arrest the spirit of section
il violence and fanaticism now per-
-ading the country, and to secure to
ZACH State equal rights and equal
usticc, in the Union" This resolu-
ion is equally plain with the other
when understood. Those in the
Meeting who voted for the resolution
lave said 1st, That they pledge
themselves to cooperate with their
lister Southern States Ito do whatD
o adopt measures calculated to ar
est the spirit of sectional violence
md fanaticism now pervading the
What country? Surely
lot the Southern States; why not!
aor the reason that in. the lst reso-
ution there is a convention OF all
he slave-holding States deemed an
lbsolutc necessity, and that those
States have rights to be respected
md grievances to be redressed; if SO
hey have no sectional violence or
and they are not includ-
ID in the terms; then it is obvious