, 1861-01-19

still hopes that wiser counsels may prevail up
On them, and TINT Bometbing may occur to
prevent the impending strife. May God grant
III but war must come, let tha people rise
; in their might and maintain. the Integrity Of
the Union. The cause will carry tho hearts Of
thoueands With It, even in the slave States
themselves I shall probably not soon hsvo
an opportunity to send another letter to any
person North. : + must close abruptly, ~ the
gehtle1nan Is about leaving Who will take this.
Yours very trilly, :.
Mhjor General ]. aEdo1TE.
RESOLUTIONS OF tho Democratic State
Conyeatton, nt Springfield, January
WHEREAS, we believe our Federal Union is
Withdrawal OF portion Of the Suites: aud
WHEREAS, We believe the Union to be of d
priceless value, and not to be preserved by
military force, but By the restoration Of flatcr-
nal feeling among the States; and
WHEREAS, The present pe1ilous state Of the
country has been produced by sectional agita-
tion In relution to the institution Of slavery,
thus creating discord aud enmity between tbs
different sections, which has been aggravated
hS the election Of sectional President
therefore,
Raozued, By the Democracy Of Illinois, in
convention assembled.
l. That ne arc warmly attached to the Fed
era1 Union. That re do not recognize in the
diversity Of our institutions any cause Of con-
flict between different States, but, on the con-
trarY, we deem the qualities of climate, soil.
productions, domestic institutions, industry
aud modes Of thought, throughout our widely
extended territory, grounds If more lastln:y;
and perfect union; that VIC regard Its dtssolu-
tion as cminently disastrous to all our inter
70 Nd IN n h.
erty.
8 That 1t is the promptinss Of patriotism,
aud the dictate Of wisdom, to makean earnest
effort to save the Union BY Cancellation and
concession; aud therefore, in the spirit Of
compromise, We are willing to accept the
amendments to the Constitution, proposed in
the United States Senate by Senator Douglas,
or those proposed by Senator Crittende H. OF
the border State proposition" or any other
plnn of Cancellation and compromise which
nas been, or lnay be offered, by Which hlr-
tnuns may tc restored between the people Of
ille different sections Of the country, end the
Union perpetuated.
8. That We deny the constitutional right OF
any State, or any portion Of the people tlere-
of, to seccde from lhe Union, and that we are
equally opposed to notification at the North,
and secession at the South, rs violatiyc Of the
Constitution Of the United States.
!. That, in the opinion Of this Convention the
employment offorceto coercesubmisslon ofthc
seeding States, will Inevitably plunge the
country into ciyil war, and entirely extinguish
al hGFe II Z sett1emeqt Of the fearful issues
now pending before tie s5untry. We there
fore earnestIT entreat, as well the fcdefal gov
crnmcnt as the seeding States, to withhold
and stay the arm Of military power, and on no
pretext whatever to bring on the nation tho
horrors Of civil W.T., until the people item
sslYes eau take Fueh action as our troubles de-
r. It
S. That We recognize the poxef ahd dt,.y
Of the federal government to protect the pro-
pcrty Of the United States. And We recognize
and declare the duty aud power of the federal
government, through the clril authorities
within the jurisdiction Of the States, to en-
force a]l lava passed 10 Pursuance Of the Con.
stitution; but We distinctly deny that the fed
eral government has any constitutional power
to cdli OIL lie ttiilltc-x to execute those laws
within tho limits aud Jurisdiction af any State,
except in MD Of tho civil authorities.
e. 7rhat no political organization deserves
the confidence Of the American people whose
leaders and members, rrefecring p.rtyto conn-
try, and the unity Of their party organization
to the union Of the States, will rush madly
irto Evil war, ftdtetna strife md disnnlon, III
preference to fair and lotiotah1e coMpro-
mise, founded upon such mutual concession rs
are consistent with the rights Of all the States,
and may he essential to The existence Of the
Federal Union.
Z. That It Is the duty Of the Legislature Of
every State OF this Union, which has passed
laws to obstruct Of elnburrnss the surrender
OF fugitive slayez, commonly called personal
liberty laws, to- repeal the same, and re re-
1oice 10 SIR HIT In such laws hare ever been
found upon the statutes Of 1llia5Mt ..
s. That We heartily respond to the noble
and patriotic spirit manifested By the people
of our s:sttr States, Kentucky end Indiana,
at their respective Conventions On tue stl
of January, in their efforts to preserve the
uniau
0. Pint We recommend that Convention
be held at Louisville, KY, On the SD day OF
February next, to take Into consideration tue
present perilous state of our country, aid r.
commend to the people to adopt such correc-
tim rs will be liIcly to produce peace, lar-
mony, and fra'erna1 feeling thtouyhoht the
whole Union. That said Convention consist Of
one delegate from each Congressional district,
and two at large from each of tie tAirty-thrcc
States Of this Union.
10. That the president Of this convention
constitute committee to correspond with our
friends In the other States OF the Union on the
subject Of the Louisville Convention hereby
and place Of holding Of that Convention.
II. That this Convention urgently request
the present Legislature Of this State, by Joint
resolution, TO call upon Congress, in the mode
provided BY tho federal Constitution, for Il
Convention Of the States, 10 amend said Con-
stitution; and farther urgently request the
Legislatures of the several States to take
steps to tue end that with the least possible
delay ther. may be Convention Of the States
for the purpose Aforesaid.
a nIisslxslppI Paper Pronounccs the
Secession Of that St:Atc Null and
Void.
From the Satchcz Courier, Jan. 1G1
we presume tLat ere this reaches our read
crs' eyes, n mujority Of the Convention of nine-
ty-nt1lc gentlemen now assembled at Jackson,
will have proclaimed Mississippi out Of the
Union. II it las been done irrespective Of any
vote Of the people sanctioning it, it is worth
only the paper upon which the ordinance hts
been written, unless the people, by sui1.s:lntc
and tacit consent hereafter, approve 1t. 4
peaceful revolution (und secession but claims
to have that peaceful claractcr), must have the
nssent o1 the people.
In the lugtM5e # Quitman:,
lhe ncfE OF the Convention will not be bsndn.
pe.'plc,"
ln the words of Wiley P. Harris:
We hu!sl it y b. our duty to submit our aet!pn
70 me people OF the stAte. . i Il HI I:t-
ysrsa ruleeae ncseE hitherto violated in tic prac
tics ot any State In tho Uniou-tha, suc should b.
submitted 10 the people Tor their judgment.
ieass t!e pa'p1he, sesetaisy tat lheIr t:.s pes-
5n's OF aetion any law any great principle, should
The Constitution of the State is what We arc
sworn to obsy;; 1t prescribcs the method Of
its own alteration. That method has not becl,
followed, and Jet the Constitution will b. e.
sentially altered. unqneeticnabIy the people
o1thc Slate ran Eeyolutiouizc. 4 majority uf
them can call ConveAtton to provide new
Constitution. But tho question Of s.Conyfn-
tlon or no Convention !" has never been SUBJ
lnsttcd to them. Il is also possib:c tllat Con-
yention can be called by the Legislature with
opinion very questionable proceeding: hut
rs acts, in that c.sc, can BE- valid only whrn
they have received the affirmative vote of the
people. Ofthe 70, 003 voters of Mississippi,
not Il, ,090 voted for members Of the Couyen-
lion, anu OF these only lean majority, or oie
lalllns' iAr helow tue expectations Of the dis:
anion leaders. voted for immediate secession
candidates. The present Convention has hut
tue unttcsdent authorization Of the people;
Ind II 1t has undertaken to play the part q! ::
lictatorial oliyafch, without asking the }eo-
ilcs approval Ut its actions, it will be cited h5
he adyoc ties Of Power hereafter, US another
'ruofof how easily the people can he deprived
II one OF tleiz 81 iualic1ahle rights"
Tho Manufactures of New England.
The Boston Commercial! Bu!!ttin, of Jan. 12th,
says:
tn Lowell, which is the nucleus Of our manu-
acturcs, the srlndfes are oil running full time,
lhe same Is true in Lawrence, With but u
Jingle rumored exception, aud this o1ins to a
hort supply Of cotton III ihe Lewiston
settlement they are running on full time, aud
i Grcs:t Falls, und SO on. 4 gent eman Of this
.ity informs LIS that he witnessed contract
nude ut Whitinsyille for eight tho,saud
.ol'ars worth Uf cotton machinery, and this but
few days since
The general apprehension through the corn-
3, If tic feeling las not already Lost this in1-
auce, grows entirely out of the potl:i.a;