Political debate over union and California amid Southern redress calls
The gathering features E R Brown and Wm H Crawford opposing Maj John H Howard and John A Tucker over resolutions on redress and territorial claims south of 36 30. The discussion spans an hour and a half with a near unanimous vote in favor, while some claim they could not vote as the meeting was not called by them. Secretaries Newnan McBain and George Dykes note the event.
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John H Howard
Columbus
John A Tucker
Lampkin
California
Newnan McBain
Opairman
George Dykes
Meee Cea
Joel Crawford
Q L C Franklin
Jas B Brown
Cal
Stafford
F T Cullins
Joshua Harris
Stephen Blocker
Justia Perry
Early
Georgia
Congress
Free States
Nashville
United South
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Texas
May Crawford
North
S. Stafford
Esq. McCorquodale
QLC
Franklin
Sec’ Y
May Howard
Muscogee
Musegee
Cazenogia
New York
Robert B. Aleder
Columbus Enquirer
Columbus Times
Benjamin Henry
Foreman
John H Trayier
Thomas Kimbrough
Caswell B Black
Jim H Dende Benj
F White
Bryant Whitfield
Lewis G Pitts
Joseph Miller
James F Highton
James G Davis
Vincent A Hill
Francis M Tramil
Indignation over Harris county grand jury presentments in Georgia
A Harris county letter denounces the grand jury presentments as corruptly political and warns of public meetings to oppose them. The writer links Southern rights and anti abolition sentiment to fears of North overreach, calling for mobilization and a defense of property and liberty against perceived Northern designs.
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James II
Georgia
Jeffreys
Harris County
Avery
Editer
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Harris
Liberia
Green County
Marion
Irish Patriotism and Southern Unionist Ties
A lengthy editorial argues for Irish devotion to liberty and links Irish national spirit to the Southern cause, urging Irish in America to oppose Northern oppression of the South. It contrasts Irish resilience with British rule, questions Union with Britain, and calls for Irish support of Southern institutions amid demographic change. Also reports on a Senate vote to abolish the slave trade in Washington and previews a new star in opera, Madame Fiorentini, debuting in Norma.
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Emerald Isle
Earth
North
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England
America
Old Country
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Curran
Fitzgerald
Mitchell
O’brien
Georgia
Macon
Washington
Senate
District of Columbia
Kentucky
Delaware
California
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Philadelphia
Jenny Lind
West
East
Her Majesty's Theatre
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Seville
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California Admission Sparks Southern Fear and Congressional Debate
The piece cites Southern alarm over California's admission and Congress bounds, debates on Texas and 36 30, and a Georgia meeting endorsing Nashville convention resolutions. It narrates politicians like Crawford, Cullins, Stafford and McCorquodale shaping a county stance, while federal action and Northern pressure push the Union toward non intervention and sovereignty issues.
Green County Grand Jury Presentments Stir Southern Resolve
Green County Grand Jury voices bold condemnations of Northern aggression and supports Southern rights. Foreman, a former Whig legislator, leads a strong pro slavery and states’ rights stance urging unity against federal interference. The document frames opposition to abolitionist policy, advocates resistance to California and Missouri Compromise provisions, and calls Georgians to stand by the flag.
STATE RIGHTS MAN urges union value debate and secession caution
The author argues the Union has cost more than its value over twenty years and urges Southern convention plans with constitutional amendments. He proposes five thirds voting for money bills and slave property protections, warns against unrestrained power, and endorses a Georgia location shift for the Southern Convention to Macon over Milledgeville.
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Prince of Darkness
Society For the Propagation O the Gospel
Tom
Congress
California
Telegraphic News Summary for Sept 13 1850
Telegraphic items report firm cotton prices with daily sales around 1500 bales and unchanged markets. Concert attendance at Jenny Lind event reaches 8900. coffee sales total 6000 bags for the week. Ship Maine reported sick after leaving New Orleans bound for Liverpool. Congress honors Dr. Nes, a Pennsylvania representative, then adjourns. Davis of Missouri named Chief Clerk of the War Department. Gen Haynau visits London and is assaulted at Barclay Perkins & Co. brewery. Bourbon succession talk in English journals. Louis Philippe death prompts discussions. mass held in France. Danish/Duchy news quiet. Austrian Diet assent denied. Russian cabinet balks at Prussia joining protocol. Poison & Co of Manchester fails. Fugitive slave bill engrossment criticized in Washington.
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