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r they were passed. His great objection to Mr. Crenshaw's resolutions consisted in the fact that they were too precipitate, and did not allow time for reflection and for such action as would put the South right in the eyes of the world. John M. Patton, Esq., seconded the resolutions of Mr. Crenshaw, and urged prompt, immediate action. Virginia owed it to herself to act at once, and abide the consequences. The South had already lost enough by compromises, which have made patchwork of the Constitution, and led to other aggressions from the Black Republicans of the North. Mr. Patton defended the course pursued by South Carolina, applauded her independence and firmness, and concluded by an appeal to the South to stand together as a band of brothers, as the only hope of averting the horrors of civil war. Judge John Robertson, at the call of the meeting, followed Mr. Daniel in a speech of marked ability. He supported the resolutions of the committee because they were calm, fir