Subject: Compromise of 1850

This 15-page pamphlet, published in Washington, D.C. in 1849, reprints the "Address of Southern Delegates in Congress, To Their Constituents." The address, initially drafted by John C. Calhoun, represents an attempt to unify the South in a pro-slavery stance following the Mexican-American War and before Zachary Taylor's inauguration. While initially considered "too drastic" by some Southern congressmen, the final version articulates the South's grievances against the North's perceived violation of the constitutional agreement to protect slavery. The address was signed by 48 of the 121 Southern congressmen. David Levy Yulee of Florida is listed among the signatories. The pamphlet is a first edition and represents an important document in the lead-up to the American Civil War.

Three-page printed broadside document titled "Correspondence on the proposed Southern Convention." Dated Tallahassee, Florida, March 7, 1850. The broadside includes a letter from the Florida Delegation to Congress addressed to Governor Thomas Brown, with printed signatures of D. L. Yulee, Jackson Morton, and E. C. Cabell. The letter expresses strong concerns about the North undermining the Southern social structure (slavery) and advocates for the Nashville Convention to organize Southern opposition to the Compromise of 1850. Governor Brown's lengthy reply refusing to participate in what he considered "a Revolutionary body" is also included. The broadside shows a green circular datestamp and matching "10" rate handstamp indicating its transit to Raleigh, North Carolina. Some tape mended internal splits are present; however, the document remains in very fine condition. Ex Meroni collection.