The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-01-22
Ahti.AbOlitiOn Resolutions.
SOUTH CAROLINA.

mously, both branches Of the Legislature
of South Carolina:
|. Resolred, That the formation oil the
Abolition Socilles, and the acts and dolngs oil
certain Fanatics, calling themselves Abo-
htlonists, in the non.sla,e holding States OF
tins Coniederacy, are IN direct violation OF
the obligations OF The compact Of union, dis.
social, aud lncendlary IN the extreme.
.. ResoIred, That no State, having just
regard for her own peace and security, can
acqulesce in state OF things by which such
conspracies are engendered within the Ii.
mlts OF friendly State, united TO her by
the bonds OF common league OF political!
Association, without either surrenderlng or
compromising her most essential rights.
3. ReSolred, That the Legislature OF
South Carolina, having every confidence 10
the Justice and friendship OF the nonslase.
holding States, announces to her co-States
her confden, expectation, and she earnest.
" requests that the Governments OF those
States will promptly and ehectually sup
press all those associations within their re-
spective limits, purportlng to be Abolition
Soclties, and that they will make it highly
penal to print, publish, and distribute news
papers, pamphlets, tracts, and pictorial rep
reservations, calculated and having an OBJ.
yious tendency 10 excite the slaves OF the
Southern States 10 insurreclIon and revolt.
4. Resolred, That, regarding the domes.
tic slavery OF the Southern States as a sub
lect exclusively within the control OF each
OF the SAID States, We shall consider every
interference, BY any other state or the
General Government, as direct and un.
, lawful interference, to be resisted al once,
= and under every possible circumstance,
5. Resolred, 10 order that salutery
! negative may be put on the mlschlesous
I. aud untounded assumption OF some Of The
! Aboiltlonlsts, the non.slaye holding States
are requested 90 dlsclalm, by legislative dec
: Iarauon, all right, either on the part o.
themselves, or the Government OF the nliec
: States, TO interfere IN any manner with do
nestle slavery, either IN the States or II
J the territories where II exists.
: 6. Resolred, That We should consider
l. the abolition Of slavery in The District o
u Columbia ms violation Of the rights OF III,
J. citizens OF that District, derived IRON th'
! implied conditions on which that Ierrlior,
II was coded TO the General Government, an'
> as an usurpatlon to b. al once resisted a
= nothing more than the commencement OF
u scheme OF much more extensive and tag
= rant injustice.
ne :. Resolred, That the Legislature c
IL South Carolina regards With decided az
' probation, the measures Of security adopte
OF by the Post Office Department OF the Unite
T. States ~ relation TO the transmission OF II
III cendlary tracts. But II this highly esscr
= tally and protective policy be counteracte
BY Congress, and the United States Ma
OF becomes a vehicle for the TRANSMISSION {
oh the mlschieyous documents with which
u was recently ireighted, ~e, IN this coniu
''s gency, expect that the Chief Magistrate {
d. our State will forthwith call the LegisIs
IT, ture together that timely measures may B
." taken to prevent its traserslng our TERRITORY
III :. Resoirtd, That the Governor be II
quested to transmit copy OF this Repo
=, and Resolutions to the Executive OF ii
several States, that they may be Iald beloT
~ their respective Legislatures.