Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-09-19
Pron he Globs of ,3ngnt Q5th.

ADDRESS TO The PEOPLE OF TIE
SLAVE.HOLDlNG STATES, BY THE
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN MEMBERS
Of CONGRESS FROM THOSE STATES.
At a meeting Of the Democratic Republican
S.naors and Representatives in the twenty slxlh
Congress from the SlayehOldIng States, held IN the
capitol OF the United States on the 2Oth oil July,
$40, the Hon. MN. X. KING, otthe Senate was
called to the CHAR, and the Hon. jesse A. DYNUM,
u TIE House OF Representatives, appointed Secre-
afg IhereupOn, the committee Ol enc member
ION each OF The SAID States, heretofore appointed
of lie purpose, through Dir. CLAY, oil Alabama,
reported an address, TO be submitted to the people
Of The slaveholdng States, in reference to which,
alter consideration, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Re,olred That one member from each of the
Aforesaid States be Instructed TO sign and publish
the same.
Whercupon The meeting adjourned.
WIN. X. KING, Chairman.
j. A. BrNUM, Secretary,
sn0l as members Of a political party that we
how address YOU. A crisis has arrived IN the al
airs OF this country, which, with southern men
makes The interests Of party, important as they are
asecondary consideration. The current OF events
- last Fastening to the point where it must be de
ermned, not whether the country shall be governed
according TO the principles OF the Fedora OF
democratic creed, but whether, in large portion
p" 'ne Cnion, society shall exist at all, in its presen
organization.
lis an established principle with the whole hu
mah ialnly, that one association, or society, can
no' justly Interfere with another, in reference Il
We lQSiltntnna uuIar ,yhtnh tyln 4
sfned, and that in this particular, each is sovcreiQt
and independent Much less are one society, o
ue Individuals of the society, responsible to Hea
ven or Earth lor the justice or expedency of Tn
institutions OF another. IN Europe, he night of Tor
egn lntetVentions has been for years The diydini
question between the friends OF freedom ami IN
suvOcates oil hereditary power. To maintain IN
ghi Of interference and force on unwilling ma lions
hereditary common under the name OF legitimacy
was The grand object oil The Holy Alliance In
NOlloned monachs denied to tie people any right
~nich were not obtained from the voluntary con
tessions OF kings and princes, and undertook to pu
e'"h, by armed Intervention, all upTSlnEs OF III
TAT mass oi society, with the view 10 modify lh
ut in conformity with the general Wi
ft. N' hH dom, on the other hand, main
he trends oflre,- On nation have y riph
.s-H that tie people q, -: that one has n
y tAAage Their Institutions az -,t = another. An
.'shi ia that respect, TO interfere N nation. q
n, N~olate independence, IN eaN on,y safe
u lofegainierpvs... "" W End, Twice I'D n
guard ofibcrly among mal~ 4'' ,te monarch o
aaay A5ano; impo.; a legi'ln- w. olOn Ofhe
France; but sGer witnessing the de', tie
psaPe drring The three gloriona DAYS y ra mt
O',sd not attempt to repeat the expctn~ te
OS The Revolution OF l776, each OF the o.
ga'es acquired right tc separate and absolute ~
spsadehce as nation, end right to mould y
.."lauons according 10 the vii Of r own people
Hal thls was all that it ACC iired Virginia DID nc
.,4H'e fight 10 dictate a Constitution or avs
massachusetts,, nor Massachusetts, 10 Virgins
- people of Virginia dad not become respohsiD
:. 'as Institutions OF Massachusetts,. nor the PEE
r u Aasaaehaseis nr those Of Virginia Fac
H's separate and independent STATE, AMI The PEE
: . eaea acquired the right 10 control 'he'r ow
sse1s'ions, and become alone responsible Tor the
'-esee and expectancy
4 SoHs oil the States abolished slavery, and ONE
not From this circumstance arose oae
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