The State guard. [volume] (Wetumpka, Ala.) 1847-18??, 1847-05-18


efai Government AS their JOIN, agent and
representative, and having no right TO
make laws or do any acts, whatever
which shall directly, or By their effects
make any discrimination between The
States OF this Union, by which any Of
them shall be deprived OF its full and
equal right in such territory.
III. Resolved. That the amendment
10 the Three Million Bill, authorizing
the appropriation of tina. sum for nego>
heiing peace with Mexico, which pro.
vldes as "a fundamental condition" TO
The acquisition OF any territory from the
Republic OF Mexico, "lhat slavery shall
be forever excluded" does make such
discrimination, by depriving citizens OF
the s.aveholding States of the right of
erigrating with their property into such
territory, and il the same should become
law, would, therefore, be violation Of
the constitution, and OF The rights of
those States-in derogaton of their per-
feet equality as members OF The Union
and lend directly to subvert the Union
itself.
IL. Resolved, That this convention
concurs with entire unenimity in the
resolutions recently adopted by the leg
islalure o. Virginia, and adopts them as
expressing not only the sense of this
conversion, but it believes OF the State
OF Alabama and OF the whole South
which resolutions are as follows:
Be il resolved unanimously by the
General Assembly OF Virginia, That the
| Government Of the Uhited States has no
control directly or indirectly mediately
or Immediately, over the institution of
slavery; and that, in taking any such
control, il iranscends the limits of its le
climate functions by destroying the in
ternal organization Of The soveleigntles
who created il.
g Resolved nnanimor sly, That un-
der no circumstances will this body re-
cognize as binding any enactment OF the
Federal Government which has for its
objects the prohibition Of slavery in any
territory to be acquired either by conques,
or treaty; holding it TO be the ma.
tural and ndefeasabe right of each
and every citizen of each and every
State of the Confederacy, to reside with
his property of whatever description, IN
any territory which may be acquired
by the arms oi the United States, or
yielded oy treaty with any foreign pow
er.
3. Resolved, That this General As
semb.y holds ITO be the duty of every
man, in every section OF this confedera-
cy, it the Union is dear to him, to OPP
pose the passage OF any law, for what,
, ever purpose, by which territory 10 be
+ acquired may be subject to such a re-
I striction.
a, Resolved unanimously. That the
passage Of the above mentioned proriso
makes it the duty Of every slaveholding
. State, and all the citizens thereof, as they
4 value their dearest privileges, their SOW
n ercgnty, their independence. their rights
of properly, to take firm. united and con
= certed action IN this emergency.
H. Resolved, That as one of the
most effective modes-of firm, united
+. and concerted ac,A,n," recommended by
the above resoluions-of resisting the
interference by the General Government
9 with view to establish discrimination
as degrading as it is Injurious, TO the
slayeholdng Slates---ihe members oil
\ this convention solemnly pledge them.
selves 10 each other, and recommend to
= their fellow citizens, in those States, to
withhold their votes for the office OF
. Pres ident Of the United States from any
+ citiz'n who shall not previously to the
election d stinclly une9uivtcal,y, aud
f publicly avow his opposition to all such
interference.
o The President having vacated his seal
g J. B. Clarke in the chair,
!. Mr.. w. L. Yancey submitted The fol
|, lowing resolutions, which were adopted
!. Resolved, That the thanks of this
il convention be unanimously rendered to
. the Hon. w. r. King. for the able, inn
: partial and dignified manner in which
= he has presided over its deliberations.
> Resolved, That the thanks OF this
!, body be rendered to the Vice Presidents
a and Secretaries for the efficient and
prompt discharge OF the various duties
appertainng to their stations.
Resolved, That the thanks OF this
body be tendered,o the Baptist congre
CATION for the use of their church SO lib
:, :, orally rendered 10 this convention.
= The President having resumed his
e e seat, a motion was made, that the cons
: venion adjourned sane die.
Before putting the vote, the President
addressed the convection, in d felicitons
manner; highly recommending the nom
inee, and encouraging unity and harmo-
ny OF action.
WIN r. KING. President,
J. L. M CURRY,
NJ. F. HoIT, }Secretaries.
r. II. POWELL,