The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-10-13

which It exists, as a p1rt Of their domestic pol
icy, which they, and they only, have the RICH,
to regulate, abolish or perpetuate, as they may
severally judge expedient, and that all attempts
on the part Of Congress or others, to interfere
with this subject, either directly or indirectly,
are in violation Of the Constitution, dangerous
to the rights and safety Of the South, and ought
to be promptly resisted.
8. That Congress has no power to pass any
law abolishing slavery in the District Of Co.
lumbia, or to prohibit the slave trade between
the several States, or 10 prohibit the introduc.
ton Of slavery into the territories OF the United
States, and that the passage by Congress Of any
such law; would not only be a DANGEROUS yiO-
lalion OF the Constitution, but would afford
evidence 81 a fxed and deliberate design, o.
the part Of that body, to interfere with the in
stitutioh Of slavery in the States.
4. That we would regard the passage by
Congress Of the Wilmot Proviso, (Which would,
in effect, deprive the citizens Of the slayehoId-
ing Statesof an equal participation in the ter
r%tOFies acquired equally by their blood and
treasureO as an unjust and insulting discrimi-
nation-to which these StaleS cannOt, without
political degradation, submit; and to which
this Convention; representing the feelings and
opinions Of the people Of Mississippi, solemnly
declare they will not submit. 4
s. That the passage Of the WllmGt Proviso,
or Of any law abOIishlng slavery in che District
Of Columbia, by the Congress Of the United
States, would, Of itself, be such a breach Of the
federal compact as, in that event, will make il
the duty, as it is the right of the slateholdine
States, to take care Of their own safety, and to
treat the nOn-slaveholding States as enemies tc
the slavehOlding States and their domestic
institutions.
6. That the Legislature is hereby requested
to pass such laws as may, in their O%piUiony be
best calculated TO encourage the emigration Of
citizens Of the. slaveholding States, with slaves,
to the territories Of the United States.
Z. That in view of the frequent and increas-
ing evidence Of the determination Of the people
OF the nOn-slaveholding States to disregard the
guarantees Of the constitution, and to agitate
the subject Of slavery, both in and out Of Con-
gress, avOwedly Tor the purpose Of e%fscting It's
abolition in the States; and, also, in view Of
The facts set forth in the late s address Of the
Southern Members Of Congress,' this Conven-
ton prOclaims the deliberate conviction thai
the time has arrived when the Southern States
should take counsel together iBf their Gdnimou
safety, and that a convention Of the slavehold.
ing States should be held al Nashville, Tenn.
on the IST MONDAY IN JUNE NEXT, "a
devise and adopt some mode Of resistance to
these aggressions; and that this Convention
do appoint twelve delegates and twelve alter.
nates-beiDg double the number Of our Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress-to attend
such convention; and that the other slatehold.
ing States be invited 10 appoint delegates
agreeably to the same ratio of representation.
8. That, in the language Of an eminent
northern writer and patriot" The rights OF
the South in African service, exists not only
under but dUer the Constitution. They existed
before the government was formed. The Con-
stitutiOn was rather sanctioned by them than
they BY the Constitution. Had not that instru-
ment admitted the sovereignty Of those rights, it
would othave bee nitselfa dmitted by the south,
date, stronger in their claims, and hOlier in
their nature, than any other which the Consti-
tuition can boast. Those rights may not be
changed-even BY a change of the COnstitu-
ton. They are out Of the reach Of the nation,
as a nation. The cOntederacy may dissolve
and the Constitution pass away; but those
rights will remain unshaken-will exist while
the South exists-.and when they fall the South
will perish with them"
9. That to procure unity and promPtness Of
action in this State, this Convention recon.
mfends that a central or State Association be
formed at the capital, and affiliated county
associations within the several counties of the
State.
10. That we recommend to the Legislature
Of this State; that at its next session, q law DO
enacted making it the duty Of the governor Of
the State, by proclamation, to call q general
Convention of the State, and to issue writs Of
election based upon the ratio Of representation
in the State Legislature, upon the passage by
Congress- Of the Wilmot Proviso, or any law
abolishing slavery in the District Of Colu nbia;
or prohibiting the slave trade between the
States, to take into consideration the &C. Of
aggression; and the mode and measute q
redress.
IL. That a committee Of six b. chosen by
the Convention to prepare an address to the
people Of the slaveholding States.
sOID DOCUMENTS ARE DANeERoUS THINss'
Under this head, on our first page, will be
found the address Of the Democratic State Con-
vehtion Of 1896, to which we invite the Ospe-
cial attention Of our readers. We would par.
t~icularIy recommend to the 8 faithful Of the
Democracy, who sustained Gen. Jackson in the
49, NLF "a .