The organizer., 1850-05-04

WI hUSi'yt OAb "h0s - SaNSs " I
TO freemen any thing can be) exist
ance itself. Our rights under the
Constitution we cannot consent shall
be encro1ched upon. We rewe base
enough to permit violation Of them,
we would be traitors to our section, to
ourselves, our families. and TO poster
ity," and come what will we shah be
found striking for freedom and consti.
tutiOnal rights. Therefores
lst. Resolved, That we approve Of
the action of the Central State Con-
vention which assembled at Jackson,
in C,ober last, and the subsequent
union meeting Of the people at the
same place in February last for the
purpose of considering the right and
opriety of The admission of Califor-
MIA into the Union as State.
2nd. ResolUed, That in the lam
guage of Mr.. Madison, "if there be no
impropriety in declaring the uncon-
stitutionality of proceedings of the
Federal Government, where can be
the improperly Of communicating
these declarations TO other States
and inviting their concurrence in like
declarations. What is allowable for
one must be allowed Cor all; and n
Tree Communication among the States
when the Constitution imposes no
restriction is as allowable among
State governments, AS among other
public bodies or private citizens"
! (Sd. Resolved, That we approve
cordially of the contemplated Nash
Vile Convention, as called by the
southern States.
4th. Resolved, That as southern
men we only ask of the non-slave>
holding States & their representatives
in Congress, a Just and strict Observ-
ance of our constitutional rights, nor
do we claim any advantage over
anv other State of this Union whilst
we will not suffer any advantage
over ourselves.
5th. Resolved, That as ardently as
we are attached to the Federal
Union of the Constitution, (as the pa
, ladium upon which our hopes for Sc.
curity and protection repose) handed
down to US by the patriots OF the rev.
olution; we cannot sit quietly and see
our northern allies. in the language
of our glorious Declaration Of lnde-
pendence "set at naught and abolish
our most valuable laws, and alter
t fundamentally, our form of govern
ment,n without resisting such unhal-
lowed acts Of oppression by all rea-
sonable means.
9th. Resolved, That we view the
general government as one OF united
anil specified powers, and Congress
has no power TO abolish or establish
slavery in the States. Territories or
the District of Columbia, because the
institution Of slavery exists not only
under but OUer the Constitution, it be-
ing older than the Government and it
rather sanctioned the Constitution
than the Constitution sanctioned 1t,
for had the advocates Of slavery be-
lieved that their right to such service
would have been denied under the
Constitution. that instrument never
would have been ratified by them.
9TH. Resolved, that in the OrganiZa-
ton Of State government by any
territory. we admit the people have a
right to engraft upon it any principle
whatever, provided il be republican
in form, and such newly formed State
government has the exclusive right
TO prohibit or establish slavery within
its limits when acting in conformity
to law.
--sth. Rssolucd, That we believe Il
was the imperative duty Ole lhe last
Congress as well as the prcseneN Con
gress to provide a territorial goves2,
ment for California. Y
9th. Resolved, That the formation
|. of State government in California
with the WiImot ProvisO clause in
serted, is the result Of the unjust and
imprudent neglect of Congress-; is the
first step towards the exclusion o
slavery and the southern people from
all newly acquired territory, TIN
. direct tendency Of which is TO unset
5 lie the equilibrium Of the Union and
I violent Infringement Of the constitu
r tional rights Of the southern States.
10th Resolved, That we do not be
!, Iieve il either Just or good policy 70
Congress to admit California into th
= Union as a State with its present oI
o ganization, but we submit that ~
\ Ntion 70 the sound discretion ofo1