The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-21
From Tie Cherokee lGa,l .4duocate

previous notice Il meeting was held mt the Court
house, in Marietta, on Friday, the 9th inst. Judge
Tucker was called to the Chair, and b. Tolleson
requested to act ms Secretary
Capt. A. Nelson having explained the object
of the meeting, which was to form Southern
Rights Association, moved the appointment Of a
committee of five to report to the meeting suit
able resolutions for its adoption; whereupOn,
the chair appointed the following gentlemen
Capt. A. Nelson, VIM. Phillips, esq, Col. w. s.
Johnson, j. o. Gartrel, esq, and s. Lawrence,
esq.
VIM. III. Hunt, esq, was called on during the
absence Of the committee for an address, to which
he responded, showing clearly and forcibly the
advantages of Southern Rights Association.
The committee having returned, reported a
preamble and resolutions. Captain Nelson adj
dressed the meeting in an earnest and animated
| appeal in behalf of the objects of the Associa-
ton. He was followed with some remarks by
| Col. Johnson.
The preamble and resolutions were then unan-
imously adopted, and are as follows;
Whereas the Northern portion of this Repub-
lic have for the last fifteen years, been engaged
in continued system of aggressions on the con
stitutional rights of the Southern States, and
are now threatening more alarming aggressions
even to the substituting the general Government,
purging this country from the sin of slavery,
thereby robbing us of a large amount of prop
erty, and making as complete union of Church
and State, us has ever existed at any period in
any part Of the Globe. And feeling that the best
blow stricken in defence Of liberty is the first
blow we portion of the people of Cobb county,
have met for the purpose of organizing South
ern Rights Association, for the more efectual
resistance to- the encroachments of our ADVERSE
ries, and submit the following us some Of the
abuses to which we have been subjected
!. Our property has been stolen from our pos
session, and when demanded under the broad
seal of the Constitution of the Union, the officers
and citizens OF the free States, have refused to
return it, and when our citizens have persisted
IN their right to such property, they have met
death from lawlesss mobs. Such violations of
the constitutional compact have already cost,ys
thirty millions of dollars, and are costing us
| near one million per annum.
2. This General Government in the hands Of
our enemies, has totally abandoned all protection
to species of our property, worth in the a9gre-
gate sixteen hundred millions Of dollars, and
from which said Government derives indirectly
the largest portion Of the revenue.
3. The question of our right to hold this
property in slaves, Ga right older than the Con-
stitution itsef,) has been started by our enemies
and is now made to compose the entire politics
of the country, question that belongs alone to
us, the agitation of which tends to deprecate
the value Of said property, and to incite our
slaves to INSTRUMENTATION, if not to the more
alarming excesses OF servile Instruction.
4. We are about to be deprived of all rights
to enter and enjoy with our property the com
mon domain, won by common blood and pur-
chased by common treasure, while our enemies
through the power of numbers, having the con-
troll of the General Government are to appro-
pirate il exclusively to themselves, and call upon
us to bow to the will of a majority, who acknow-
ledge no constitutional restraints, and who in
the very act they are consummating evince Il
total disregard of everything like justice or good
faith. And if the Constitution nterposes be-
tween their designs, they hesitate not moment
to commit the most bare-faced perjury, and
coolly point us to high moral law cnshrined in
their breast, as their justification.
In view of these with other grievances, to
which we are subjected by the total disregard
of our constitutional rights, by the Northern or
free States, who having the supreme control of
the General Government, are threatening Il total
overthrow of our independence; Therefore, as
the sense of this meeting,
BE IL Resolred That all those who favor our
objects be requested to unite with us in forming
a Southern Rights Association.
Resolred, That said Association shall consist
of a President and two Vice Presidents, and a
Central Committee of five to be appointed at this
meeting, and one Secretary.
Resotred That the President shall appoint a
committee of three from each Militia District in
this county, to act with this body, for the pur
pose Of facilitating its objects, and report said
appointments to the next meeting of this body, 4
on the oath day of September next.
BE Il Resotued, That weak government that
cannot or a corrupt government thut will not
carry out one of the primary objects in the for
nation OF all governments, viz:--protection in
peaceful enjoyment Of the rights Of property to
its citizens, is not entitled to the support of its
citizens but should be abolished or reformed
Resoired, That we urge all true friends of the
South to attend the Mass Meeting, to be held at
Kingston, on the 26th inst, and that this asso-
citation take up a collection to aid in defraying
the expenses of the barbecue, which shall be
forwarded to the committee of arrangements at
Kingston, by the 18th inst.
The following gentlemen were appointed q
Central committee Gen. j. S. Anderson, S. I
Lawrence, j. b. Blackwell, VIM Phillips, J. |
s. Morris, WIS. Johnson, and N. NJ. Calder,
Esqs.
A Southern Rights Association" was then
formcd--Crawford Tucker elected President
John f. Arnold and /. n. Heggic, Vice Presi-
dents, and r. II Moore, Secretary.
DIsrRlcT CoMMITTEEs--1'Oon District.--N. |
B. Green, A. s. Smith, 5. n. hfaloney.
First District-Col. John Dunwody, VIM.
Fuller, A. t. Camp.
LOST Districf-J B. Blackwell, T. H. Me
Cleskcy, +, Hall.
Merrafs Disrict.-John Merritt, J. Delk, Z.
Wright
Old 2oth Distric;.--L. w. Robinson, Daniel
Collins, David Stancell.
Big Shanty Diarict.--T. NJ Mcclure, Asa
Dobbs Geo. Roberts.
Oregon DistricL--James Mehon, Wash G..
Green, Jas w. Groves
Ponder Spring District-Geo. Foote, w b.
Hamilton, E. Lindiey.
California District---G Gray, J. Wisener, J.
w Moore,