The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-12-02

ReS0tued, That the Union oil these
States is Union o. equal and independ-
ent Soyereigntics; and that the exercise Of
the power delegated to the General Gov.
ernment can be resumed by the several
States whenever it may seem to them to
be proper and necessary. L,0t.ryt
Resolued, That we deem II unnccessa.
ry 10 notice the various acts Of aggression
inflicted uponthe South. A simple refer.
ence to the wrongs pcrpetratcd since The
first meeting Of this convention will suffice,
and they ure oti sal s3o. g !
/. The failure TO extend the line Of 36
deg. 30 min. North latitude, 10 the Pacific
Ocean. ott,.
2. The admission of California as a
State. 9' s.~ .aei'A'''5rG ef''3s 'l bHf
3. The organization Of Territorial Gov.
ernmen,s for Utah and New Mexico, with
out adequate protection 10 the property Of
the South. A' 'ea te''1'.''.ai {7-@a3a'a w.
A. The dismemberment Of Texas.
5. The abolition of the slave trade in
the District of Columbia. paq hsl. y.
Upon these facts we solemnly adjure
the people of the South to unite in one
concentrated effort to save the Union and
the Constitution. We recommend to them
to 60 into Convention, and each state tc
determine her position on the questions and
exigencies of the crisis. With the Nor.
Ihern majority and the General Govern.
mcnt fatally determined upon The des,ruc.
tion of the Institution, on which our exist
ence depends, we have nothing to hope
save only from our own unity, resources
and strength. When these shall have
been exhibited, possibly the North may
rccede. The unity of the SJuth may save
The Union Of the States.
ReSolped, That in view of The aggres.
sions and outruges inflicted upon the South
and those threatened and impending, we
recommend that each of the Southern
States, ia tho mode she may adopt. do ap.
point delegates to General Convention
Of all Of the assailed States, 10 be held III
on day Of cloted with full
authority to deliberate and act, with oil
the sovereign power Of the people, with
the view of arresting further aggression
and restoring the Constitutional rights of
tho South-if possible-and If not, then
TO provide for the safety and independence
Of the South in the last resort. l.ar q,
Resolped, That VIC urge, as defensive
course forced upon us by our assuilunts,
and as not only unavoidable but essential.
ly just, that the Southern people do imme.
diutely adopt the following protective
measures:
]. That every county, district, parish or
other civil division Of each of the ussaiIed
States, do hold primary meeting and form
q society or association to adopt and effec.
tuatc any and oil lawful measures and
means, whereby the resources Of the South
shall be employed toward domestic manu-
factures and internal improvements, and
whereby all social, commercial and pol;t.
ical intercourse between the South and
North shall be wholly suspended, until the
North shall become prepared to concede
and guaranty to the South the full meas.
ure Of her constitutional rights. f73
2. That such local societies do nppoint
and empower committees Of vigila.,c and
safety. each to exert observation over its
locality in respect Of inccndiaries and in
cendiary publications. pamphlets and pa.
pers; TO bring such incendlorjes, or the
disseminators Of such productions to pub.
lie justice; and 10 net generally rs police.
men in respect to the assailcd institutions
Of the south.B rotetifi 4o atnisT
3. That il is incumbent upon The South.
crn People to build up Southern institutions
and fostcr Southern Literature, BY giving
all possible preference to them, Espe.
cially we would discourage the expenditure
of largo sums by our citizens in their tours
to the North and East, prcfcrriDg not to
favor those who return our gratuities BY
wrong and insult. ''ga0 20 ~ 'asF
Resolped, That we earnestly recon.
mend to all parties in every stnte Of the
South to refuse to go into or countenunce
any National Convention whose object
may be 10 nominate candidates for the
Presidency and Vice Presidency Of the
United States, under any party denomina.
lion whatsoever, until udr Constitutional
Rights are secured. a 5sfa BToJ.T
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