The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-11-05
SnUTHERN RIGHTS MEETING.


cretary.
MIR. L. Badger being called upon explained
very briefly the objects of the meeting.
fIpon motion made and seconded, it was
Resolved. That a committee of five be aP.
pointed oy the Chair to prepare Preamble
and Resolutions expressive o. the views OF The
citizens of ,,:cckleuburg upon the laws recently
passed by Congress respecting slavery.
Whereupon the Chair appointed Messrs. 1"o.
Walker, s. Fl. Elliott, J. NJ. Potts, DR.. Z. j.
Fox and L. Badger, tn committee, who retlr.
ed
Wh;le the committee were out R. P. War.
ing, esq.,, who was called uron, rose and made
an animated Southern Address
The c.nmittee returning reported the pream'
BILE and resolutions which follow, which being
read, were unanimously adopted.
:. .ereas the abolition fanatics Of the North
hay, from very early period OF our history
made and continued to make aggressIons upon
the institution of slavery in the Soath, and not
ui>tau!irg rr,,eatcG concessions on the paIt
a.: ...e South have persisted in their warfare up
ON r;...t institution, aud being embroidered by
tia .iccret It successes and our many humble
and tactic concessions, have rot only invaded
oar domestic relations tlli ough these attacks,
bnt have gone so. far us to deny our constitu.
al .ir its !; and %he,eas, we he,i're the adnls'
ei,, OF Calnrni, as State, dictated as it was
b. li.ei; spirit OF aggression and rapacity, and
thei. disposition to deny us our just and lnal-
ien,.ble right:;) to be unconstitutional and pass.
"a in litter disregard of the equal claim OF the
:,..ut!, to portion Of that territory: and bel'ev'
i.y the offer made by them to purchase por'
tioa of Texas is but another covert attack upon
onv domestic Institutions, bribe aud an insult.
Therefore bel R"So'rr'i,
;st That we, the citizens Of Old Mecklen.
buzz, in convention assembled, do in the first
l:cc and in tie most emphatic manner, entrr
or i,ost solemn protest against the law admit.
ti.o ialiAorni as Il State into the 'Union:' that
W. l,n, uDon sgcn admission as impolitic, un.
Just. IS Gi grlccii.l to til. ajority that passed
it. II rs vnl tiOn of the constitution.
~, Itat we have hereto. ore regarded and
rte ccted the line of ~ 80 as a settlement line
b,vren the North and the South upon this de.
L I'd a.i:ting question Of slavery, that we
T. so. I. q S,it ri tre compromise establish.
=. .i,:.i lc ;as been yinIatrG. and south Oft,
co.. .:;iir II. It's express meanins;, invaded by
-: ic, ru laws pa Srd III { ongrtss aud com.
fji y,; il the cn.nrrnnise or omnibus bill that
,c view ,cit Ir.<>;,.ce is eninenily disturbing
lie h.,irnn,ly and Tending 10 rupture OF the
I, on il they .ave not already sounded its
krrl! and that against those l,ws, all and sin.
lie. we do earnestly and seriously enter our
p.':cst
3, That we believe the Urinn Of the South
for tive sake aud safety of the South to lie Just
and righteous Unm,., and we pledge ourselves
tn cooperate wit, other Southern States that
are uSin. means to strengthen tits Union and
resi- / Tie violations OF t!!e Constitution.
1rh. That we view the action OF the North
Il, ;;is time, whore every eaot is being made
tn cpc It the operation OF the F~g''irc Stare
L,," as ;urlhe ggressivv upon tue Souti, and
as deserving ttc st GO .dymaatioa OF the
;,nnticru people.
Tie folloni::n were Offered ny Wm. r. My.
6, ;;>q., as additional .eS''i"i'"ns, aud n"""'-
n,o. IS @':o, ,.s"d
). ihat the State co.n?o@inS the te'e' al
L .i,n are free a.,d independent sovereignties
t;llt they may and Of ',:t sho.Id exe'cise all
the rights of sepa ate, iii tnct and in 'epen.
dent commonwealth, whenever the protection
of the Federal Government is Withdrawn, ar in
the wisdom the people w.onged, its deIrsr1H
p.,wcrs are wrestrd and perverted ~ the injury
a. tat people. II ngi ~ ui"n ,h:'" reserved
;i;ts or Invading tni.' institutions: granting
to the 'ede:al gov. 'n,::h SncL powers nuly
a, may be 'oc tae mutual potec ton and pre-.