The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-24

"hle tney DO II. Let Inc canning pharisees O
the partizan organs, whose patriotism has a pc
cis,ary basis, and whose organic remains vi
brate to the touch of metallic tractors, find new
evils Of the day in this stern reputation Of
them and theirs, by tho substantial bone and
sinew' of the South" the practical matter.of
fac. farmers the men of substance and char
acter.' Let them creep for comfort around the
purlieus Of the White-touse, aud precincts OF
the Treasury, or receive the condolences or their
Congressional hackers, their little frogs, whose
croakings they have magnified into the below
Ing of bulls of Bashan, blown up in emulation
of the feat of Esop's frog, until many are on
the poiat of bursting. They are the proper
annasts and organsts of such, and il fat Jobs
reward their patriotic endeavors to keep both
parties alive, and prop up the falling fortunes
of old political wirc-pulers, OF whom the coun-
try is as sick AS ever was Sinbad Of the old
man who bestrode him, they can then console
themselvesSender the loss of public confidence
and the sense Of waning power and selfrespect,
with the sentiment Of Horace's Miser: "The
people hiss me, but view my boarded spos
and hug myself" The spoismen who have fat
tened on this government so long, are for d..
viding out the residue in hot haste now; for in
such spontaneous utterances of public senti
ment as this in Alabama, they see the hand
writing on the wall
The last of this series Of resolutions sub
Joined, rings the knell Of the party orgaas. Let
them repent the error of their ways and prepare
to die, ii they could not live, with decency,
Preamble and resolutions of he Southern Rights
Convention Of Alabama, adopted on he OH Of
February, 1851:
The preamble to the Constitution of the
United States declares the objects for which the
government of the United States was formed
Those objects were to form more perfect
Union, establish justice, ensure domestic tran.
guilty, provide for the common defence, pro-
mote the general welfare, and secure the bless.
| ings OF liberty to ourselves and our posterity
Those objects, in our opinion, have been viii
fully disregarded in the administration of the
| goyernment--commencin with the law admit
ting Missouri into the Union, and closing with
the late system Of measures mscalled the Com.
| promise.
The pretence upon which this system of hos
tile Legislation has been based, in that slavery is
a moral and political evil-its end and aim the
emancipation of every slave in the Uuied States
The government is in the hands of q sectional
majority, and political interests and conscien-
tious convictions of duty alike urge them to the
successful prosecution Of this system
Believing that the aim in the formation of this
government is no longer to be observed in its i'd
ministraton, we, the delegates of the Southern
,f i,l
assembled do resolve.
i. That in our opinion, the powers granted
to the general government by the people OF
the State, have for long series of years, beer
prevented by donina sectional majority to
the aggrandizement of the non slaveholdng-
and to the oppression of the slayehodng
States
2. That in our opinion, powers have been
exercised by the general government for the
purpose OF restraining the extension of The
institution OF slavery, and of graduating it ir
places where it now exists, which We're moi
granted to 1t by the people Of the States.
8. That in our opinion, radical change ha.
been effected in the character of the genera
government by the success of this system 0
legislation; that the power and dignity of tn,
Union have become destructive, in very grea
degree, OF the rights and dignity OF the Stats
which created it.
4. That tame submission to, or paticn
! acquescence in this hostile and unconstitution
al legislation would not, in our opinion, b.
conductive to the peace happiness, prosperity
and honor Of the Southern States.
5. That we fully endorse the doctrine of Mr.
Madison, as contained in the Virginia resolu.
tons of 1893" that in case Of deliberate
palpable, dangerous exercise of power moi
granted by the federal compact, the States
who are parties thereto, have the right, and are
in duty bound to inter- ose for arresting the
evil, and maintaining in their respective limits
the authorities, rights aud liberties appertainng
to them"
g. hat such interposition should not be made
so long as there remains Il reasonable hope that
full and ample redress will be made for past in
jury, and provision be made against future az.
gression.
7. That recent events, in full unison with that
system of legislation which we have condemned
assure Us there is no reasonable ground or
which to base hope that we shall obtqin re-
dress for the past, or guarantees for the future
8. That in our opinion, due regard FOR the
rights, honor and interest OF the people of this
State, and each of the Southern States demands
that they should at once set their house in
order" with view to secession.
g. That as each State voluntarily became n
member of the confederacy, so it can be no just
cause of war upon any State, that chooses no
longer TO remain a member thereof
10. That the question of the secession of AL
ALBANIA from this government, is reduced to that
of time only.
IL. Thatwe approve of the proposition of the
Nashville Convention, that the slaveholding
States hold n congress in November next, and
pledge ourselves to use our best exertions to
have Alabama fully represented in that body
and concur in the su ygestion, that said Congress
be held IN Montgomery.
~. That we recommend to the people o.
Alabama to suspend their cd party divisions
until redress and security can be obtained M
proposed, and to know no party but the grea
Somhern party.
10. That the Governor of Alabama be re
quesied to convene the Legislature in extra ses
sion, for the purpose of providing by law for tho
election of members TO the proposed Southern
congress such called session to take place aie
the first Monday in August next. Should tn,
| governor fail TO convene the legislature, then W,