The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1851-01-02
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mat is taking:
RT. LIST. This Association shall be
catd the "Prince George Southern Rights
A,ocIsiion of Virginia" Il has for its
ohct resistance TO Ntrthern Aggression.
an the support and encouragement OF
Stthefn interests.
kRr. sd. Its officers shall be a PFesi-
De-, two Vice Presidents, a Treasurer,
AM a Recording aud Corresponding Sec.
retY, on whom shall devolve the duties
ustl 10 their respective Offices; and who
sha also constitute an Executive Com
mite fof the transaction Of business con-
need with the objects of the Association,
Ar. Sd. We, the undersigned, mem
beIsf this Association, do firmly pledge
oursEes TO each other that we will, so far
as W can, hereafter adopt d system Of rig
i'd na.lntercodrse with the people Of the
non s~vchoIdIhg States, Till their aggres-
sion D our rights and property ceases /; q
also u our most strenuous efforts 10 build
up Sahern commerce and manufactures.
To Is end we pledge OURSELVES
/. 10 purchase no coarse cottons or
wooleI, or brogans for negro wear, Of
Norlhip manufacture.
2. p buy no ready made clothing man
ufactud at the NoTlh.
3. 70 buy no carriage, buggy, harness,
bridIeSr saddles made at the North
4. o buy no ploughs or axes Of North
ern manufacture.
5. snd, generally, to buy all articles OF
Southn manufacture, or importation fiOm
foreigGountries, in preference to similar
aTticlesroml he North, for the use Of our
farms \ our families, whenever VIZ can
procurdhem. e
6. o employ no Northern teachers,
male ofeMale; 10 patronize no school in
whichuch are employed, aud, under no
cifeumances, to send a child TO the North
10 lie eucaled.
Z. % aid in supporting no Northern
preach who does rot connect himself
with aiuuthern religious Society, and de-
clare B intention 10 become a citizen Of
the Solh.
8. . buy of no merchant and employ
no mecanic who Is mol, in our belief, fully
identi6t In interest and feeling with the
South.
8. , employ no vessel owned or com.
mande6y a Northern man, or named BY
a Norlhrn crew, to transport our agrIcul'
tural pFtucts.
10. 70 subscribe 10 no Northern news
paper bless it unequivocally advocates
justice the South and further, That We
will patmize no Southern newspaper thaI
does nOtland up mah(ulIy for our rights
II. I take nc trip ot pleasure to the
North or journ at any Northern watering
place.
10. Textend The rights of hospitality
to no itInrant book or newspaper agent
pedlar, pFlcher or land hunter, who is ncl
BY letter, / otherwise, introduced as trust
worthy.
ART. A. This Constitution shall &c
into cPPFahn, and every member he bounC
by its.pledRs as soon as fifty signature:
are obtaine; and II is not intended that il
shall aft ectiny pre-existing and unfnish.
ing contract
ART. 5th. That members from otheI
counties ma be received into our Associ,
alton by sigrng their names either in per.
son or roxy this Constitution.
ART. 9th. A meeting of the Associa.
ton may be cled BY the President or any
FIVE membersn any Courrday giving time.
ly notice in IL papers.
Aher the aoption Of the Constitution
10 form this SOthern ASSOCIATION:
Mr. Edmun Rufin, Jr, offered the fol.
lowing Iesolutins to the meeting which
were u%nanimoUy adopted.
ResOlced, Isl That the different coun
ties, throughoutOur STATE, be invited and
urged to form imiIar Associations. and
where none sue are formed, we invite
the Union with ors Of all individuals who
like us, aim to pu down Abolition, and t.
maintain the socl and political rights o.
the South 7.
Resided, End, Tha, the Legislature be
requested to use constitutional power
vested in it, to taiall Northern goods and
wares brought toais Stale for sale. and
that our Delegatebe instructed TO intro.
duce and support reasures for that object
Res, tied, Sd. hat our Delegates in
the State ConvenIin be requested 10 pre-
vide III The new CosIitution for the means
Of thus taxing Nohern and supporting
home trade, manufstures and SHIPPING in
~terests.
ResolUed, 4th, Tat our merchants Be
urged to Cooperate 18th us in this effort il
throw off our dependence on the North.
and to take early sizes Tor a more general
and direct importatn land in Southern
Botioms). Of such treigu goods a. The
waats OF the countrmay demand.
Resolved, 9Th. Tat we respectfully
suggest to them the1ropriety at an eatlv
date Of a Southern Merchants Conyen.
ton, 10 build up southrn foreign trade.
ResolUsd, 9Th, Ths we recommend tc
the State at large anass meeting to be
held in Richmond, inhe month Of Febru.
ary next, to bring beSre the Legislature
and Convention the nporI ance Of these
matters, and the necessity Of taking stem.
to carry them out.
Rare SpO,h-W have been behind
some Of our n~eighbors n "hunting" stories