Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-07-05

purse of ducats, or | will play again
4 stole it, | stole it he cried pihfully.
The Judge, hearing this, condemned him a
thief and false accuser, to be hanged, instead of
the boy, who journeyed on to see the world.
L0wndeS County Union State Rights Association.
The committee appointed to prepare Constitu-
ton and Bylaws for the government of this As
socaton, beg leave to report the following resou-
tons adopted by the previous meeting as the ba-
sis of organization:
l.-Resolu8d, That the Territories acquired by the
United States belong the people of the several States
composing the Union, common property
2.--Thdt the people of the several States have an
equal right to migrate to these Territories, with every
species of property recognized by the Constitution of
the United States, or of the several States
3.-That protection by the General Government is
due to all the property of all the citizens all the States
equally and alike-in said Territories and no inten-
tiona or degrading discrimination, in the degree or
quality of the protection afforded should be silently
tolerated.
4.-That It's the duty of the Federal Government to
provide laws, infietng penalties for harborng steal
ing or conceang slaves in the Territories-as well as
Tor offences OF like character, against other species
of property
5.-That the fact that slavery is unknown to the
Common Law, while it is recognized and guaranteed
by our Constitution, renders its protection under that
Constitution obligatory upon Congress, wherever its
power of Legislation extends
o-Ihat the people of the several States did, by
revolution, reject the institutions and laws of England
and formed for themselves new Government, with
written Constitution, securing to themselves and for
their posery extended privileges, and recogn-
zng rights not secured and protected by the Common
Law The great aim of that Government and
Constitution to give protection the person and
the property of the citizen, wherever its power law
fully extended.
THAT the omission by Congress to discharge its
Constitutional duty by providing protection our
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liens with their slaves have been excluded herefrom
Is as much violation of Constitutional rights as
would be the omission to pass laws for the recovery of
fugitive slaves
S.-That while we are unwilling to secede from the
Unon on account of the passage of the late compro-
mise bills, we are not satisfied with them as compro-
mise, and therefore insist amendments to said bills
that shall secure to the South her equal rights as well
in the Territories as elsewhere.
9.-Ihat IN consideration of the repeated violations
of the compromises heretofore made by the north and
the aggressive character of their past and present
conduct we regard it the duty of the southern peo-
pie to paronse the labor and industry of our own peo
pie to encourage the Mechanic Arts and pursuits of
our citizens to provide by joint associations for the
erection OF Manufactures in the south to diversity
Labor SO as to Withdraw capital from the production of
cotton towards other pursuits and thereby enhance its
price to maintain Teachers Schools Col
leges and Churches to discriminate in the regula-
ton OF our internal and domestic policy against those
who show hostility to our institutions and Thus tn Law
the foundation of lasting southern independence in
the mutual aid and good will of all classes of our c
zens at home.
lO.-That to carry into effect this policy, the con-
Venton called to assemble in November next, should
ISL RI m )nstrate with Congress against the omission
OF It's institutional duty, and protest against the LONG,
er continuance of such degrading, discrimination a.
ganst our institutions, guaranteed by the compact of
Union I'd 1t should instruct the Legislature after the
lapse of given time, if Congress shall not have dis
to no
so modifying State revenue system as to raise our
revenue from such articles manufactured in the
offending States or indirectly introduced into them
rom Abroad at the same time taking the off Of the
industry OF our people, and off of goods introdu
ced into the State by direct importation through our
Southern cities from foreign countries.
IEe Association organized upon the principles
and Tor the objects expressed above shall be known
as the Union State Rights Association for Lowndes
county, for the protection of Southern Rights as
well as the preservation of our Constitutional
Union.
The officers of the Association shall be Presi-
lent, Nlce-President, Secretary, Corresponding
Secretary, Treasurer, and Executive Committee Of
i've members, all of whom SHALL after the first e.
ecaon, be chosen by plurality of votes of the
members present, on the first Saturday of Janua-
y, annually or as soon thereafter as practicable.
and shall perform the duties incident to their re-
pectlve stations, and such other duties as they
nay be charged with, by resolutions of the Asso-
,aton.
lie minutes and papers of the Association shall
De carefully kept and filed by the secretaries.
The funds of the association, raised by yolun-
AIRY contribution, shall be kept and accounted for
~ the treasurer, and dsbursed under the autbor-
ty of the Executive Committee
Every citizen OF the county who approves of the L
principles herein expressed and .xpresses his
Willingness to act with us, in their advancement Fl
VIII be cordially welcomed as member of this
Association. 'i'''
1t snail be the duty of the Corresponding Ser '
esary toforward to such associations in this Stato
$ may agree with US in the principles we here adj "
ocate, list of the officers of this Assoc;at;o, r
nd such communications as NAV he direct H. a,
his body. N'' e0'eu ny r
The Association will hold regular meetings. on
ne hrst Monday in each month"; al the Court hons d
the town OF Columbus, at which time some nor-
IN VIII De appointed by the presiding officer f.
eiiver an address or lecture :
AUXILIARY Associations, for every precinct IN Il,
'unty' TO meet with monthly, are cordiaIlr
JOHN GILMER, President
H. 5. bennett, Y President
HARDY STEPHENS Treasurer, 20
JOHN j. FERNANDIs, Setyetary. Co
l. l. SHARP, Cor 4Secretarv
N4EcoTlVE CoMMITTEE.-Janes Whitfield Geo / NJ
Lee, A. Z. Jennings, VIM. M. c. Minis, and ia
sse Williams :
re state Of RaississiDpi, Eounsles County. "
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