The southern press., 1851-04-09
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States, and confer upon the federal government
would be to make it a government without limi.
taton Of powers.
8. That at the formation of tle Union, slavery
was not considered detracting fpm the rights OF
equality in those States whereitit existed.
| The Union was made to depend upon CON-
plete recognition of that institution with guaran-
tees for its projections and the Constitution it.
self declares that it was formedto "ensure do
nestle tranquility"
A. That the history of the country will vindi-
cate the truth Of the assertion that while the
Southern States have been prompt to fulfil their
obligations to their confederat, States North,
their own domestic tranquility has been in.
vaded by those who were bouh by the good
offices of neighborhood, the fate OF nations and
the Constitution of the land, to " ensure" its
preservation.
Expeditions more dangerous than those against
which Congress by its laws protects fcYSign ma
tons, have been fitted out by citizens Of non
slaveholding States to disquiet us in our posses;
sions, and thus lead to the overthrow OF our in
stitutons.
The legislatures Of those States have lent
their sanction to this invasion by announcing
our institutions, and resolving against any at
tempt on our part to extend them, and the Con-
gress Of the United States intended as the COM
mon guardian of all, influenced by thi, spirit OF
hostility has failed to protect our institutions at
home, or vindicate them abroad.
5. That we regard the acts by which Con-
gress has disposed of the vast territories acquired
from Mexico, and that by which the shve trade
was abolished in the District of Columbia, as
| highly aggressive in their character. They were
so denounced by Southern men before their pas
sage, and we find nothing in the contamination
of a wrong to increase our respect forit
6. That we indulge in no hollow praise to the
Union. The attachment of the South is vindi-
Gated by her past sacrifices in its behalf, and her
present submission to wrongs done in its name.
! 'rhe Union such as it was intended to be, she
will preserve, but Union which shall make it
self known only by its aggressions, ought to be,
and will be broken.
Z. That believing this hostile agitation will
continue, it becomes the duty of the Southern
States by united action to demand Of the non
slaveholding States renewed guarantees for thelr
protection, submitting to their election compli.
ance or dissolution of the Union.
8. That it is their duty also by voluntary asso.
Citations, as also by force of law, tocut of all
commerce with those States which continue to
maintain hostile attitude to Southern institu.
tons and to those laws framed for heir protec
| ton.
g. That the course of abolition in other coun
tries as well as its history in this, leaves us nc
ground to doubt that if it be not stemly resisted
the scenes of DISSOLUTION which marx its triumph
in other lands, will be illustrated in our own.
| 1t becomes then the solemn duty Of these
States to prepare for an emergency in which the
alternative may be presented Of AFFECT submission
TO usurpatiOn, or the formation Of q nep gorern
naent.
| To consolidate, therefore, their strength by
completion of their projected improvements
fastening the States together by hooks Of steel
to establish manufactures, and encourage home
industry and employment of every kind: TX
build up direct trade with foreign countries
| To educate our children within our own borders
and to expend the large sums which Southern
travel annually deposits at the North to frurtif,
and enrich our own section, are the obvious
duties of wise forecast.
10. That while we fully recognise the right o
State to interpose for the protection of its cti
zens against federal usurpation by seeding from
the Union, we do not hesitate to declare it un
wise in any single State to separate herself from
States with whose destiny she is and should be
indissolubly connected in resistance to a CON
mon wrong. Such action would seriously jeo
pard the great interests at issue, and hazard tn,
chances Of division where Union would insure
US safety.
| IL. That de. firing to see the Southern State,
assembled together in convention, for the pur
pose of deciding upon their true course Of action
we yet hold it essential that the delegates from
this State to such convention should be ap
pointed or elected under the authority Of a con
vention in which resides the sovereignty of th,
people of Alabama.
IL. That the Southern Rights party of Ala
bama bases itself upon the protection of South
ern interest.--For this purpose it seeks theIUnior
Of Southern men, and Southern States, as essen
tiul to any nell depised system Of resiS:ance. j
however any other Southern State in exercis,
Of its admitted right of judgment, should thinl
proper for the causes which nop eria TO secedc
from the Union, il would, in the opinion Of this
association, become the duty of this State, as o
all the other States, 10 oppose any attempt upo'
The part Of the federal government 10 coerce sucI
seeding Slate. p. PHILLIPS, Chairman.