Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-04-26

Fearn Springs, Miss April, 5, 1851.
MEssRs. ED1ToRs In accordance with previous
appointment, large number of the citizens of Win
ston County, convened at Winstonville The house
was called to order, by Thomas Holmes, being called
to the chair. Capt. w. G. Hudson, Secretary, DR..
James Smyth then stated the object of the meeting in
very comprehensive and lucid manner, characterzing
the true citizen of the South On motion of Willis
Kelly, ]. C. Bates VI. d. was requested to address
the assembly DR.. Bates in compliance with the mo-
ton, arose and addressed the meeting in manner,
energetic, patriotic, and in eloquent and southern
like manner, after which the following Constitution
with preamble and Resolutions were adopted
CONSTITUTION, The object of the association is the
protection of Southern rights.
Every citizen of the county who believes that serious
aggressions have been committed by the Federal Gov
eminent and by the mother States upon the rights Of
the Southern States, may become member by signing
his name to these articles.
The officers of the association shall be a President
two Vice Presidents, Secretary Corresponding Secre
tary, Treasurer, and an Executive Committee of five
members all of whom shall, after the first election be
chosen by plurality of of the members present
on the first Monday of January annually. or soon
thereafter practicable and shall perform the duties
incident to their respective stations, and such other
duties they may be charged WITH by resolutions of
the association.
The minutes and papers of the association shall be
carefully kept and filed by the Secretaries
The funds of the association, raised by voluntary
contribution, shall be kept and accounted for by the
Treasurer and disbursed under the authority of the
Executive committee.
The corresponding Secretary shall forward to the
central association at Jackson list of the officers and
names of all the members with their respective Post
Offices, and monthly report, admissions and resg
nations.
. The association will hold regular meetings. on the
first Saturday in every month at which some person
will be appointed by the presiding officer, to deliver
address. Which signed by Ffty-four members.
Whereas, The congress of the United States, con-
troled it was by dominent majority, at the first
sion of the thirty first Congress, regardless of the
stitutonal rights of the Slaveholdng States, and
fleeing the will of Section, whose population is hos
tile in feelings and opposed in principle to long
ablshed and cherished institution of the states of the
south afording alarming evidence of the settled
purpose the part of said majority to destroy said in
sttuton and subver the sovereign power of this and all
other slavehoding States Therefore be it
l. Resolved, That the territories acquired by the
States collectively belong to the people of the several
States, as common property
2 Resolved That the people of the several States,
have an equal and unabridged right migrate those
territories with every species of property recognized
by the constitution of the United States.
g. Resolved That protection, by the General Gov
ernment is due to all the property of all the citizens
of all the States, equally and alike, in said territories
And degrading discrimination in the degree quail
y of the protection afforded should be silently toler
ated
f. Resolved That in consideration of the repeated
violations of the compromise by the North we regard
it the duty of the southern people patronize the
labor and industry of people, to maintain our
Teachers, Schools, Colleges, Churches and other
institutions.
s. Resolued That we support, for any Office of
trust, profit or honor, any who has not taken a
decided stand against those odious bills recently
ted by congress, the bill for the admission of Cali
forna State with clause in her constitution pro-
hibiting Slavery: The Texas ACKNOWLEDGMENT bill,
and bill abolshing the slave trade in the District
of Columbia, which, if acquesced in by the South,
not only surrenders rights guaranteed by the
sttuton but paves the way for farther outrages and
expressions.
6. Resolved, That we recommend to the people of
Mississippi to suspend their old party issues and dvis
ons and unite until redress and security shall be OBJ
tained and to know party but the great southern
party.
7. RESOLVED, That as southerners, we are proud of
our ancestry, that love the Union of -, of which
at present. there remains, but the shadow without the
substance.
! 8. Resolved, That the young men of the South, in
connexion with the more advanced, earnestly
quesed by this association to come boldly forth and
raw themselves under the banner of Justice and the
sttution.
Q. RESOLVED, That compromises and circumstances,
having failed check the onward march of anacism,
our only safety to be in State actor. In
support of which we pledge united and almost
deavours
The following was submitted by DR.. James Smyth,
Resozved, That the unanimous thanks of the asso-
citation be rendered DIR. Bates for pungent, forcbe
and patriotic address delivered the present occa-
sion. The Meeting adjourned.
THOS. HOLMES, Sen Cha.
w g. HupsoS, Sec.