Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-06-21
LoTndes County Union State Rights Association


ton and By Laws for the government of this AS
ISOLATION, beg leave to report the following resolu-
lions adopted by the previous meeting as the ba-
sis OF organization:
l.-Resolued, That the Territories acquired by the
United States belong the people of the several States
composing the Union common property.
2.--That the people of the several States have an
equal right 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 all the property all the citizens of all the States
equally and alke-in said Territories and no inten-
tionsl degrading discrimination, in the degree
quality of the protection afforded, should be silently
tolerated
4-That it is the duty of the Federal Government to
provide laws nfictng penalties for harborng, steal
ing coHcealing slaves in the Terrtories-as well
for offences of ike 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 Constitution, renders its protection under that
Constitution obligatory upon Congress, wherever its
power of Legislation extends.
6.-That 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 posterity, extended privileges and recogn
zing 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 to
slave property in the Territories whereby cit
liens with their slaves, have been excluded therefrom
Is as much violation of Constitutional rights as
would be the omission to pass laws for the recovery of
fugitive slaves.
8.-That while we are unwilling 20 secede from the
Union account of the passage of the late compro
mise bills, not satisfied with them Compro
mise. and therefore insist amendments to said bills
that shall secure to the South her equal rights well
IN the Territories a elsewhere.
S-That in consideration of the repeated violations
OF the compromises heretofore made by the norh and
the aggressive character of their past and present
conduct, regard the duty of the southern peo
pie to patronse the labor and industry of peo
pie to encourage the Mechanic Arts and pursuits of
citizens to provide by Joint associations for the
erection of Manufactures in the south to diversity
labor to withdraw capital from the production of
cotton towards other pursuits and thereby enhance its
price to maintain our own Teachers, Schools Col
leges and Churches to discriminate in the regula-
ton of internal and domestic policy, against those
who show hostility to institutions and thus lay
the foundation of lasting southern independence, in
the mutual aid and good will of all classes of our cti
Zens at home.
l0.-That to carry into effect this policy the con-
venon called to assemble in November next, should
1st demonstrate with Congress against the omission
Of its constitutional duty and protest against the long
er continuance of such degrading, discrimination a.
ganst our institutions, guaranteed by the compact of
Union ID it should instruct the Legislature after the
lapse of given time, if Congress shall not have dis
charged this reasonable duty the South to pass laws
30 modifying State SYSTEM as to raise our
revenue from such articles are manufactured in the
offending States, indirectly introduced into them
from abroad, at the time taking the tax off of the
industry OF our own people, and off of goods introdu-
ced into the State by direct importation through our
Southern cities from foreign countries.
The Association organized upon the principles
and for 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 a Presi-
dent, Vlce-President, Secretary, Corresponding
Secretary, Treasurer, and Executive Committee Of
nVe members, all OF whom shall, after the first e.
lection, be chosen by plurality of votes of the
members present, on the first Saturday of Janua-
ry' annually or as soon thereafter as practicable
and shall perform the duties incident to their re-
spectIve stations, and such other duties as thew
may be charged with, by resolutions of the Asso-
citation
The minutes and papers of the Association shall ]
De carefully Kept and filed by the secretaries.
The funds of the association raised nv volnn
tary contribution, shall be kept and accounted for
oy the treasurer, and discussed under the author
lty OF the Executive Committee
Every CITIZEN OF the county who approves of the |
principles herein expressed, and expresses his |
Willingness to act with u.s. in their advancement,
will be cordially welcomed as member of this
Association.
1t shall be the duty of the Corresponding Sec
retary totorward to such associations this State
as may agree with in the principles we here ad-
vocate, list of the officers of this Association
and such communications may be directed by
this body.
The Association viii hold regular meetings on
the irst Monday in each month, at the Court house
IN the town of Columbus, at which time some per-
son will be appointed by the presiding officer to
deliver an address or lecture
Auxiliary Associations, for every precinct in the
county, to meet with US monthly, are cordially
solicited.
JOHN GILMER, President,
II. s. BENNETT, Y. President,
HARDY STEPHENS, Treasurer,
JOHN j. FERNANDIs, Secretary,
I. l. SHARP, Cor. Secretary.
EXECUTIVE CoMMITTEE.-James Whitfield, Geo.
b. Lee, A. c. Jennings, VIM. M. G. Minis, and
Jesse Williams
HERo.-The young Cuban, Monies de Oca,
found guilty for bribng pilot to assist Lopez, in
his attempted invasion of Cuba and recently exc
cuted in Havana, is reputed to have died like a
hero. A letter to the Savannah Republican saws:
Previous to his execution, the Captain General
Concha gave him nine days to denounce all the
patriots on the Island, and promised him his lib
erty and large sum of money--but he nobly re-
piled that he would sooner die thousand deaths
than denounee his friends; for, said he, Cuba will
be free, and after generations will shed tear to
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