Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-03-18
Approved Dee. 3Ist 1850
 JOHN SELDOM ROANE.
From the Advertiser and Gazette. Preamble and Resolutions Adopted by the Alabama southern Rights COavcntion.

The preamble to the Constitution Of the United .ates deelaIesthe objection which the goyernmea nj cf the United States was formed. Those objects were "to form more perfect Union establish jus tee, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the ,mmon defence, promote the general welfare, and scure the blessings of liberty 10 ourselves and our D lSteT.ty'
 Those objects, in our opinion, have been vii Ally disregarded in the administration of the gov e-nment-commenclng V,th the law admitting Missouri into the Union. and closing with the ute system of measures, msscaIled the Compro rliSe.
 The pretence up1n which this system of hostile
 giSiatIon has been based IS that slavery s moral I'd political eyil--i.s end and aiIn the emancpa ton of every slave n the United States.
 The government Is in the hands of sectional majority. and political interests and conscientious convictions of duty alike argue them to the sue cesSful prosecution Of this system.
 Relieving that the aim in the fornation of this government is uo longer to be obs rycd in it's ad- ulinistration We, the delegates to the Southern iagkLs Associataon of Alabama, m Convention as clnbled, do resolve:
 l. That m our opinion, the powers granted to thf. General GoveIanenl by the people of the States, have, Tor long series of years been perverted by dominant sectional majority to the aggranIize- ment ofthe non siavehodiur States.
 ?. That in our opinpn, powers have been eSer- cised by the General Government for the purpase of restraining the extension of the institution oi slavery, and of efadicstiag it in places where il now exISts, winch were not granted to it by the people of the States.
 ,. That m our oPlhlon radical change has been effected in the character Of the General Gov ernmeai by the success of this system of .egiSIa- ton; that the power and dgaity of the Union have become destructive in great degree of the riehts and dignity of the States which created l. i. That taiiA@ submission to O! a patient ae- quIeSencc m ths hostile and uneonstll lesis- lallan would npi, Tn our opsnlon, be conducive ( the peace, happiness, prosperity and honor of the Southern States.
 ,. That we faliy endorse the doctrines of Mir Madison, aS contained In the Virginia r,soiuto,a. in l79s"-lhat in case If a debeTate. paipable aaagetous tKercrse Uf power moi granted by the federal compact, the States are Hi duty bound to sntefpase faI aTEasins the ev sad inainta.nin, in their respective lnnis the authorities, nghs ana liberties appefsainlng ta taem. 6. That such faterpoaio8 should not be made sn long as there remains reasanabe hopt, tba tsii and ample radfrSs will be made for past inury and pIoetsi be made againsl farAheE aggressson !, That recent events, in fall unison with tl,a systeIn Of legislation which we have eouaemned aSsiEc tbai tiieEe s no reasonable srouns uE,or winch To base a hope ihas VIC shall obtain eithel IedresS toy the past or gIaraatles fJr the future
 s. That in oaf opinion, due regard f,g tht rights, honor and interests of the people of tn. ! State, and each of tue Saathern States demant that they Shold al once set the!r house in order with view to accession
 3. That as each State voun' afiIy becomes ; member Of the cohiedeTaey, 30 t can be nc j,is cause of war upon any State, tsai chooses no lon ger to remain d member thereof 10. That the question of the seeew-1 Of Ala bama feni ,h,s government IS reduced to that 0 time only.