The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-02-19

adopted ON the 10Th of February, 1851:
The preamble to tho Constitution OF the
United States declares tho objects for which
the government of the United States was
formed. Those objects were ITO form a
more perfect Union, establish justice, en-
sure domestic tranquility, provide fnr the
common defence, promote The general well
iarc, and secure the blessings Of liberty to
ourselves and our pnsterity." virg /
Those objects, in our opinion, have been
wilfully disregaricd in thu administration
Df the governmcnt-comnlencing with The
law admitting Missouri into the Union, and
closing with the late system Of measures,
miscalled the Compromise. @.
The prctence upon which this system OF
hostile Legislation has heen based. is that
slavery is a moral and political cvil-its end
and ann tho emancipation OF every slave in
the United States.
The government is in the hands of a sec
tional majority, and political interests and
conscientious convictions Of duty alike urge
them t" the successful prosecution OF this
system. p
Believing that the aim in the formation
OF this government is no longer to be OBJ.
served IN its administration we. the dele
gates Of the Southern Rights Association Of
Alabama, in Convention assembled, do
resolve.
That n our opinion, The powers granted
to the General Government by the people
OF the State, have for a long series OF years,
been perverted by a dominant sectional
majority to the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of the non-
siavcholdlngg--and to tho oppression of the
slaveho'ding States.
That in our opinion, powers have been
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the purpose Of restraining the e]xtcnsicn Of
the institution Of slavery, and Of Graduating
it in places where it now exists, which were
not granted TO 1t by the people of,hc States.
That in our opinion, a radical change
has been effected in the character OF the
General Government by the success Of this
system OF legis'ation; that the power aud
dignity of tho Union haze become dcstruc-
tive, in a very great degree, Of the rights
and dignity OF the. States which created it.
4 That a tame submission to, or a patient
acIuicscence in this hostile and nnconstilu-
tional Legislation would not, in our opinion,
be conducive TO the peace, happiness, pros
perity and honor of the Southern States.
5That we FULLY indorse The doctrine of
Mr.. Madison, as contained in the Virginia
resolutions Of 179S--"ihat in case Of q de-
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power not g,antedf by the Federal compact
the States who arc parties thereto, have
the right, and are in duty bound TO intcrpose
for arresting the evil. and maintaining in
their respective limits the authorities, rights
and liberties appertainlng 10 them"
That such intcrposition should not be
made, SO long as there remains "a reasonable
hope that full and ample redress will be
made for pas, injury, an! provision be made
against future aggression.
7Ihat recent events, IN full unison with
that system OF Legislation which we have
condemned, assure us that there is no rea-
sonabie ground on which to base a hope that
we shall obtain either redress for the past,
or guarantees for the future. ,,Ua
8 That IN our opinion, n due regard for
the rights, honor and interest Of the people
Of his State, AMI OF each OF the Southern
Stnics, demands that they should at once
"sct their house III order" with n view 10
secession. .
Tina, as each State voluntarily became
a member OF the coniedcracy, SO it can
be no just cause oi war upon any State,
that chooses no longer 10 remain a member
thereof.
10 That the question of the secession of
Alabama from this government, is reduced
TO that OF time only.
III. That we approve of the proposition
of The Nashville Convention, that the slave
holding States hold a Congress in Novcm.
Der next, and pledge ourselves tn use our
best cxertions to have Alabama inlly rcnre.
scn.cd in that body, and concur III the sug-
gcstion, that said Congress be held in Mont
goncry.
l2.-That wc recommend to tho people
Of Alabama to suspend their old party dlvi.
sions, unit! redress and security can be Oh.
tanned as proposed, and 10 know no party
but The great Southern party. ,
l3.--That the Governor of Alabama be
requested 10 convene the Legislature il
extra session, Tor the purpose Of providing
by law, for the election Of members TO tic
proposed Southern Congress-; such calico
session to take place after the first Monday
in August. Should the Governor fail tt
convene the Legislature, then we recon-
mend 10 the various precincts composing
the st veral Congressional Districts, TO oper
u poll on the first Monday in October next
and hold an election for one member to re
present each Congressional District iH the
State; such election 10 be in all things gov
crned by the laws, usagcs and regulation:
which govern elections for members o
Congress.
l4-That should that Congress declare
it 10 be the duty of the Southern States Il
scccde, g. one or more OF the States SHOULD
do so without such action by The Southern
Congress. in our opinion II will he the dut,
and interest OF Alabama, aud good fai,l
to such seeding State or States require
her likewise to seccde. and to use all pro
per efforts TO the formation of a Southern
), Cont2aeracy.
l5.--That in order to render ourselve
more effective III sustaining these views
, we will separate ourselves from all old fed
cral party organizations, and that we wi
cultivate the doctrine Of State reliance, an
exert all the agencies in our power, polltj
cal, industrial, commercial, social and edu
cational, to prepare the State for that crisi
which federal policy. perverted aud dls,or,
+, cd by the anti-slavery spirit, has forced u
to contemplate.
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BosToN, Feb. IL.
The House Of Representatives. did n,
adjourn until upnrlv A O'clock This norni,,