Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-07-12
LoWndes County State Rights Union Association

LOwndes County State Rights Union Association.
The committee appointed to prepare Consttu-
ton and Bylaws for the GOV eminent of this AS
ISOLATION, beg leave to report the following resolu-
tons adopted by the previous meeting as the ba-
sis of an organization
l.-Resoued 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
equal right migrate to these Territories, with every
species of property recognized by the Constitution OF
the United States, of the several States.
3.-That protection by the General Government is
due to ali the property of all the citizens of all the States
equally and alke-n said Territories and no inten
tional degrading discrimination, in the degree or
quality of the protection afforded, should be silently
tolerated.
4-That it is the duty of the Federal Government to
provide laws nficting penalties for harboring, steal
ing concealing slaves in the TerritOres-as well as
for offences of like character, against other species
of property.
5-That the fact that slavery is unknown to the
Common Inv, 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 of England and
formed for themselves a 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 new Government and
Constitution was, to give protection to 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 our
slave property in the Territories, whereby cit
liens with their slaves, have been excluded thererom,
is much violation of Constitutional rights
would be the omission pass laws for the recovery of
fugitive slaves.
8.-That while unwilling to secede from the
Union, account of the passage of the late compro
mise bills, not satisfied with them compro-
mse and therefore insist amendments to said bills
that shall to the South her equal rights, well
in the Territories elsewhere.
9.-That in consideration of the repeated violations
of the compromises heretofore made by the north and
the aggressive character of their past and present
conduct regard it the duty of the southern peo
pie patroHse the labor and industry of peo-
pie to encourage the Mechanic Arts and pursuits of
our 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 to lay
the foundation of lasting southern independence, in
the mutual aid and good will of all classes of cti-
zens at home.
lO-That to carry into effect this policy the con-
venon called to assemble in November next, should
lst )nstrate with Congress against the omission
of its constitutional duty, and protest against the long
er continuance of such degrading, discrimination
ganst institutions, guaranteed by the compact of
Union ID it should instruct the Legislature, after the
lapse of given time, if Congress shall have dis
charged this reasonable duty the South pass laws
so modifying State revenue system. to raise our
revenue from such articles manufactured in the
offending States, indirectly introduced into them
from abroad, the time taking the off the
industry of people, and off of goods introdu-
ced into the State by direct importation through our
Southern cities from foreign countries.
/ Tie Association organized upon the principles
and for the objects expressed above shall b. 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 Presi-
dent, Vice President Secretary, Corresponding
Secretary, Treasurer and Executive Committee OF
five members, all of whom shall, after the first e.
lection, be chosen by plurality of votes of the
members present. 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 they
may be charged with, by resolutions of the Asso-
citation.
Tie minutes and papers of the Association shall
be carefully kept and hed by the secretaries.
| The funds of the association, raised by volun-
tary contribution shall be kept and accounted for
by the treasurer, and dsbursed under the author
ity 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 member of this
Association.
1t shall be the duty of the Corresponding Sec
rotary to forward to such associations in this State,
as may agree with us in the principles we here ad-
vocate, list of the officers of this Association
and such communications as may be directed by
this body.
The Association will hold regular meetings on
the first 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 address or lecture.
Auxiliary Associations, for every precinct in the
county, to meet with monthly, are cordially
! solicited.
JOHN GILMER, President,
II. S. BENNETT, z. President,
! HARDY STEPHENS, Treasurer,
. JoHN J. FERNANDIs, Secretary,
i L. |. SHARP, Cor Secretary.
EXECUTIVE CoMMITTEE.-James Whitfield, Geo.
H. Lee, A. c. Jennings, VIM. NJ c. Minis, and
Jesse Williams
The State Of Mississippi, LoUndes County.
(Circuit Court, March &c, Is51.)
BILL FOR DIVORCE.
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