Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-02-15
Constitution of the Southern Rights ASS0cia.
sf the Calmly of ChickaSaW.

The object of this Association is the protection
of Southern rights.
Every citizen of the county who believes that
serious aggressions have been committed by the
Federal Government and by the Northern States,
may become a member, by signing his name to
these articles.
The officers of the Association shall be Presi-
dent, two Vice Presidents, Secretary, Correspond
ing Secretary, Treasurer, and Executive Commit
tee of five members, all of whom shall, after the
first election, be chosen by plurality of votes of
the members present, the first Monday in Ja-
hnuary annually, or thereafter as pfactica-
ble..and shall perform the duties incident to their
respective stations, and such other duties they
may a charged with by the resolutions of the As
secis,So,>
.Th aanutes and papers of the Association shall
be carefully kept aud filed by the Secretaries.
The funds of the Association, raised by volun-
tary contribution, shall be kept and accounted for
by the Treasurer, and disbursed under the author
ty of the Executive Committee.
The Corresponding Secretary shall forward to
the Central Association at Jackson, list of the Of
fcers, and the names of all the members, with their
respective post-oiices, and monthly report new ad-
missions and designations.
The Association will hold regular meetings on
the first Monday in each month, at which some per-
son will be appointed by the presiding officer to
deliver an address.
The following gentlemen were elected officers OF
the Association, Col G. Orr, President DR.. JAS.
Baskin and T. G. Greenwood, Esq, Vice Presi-
/ dents, aT ~ Mar in, Secretary W. K. Harrison,
Corresponding Secretary; DR.. j. P. Montgomery,
Treasurer j. F. W alker, j. NJ Thompson, ]. A
Orr, 7. NJ. Blackwell, and Q. G. Grasty, Execu-
tive Committee.
/ w. K. Harrison, offered the following Preamble
and Resolutions
/ Whereas, The Legislature of the State of Missis
spp at It's late cslied session passed act ths
30th November 1850, to provide for the assem-
i bling of Convention Of the people of the State
by delegates to be elected on the first Monday ant
day following in the month of September 1851, t.
take into consideration the existing relations be
tween the Government of the United States and th'
Governor and people of the State of Mississippi, t.
carry into effect the best means of redress for tn
4 past, and obtain certain security for the future
and to adopt such measures for vindcating tn
sovereignty of the State, and the protection of tn
State, and the protection of its Institutions sha
t appear to them-to be demanded. Therefore,
) Resolved. 1st, That we cordially approve of sal
act of the Legislature calling said Convention 70
the purpose therein specified.
Resoieed end, That we believe that the right
r Of the Southern States of this confederacy hay
been sacrificed by the Legislation of the last sessio
: of Congress on the question of domestic slavery
/ ssBy the admission Of California as State undt
the peculiar circumstances of its application there
: by sanctioning law excluding the slave propert
Of the people Of the Southern States from said te
: ritory sBy the organization Of territorial goverI
|. : ments for Utah and New Mexico, without givin
d adequate protection to the property of the soutl
! = By the dismemberment of Texas. BY the abb
lisions Of slave trade and the emancipation OF Il
slves carried ntethe District of Columbia fer sale
IS We therefore ded re ourselves to use our best e
II ertions to the election of delegates to SO
4 Convention, Who will support such measures
shah eIfecsaally vindicate the honor and sovereg
al Y Of the people: