Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-08-02
Anti-seccssion Platform of South Carolina.

ReS0tced, That we look upon the institution OF
African Slavery, as existing in the Southern States
as blessing to the slave himself, having elevated
him from the condition of a savage, without relig-
ion and without the comforts of life, to that of
civilized being, having access to christian relig-
ion, and provided for by the superior wisdom and
prudence of christian master.
| ReSoLUed, That we will defend this peculiar in
stitution of the greatest blessings of our
country, and one of the dearest rights secured
to us by the federal constitution, at any and all
hazards, and to the last extremity.
ReSoioed, That we look upon separate State
secession calculated to weaken and destroy the
institution of slavery, as it exists in S. c.,
and we believe that it will involve the country in
civil war and ruinous taxation, and result in his.
honor and disgrace to the State.
Reso1red, That we will oppose, as we love the
honor and prosperity of South Carolina, the adop-
ton of measure which must entail such unmti-
gated misfortunes State, without the posibil-
ity of being remedy for the evils unprecedented:
and for the protection of our rights we look to
the aid and cooperation of the other Slaveholding
States.
Resolved, That we recommend to our anti-se-
cesson friends throughout the State to meet in ev-
cry district paris and ndneighborhood of South Car
oina, and express opposition to the folly and mad
ness of separate secession, and to instruct their
members of the convention, in writing, with the
with all their strength and influence.
ResoLUed, That we do hereby instruct our Sen
ators and Representatives in the legislature to vote
against the call of the State convention and do all
in their power to defeat the assembling of IA body
so revolutionary in its purposes, and unfairly e.
lected by small minority of the people of South
Carolina
Reso!pea, That should said convention assem-
BILE, we do hereby instruct our members to vote
against secession, and to exert their influence to
prevent calamity so direful in its consequences
to thesavehodng States, and so aeceptble to the
abolitionsts of the North.
ResolOed, That should the said convention de-
termine to secede, we are satisfied the act ofseces
sion must be submitted to the people of South Car
olina for ratification rejection and that unless
this be done, it will be treated as nullity by a
large majority of the people of the State.
Resolued, That we further instruct our dele
gates to the State Convention, in case it should
assemble, to procure alteration in the basis of
representation in this State, that the people of
South Carolina may be equally and fairly represen
ted in the different sections of the State
ResolUed, That they be further instructed to
alter the Constitution of this State, so as to give
the election of Governor to the people and make
it the duty of the Legislature to provide for the
election of electors of President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States in South Carolina by the
people.
Resoloed, That we deem it advisable to hold an
ant-secession convention in Columbia, on the first
Monday in December next, and recommend to our
anti secession friends throughout the State to send
1delepates to- said convention