The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-10-14

as to the necessity o., the part Of the
Southern people Of qtasited action
against the encroachments upon their
domestic institutions, and their con.
dition of equality in this confedcracy,
by tho people Of tho North and BY
the Congress of the United States;
and rejoice with him in the lofty and
dignified position assumed by the
! people of the State of Mississippi,
against any such infractions of the
compromises of the Constitution; and
the appeal which she has made to the
people Of her sister States Of the
common aggression. The commit.
teo arc Of the opinion expressed by
this Legislature, at its last session,
that the period Of decisive action has
arrived, and that the authorities Of
South Carolina should be prepared,
promptly to take such steps, as the
other States Of the South shall re.
commend, and her own position de-
mands. The committee, therefore.
III conformity with their own opinions,
as they believe, with the expressed
and understood wishes of this Lcgis-
laturc. aud of the people of the whole
State, recommend for adoption the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That in the event Of the
passage by Congress Of the lvilmot
Proviso, or any kindred measures,
tha. his Excellency the Governor be
requested forthwith to convene the
Legislature, in order to take such
steps, as the rights, interests and
honor of this State, and Of the wholc
South, shall demand.
Resolved, That the Senate do
agree to the report.
Ordered, That it bo sent to the
House Of Representatives, for con.
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-oHlnvitta1oI r toe Sout,grn t,;alc.,
by Convention Of the people Of
Mississippi, to send delegates to meet
at Nashville, to consult IN common,
npon common rights, with a riew to
unity Of action.
And, also, SO much Of the message
rs relates to the convcning The
Legislature, upon the Wilmot Pro.
Siso. o, any kindred =, sure be
coming law Of 'Cn9 :, report.
that tic people Of tins State enter
tain an ardent desire and fixed de-
termination to resist the lawlcss and
unjust cncroachncnts Of Congress, on
the rights Of the South, and have
pledged themselves, through their
Legislatures, to co operate wiM the
other .South"rn States, in opposition
to all such measures. They, there.
fore, concur with his .Exccllency
i'll the belief, that South Carolina
halls with delight the proflcr by the
people of Mississippi, of meeting, by
delegates, IN common counscls, at
Nashville, and will heartily and
promptly send delegates there to rep
resent thcul. That they concur,
also, with his Excelcncy, in the pro.
pricty Of calling together the Lcgis.
laturc, should any such contingency
occur, as is alluded to by his Excel.
lcncy, and therefore recommended
the adoption Of the following rcso.
lutions:
Resolved, That should the Wilmot
ProvIso, or any kindred measure, be.
come a law Of Congress, the Gov.
ernor is hereby earnestly requested
to call together the Legislature,
should it not be in session at the
time Of the passage of such law.
Resolved, That the House do
agree to the report.
Ordered, that it be sent to the
Senate for concurrence.
BY order. Il. w. GLOVER, c. II. r.
In the Senate, December 49,,
1919.
Resolved, That the Senate do
concur in the report.
Ordered that it be returned to the
House Of Representatives.
by order. w. f.. MARTIN, c. S.
1t is important to observe how
carefully tho Senate insist upon "ihc
necessity, OH the part Of the Southern
people, of united action against the
cncroachmcnts Of the North" and
declare this State to bo prepared