The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-03-16

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Alabama Southern Rights Convention
The Montgomery Journal, OF the
9th instant, contains full report of
the proceedings of this Convention.
Tho counties requested therein were
Augusta, Barbour, Dallas, Lowndcs,
Macon, Montgomery. and Monroe.
The committee to draft resolutions
presented twenty-onc, from which we
extract the last six, as follows:
Resolved, That the people of this,
and all the Southern States, having
decided against the policy ofsecession
on account of the passage of the Com
promise measures, the Southern Rights
party of Alabama declines to urge that
issuc-its aim is to watch the future.
Resolved, That we repudiate the
idea of intervening in European affairs,
as repugnant to the conservative pol
icy, impacticablc, dangerous TO the
confcdcracy, and fatal to the reserved
rights of the States, and liberties of
the people.
Resolved, That for more perfect
organization, and to consider our course
in the coming Presidential election, it
is hereby recommended that con-
vention of the Southern Rights party
of this State assemble at this place, at
such time as the Central Committee,
hereinafter named, shall designate.
Resolved, That in order to organize
Southern Rights party throughout
all the Southern States, opposed to
national organizations, we suggest to
our sister Southern States the propriety
of holding q convention of such party,
at such time and place rs may be
mutually agreed upon, with tho view
to cooperate in the Presidential
election, and in such other measures
as may be important.
Resolved, That it is cxpedient to
raise permanent Central Committee,
whose duty it shall he to correspond
with Southern Rights men throughout
throughout this and other Southern
States, in relation to all party move
ments, and to provide for tho assem-
bling of the above mentioned Con-
vcntions, and TO give notice Of
their time and place of meeting.
Resolved, That the President of
this Convention appoint said com
mittec, to consist of fifteen persons,
any five of whom, including the chair
mar, shall be quorum to act.
All the resolutions were passed en-
ccpt the 10th, which, after considerable
discussion and several attempts to
amend, was s,ri.ssSSSssAsi!AsIssstlIska the fol.
lowing, ocI4SISs NJ NIis, was
passed in S ~
Resolved, ssssf lSW%s Shdhere TO the
conviction tlTaTssfsss tlaiiT+st,ss'@ Compromise acts
are unjust, unconstitutional, and dan
gcrous to the South, and though We
are constrained, in Difference to the
unanimous decision of the Southern
States, not TO urge secession on account
Of these measures, we avow our read
mess mt all times, and upon all Tocca-
sions, to resist them by any means
that may promise to be eifectual.
i From this, it IS play that even the
aren1esJ ofthe Southerr I,;e,h.- II. !
| Alabama, are not i'll favor ofseporate,
but only of joint Secession. They
abandon the measure in Difference to
the decision of tho ".Souhern .States.''
They take measures for the organiZa-
ton of IL Southern Rights party in the
".SouMern iSlafes.'' They had no idea
that such party in single State could
do any good whatever. Tie Southern
Rights party which they propose, is
what we have always advocated, and,
once it could have been formed into
an element of power, whose influence
must have been scnsibly felt. securing
us Justice in the Union or independence
out of it. But separate action has
done its work of distraction, and now,
what man Of common sense has
any hope, that the hot haste to join the
ranks of the old parties, can be
n moment stayed by any Southern
organization? The right more must
be made at the right time, and il
men continue to press false measures
until the opportunity for proper action
shall pass by, wisdom then comes to
them too late. -Four months ago
when our Legislature met by, proper
measures a respectable Southern
Rights party might, even then, have
been formed. The steps to that
end were not taken, and now,
thousands Of the officers and men are
aIrea3y enlisted in the ranks of
the Democracy.
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