Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-08-07
The Southern Rights Convention.

We received yesterday the full report OF the pro-
ceedings of this convention. They occupy too
much space for our columns. The following alb
stract, however, will be found to cover all their
conclusions. The President was Col. T. Will
lams, the Secretary VIM H. Chambers. Thirteen
counties were represented in the convention
There was one delegate from Mobile-T. j. De-
Yampert, Esq.
After organizing and determining the rules of
the convention, majority of the committee APP
pointed for the purpose reported a series of reso-
lutions, which were laid on the table for the pur
pose of receiving report from the minority of the
committee. This report was made by Mr.. Yam
cey. 1t was amended until the essential parts
were stricken out and substitutes for them adopt
ed, and was carried by vote of 86 to 12 The
counties voting aye were Barbour, Chambers, Dal
las, Macon, Montgomery, Perry, Russell, Talla-
poosa and Mobile. The counties voting nay we're
Autauga and Lowndes.
As amended this report reads as follows
The Southern Rights party have felt ''constrain-
ed in Difference to the unanimous decision of the
Southern States, not to urge secession on ae-
count of past wrong which has been done to the
South. 1t is therefore its obvious policy to watch
the future-to secure, far as in it lies, proper
and constitutional administration Of the general
government, or a cooperation of the country in
resistance of violation of the Constitution. The
period has arrived for the selection of the chief ex
ecutive officers of the government. In that elec-
ton is involved the policy of the next admnstra-
ton, and in that aspect it is of vast Importance to
the country.
Were the Southern people, indeed, united in
their views of what we're their rights, and what
the proper remedies for their redress when wrong
ed, the Southern Rights party might view this
election with indfference-or hopeless of all per-
manent good from the longer continuance of the
/ Tp;o ,i0bt yr,CL for nh aln
would hasten an inevitable and desirable dissolu-
ton of that Union. The events of the last three
years, however, have demonstrated the fact that
we are disunited in the South upon the question
of our wrongs, upon the question of redress.
Neither can it be disguised that this strange and
lamentable difference of opinion will proong and
perhaps perpetuate the Union, and being thus for
ced to remain within it as citizens, it becomes our
highest policy to proper efforts to secure due
appreciation and observance of our rights by the
administration of the government.
| Such policy requires continuation of the sep
arate organization of the Southern Rights party,
an organization under which all men may rally
who shall hold this aim to be of higher obligation
than tina. upon which either of the national par
| ties is based.
Most clearly too, it would be our policy to OBJ
tain direct control of the executive branch of the
government by electing to the Office of President
a citizen nominated by ourselves, if we had the
power to do so. 1t being conceded that We d.
not have that power-and that the interests of our
section is directly involved in the coming Presden-
tal election, is it not equally clear that if either OF
the candidates for the Office of President presented
by other parties can be supported by the South
ern Rights men, consistently with their present
purposes, thatit is their duty to render that sup
port
The main principles upon which our separate
organization now rests, are
1st. The preservation of the relation of master
and slave, in all such states choose to recognize
this relation part of their fundamental law
and in the territories of the United States into
/ which the master may choose to emigrate.
Cd. State sovereignty in all matters of interna
policy.
3D. The right Secession for any infraction o
that sovereignty-or violation of the constitutions
compact.
t Resolved, Therefore, that committee of five
be appointed, whose duty it shall be to address
letters to the different candidates for the offices
President and Vice President of the United States
inqditing specifically to their opinions upon tht
several propositions above set forth, and also al
answer to the following question, to-wt l. Ii
case you are elected President of the United States
and any territory should take steps for admission
into the Union State, recognizing African sla
very in its constitution, and objection shoulC
be made to its admission on that ground, VIA
would be your course in reference TO the matter
Cd. Would you vetoany and every law of Con
gress repeating modifying the fugitive slaT'
act to impair its efficiency.
, Resolved That the letters received in reply b.
: published by said committee at early day a
possible.
Resolvea, That said committee shall have pow
t er to determine whether any of the responses o
said candidates to said inquiries are of such
S character as to call for the support of Southern
t Rights men of Alabama to act in accordance witt
: that announcement
Resolued, That said committee be elected b.
e this convention, and if the committee report tn
e swers are not made by the Goth of August next
e then this convention shall be called by the com
i mttee to meet at this place on before the sec
T ond Monday in September next.
Mr.. Yancey's minority report closed with res
olution recommending the Southern Rights me
to support the Pierce electoral ticket of this stat
! All of it was preserved except the resolutions
Under the resolution above printed, the follow
# ing gentlemen were appointed as the commtte
therein proposed Messfs Williams, DeY amper
. Moore, Emore and Flewellen. Mr.. Yancey Wa
. the first on it, but he declined the appointment.
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= The National Era, the abolition PAPER publish
: ed at Washington city, tells the Southern DEM
cratic papers, that they will make nothing for the
r candidate at the North by contending that Sco1
m is the candidate of SEWARD. Among other thins
Sc it says:
in s.Seward Is III the councils of Scott-he b
le never repudiated his fellowship or denied his I
Auence. Besides, his nomination was resisted
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