The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-26

g. RESOLVED, That this sectional organization
ought to be preserved, 80 long as the causes con
tinue whish gave it birth.
3. Resolved, That notwithstanding the TAN
words lately extorted by the political exigenciea
Of the pending Presidential canvass from both
The old national parties; and notwithstanding
the fact that some OF the more subtle leaders OF
the abolition ranks fsign sleep and repose for
the present, yet we know full well these are
signs not OF permanent peace, but OF mere TEN
pOrary truce, to lull Us while the enemy is worm
ing himself into the strongholds of power, and
occupying new vantage ground. whence, in due
season, to renew more deadly warfare. In
Decd Except SO far as the political Aboliiionists
are concerned) open agitation and abolition
strength have not diminished, but have both
greatly increaged since the passage OF the So
called compromise measures, and this Is demon
strated by political results, and by the operation
of the fugitive slave law in massachusetts,, New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, aud elsewhere-by
the frequency and strength OF abolition conven-
tions-the immense funds raised-thelr numer-
GUS and earnest addresses and publications.
the suddenly acknowledged power and conse
quence Of notorious abolition leaders, heretofore
under the public ban--the increasing patronage
and confident tone of their newspaper organs
the growing dignity and unusual flood of aboli
ton literature; and by the significant and start
ling fact that Of purely anti'savery novel,
entitled Uncle Toms Cabin" without literary
merit published since the compromise, two
hundred thousand copies were sold in the short
space of ten weeks Will the credulous South.
under the syren song of party, again fall asleep!
a. RESOLVED, That the Southern Rights party
is disbanded and destroyed whenever its indi
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Presidential elections with one or other Of the
old parties, as they severally may elect; and its
reorganization will be difficult if not impossible,
because it is hard to return to whatever is once
abandoned, and because the aspirations incident
to national partizanship will centraze the par
tizans views, habits. and feelings impair his sec
tiona devotion, and corrupt his fidelity.
s. Rssolued, That 80 soon after the formation
of the Southern Rights party as now, and before
old party feelings are forgotten, an attempt to
induce its cooperation with either of the old
parties, in the coming Presidential election,
would only remit Southern Rights members to
their respective old parties, and would, in effect,
destroy our separate organization.
6. Resolved That the duty of preserving our
existence as party, by keeping aloof from both
the old parties, till better consolidated by time
and discipline, is paramount to the supposed OBJ
legations of helping the least obnoxious il they
be not equally obnoxious.
7. ResoIued, That we recognize no obligation
to help either of said parties; both talk softly
about plunderng us no more, but neither PROM
ises restitution or amends--nether offers US full
protection in the territories, equality in the
Union, or guarantee against the future--neither
can control agitation, or stop the war upon our
system ofcivilizaton. The discipline of Calhoun
fettered by national party, could help US little,
if al y more than the tool of Seward our help
can come alone from God, and the strength of
sectional organization-it must be maintained,
even if only to preserve the nucleus and seed Of
a future efficient party.
9th. RESOLVED, That az the essential and only
means of now preserving its identity, the South
ern Rights party ought, in the opinion Of this
meeting, in the face even of certain defeat, to
run its own candidates for President and Vice
President in the coming Presidential election,
and such candidates should be run, if need be
without reference to their personal wishes.
9th. RESOLVED, That until another nomination
is made by the convention, hereinafter proposed
the Southern Rights party of this State will
support as our candidate for the
Presidency, and as our candidate
for the Vice Presidency.
are
hereby nominated as the Southern Rights cleo
toral ticket for this State.
18th. Resolved, That this Southern Rights
party in the several Southern States, il hereby
invited to meet in convention at this place, on
the first Monday in September next, for the pur
pose of considering of the above presidential
ticket, and adopting the same. or nominating
other candidates, az said convention may think
best And as soon as the Southern Rights par
ty Of any other Southern State shall appoint
delegation to said convention. the Southern
Rights party of this State shall appoint dele
gates to meet them.
On the motion of Mr.. Yancey, the foregoing
report of the majority of the committee was laid
on the table, for the purpose of allowing the
minority of the committee to present a report.
Mr.. Yancey then in behalf of the minority of
the committee, submitted the following report
pending the discussion upon which, the conven
ton, on motion of Mr.. Sayre, adjourned until to-
morrow morning at o'clock.
MINORITY REPORT.
The Southern Rights party have felt "con-
strained in Difference to the unanimous decision
of the Southern States, not to urge accession"
on account of past wrong which has been done
the South. 1t is therefore its obvious policy to
watch the future-to secure, as far as in it lies,
a proper and constitutional administration of the
general government, a co operation of the coun.
try in resistance of violation of the Constitu-
ton. The period has arrived for the selection
of the chief executive officers of the government
In that election is involved the policy of the
next administration, and in that aspect it is of
vast import to the country.
Were the Southern people, indeed, united
in their views of what were their rights, and
what the proper remedies for their redress when
wronged, the Southern Rights party might
view this election with indifference-or hope.
less of all permanent good from the longer con
tinuance of the Union might ever wish for such
an election as would ha.ten an inevitable disso.
luton of that Union. The events, Of the last
three years however have demonstrated the fact
that we are az disunited in the South, upon the
question OF our wrongs as upon the question of
redress.
Neither can it be disguised that this strange
and lamentable difference Of opinion will pro-
long and perhaps pepetuate the Union, and that
being forced to remain within it as citizens, it
becomes our highest policy to use all proper
efforta to secure a dine 0pDreciuton and ohser.