The southern press., 1852-03-13
From The Montgomery .adoeriissr and Gazette.
Proceedings OF the Alabama Southern Rights
Convention.
EVENING sEsSION
MONTGOMERY, March 4th, 1852.

Delegates not present at the morning ses-
sion were requested to come forward and enroll
thair no ...--- -i-srvsPo-,, siro fuIIOwng gentle
men appeared and registered their names:
Amaaga couniy--A. C. Taylor, w. Ross, C.
G. Lanier, C. C. Howard, E. IT, Robinson, John
NJ Stoudenmire, ID. Lamar, John Merritt,
Evans Pressly VIM. Montgomery, l. FL Afford,
Luther Rice, James III Rast Jos. 8. Reese, JOS
II. Hall, Joshua White. C. C. Dickerson, A. c.
Love, J. f. Taylor J. w. Gates, A. w. De
Bardelabon, III. ID. Holiness J A MILESTONE M
=. Frelick, j. ID. Frelick, A. X. McWilliams, j.
B. Carpenter, William Love.
LoDndes couny-Goodwyn Nixon, w. r.
Hagood, l.. G.. Mccormick, H. w. Robinson,
Jas. X. Whitman, William f. LIE Sage, James
d. Mccall, ]. d. Nixon.
Dallas county-John G. Johnson, Litlleton
Edwards.
Monroe county,. A. Wood, L. R. More.
Barbour couniy-B j. j. Mitchell,
Montgomery county,. r. billiard, A. +.
Ponder. James w. Pierce, James L. Waugh,
Junius w. Smith, X. Jones.
On motion Of Mr. Noble, the invitation to
Southern Rights men, members of clubs or
others, to participate in the proceedings of the
convention, was extended TO all Southern Rights
men present disposed to take part in the meet
ing.
The committee appointed to select vice
presidents, and draft rules for the regulation Of
the convention, reported as follows
The committee appointed to select vice presi-
dents of the convention and report rules for its
government, respectfully report Henry Holmes,
Of Autauga b. J. ]. Mitchell, of Barbour; Lit
Teton Edwards, of Dallas; Morgan Smith, of
Lowndts; Jonathan Davis of Macon; w. H.
Marks, of Montgomery; and DIR. Lawrence
Moore, of Monroe; and offer the following reso-
buttons:
Resolred, That The rules Of the house of rep
resentatiyes of Alabama be adopted for the gov
eminent Of the convention.
ReSolued, That the convention vote per capita,
but that any one member may require vote by
counties; when each county represented shall
have vote proportional TO the number of South
ern Rights votes cast at the last Congressional
election, in a ratio Of one vote for every one
hundred, and an additional vote for every FRICTION
Of 80 and upwards; that is to say, for Autauga
6, Barbour IA, Dallas z, Lowndes 6, Macon 4,
Monigomerys 8, aud MoBroe6 8.
The report was adopted.
The committee appointed TO draft resolutions
for the action Of the convention, reported the
following preamble and resolutions:
The abolition agitation, long continued in the
Northern States, and In Congress, and the recent
alarming increase Of its elements Of power, re.
sulting from its virtual monopoly Of a vast com.
mon domain, impelling us TO organize in defence
Of the great State right to manage our home af-
fairs, free from external force, or interference,
the Southern Rights party Of Alabama an
noupces a. its creed and course Of action, these
propositions and resolutions, 10 wit:
I. Resolred, ] hat the inequality Of different
races is an obvious fact.
3 Resolred That when two races Of marked
diversity, and great inequality are found in con.
nection, nature indicates, and the good Of both
requires, the asceniency OF the more intellec
tual.
3. Resolred, That such ascendancy can be
maintained in the South only by maintaining
The relation OF master and slave
4. Rssolred, That this relation promotes
equality among The free by dispensing with
grades and castles among them, and thereby
preserves republican institutions Il prevents
the degradation Of the whites consequent upon
equality with an inferior race, and affords the
African his only efficient school Of progress:
and is a trust given us Of Providence we msy
not renOuDce.
5. Resoiped, That every community, with nd.
equate resources and indiwdralized by peculiar
customs or institutions, has, by nature. the inbe
rent sovereign right TO DISPOSE Of IT, own do.
nestle affairs, free from any foreign or aniaRo-
nistic control.
6. Rssolred, That the separate individuality
and distinctive features Of sOch community can
be preserved only by lie maintaining control Of
its own destinies, and management Of lie own
peculiar affairs
Z. Resolred, That incongruities offend nature
that aniagonisms cannot prosper together, nor
several systems Of civilization GO exist under the
same government, unless the peculiar rights and
distinguishing qualities Of each have secured
them such equal privilege and protection in the
common jurisdiction that The stronger system
cannot override the weaker.
8. Rssolred. That when lin a Confectionery Of
antagonistic systems) community, thus individ.
ualized, suecumbing 10 the prejudices Of another
and stronger system Of civilization, sacrifices
these principles 10 present ease, or temporizine
expedienis, and permanently scquiesces in the
idea that the interests or institutions that disfin
guish u, may be put under the ban Of the con-
iederacy, lie individuality and right OF selEgov.
eminent viii soon decay, and it, people become
tributary, alyect and dsgrGded
3. Resided. That il s plain the system Of
civilization obtaining in the North and IN the
South, have, through agitation, become antaVo.
Distic and at war with each other; and, in every
collision heretofore, between the ts o. the South
has lost substantial vantage ground. while Il has
gained only Temporary respite.
TO- Resclred, That ell sgitatiOn is aggressive
and, with more or less steady pace, must progress
from one conquest 10 another, TIL finally con.
summated, unless the agitation be utterly e1iin
guished, or the thing attacked, or Withdrawn
from its control.
n. Resolved, That present iDdications are in
accordance with these laws, and show that the
truce is bot Temporary, and that the war Of sys-
tens among MS is not ended.
~. Res0ired, therefore, That We, as Southern
Rights men, believing our system Of civilization
is worth preserving, and believing IL endangered,
pledge ourselves rever 10 sleep upon our posts,
until every token Of hostility disappears, or new
safeguards are provided for ts protection.