The southern press., 1852-03-13

49, RssolDed Tllat the general goysfnment
Il contsdsracy formed BY separate, co-equal,
sovereign States, for certain common objects
specified in the compact. and It's original charac-
Ter can be maintained only by It's being 10 adj
mnstered as to vindlcats and defend alike the
distinctive interests OF all the parties.
IA. Resolred further, That We cherish he
reserved State rights of enlightenment in mat
ters Of internal policy, and the right Of secession
for It's infraction, as the great ark of Soul hern
safety, to flee to, when the deluge Of fanaticisn
and Capitalization threatens 10 overwhelm US,
and reduce all colors and races among us TO the
level Of common degradation.
Is. Resolped, That believing both the oldna
tiona parties are sensitive TO the INABILITY senti-
ment and therefore in effect antagonistic to our
sectional interests, we will preserve our separate
organization, and coalesce with neither butsfia
leave ourselyesaTree TO oppose both, or cooperate
from time to time, with either, according as their
doctrines ma ymore or less coincide with our
own
Is. Resoloed, That the people Of this, and of
all the Southern States, having decided against
the policy of secession on account of tho passage
of tho compromise measures, the Southern
Rights party Of Alabama declines to urge that
issue--its aim is to watch the future.
IL. RESOLVED, That We repudiate the idea
of Intervening in European affairs, as repygnant
to conservative policy, impracticable, dangerous
to the confederacy, and fatal to the reserved
rights Of the States, and liberties Of the people
Is Resolped, That for a more perfect organi-
cation, and to consider our course in the coming
Presidential election it is hereby recommended
that a convention of the Southern Rights party
of this State assemblies at this place. at such time
as the central committee, hereinafter named,
shall designate.
49, Resolped, That in order to. organize a
Southern Rights party throughout all the Soutb-
ern States, opposed to national organizations
- --.s---. --;-s-- Ss,rfhern States tie
propriety of holding a convention of such party
at such time and place as may be rna,usfiy
agreed upon, with the view to cooperate in the
Presidential election and in such other measures
as may be important
30. RESOLVED, That it i expedient to raise
permanent central committee whose duty it
shall be TO correspond with the Southern Rights
men throughout this and other Southern States,
in relation to all party movements, and to pro.
vide for the assembling of the above mentioned
conventions, and to give notice of their time and
place of meeting.
81. Resolped, That the president of this con-
vention appoint said committee, to consist of fif-
teen persons, any five of whom, including the
chairman shall be a quorum 10 act.
Mr.. Baford moved the adoption of the pre-
amble al resolutions.
The 18th resolution being objected to, the
motion was withdrawn, and motion made to
divide, so as to permit the vote to be taken on
the preamble, each proposition, and each reso-
luton separately.
Mr.. Davis moved to amend, by taking the
vote on the preamble first then upon the propo-
sitions collectively, and separately upon each
resolution; which amendment was accepted and
adopted.
The preamble was then read and adopted
On motion, the eleven proportions were
unanimously adopted.
The 18th, 18th, and l4th resolutions were
successfully adopted, without opposition.
On motion TO adopt the 18th resolution, Mr..
Strother moved to strike out all after the word
neither"
. Mr.. Sayre moved to lay the motion to strike
out on the table, and called for the vote by
counties.
The vote was then taken, Barbour, Macon,
Montgomery, Lowndes, Aulauga, and Monroe,
voting in the affirmative; Dallas in the negative
AZ to7.
The resolution was then adopted
On motion TO adopt the 10th resolution, Mr..
STROLLER moved to strike out.
Mr. Northington moved to amend, by striking
out the words q its aim is TO watch the future !"
pending which Mr.. Buford moved an adjourn
ment to o'clock tomorrow morning, which
motion prevailed.