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


Alabama Southern Rights Convention.
The Montgomery journal, OF the
9th instant, contains full report OF
the proceedings of this Convention.
The 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 of secession
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 rcpugnant to the conservative pol
icy, impracticablc, dangerous TO the
contcdcracv, 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
i'm the coming Presidential election, it
is hereby recommended that II con-
vention of the Southern Rights party
of this State assemble at this place, at
such time rs 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 a convention of such party,
at such time and place as may be
mutually agreed upon, with the 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
mcnls, and to provide for the assem-
bling of the above mentioned Con
ventions, and TO give notice OF
their time and place of meeting.
Resolved, That the President Of
this Convention appoint said com
m,tcc, 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 tc
amend, was stri4SllsNal!kss,IIti I'D the fol.
lowing, Asss5s was
passed i'll It's ss,s!SsS Y: :3 i; III Sti;s;iS -
Resolved, Rsssf vi Thdherc TO the
conviction tIrfTaSs:.fss- tIrafiTaasS.3s-s 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 10 urge secession on account
Of these measures, we avow our read
mess at all times, and upon all occa
sions, to resist them by any means
i that may promise to be eiicctual.
5 From this, 1t Is pia'H that even thu
E,mrcmcsJ urthe Soutllern ,;cL.-....t !,
Alabama, arc not IN favor of separate
but only of joint Secession. The,
abandon the measure in Difference t.
the decision of the ".Southern States.
, They take measures for the orgariZa
ton of IL Southern Rights party in tn,
:.SouMern .Sfates." They had no ide;
that such party in single State coulc
do any good whatever. The Southern
Rights party which they propose, i
what we have always advocated, and
, once il could have been formed int
| 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 ha
done its work Of distraction, and now
5 what man Of common sense hi
any hope, that the hot haste to join tn
ranks of the old parties, can b
a moment stayed by any Souther
g organizations? The right more mus
be made at the right tine, and
: men continue to press false measure
until the opportunity for proper actio
, shall pass by, wisdom then comes t
them too late. -Four months agc
when our Legislature met by, propc
measures q respectable Southcr
Rights party might, even then, hav
been formed The steps to tha
end were not taken, and now
thoa sands of the officers aud men ar
: area!y enlisted in the ranks @
, fine I)ru,Ocrocv