The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-07-12
CONTRACTING RATES.
The True Southern Spirit,

liz 1Tue oOuClern spirit,
We would especially call attention to tn
following proceedings of the American 0
Know Nothing party of Georgia. They spca
for themselves in the language of truth an,
honesty and wisdom, they speak like ru
friends of the South ought to speak in a crisi
like the present, they speak the sentiments o
men who have the ability and the intclliccnc,
to know what are the important questions
involved in the presidential contest" and tn,
honesty and patriotism to present them fairl,
as true men of the South, every where, should
do. We present these proceedings as tent fol
Know Nothing orators of Lousiana-it will
require all the fnmmery of all their orators or
twice the length of the canvass to obscure even
one scntilation of the patriotic truths which
they emit
From the Columbus Times and Sentinel.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT MOVEMENT
OF THE AMERICAN PARTY OF
GEORGIA."
COLUMBUS, June II, 1856
we, the undersigned, members of the A mer.
lean party, ask leave to submit to the Judgment
OF our fellow-ctizcns, the following declaration
oil political principles and indication of policy
necessary to be pursued in the present crisis:
We consider the union of these States. IN.
der the Constitution, as understood and odont.
ed by the fathers of the Republic 'the para.
mount political good"
We consider the maintenance of the Union
dependent upon the maintenance Of the eollali.
ty OF each State in the Union.
We consider the twelfth resolution of the
Convention of the American party at Phila-
delphir, in June, 1853 which is in the follow.
ing words an essential link in the chain which
bound the American party, and an indispcu.
sable element of its nationality:
The American party having arisen upon
,ne ruins and in spite of the opposition of the
wing and Democratic parties cannot be held
responsible Tor the obnoxious acts or yioIatedl
pledges OF either And the systematic arita
lioh OF the slavery question by these parties
having elevated sectional hostility into a pos.
1--we element of political power and brought
ouf institutions into peril, it has, therefore,
become the Imperative duty of the American
party to interpose for the purpose of giving
1eacc to the country and perpetuity to the
mon. And, as experience has shown it i'm.
possible TO reconcile opinions SO extreme as
nose winch separate the disputants, as there
ah DC no dlslonor in submitting to the laws,
he National Council deem it the best uaran.
ce OF common justice and of future peace to
blde by and maintain the existing laws upon
he subject Of slavery as a final and conclusive
ettlement OF that subject in spirit and sub.
tance
And regarding it the highest duty to ayow ,
nelr opinions upon subject SO important, in
istnct and nnequiyocal terms, it is hereby de-. {.
Jared as the sense of this council, that G. on.
ress possesses no power under the Constitution,
0 legislatc upon the subject of slavery in the
tates where it does or may exist; or exclude i
ny State from admission into the Union, be. =
anse Its Constitution does or does not recog. =
lze the institution of slavery as a part of its y
oclal system And expressly pretermitting q
ny expression of opinion upon the power Of %
ongress to establish Or prohibit slavery in u
ny territories, it is the opinion of the National y
ouncll that Congress ought not to legislate y
pom the snbject of slavery within the Terri.
'res OF the United States, and that any inter. a
renee by Congress with slavery as it exists 4
the District of Columbia, would be a viola. 4
on of the spirit and intention of the compactti #
which the State of Maryland ceded the b.
istrict to the United States, and breach of |er
e national faith" in
We consider the repeal of the law known as Of
@ Missouri Compromise, as simple af1irma. SO
On OF the doctrine set forth in the said reso. ii,
ton, and necessary to the maintenance of the al
Mon of the States, and as the "best guaran th
of common justice" and final and con. ce
lsiye settlement of the subject of slayery.n "
We consider the maintenance of the eystinp