The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-22
The Americans of Georgia are making active

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! They are of the true stamp and are not to |
e inundated BY an occasional defeat. We hay
before commented upon the spirit which pc
vades the resolutions passed at the America
f meetingsin the Empire State of the South, an
t will now regale our readers with the proceed
$ ings of the convention held at Macon, on .th
= 9th ult., over which the hon. Asa Holt prt
5 sided The committee appointed to draft rese
lutions, in submitting their report stated tina
the period having arrived ''when the member
of the American party are called upon to tax
: a survey Of the condition of the political affair
: Of the country, and to examine into the work
ings of the federal and state government an
to present to the people an expression of opin
ion thereon-are panied in being compelled t
report that, all is not nell. That being at peac
with all the world, it would be natural to con
clude that peace, tranquility and order sboule
prevail through our borders. Such, however
is far from being true; but on the contrary VIC
ence, disorder and bloodshed prevail to al
alarming extent. The guarantees of the const
tuition are disregarded- rights of c0equa
sovereign States trampled under foot; and the
money of the people used to corrupt the PEG
ple-the treasure the whole people sacrificed
at the shrine Of party ambition, and made the
instrument of corruption, and national dissolu-
ton" Every word the truth. The commit
tee continue, "when we examine into the inter-
ests of our own particular section, we behold
one UNMARRIED scene of fraud and injustice
Fraud in the appropriation Of our public lands
for purposes purely sectional, and in which we
have no interest; and injustice in being exclud-
ed with our property from portions of our own
country, and that too by the suffrages of men
born on foreign soil and who never in their own
country enjoyed such privilege. If tie above
rights are guaranteed to US by the constitution
and laws, and we have been deprived of their
enjoyment, the Buchanan administration are
justly chargeable therefor; and as the present
democratic party has administered the gov
eminent for the last four years and still hold
the reins Of power, they declare: /. That the
democratic party is responsible to the south for
her exclusion from an equal participation i'll all
the rights and privileges of our territorial do
main. 2. That James Buchanan in the ap-
pontment of Robert J. Walker, governor of the
territory Of Kansas, has but reiterated and il
ustrated the principle contained in his letter
accepting the nomination of the democratic ma
lonal convention, to-wit THAT the people of
errltory, like those Of a State, shall decide for
themselves whether slavery shall or shall not
xlst within their lmits.' 3. That the southern
'crtion Of the democratic party in electing Jas.
Buchanan to the presidency did that act of in
ustce to the SOUTH with full knowledge that
lie had proclaimed in the senate of the United
'tates, on the 9th day of June, 1843, the fol-
owing sentiment: Il feel strong repugnance
y any act Of mine to extend the limits of the
|nion over a new slaveholding territory" The
nit therefore that they have reaped in Kansas
% the tree they planted 4. That the evils {
squatter sovereignty, as now being attempt
i to be fastened upon the territory of Kansas :;
y governor Walker, the authorised agent and
fficial representative of president Buchanan, t
re the legitimate results of settled policy, i
nd but yerifcation Of the predictions of the {
merlcan party during the last canvass; and
lat We hold the democratic party responsible S
the State and to the country at large for n
ese results so fatal to the interests of the c
ueh. 5. That the denunciation of governor y
'alker, by democratic journals, Office holders g
i'd meetings, on account of his recent official \
is IN Kansas, is absurd and inconsistent, mas a
UGH as he is only hired agent carrying out
views of the administration, and of the~par- m
that placed it in power as avowcd through ~ ~
t the entire north and west. These angry 20
nunclatlons should. if real and the declaim- in
IN earnest, more properly be hurled against pt
principal than against the subordinate I'll
alnst president Buchanan than against gov r
Tor Walker-for no true southerner would f.
ar think of abusing servant for obeying his re
ster's instructions; and what is president
chanan, in this case, but Walkers official ~
ster?' The convention declared that the :,
ncpies OF the American party alone could -.
serve the south against freesoi aggressions
restore confidence and peace to The coun- ~
/; and unanimously resolved that The Fed :.
Union must be maintained; the reserved ;, :.
hts OF the States must be respected; the de- G..
on (Dred Scott CASE of the supreme court ~
the United States must be enforced an ~
q" br
'erican nationality must be cherished; sec
al agitation must be terminated; suuatter
ereignty must be repudiated; and, finally, tel
there never was a greater necessity than OF
: for all true and patriotic Americans and all th'
southerners to unite in a vigorous effort to an
AIN the foregoing principles, and wrest the as
eminent from the unprincipled men who at ge]
time manage its affairs with no other aim If
their own personal ACCOMPLISHMENT. all
lowing TO THE YoKE.-The Louisiana Con- WI
the great organ of democracy and s'offcial l =,
nal of the State of Louisiana and Tia TTn;ted Vic