Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-09-05
rp,e ant,.nav.dson Convention.

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Monday, at - o'clock organized, and went to
work with more Of harmony than enthusiasm
but this latter can be excused on account
Of the meeting being the result of a family
quarrel.
Judge Angus Bowie, a very young but de-
termined and intelligent looking gentleman
nominated Col. Van Wickle of Point CouPee
for President, and Mr.. Reese, Of the Clinton
Patriot, and Mr.. Jewell, of the Point Coupee
Echo, Secretaries, which nominations were
unanimously agreed to. Five parishes were
represented-Iberyille however, was not one CT
them.
A Committee was named and a recess had
to draw up Resolutions. The committee ap"
peared at the appointed time and the resolu"
tons handed to the Clerk. They were strong
" States Rights, and condemned the course OF
Walker in Kansas.
DR.. Hereford nominated LAURANT ]. SIGUR
of this parish as a candidate for Congress,
which was received with accIamation, no other
name being proposed.
Mr.. Balch, of this parish, being called upon
to ascertain something Of the feeling OF the
people of IberviIle, he responded in some we'll
timed and handsome remarks. He was not
there by authority, he said, but he assured the
Convention that L. ]. Sigur was beloved in
his native parish, as he was by all who knew
him, for all those qualities which dignity man,
but particularly for his firm, unwavering loyal
ty to Southern principles and Southern inter
ests. He had no doubt the parish would roll
up a handsome majority for Mr.. Sigur.
The Convention then adjourned. Previous
to which, however, resolutions were passed, re-
guessing Mr.. Sigur to resign in case T. G. Da>
wilson did, and in that case, providing for ano"
Their Convention.
The following are the resolutions first alluo
ded to above:
Resolved, That the Territories Of the United
States belong to the several States composing
this Union, and are held by them as their joint
and common property.
Resolved, That Congress, as the joint agent
and representative of the States Of this Union,
has no right to make any law, or 10 do any act
whatever, that shall directly, or by its effects
make anv discrimination between the States OIL
this Union by which any OF them shall be de-
prived of its full and equal rights in any Terri
tory of the United States, acquired or to be
acquired.
Resolved, That the enactment of any law
which shall directly or by its effects deprive the
citizens of any of the States of this Union from
emigrating with their property into any of the
Territories of the United States, will make
such discrimination, and would therefore be
violation Of the Constitution and the rights o
the States from which such citizens emigrated
and in ~derogation of that perfect equality which
belongs TO them as members of this Union
and would tend directly to subvert the Unior
itself.
Resolved, That it is a fundamental princi
| pie in our political creed that a people in form
ing a Constitution have the unconditional RICH
to form and adopt the government which they
| think best calculated to secure their liberty
prosperity and happiness: and that in conformity
thereto no other condition is imposed by th'
| Federal Constitution on q State in order TO bt
admitted into this Union. except that its Con.
s~titution shall be Republican and that the i'm
position Of any other by Congress would no
only be in violation of the Constitution, but ii
direct conflict with the principle on which ouI
political system rests.
Also Resolved, That this Convention de-
cidedIy disapproyes Of the course of Robert ]
Walker, Governor of Kansas, in debating to the
people of that Territory their action in forming
and adopting a State Constitution as an un'
warrantable interference of a branch Of the
| General Government. with the rights of the
people, and as a violation of the letter anG
spirit of the Cincinnati Platform and Kansas,
Nebraska Act, and we contemn the gratuitou:
expression Of his opinions in relation to the
adaptation of slavery TO that Territory, as IN
called for and detrimental to the vital interests
of the South.