Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-12-30
Alabarna Democracy.

At the great WalkernNicaragua meeting at
Mobile q few days since. the following resolu-
lions of the Alabama Legislature were ems
braeed in its proceedings:
Reso1red further, That in view of so com
| handing an interest as that OF an inteE>oceanlc
| communication between the opposite shores of
America, this General Assembly cannot but
| sympathize with thus Liberty Party in Nieara-
! qua in their efforts to regeneEate that portion OF
The continent-thAt a successful issue OF those
efforts cannot but rebound TO the political and
commercial power of the United S~tates--that
there is nothing in our constitution and laws,
or treaty stipulations, to interfere with the
right of individual citizens of this country TO
emigrate 10 Nicaragua, and if they think proper,
to aid in the establishment of a g~overnmentsof
liberal principles--and that in The exercise Of
that right they can carry rms with them.
That while this General Assembly would
not encourage military organizations within the
territory or jurisdiction Of the United States,
10 wage war against any friendly power, or
sanction any breach Of our netitralty@AHs. they
assert, at the sarne time, the right Gf individual
citizens peaceably to leave the United States
with the intention Of becoming, if they. desire
it, the citizens OF any other country, and that
in so doing they should rot be subjected 10
seizure or search By Federal authority.
Resolved further. That this General Assem-
by hold that the President ofthe United States
is bound by the resolutions of the National
Democratic Convention, and the "Oatend circu-
lar" to use all The powers Of the Government
10 prevent the interference of European nations
with the affairs of this continent, and especially
to secure American influence and control on
the Isthmus of Nicaragua, and thus obtain for
the United States a safe and reliable commu
~nieation between their Atlantic and Pacific
possessions and the incalculable advantages of
Oriental traffic.
RESOLVED further, That the newspapers in this
city be requested to publish the proceedings of
this meeting, and that copies of the same be
forwarded to the President Of the United
States, TO our Senators and Representatives in
Congress, and to the delegates from this county
in our State Legislature.
Such is something like the old Jackson De,
mocracy, but it is repudiated by Mr.. BUCHA-
"A therefore we oppose his action with
reference TO Walker and Nicaragua, and in SO
doing We are cooperating with almost every
other journal in the South. Even the New
Orleans Courier, as We showed last week, (al-
though standing firmly by the Administration
on all other points,. denounces bitterly that
portion OF the Presidents Message that relates
to WALLER and the flibusters. We have no
cause as yet to be dissatisfied with Sir. BuCH-
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sidentiaf career, nor do we conceive the South
has, with the exception of the matter above
alluded to. To be sure the President has been
pretty rouudly censured for not recalling Kan
sas Walker, and il looks a little like he was to
blame for the ridiculous and unfortunate posi-
ton in which our Utah army is placed but
in both these cases it is more than probable he
can fully exhonerate himself from censure.
Those Alabama resolutions above fully ex-
press our sentiments-the second paragraph in
particular; and while we look with shame up
the conduct Of Capt. CHATARD, al Punta Are
mas. in leagueing with the British Consul in
interfering with the movements of Gen. Wal,
KEE, we look at the same time upon such in
termeddling on the part Of a foreign power as
setting at naught the Monroe doctrine, and
that the President is bound by the Resolutions
of the National Democratic Convention Of
1856, and the. "Ostend circular" to prevent any
further interference by foreign powers with
the affairs Of this continent.