The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-02-09
THE ALABAMA RESOLUTIONS.

lutiens of the Legislature of Alabama, as
sets forth the action of that State in rela-
ton to Kansas. The action is worthy OF
that gallant State, and is the correct mode
whereby a sovereign community should in
dictate its determination to exact the perfor-
nance by the Federal Government of its
political duties:
Whereas, The people of Alabama, of all
political parties, in their primary assem-
blies and party conventions, as by the
unanimous voice of their General Assem-
bly,, have heretofore announced the follow
ing as among the fundamental principles OF
their political creed:
That Alabama, in their judgment, will
to disruption of every tie which binds her
to the Union, any action Of Congress, upon
the subject of slavery i'm the District of Col
lumbia, or in places subject to the jurisdic-
ton of Congress, incompatible with the
safety, domestic tranquility, the rights and
honor of the slaveholding States, or any
act regulating the slave trade between the
slaveholding States; or any refusal to admit
as State, any Territory hereafter apply
ing, because of the existence of slavery
therein, or any act prohibiting the introduc-
ton of slavery into the Territories OF Utah
or New Mexico, or any act repeating or
materially modifying the laws now in force
for the recovery of fugitive slaves. And
whereas, the Federal Constitution, as we'll
as the Kansas Nebraska act, plainly guar
anteed to the bona .fde inhabitants OF the
Territory of Kansas, when their number
was sufficient, the right to meet in con-
vention, composed either of the people
themselves or of delegates chosen by them,
and when thus assembled, to frame Con-
stitution, with or without slavery, as to
them might seem proper, and with Con-
stitution thus framed, to demand an I'M
qualified admission into the Union as a
State
And whereas, Kansas has exercised this
plain constitutional right, and is expected
to ask for admission into the Union, and the
refusal of Congress to receive her would be
a plain violation of this great constitutional
right, and of the principles herein set forth,
to the maintenance of which Alabama has
been so often and so solemnly pledged:
Therefore, While this General Assembly
will not assume, in advance, to dictate the
course to be taken by the State of Alabama,
in the event Kansas should be refused ad-
mission into the Union, they nevertheless
feel constrained by high sense of duty. in
the firm conviction that she will redeem
her Pledges and take no step backwards, to
provide the means by which her people in
convention assembled may determine their
course of action. Therefore, be it
Resolred, By the Senate and House of
Representatives, in General Assembly con-
vened, that in the event that Kansas shall
apply at the present or future session of
Congress for admission into the Union as a
State. with and under the Constitution
heretofore framed and adopted by her, and
commonly known as the Lecompton Con-
stitution, and shall be by Congress refused
admission. the Governor of this State is
hereby respectfully instructed, by procla-
nation, to assemble the qualified voters of
this State, at the usual places of voting. in
their respective counties, to elect delegates
to State Convention, on day to be al
pointed, within ninety days from the time
he shall receive satisfactory evidence of
such action by Congress.