New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-01-22

Insiew Of the probability that Congress win reject
| the application Of Kansas for admission into the
Union a. a State, In consequence Of the slavery
feature In It's constitution the Southern mind begins
| to consider seriously whether the South has not
already reached tie extreme limit Of endurance, and
whether the acceptance Of the Lecompton Constitu-
ton should not be made her uitinafua. The Legis-
atre Of Alabama, early in its present session, has
directly and emphatcaly proclaimed the affirmative
Of this proposition The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted in both branches Of that body
on the 14th:
Resolusd 5y the Senate and House of Representa-.
fices ia General assembly convened, That in the
event Kansas should apply at the present or at any
future session of Congress for admission into the
Union as State with. and under, the constitution
heretofore framed and adopted by her and commonly
known as the Lecompton Constitution and shall be
BY Congress refused admission the Governor OF this
State hereby respectfully instructed by procama-
ton, assemble the qualified voters Of this State at
the usual places Of voting in their respective
ties TO elect delegates to State Convention day
70 be by him appointed within ninety days from the
time when he shall receive satisfactory evidence OF
2. BE IL further Resolved, That the Governor shall,
by his proclamation, fix day for the holding of a
Convention at the Capitol Of the State, not later than
twenty days after the day fixed for such election.
8. Be IL further ResoiUed, That shall be the duty
OF the Governor to issue to the Sher OF the several
countless writs Of election for as many delegates from
each county to said Convention the said several
counties shall be entitled 70 members "a the House ?,
s s y - ss s q ne usa nsces II yotn IN
the respective counties and the polls shall be opened
under the rules and regulations now governing the
election OF members o. the General Assembly OF TINS
anu ss ,S - ~ a.. ip
II members 10 the House Of Representatiyes in the
General Assembly, and the persons elected thereat
aeiegates 70 SAD convention snail be returned 10
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foregoing preamble and resolutions be forwarded 10
Senators and Representatives in Congress and to
the Governors OF all our sister States OF the south.
VIII De noted That the resolutions are silent as 70
tne OBJECT OF calling the Convennon-thus IN al
vance, disclaming for the Legislature any dctation
OF the course 70 be pursued Their purpose is an
swefed IN anordng to the people oil Alabama the
opportunity OF deciding what they VIII do, as
sovereign independent State 10 the event OIL another
OF the long series OF wrongs and outrages being per-
petrated against them Should the event occur upon
which the calling Of the Convention Is made contn-
gent we have no doubt that the people OF Alabama
Will, through their delegates, almost unanimously
support the position assumed by the Legislature
Every real lover Of his country must look with
deep grief upon this startling evidence that the
sectional strife engendered by the antsyery fanatics
has again brought disunon to our very DOORS But it
Is evident that in the natural sequence Of things
now constituted, this must finally be the course the
whole Souh will be forced to pursue, and perhaps it