The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-28
POLITICAL. INTELLIGENCE.

ALABAMA The suboined embraces the action of the
legislature of this state upon the admission of Kansas
into the Union State
Whereas the people of Alabama, of all political parties,
in their primary assemblies and party conventions
we'll by the unanimous voice Of their general assembly
have heretofore announced the following among the
fundamental principles of their political creed
That Alabama, in their judgment, WILL and ought to
resist last resort to disruption of every tie
which binds her to the Union, action of Congress
upon the subject of slavery in the District of Columbia
in places subject to the jurisdiction Of Congress- in
compatible with the safety domestic tranquility, the
rights and honor Of the slaveholng States any act
regulating the slave trade between the sayeholding
States or any refusal admit State any Territory
hereafter applying because of the existence of slavery
therein any act prohibiting the introduction of slavery
into the Territories of Utah and New Mexico or any act
repeating materially modifying the laws in force
for the recovery of fugitive slaves and whereas the fed
eral constitution well the Kansas Nebraska act
plainly guaranteed the bona fde inhabitants of the
Territory of Kansas when their number sufficient,
the right to meet in convention composed either of
the people themselves of delegates chosen by them
and, when thus assembled, to frame constitution,
with without slavery, to them might proper,
and, with a constitution thus framed to demand
unqualified admission into the Union State !;
aud whereas Kansas has exercised this plain consu
toIa right and is expected to ask for admission into the
Union and the refusal of Congress to receive her would
be plain violation of this great constitutional right
and of the principles herein set FORTH to the maintenance
Of which Alabama has been often and so solemnly
pledged
Therefore while this general assembly will not AS
sumo in advance to dictate be taken by tho
State Alabama in the event Kansas should lie refused
admission into the Union, they nevertheless feel con-
strained by high OF duty in the firm conviction
that she will redeem her pledges and take step back
wards to provide the by which her people in
renon assembled may determine their Of action
Therefore, be it
Resolved by the senate and Of representatives general
assembly eca,ae That in the event that Kansas shall ap
ply at the present future session OF Congress for am
sion into the Union State with and under the con-
sitution heretofore framed and adopted by her. and
monty known the Iecompton constitution, and shall
be by Congress refused admission the governor of this
State is hereby respectfully instructed by proclamation
to assemble the qualified voters of this State at the usual
places of voting in their respective counties to elect dele
gates to State convention day to be by him APP
pointed, within ninety days from the time he shall
ceive satisfactory evidence Of such action by Congress,
Tennessee subjoinet resolutions have been adopt
ed by the Of this State by vote of 6 to g. They
have not as yet considered in the other branch
the legislature:
Whereas the act Of 1920 commonly called the Missouri
Compromise act inconsistent with the principles de-
caIed and laid down in the acts of 1850 better known
the compromise acts of that year and whereas the
Mscur Compromise act palpablo wrong done to the
people the savehodng States and should have been
repealed and whereas the principles of the kansas-Ne e
braska bill meet our unqualified appreciation, and should
have received the cordial support OF our senators and rep
resentatives IN congress-
Whereas one Of these senators Hon. John Bell in a
speech delivered against the Kansas Nebraska b May
rs. 1854. said
" noble generous, aud high minded senator from
the SOUTH within the last few days, before the final vote
was taken the BILL appealed to me in manner
which cannot narre. and which affected me most deep
w. The recollection Of it affects and influences my feel
ings now and will told that honorable senator
that there feature in the bill which made 1t inn
possible that should vote for IL If waived all other OBJ
jections said to others who had made appeals to me
on the subject that while it would afford great pleas
urc to be sustained by my constituents, yet II not
I would resign my seat here the moment found any
course upon this subject not acceptable to them.
As for my standing public man, and whatever pros
poets public OF long service in the councils OF the
country might be supposed to have, | would resign
them all with pleasure told that gentleman that II
upon this or any other great question affecting the inter
Of the south should find my views conflicting ma
terialy with what should appear TO be the settled sent
Of that section. should feel it my imperative duty
4 to retire rr,s
II declare here to-day that If my countrymen of Ten
ncce shall declare against my course ON this subject
and that shall be asetsincd to reasonable certainty
will not be In tho Senate day afterwards
Therefore BE- rcscr~d ~ the general assembly # TIE Stote y
7ones~, Thst we fully with the Hon John Bell
to the duty Of senator when the voice of his consti
uency has decided against him question materially
/ affecting their interests
Be further resolrod That In opinion the voice Of
Mr. Bells oountrymen in Tennessee in the recent eec
ons has declared against his course on the
braska bla question Of vital importance the South