The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-06-09
SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CONVENTION

lh' t"i"wn" resolutions We're read before the
Southern Convention. recently assembled at
/ Eirk-bu,.. by C"l G. W. Dudley, Of This rl,c.
! E"~l"'d. That tn" 'l"nan,ls of the Sonl,, il,
lN'''. far .rrri"iial "xpaSi"u ar. no, C,i,Iv rr
r"m":inhl" with tn" i.l,.:, now inculc..l ,l,,,
l'''r" l. ton much land for the :,l,orrrS when in
I"'!'' "t fact, u" additional territory has been
acquired hy the south since lSJn.
! =. That in the formation ,r the Federal Con.
s;!ir' "n, IL" southern S'ni"s conceded ,n Com
Gr">$ the ri-ht /" lr"!ihil the IMPORTATION of
African ~'tv..S. after tn. year lS'iS and ,L.,
III" !"w* -Iac" li',s-'l 1" that effect with tin.
inrr"'a:i"E Of rimin"nt Southern Statesmen.
ana .n,,>,l !v ~" acJl:;rs"ncc or the. ,,.op =
Ter :" MANY Years, obi isaj,,v upnn ,i.. n.o
i,'' t!'r >'uih.rn STATS. So long lis ,!cy ma.
chn">" /" REMAIN III III" Union.
3, T!'t ;hr apprenticeship <ySi-ln is bnt an
evasion al i;."Sc LAWS. for it r,n; bc d.
that 'c"ntrnc> tor ,~lviiuir, male i,v ih.. !, .
i"!:-"r' wh!'' lnan :: :u IL" c.lil,l,aI< nu, in
set ""ir'> E" Africa. too much :.n;.i"r l.v
such tiil" AMI intended in ,.!ac,. n,.o...
"r"'i". i neck ri the victim that can b. tirl,,
enc" at pleasure.
i. That III: r+:"p"nim. Of III" African .:av.
'ra'ir w"'i!'! diminish III. vau. ni ,!.,., w.. Al.
rrrdy l'nr"--,nvic their brutal instincts Il, ,s
oi decentralization. and bv diminishing ;l.. de-.
''''''' W. WV VI UhnSIJSr!DIlcf, wnutI
prevent hnn from c",rp"tin. in the market. al
a'ni">i any prices, with his more fortunate
nri"hb"r, io' property III slaves.
-. That il would rrlucr the prices of cnl,nu
AMI other Sout tcrm Stlr.s To Il degree not 10 h..
c6np"uSativc to ;hc Individual, BY his larrr
crops i"r EXPENSES have hcrn Increased also ar.
t"niar!y III feeling, c!o'h;n. an,l other coa,in.
gcmci"S u! lh,: additional I,',nrrr* 50 thai, in
til" end tn" nett profit, OF the PLANTER upon his
Investments III lanl and nc.sr"cS, would he Ill
'i:inishc'! rather iilan increased.
q. That the high prices of negroes are not
owing alone 1" il,- sr;rcitv of tli"nI hut rather
to til" rc'aiion ili"y hav. In times past borne To-
III. value "i H." Staples they cultivated and
these. III their return, have always nuc,unt,d
with the monetary condition "f the country nal
Ia" spirit Of speculation prevailing amongst tn,
buyers.
!. That the Constitution of the several Stale.
providing for The election and appointment Of
Judges, wcr: intended 10 secure for the citizens
Il medium through which jurirs cinpannrIicl To
try III" f"'iS "t the cases, might be Instructed
upon legal p"nIs they had never studied and
That there c"m!I no Greater calamity bcf.,!l 4
Tree people than I" sink til" Judges in the jury
box, and have tn: laws and the Constitution Ia
b" "xp'nncd. anihoratvcly, by amy citizen who
CHANGED To be drawn upon The jury.
rlc tli"s" doctrines Of morality, upon which
alone can rest any nope fnr IL real prosperity.
and that III nll their relations, whether public
or private, they ever keep in view the value of
Il good principle, rather than what might be
gained al the moment, by fol"win. the exam.
pie "fIhe North, and substituting the 'hiyhcr
law therefor.
{? That rcro'"'ion is the only cifcclual arru-
m"nt against tyranny and that klc South is pre-
pared, whenever tn" eXIrcncics Of her situation
require it, to dissolve her present relations, and
iIrm such others as may be most compatible
with what she may deem her true line of policy,
aud there is fear that in such an event the
little lcvc's thrown up by the hand of man, can
ever oLstruct the mighty rush of Just cause,
always sustained by the hand of Onn polence
10 That in the opinion of this Convention, the
true line Of policy to be adopted by tho Southern
States, ut the present time is. whilst they guard
with n watchiul eye their Constitutional rights,
ms sovereign States, they devote themselves TO
the development Of the immense. resources
which have been placed, by n bonntiful Prov
dcncc, under their stewardsliip-resourcc that
are destined to secure to them, amongst the
people of the earth position rs dazzling as was
ever accorded to humanity since the creation of
[ he wrrlu.