New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-10
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SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1859
PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE.

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PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE.
Inc following resolutions have been reported to
the Legislature of Mississippi, now in session at
jackson, by the Committee on State and Federal
| Relations:
!. Hesotrcd, by the Legislnture Of H.e state Of
1nl'ssssssgp,, That under the Constitution of the
IN United States, the government created by it can
not, nor can any tribunal acting under its author
lty whether it be Legislative executive or judicial
within Its appropriate sphere, justly withhold from
the owners of slaves that adequate protection for
@ anelr Save property to which the owners Of prop
nature they may further require to secure them in
It's possession and endowment
z. That the election of President of the United
states BY the votes of one section of the Union
only, on the ground that there exists an irrecon-
cllable conflict between the two sections, in refer
ence to their respective systems of labor and with
an aVo#ed purpose of hostility to the institution of
slavery as 1t prevails in the Southern States, and
as recognized by the compact of union, would 10
threaten destruction Of the ends for which the
constitution was formed, as to Justify the slave
holding States in taking counsel for their separate
protection and safety.
3. That, upon the happening of such contingency,
the Governor of this State be requested to convene
the Legislature in extraordinary session, in case
other slaveholding States shall have indicated
Willingness to confer with Mississippi in regard to
the measures to be adopted for the maintenance of
tler rights or in he should deem it necessary
to provide for the public safety.
A. That the Governor of this State be requested
to transmit copy of these resolutions to the Gov
ernor of each of the slavehoIdng States of the
Union, to be laid before their respective Legisa-
lures, and invite their cooperation.
There is little doubt, we understand, that the
above resolutions, something equivalent to them,
will pass the Legislature of our sister State by
nearly, If not quite, an unanimous vote. We trust
that they will; for, in times like the present. the
voice of tile largest weatest and strongest of the
cotton States, should be heard plainly and unlnis
takably. The period fer ambiguous phrases has
passed The time for halting between two opin-
ions has gone by. The day for action has arrived.
When the torch of the incendary endangers our
borders, and wives and children are threatened
with the pixies of the assassin and insurrectionist
he who falters is more dangerous than an open
enemy.
The first resolution enunciates sound doctrine
Slave property, like all other property, is entitled
to the same measure of protection, in the Terrific
res or out of the Territories But as there is pre-
cious little likelihood of slave property being car
ried to any of the Territories hereafter-and if
none is carried no protection will be required--we
hold that the less said this particular branch of
the subject the better.
The second resolution cannot be misunderstood
Its plain intent and meaning is that Mississippi in
the event Of the election of Seward or any other
Abolltionst to the Presidency, will deem it suf-
cient cause for withdrawal from the Union, should
the other slave States proper to cooperate with
her. The request to the Governor to convene the
Legislature in special session, should the contn-
gency indicated arise, provides for the future and
the last resolution specifies the mode in which the
Legislatures of the slave States shall be advised
officially of the action of Mississippi
The following resolutions, among others, have
been introduced in the Legislature of South Caro-.
lima, and will doubtless pass:
Resotued, That at the call of any border or other
Southern States, for convention of the slayehold-
ing States. the Governor ofthe State of South Caro-
ma be required to appoint suitable delegates to
pledge this State to furnish her full quota of men
and her full contribution of money for the fortifca-
non OF all the necessary points on the northern
frontiers of the slayeholding States and the gar
rlsoning and perpetual support of the same.
Resolred That while the considerations of safety
and security, obvious and paramount, Justify and
compel such measures of defense, in view of this
lncendlary attempt OF John Brown, and the appa-
rent state of public sentiment in the so-caed free
States, this Legislature does not hesitate to de.
clare that this Unon-at best of doubtful value to
the South-would be scarcely an atom in the scale
against the perpetual maintenance of our system
VI -hiiiouH oiaNe idDoF, anu 10 ADVISE That when
the continuance of the said Union endangers or
seriously embarrasses that system, that the South
should discard said Union at once and forever.
The Legislatures of Georgia, Alabama Texas
and Tennessee, are now i'll session. We shall not
be surprised to hear of similar resolves from all of
them. And the Legislature of Virginia will soon
convene. We shall look to that Legislature with
much anxiety On its judicious and comprehen-
sl'e action matters of momentous Importance de.
pend AS Virginia leads provided she leads
wisely--so will act majority of the Southern
States. If she passes non-intercourse laws, and
goes in for a Southern Convention, then, in all
human probability, farewell, an eternal farewell,
to Northern commercial, financial, maratime and
manufacturing suprcmacy-for the balance of the
Southern States will nquestionably pass non-nter-
course laws, and see what degree of safety can be
found in Southern deliberative assembage in.
vested with plenary powers.