The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-28
goEnt Resolutions oftE,e Tcxa. LcSis-
satura concerning Federal Relations.


another demand: and giving like respectful
consideration to the views OF the Governor OF
this State, expressed in his message, transmit
ting to this body said resolutions; and further
considering, solcmnly, and with a view to our
responsibility, under the State and Federal
Constitutions, and to the people from whom
we derive power, the general subject thus
presented to us involving results so momentous
to this confcderacy and to cachof its sovereign
members, this Legislature uncquvocalIy de-
clarcs:
That the system of government, instituted by
our States and Federal Constitutions, Is the
wisest in its principles ever devised by men ::
ard in its organislntk most efficient for the
attainment OF the objects of its creation Tor the
establishment of, and giving security to, rolit-
cal liberty, and the protection OF persons and
property:
That it is ollr firm resolution to maintain
and defend the Constitution OF the United
States, which is the cement OF the Union, rs
well in its limitations and reservation as IN Its
authorities and powers, and
TO support the Constitution of the State,
and 10 require that the rights, authorltles'and
powers existing in, aud reserved to this State
and the people thereof be respected, they being
equally, incorporated with, and essential to, the
success of the general system, and the snrest
bufwark against anti republican tendencies !;
and
That consistently with the foregoing, it is our
fixed determination to adhere to and support
the Union Of these confederate States, and to
defend the same from all assrcssons.
2. Regarding the Union, upon the principles
of the Constitution, as an unmixcd blessing,
and its preservation upon those principles, as
the highest duty of the State and the people
thereof, we deem it our duty further to de-
clare
That the statutes Of several OF the nom-slavc-
holding States multiplying the fugitive slave
laws, or designed through State functionarles
to defeat the execution of said laws, to punish
Federal officers attcnptingto execute the same
and
The purpose Of the dominant political party
in the non.savcholding States. called the Black
Republican party, to Use, if it can get posses
sion Of the Federal Government, all the powers
of that government with the view that party
has of the extent Of those powers, for the cX-
termination of African Slavery in the State
ERcorganizny the Supreme Court Of tho
United States so as to secure a Judiciary re,
presenting sectional and political opinionsf
BY prohibiting, in the form Of acts Of Con,
grcss, slavery in the Territories and Other
places of Federal Jurisdiction; s.f.e
s. By refusing to / admit any new Slate 1.-THE
ECohstitution Of the institution of saye.,.
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constitutionally deIegatedto to the Federal Govern
ment, where it has jurisdiction for the protec-
ton of all property recognized as such 10y the
Constitution and in the judgments OF the Fede'
raj Courts:
BY creating ncw States, so as to get the
requisite number,to change the Constitution
in order to authorize the Federal Governments
to exert pIcnary power over the institutions o
the slaveLolding States, and by other modes
qSd -,
The invasion of one OF the sayeholding
States BY citizens CT the non-slavehoding Statcs
for the purpose of armng the servile race eand
lca1inc them into rebellion against their mas
tcrs and against the State: arc all in violation
of the spirit and principles Of the Constitution
dangerous to the Union, and at war with those
institutions, which, at all hazards, it is our duty
to defend.
3. Seeing, as We cannot avoid seeing, there
is imminent danger that the said Black frpuh
lican party, will get possession of all the depart
mcnts of the Federal Government, and exercise
all the powers o. the same, and others not dele
gated, for the cffectuation of the unconsvtutlon
al purposes before named; and believing tha
such an event would result in the destruction
of all the barricS between the States, and III
arbitrary, consolidated government Of an IrreS
ponsiblc section; We solcmnly appeal to tho
people Of the other States, to prove by theI'
political action, in the cnslEg States and fe
dcr.l elections, their devotion to the Coustit''
ton and the Union. and to the sovereignty
and equality of the States, and do not make
the appeal without the hope of patriotic an
swcr: but
In case our repeal in dsrcgar|cd, and II
view of the. possibility of such an event, We
earnestly commend the whole subject OF oul
present and probable exi gencics to the profound
consideration of the people Of this State, tho
sovereignty of Texas. that they may devise
the ways and means of maintaining, unihpalr
cd, the authorities, rig hts and liberties reserved
to and existing in the States respectively ant
the people of the same.
I. That the Governor communicate these
resolutions to each Of the Statcsof this contcd
crncy, and eto our members in both houses o
Congress. .
Kossuth writes lorg letter on the subjcc
of the ballot lie says that when Hungary wa:
blessed with Constitutional form of Govern
mcnt secret voting was but seldom rcsorted tt
-'pubIicly was the rule" No protection o
anv kind was wanted by the Magvars. Tenan
riGht rendered tenants independent Of thc
landlords and being essentially an agricnItnra
people there WAS "ycry little ofthat cagcTnes
with which in popuous cities tradcsmen ar'
seen to cling TO the patronage Of COOL custo
mers." The civic spirit and sc!i-conscious pa
triotsnl'' of the IIungarianS, precluded any
thing like bribery on a large scale and n'
"paramount Importance was therefore attacIn'
to the ballot as q means Of preventing citlc
intimidation or corruption.
How TIE TnIsTLE SAVED ScoTLANp.-Ih'
following is related as the origin Of the Use o
the thistle us the national emblem Of Scotland
When the Danes invaded Scotland, the!
avaiIcd themselves Of the pitch darLncss o
nirht to attack the Scottish forces unlwarcS
In approaching the Scottish forces rnphsercC
and marching barcfootcdto prevent their trami
being heard one Of the Danes trod upon
large pricl,Iy thistle, and the sharp cry Of pal!
which he rstrttly uttered suddenly apprisc'