Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-11-29
New Orleans Moving in favor Of
Non.lnierceurse.

marts of the North. The follow.
ing document, for the copy Of which
We are indebted to friend, has been
Extensively cirulated, aud received
Thousands of signatures:
We, the undersigned, citizens Of
the United States Of America, have
seen with regret, modification and
alarm, the repeated and persistent
assaults made upon Southern insti-
utions and rights. by IA vast majority
of our fellow citizens who reside in
he non-slavebolding States:
They have denounced and are
now denouncing Us as unworthy OF
holding any social or political inter
course with them;
They have heaped and ore now
heaping upon us, insult and con-
tumelY in the most outrageous and
lunmessured terms;
They have threatened and are still
depressing determination 10 invade
our territory, and compefus by force
of arms, TO abandon our property,
and to submit to their dictatioD;
| They have trampled upon the
constitutional laws of Congress. en-
Iacted for the protection of our rights,
by forcible resistance. and by muir
dering the officers charged with their
lexeeutiOn;
! They have passed unconstitutional
\ State laws, forbidding, under severe
penalties, the enforcement! of the
| Constitution aud Laws of the Unirei
States, under the 1imsy and absuld
pre.ext of ahigher law Of paramount
obligation;
They have endangered the lives
of our fellow citizens because they
were in pursuit of their property,
aud were endeavoring to vindieate
their legal rights according to the
laws of The land;
They have prosiituted the hal
lowed pane Of REPUBLICAN, to
he anholy purposes Of treason and
murder;
They have actually aided and
abetted, and are now justifyiug and
approving tho reasonable and MUIR
derous ioray Of The infamous John
Brown aud bis band of assassins.
All these injuries and grievances
We have thus far borne with iortitude
and patience, 10 the hope that our
ellow citizens would change their
course of conduct towards US, aud
reciprocats that bretberly love and
those lraternsl feelings, which We
have never ceased to entertain for
them no members OF great one polite
al family, bound together by so many
sacred and endeariug ties Of fellow
ship and common interest. But
our hopes have been disappointed,
our friendly Offices and affectionats
feelings for our brethren Of the non
slayeboldipg States have been sprrn-
ed, and they continue to be deter
mined TO treat US as interiors.
Whilst disposed to be true in our
feHlty aud allegiance to. our glorious
Constitution ana Union, and yield
Implicit obedience to the laws of our
eOuntry, we ara nevertheless unwill.
Ing to sui nit to the insults aud op-
preston Of those of our fellow citi.
zens who seem determined to hold Us
in state of yissalage.
Under Ibis deplorable and unfor.
tunate state Of things, We have come
to the deliberate determination and
solemn resolution, that,
From The LIST dag of January,
1861, We will have no commercial
intercourse or transaction Of any kind,
with any citizen or citizens Of the |
non-slsveholdlng States of the United
States, nor will We purchase any ar.
ticls of merchandise, whether sgri- !
cultural produce, or the result Of
manufacture ofany Of said States, if
the same can be had of Southern pro-
ductioD, except only such articles as
may have beon imported or ordered
in good. faith by those Of our fellow
citizens vino may sign and abide by
this resolution, previouse to the date
of their signature hereto.
And TO guarantee the faithful per-
Torrance Of this resolution, We agree
10 appoint committees to supervise
the imports in every branch Of trade,
whose duty it shall be to report every
violation Of this agreement.
We Furthermore receive, that we
will not employ or give Height to any
vessel Of any kind or description, be-
longing, in whole or part, to any