, 1860-02-23
What slavery Demands.
RESOLUTIONS uF THE ALABAMA D4AocRA7lc STATE
CONVENTION.

CONVENTION.
!. Rtsolrfd by the Democracy Of the Stat. Of
AEab ana, in convention assembled, That, hold
Ing all issues and principles upon which they
hare heretofore Affiliated and acted with the
National Democratic party to he inferior iu
dignity and Importance to the great question OF
slavery, they content themselves with general
reai1irn,ance Of the Cincinnati platform as TO
such issues, and also endorse said pfhtftrm as
t. slavery, together with ,le following resolu-
:. R-to.r.d further, That VIC reafIirm So
nu:h Of tue first resolution Of the platform
adupted IN convection By the Democracy OF
this State, on the Sth Of January, 1856. as re-
Iates 10 the subject Of slavery, 10 w.t." Tie
unqualified right Of the people Of the slarehold-
ins Sssles to the Territories aud in the wilder
ness in which Territorial governments are Us
ret unnrgau'Zed
8. Ktsttrni, further, That in ors'er to mect
sud ce.ar away ail obstacles u a full enjoyment
Of this right in the Territories, we rea:!il II, tr
principle OF the binth resolution Of the platform
adopted in Convention BY the Dc1n.cr-cy VI
this S'ate. on the l4sh Of February, ls4s, to
wit: That it is The duty Of the general govern
ment, by all proper legislation, to secure al
entry iuto those Territories to at the cl.zens ot
the United States, together with their Property
OF trcry description, and that the satnc should
remain protected by the United S,ales while
the Territories are uncer its auliurity.
4. Htsotr<d, further, Thatt!e Constitution OF
the United Stats is Il compuct betw. en- sever
ei:n and co equal States, ua'ted upon the basis
Of perfect ca IaIity Of rights, and privileges.
5. Rsolssd further, That tue Territories OF the
United State: are common properly, iu
which the States hare equal rights, and 10
which tue citizens of every State may righslu1y
enligrate with their slaves or nther property re-
c,gn,zed Is sneh in any # III. Stat $ Of the
U"'"n, or by the Constitution Of tue United
States
la,olred, further, That the Congress OF the
Uuitet States has 10 POKER to n',otish slavery
in the Territories, or to prohibit Its introduction
into any Of them.
:. RsuIstt, further, That tue Territorial It.
gislatures. created by the legislation Of Con.
Eress. hare no power TO aholt>i, s'a:ery, or tu
prohibit the init oducson Of the same, Or to iul-
,uir by un!ritnd'y Legislation tho security and
lull enjoyment o{ the san:e within tho Te-r:to-
ri-s; aud snct, constitutional power crrtai,.1s
docs not belong to the peup!e ot the Territories
fu any c,pa: fty, before. in their exercise Of
lawful authority, they form Constitution pre-.
pHrAtory to admission as State into the UnN II;
and their action 10 the exercise et suct. 'a~tu'
authority, certainly esn a.t oP rate or take Effect
:+c'rc their actuu adfAssian as sta:c late t',
UnioE.
). R-soirtd further, Ttsa. Tie princip!es emu.
ciate,l by Chief Jastice fzLcy, it ITS "phton in
lhe Drct Scott ease, deny 10 the Territoria!
Legislature tne poT4F u HeS[T1t or iQlpllEs us
.ny legislation whatever, ,lc right Ct properly
IL e'avcs, and r,niutau i. to be The duty OF the
Federal Government, in a!i Of is departments,
10 protect the rights Of 1!ie owner OF suct. pro-
perry in the Territories; aud the principles SO
declared aee hereby asserted to b. tl,e rights OF
tue South. and the .sou.f should maintain them.
=. Ascif:d further, That VIC hu!a ull Of the
foregoing propositlocs, to contain cartirul r,iu
cip!es-true in '1hen.sevss-aed just mud pro-
per, and necessary fur the sIfrtv Of all that is
dear 10 ". aad we do hereby instruct our dele.
gates 10 the Charleston Convention, to present
them 'or tue calm consider Ition aud approval
Of that bodr--(rom who>c Justice aud patriot
ISM we anticipate their adoption.
Ii: Rsso'ffd further, That our delegates to
the Charleston Convention are hereby express
ly iust1 ucte to insist that said Convention shall
adapt platform of principles recognizing dis.
tinct tue rights Of llc Suuih as asserted in the
foregoing resolutions; and if tile s,.1d National
Convention slnll refuse to adopt, in s,,b>s ,nce,
the propositions embraced in the preceding
resolutions, priar to nominating candidates, olr
delegates. to said Convention ire hereby posi-
tively instructed 10 w.shlraw thcrc.rom.