Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-01-28
Alabama Dsmssgaae Sests c~eaveuaiao. -.
go Resolutions 80 &k~

A's ~ DS"V-Sutx VI k4k N0fs
of alabama in C~onvention a,.emSl.d ~ -
holding all issues and principles upon ~h;:I
they have heretofore Hated and acted ,,;ts
the National Democratic 10 rty, to be inf:,;..
in dignity and importance to the great ou.s.
ton Of slavery, they content themselves ~
a general re-afirmance Of the Cincionsti Ma.
form as to such issues. and, also, iLdorse ss;d
platform as to slavery, together with tue foi.
lowing resolutions: ..I. 81, -
I'd. Resolved further, That we reaAim. :,
much OF the first resolution of the piatforr
adopted in Convention by the Democracv -
this State. on the 9Th of January, 1856. a. -.
lates to the subject Of slavery, to-w,t. III.
unqualified right of the people of the .I.,..
holding States to the protection Of their prool
erty in the States, in the Territories and 4,
the wilderness, in which Territorial govern.
ments are as yet unorganized." g
81. Resoiccd further, That in order :, ma,
aud clear away all obstacles to a full en;ov.
ment Of this right in the Territories. ~ =.
affirm the principles Of the 9th resojution =,
the platform adopted in Convention bv ~
Democracy Of this State, on the 10th Of R.h'
ruary. ls4s, to wit That it is the dptv ~
the General Government, by all proper la
~islation, to secure an en-ry into those TER.
tories to all citizens CT the United States. n.
gether with their property Of every de.cr;,
ton, and that the same shall remain protec.
ted by the United States, while the Territo.
ries are under its authority.
4th. Resotued further, That the Constitu.
tion Of the United States is a compact Is.
tween sovereign and c,-equal States. united
upon the basis Of perfect equality Of rights
and privileges. -
5th Resolred further, That the Territories
of the United States are common property q
which the States have equal rights, and e
which the citizens Of every State may riehf..
fully emigrate with their slaves and other
property, recognized as such in any OF tn
States Of the Union, or by the Constitution Of
the United States. l4r,-
9th. Resolred further, That the Conkrtss Of
the United States has no power to .abelish
in the Territories, or to prohibit IL
introduction into any of therm. .GZ
7th. Resolved further, That the Territorial
Legislature created by the Legislation Of
Congress have no power to abolish slavery
to prohibit the Introduction, Of the sane.
or to impair, by unfriendiy Legislation, til
security and full enjoyment of the same With.
in the Territories and such Constitutional
certainly does not belong to the peo.
pie of the Territories in any capacity, beiose.
in the exercise Of lawful authority, they fam
4 Constitution, PreparstoTy-to adniaeiea 4
State into the UMian; and their action, n IT,
exercise Of such lawful authority, cansstsps
crate or AXE effect before their a~ctualadmu&Et'
sion, as a State, into the Union. ~
Sth. Resolurd further, That the psincipleor
BY Chief Justice Tanney, in III
in the DredsSc case, deny 10 tie
Legislative the power to destroy
impair by any legislation whatever IL
right Of property in slaves, and maintain ito
be the duty Of the Federal Government, in a
its departments, to protect the rights Of t.
owner OF such property Ia the Territosie4f
and the principles 20 declared are hereby O..
serted to be the rights Of the South, aid IL
South should maintain them.
9th. Resolved farther, That- We hold aifth0a
to contain cardinal p.incihssHtrusss
themselves. and just and proper sndzpees.
essary for the safety Of Ill that 10 desstto0;a
md we do hereby instruct our delegates % |
present. them for the calm consideration end
Of that body, for whose Justice and
patriotism We anticipate its adoption. --
10th. Resokoed further, That our delegates
the Charleston Convention are hereby ex-,
instructed to insist that the said Con-
shall adopt a'piatform Of principles
distinctly the rights of the South
IS asserted in the foregoing resolutions and
4 the said National Convention should refose.
o adopt in substance the proposition embra-r
on the preceding resolutions, prior to
nominating candidates, our delegates to said
Convention are hereby positively instructed
o withdraw therefrom. All
18th. Resolved fssther, That our delegates to
he Charleston Conven.cn shall cast the voss
# Alabama, as a unit, and the majority sbaMs
|etermine how the vote. Of this State shall
'e given. aet g14JlisfI Z eIauGL
18th. RESOLVED further, That an Executive
to consist Of one from each Con-,
,ressionsl District BE appointed, whose duly.
t shall be, IN the event that our delegation
from the Charleston Convention in
bed :ence to thu 10th resolution, to call ay
invention Of the Democracy Of A'absms tox
neet at an early day to consider what is best
0 be done. r. s.-a s,-3.4