Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-12-01

'"eJ >naIi Oe your Donunen forever.
! And we further hold that this Divinely
! established institution was ALWAYS sane
toned by our Savior and his Apostles.
2d. A large number of the Northern
States have null!fed the Constitution Of
the present Union by passing laws to
prevent the fnfllment of that Constitu-
tion, which declares that fugitive slaves
shall be delivered up TO their owners ::
the principle Of which Fugitive Slave
law has the express and sacred sanction
OF St Paul the Apostle.
Sd. The Nor hem States Of this Union
have declared that the people of ,he
s"uher" States shall not emigrate with
their property into the Territories, which
r'shlfu|'y b. long 70 them equally with
the North; and that the people of the
South shall not have their property pro-
tected by the Federal Government, when
such protection is las above declared)
the sole end and object Of all govern
ments.
4th. Those Northern States have, by
a relentless and uuscrupuIous majority,
Constantly imposed heavy taxes, not
simply without, but directly against our
representa- and our consent in the
general Congress, by levying excessive
and onerous duties upon goods imported
in return FOR, and purchased by, our cot
ton, rice, and tobacco, 10 order to pro-
tect and encourage their own mannfac-
lures, and in order to expend vast sums
at the North in improving and forti6ang
their own barbors, towns and cities at
the evident and direct expense of the
products and labor of the South.
5th. Those Northern States have
elected, by an overwhelming sectional
vote, President aud Vice-President.
both from their own section of country.
in direct opposition to our wishes and
protests, neither Of whom have received
one single vote from our section. and
whose express creed is that 'there is an
'rrepressble conflict against slavery.
which can never cease until slavery is
extinguisLed."
We have, for long years, in vain ap.
pealed to their sense Of justice and COM
mon right; we have conjured them by
the ties of our common kindred to dis
avow and abandon these usurpations.
which would inevitably interrupt and
destroy our connections and our Union.
But they have been deaf to the voice Of
honor. of jus:ice and of cousaupuinitv.
We must therefore acquiesce in the ne
cessity which denounces our separation.
and hold them, as We hold the rest of
nkind-enemies in war-in peace.
friends.
We, therefore, e,sthe representatives of
the people of the State Of South Caro-
lima. in convention assembled, appealing
10 the Supreme Judge of the world for
The rectltude of our intentions, do. in
The name and by the authority of the
good people of this State, solemnly pub
sh and declare that the State of South
carolina is, and Of right ought to be, a
rec and independent State and that all
political connection between it and the
>orthern States is, and ought to be. to-
ally dissolved; and that as free and
Independent State We have full power to
evy war, conclude peace, contract alli-
'nces, establish commerce, aud do all
''her acts and things which an iudepen-
,ent State may If right do. And. for
he support of this declaration, with .
lrm reliance on the protection Of Divine
'rov'dence, we mutually pledge to each
ther our lives, our fortunes. and our
acred honor.