The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-02-24
EXECUTIVE OrF1cr.
JACKSON, Jan. q. 1870

EXECUTIVE OrFICF.
JACKSON, Jan. "a $50
To tie Senate and Hoase Of Repre-
seatqiires:
GENTLEMAN I herewith transmit
for your consideration. resolution,
unanimously passed BY theLegislstare
of South Carolina, in relation 20 Fed [
eral affairs.
The resolution, declaring that il Is
the deliberate Judgement Of the Cen !
eraE Assembly that the slaveholding
States should Immediately meet to-
getheT ndconcert measures for united
action meets my unqualified approval;
and earnestly recommend that Mis-
<issil'pi respond favorably to the invi-
tation. and that saeh measures be
adopted as may be necessary TO have
this State fully represented in the
Convention.
While preparing to meet our
Southern sister States t. concert uni
ted action. would it not be- vel fer
Mississippi 10 go a. far as Ter eonstf
tuition obligations viii permit. in 50.
arranging her revenue Laws A. to make
her commerce. less profitable to tht,<e
who make war un her rights. and
these who neglect the performance IF
their daty as citi1eas, by faiting to-
go % the polls and vote down the dis
tarbsrs If the national peacef If it
is true that tens of fhaasands Of esti-
zeas If the free States do not vote
'Filas if awakened to fall knawledg,
# their danger, would 60 tothe sIee-
tons and pat cut Of poser those wilo
have heen tanning the flames Of Dis
cord between he sectiaas-roald il
not be wise to make some effort TO COM
pei them to lift their eyes from their
. private affairs. and gaze Sosae tl,,,agtst
- their constitutional obligations 4,
thu eitizeiis Of the assailed states9
l see no mode Of auakening the at
terltioa Of the Northern people to the
injuries done, and the greater INJURIES
threatened the Southern States. by. the
anti-siavery men Of the North, than
BY refusing. as individuals. to con
, Time to be their customers fo7 the va
fious commodities manufactured BY
them; and a. States, BY imposing a
J tax On such commodities VIXEN Offered
for saleby merchants. within The State.
. The disrogarding of their constitution
+ 81 obligations. has been the caa.s d
t great loss Ct property e oar citizens.
and has compelled the State to e1pend
: large suns Of meney in preparing
means If defense and, it * just thai
the State should collect her revenue,
without special regard to the intereSi
and eonsenienee Of those States thai
have exhibite,i no.re~iseet for our in
i ferest, our heuer, OF car safety
! therefore recommend that Sneh tai
say I've or ten per cent. Be les.ipd II
all gods, wares and merchandize, mo-
/ manufactured IN Mississippi. that 1aas
! be offered f.,r, sab. in this State. az vii
most effeetualiy relieve our citizrh.
frenl the burthen Of the expensive prtp.
aratien fl. Their defense.
Should some Inconvenience result
teas from fLi<, / deahs not that taere
viii be farrl.d latlietiSraeiip1ghe,non
e the seorie 10 initiate the example i
G their tasl.eys. Ind submit t. any Iriya.
: ton, rati.ef thun continue to enricl
those Who peFsist IN course wlIief
must end ii. tie political degradation
and pecunial,y ruin If thenlsplyes am
their children hereafter. Should thi.
j course result IN an increase Of South
ern manufactures. Il VIII render d.
more independent shoald il lead 10
less expensive mode u living ana
r dress, it win add TO orr prosperity a.
: people, and strengthen the STATE
: against her day Of trial.
Nor ought the literature of tie North
/ TO BE- exempt from this tAx, d it is fhe
medium through which our enenlie,
have sought to poison the minds Of fist
, masses. 1t should be made 81 contri-
butte to the cure of the evils it "a,
caused and / therefore rec.,nlrn.slld
the passage Of law requiring, al
book agents who come {, this State
for the purpose Of soliciting subscrip-
ITEMS for any book NOT printed ii eile