The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-01-25

sary means of selfdefence to be persisted in
only until the rights secured to us by the
constitution shall be respected
9th. That it may become necessary for the
internal security Of the slave holding States to
establish inspection laws for the prevention Of
any future raid or foray by abolitionists into
the Southern States, therefore the consent Of
Congress be and the same is hereby asked that
this State shall have power To lay mposts or
duties on imports which may be necessary for
executing its inspection laws and the net
produce of all duties and imposts, laid by
this State on imports shall he for the use Of
the Treasuary of the United States "and all
such laws shall be subject to the revision and
control of the Congress
9th. That the consent Of Congress be and
the same is hereby respectfully asked, that
this State shall have right to lay any duty
of tonnage, keep troops, or ships Of war in
time of peace, enter into any agreement or
compact with another State or States, or
with foreign power.
10th. That the election of a President Of
the United States by the vote Of one section
of the Union only on the ground that there
exists an irreconcilable conflict between the
two sections in reference to their respective
systems of labor, and in pursuance Of their
hostility to the institution of slavery as 1t pre-
7ails in the Southern States, and as recog-
nized By the compact Of Unien, would SO
threaten obstruction Of the ends for which
the constitution was formed, as to justify the
slave-h ,lling States in taking counsel together
for their separate protection and safety"
18th, That as We are not disposed to
submit to oppression on one side, nor resort
to resistance by force on the other, if it can
he avoided, we have chosen an intermediate
policy between these dire alternatives, by
| which the people of the North may be brought
to pause and thereby an interval obtained
to settle permanently this agitating subject OF
slavery, through an appeal to the States them
selves and their people and as the slave-hold-
ing States is the assailed party; we would re-
commend they meet in Convention, before the
next Presidential election, and at the earliest
practicable period, to take counsel of each
other for their mutual safety and protection ;
| if the evils of this unnatural conflict be per-
:nitted to accumulate without correction, it
must finally end in destruction of harmony
and peace !; and to avoid recurrence of those
calamities that have fallen upon other nations,
similar circumstances all reasonable hopes for
| Justice should be exhausted; therefore, before
final action be taken by the aggrieved States,
| they should invite a Convention of all the
| States, and if they fail to agree upon such
terms that will enable them to live in harmony,
then make provisions for a peaceable separa-
ton, that the blessing of free institutions may
be preserved and transmitted to the remotest
generations, and our splendid anticipations oil
the future still realized.
18th. That Union being essential to success
and the object to be attained, worthy of I'm
ion, we earnestly recommend to all Southern
patriots of both political parties to forget theU
past differences and kindle anew the fires OF
patriotism that the future may be bright with
hope to us, and Of promise to after generations.
Our mutual sympathies should cordially in
vite us and our common interest strengthen
that bond of union, that we may secure to
the South in the administration OF the general
Government, that protection and respect to
which she, and her institutions are entitled 4;
and thereby render powerless those who are
invidiously invading the sanctuary Of the
constitution of the United States, to overturn
those sacred provisions intended for our Sc
curity A Union on these points or any other
principles not involving forfeiture of the po-
litical honor of either party would present the
moral spectacle to the civilized world Of a
great people united for the maintenance OF
their political rights
18th. That as there is nothing herein COR
tanned in contraventton of the Constitution
of the United States, the Governor of this
State be requested to convene the Legislature
in case he should deem it necessary to pro-
vide for carrying into legal effect any Of the
measures contemplated in the foregoing resOlu-
| tions, and that he be requested to transmit a
copy of the foregoing preamble and resolutions
to the Governors of all the States, to be sub
mitted to their respective Legislatures for con-
sideration, and also copy to the President
of the United States, to be submitted to Con-
gress for consideration and cooperation, so far
as the action of Congress is hereby invoked ;
and copy be sent to each Of our Representa-
tives in Congress.