Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-12-15

Resolved BY III Senate end Ho.s.o f Rrx.
senfat,rss of The State Of Loxisona. IN Co..
assembly eonrened. That in the lanra,,. #
The State Of Georgia. the American Union
is secondary IN Importance only TO the risbk
and principles it was designed to perpetu...
hat past associations, present f%iuition md
future prospects, will blind US to IL 50 lor. !.
1t continues TO be the safeg Iard Of those rish.,
and principles -.
That the peracd to- she final settlement. .,
adjustment, OF the slavery question, between
the Northern and South. m States has ar,iye
and prudence seems TO dictate that such M.
jns'ment ought not. and should not be Ion 9,
postponed under any pretext or e~onsusia.
ton.
That this vital question .hould be 50 u.
ranged and disposed of. in view Of al future
contingencies. as TO preserve the Union d III
the States n pefpetusty. upon honurabIe, jus.
and equal terms.
That the South is innocent o., .nv measure
Of lnjn>flre, or cause OF offence 10 the Moth:
that she has end-avor-d strictly 10 obey al
the mandates OF the Federal Constitution:
whist the dominant MAJORITY of The Nnr.h.
through their sep-rate State authorities. have
repn'iiatrd the binding force and reciprocal
obligations 81 th. sacred instrument, null.
ned ITS plain provisions. prohibited the loyal
enforcement: OF ITS |ust guarantees, denied sHc
resisted its authority. within their y,risdctin
by the seSer-st pam, amt pe~alties, and.
thereby. resnmins aud enforcing then siss-
al so ersinsfy against the government Of ofthe
Federal Union In view Of these unquestou.
aha fact, - =, ~ ~.oIo 6 AZ N~-xAs.
ton, nor actvpf secession or revolution on tie
part of the Southern States, acting u%Ditedl!,
upon the highest principle OF Justice and duty
to themselves and, under their swoin slk.
gisnee to tire Federal Constitution, b hks
that instrument under their especial ehaBe,
10 project, support aud defend Il, md cont.
nue. to condact the Government aader il, sta.
in thar M limits md spo~ their oss aa,ad
excluding all those States ,rhich haus dmisd It's
authority and nnllifed and ye.iaed tt prosasw
as Enenaes of the Federal Union, haviag ~ bsse'
er any right to sha { its benefits, or dan u
protection. -
That the unity of the Southern Sateas
one people with one destiny, is aJdeatiyde a.
sired as an indispensable necessityte TIE secsay
and relfare Of each in he presest uias, 90
therefore it Is eminently just and wise, thai
We appeal to the sovereign will ofthe people
for guidance and instruction upon The elee'
Issues now pending before the South; th.t~
tins ED the General Assembly Of Loulsaas
mos: respectfully invite the people Of TIE
slavehoIding States 70 meet hepes
pie of Louisiana, through their asthsf!1ea
delegates, in a General Conference, Or Co..
v%ention. to assemble in the city Of Atlana,
Ga, on
empowered to prepare or adopt such ~
sores as may seem NEST necessary aae en-
Gent for the preservation Of the e1'suae
Union and the re-esta blishment OF jussee sss
equality between the North and the Sou'a,@
failing in this patriotic aim and intent, 70 loa.
perfect a plan of Union: underline prsse1'
acceptable to all the slaveho'aI
Ing States, and providing for tie adnisio' =
such other adjoining States as may eesse !"
on such terms, in regard to slavery, ~"
imposed alike on ali. { ~.
That, in view Of the spirit and object or.~
foregoing resolutions, if approved by Nv =.
v%ention Of the people of this Sate, w Il
1nty Of this General Assembly y MAKE w.
aole provisions and appropriations, y u"
the same into operation and efeeI
That the Governor be required to 0s..st
! copy Of these resolutions to the Exseoo's"
zach of the slaveholding States ..,,.
Mr.. Talbot moved to lay the above resas'
ion on the table. Yeas-Messsv. ba[v.'
F%Iournoy, Housh, Laidl.w, ~
'ence, Lott, Loushboroush, Malhoit W.
and, Newell, Phillips, Shadburne, Save
Talbot, Taylor, & Womsck-lS. NJ.
Nays-Mes,rs. Delony, Leefe, Moore ~
erson, Salomon-5.
So the resolutions were lost.
Thu Miasfani,,,; .;x>. L. .,ainm HAfl llQNy IVY