The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-03-07
Alabama Resolutions.

IL '.e huHili senate on thursday
las, Mr. Jones, from JOINT Select Com
mI,Iec on lhe resolutions Of South Caril
ma, reported the following resolutions
RcSoiccd. Tina, the State Of Alabama
fully c,n .urrug with n Saeut South
Ca'oIIns III affirming the right of au>
State To seCedc from the Cuutrdera.y
Whenever IN her own Judgment. such a
step ~ demanded 10y the honor, interests
and safety # her people, Is not unmrnd
tul oil the tact that tie assaults upon the
institution oi slavery and upon ia. rights
aud eQTt.ny "t thc Southern States uu
reaSinGly continued with Increasing ,iu.
'euce auh IN new and more alarming
'orms, may con>traiu her ioa reluctant
nnL cary exercise, Ut Ihat Invaluable
right.
Rcsotccd farther, That in the absence
ul any preparations iuT u svstemStic ro
raliOE Ot the SOIthciu S,a,ct III resis
u"g III" aggrcHNioIs of their eneurrs.
Alt-..'u.s. hc,Iag trr herself. has sOlcmnh
declared, th.t under nu cIrcuInslancr.
Nil she submit 10 the :oul domination Of
- Nrcuo"r. Northern party, has provided
tor the call Ui = Convention, in the event
of the triumph of such faction il the
approaching Presidential election, and to
maintain the position thus Deliberately
assumed. has appropriated the sum Of
100000 for the military contingencies
which such a course may involve
RcSOtcei Tnrthcr, That the Stale OF
Alabama having thus eudeavorcd to pre-.
pare Tor the "Xlgemcies of the future, has
not deelncd II Necessary to propose a
meeting "i d"putie, from the slave hold.
ing States, but anxiousIy Y desiring their
c" operation in struggle which peris
All that they hold most dear, hereby
pledges herself TO n cordial participation
IN ANY aud every effort which, ia her
Jnigmcn', viii protect the safety AMI AL.
vance ihe common interests and save the
Common cause.
ReSol"ed FURTHER, That shoulJ con.
v"hi'o" "i deputies from the sIavehoIdlng
States assemble at any tire before the
meeting uf the next General Assembly.
for the Iurpo.e AMI under he authority
Indicated ty lh" resolutions Of the State
e south Carolina, the Governor Of this
state re, and he is hereby authorized to
appoint one deputy from each Crngres.
Sional District, aud two from, The State
at large, 10 represen! the State Of Ala
Hama IN SAID convention.
The resolutions we're adopted with but
:~u di>sea,Ing votes.
The eu"ie has also adopted unani
mousIy, and the House, with two dlssen
ting votes, the following preamble and
resolutions
BE "a Rsso'Oed BY ne SENATE and
House Of Representatives OF the State of
Atdbama ia Cnerat assembly ooHvemed,
lnat upon the happening Of the contin
gency, TO wi the election Of y President
advocating the principles and acton Of
the party IN the NotheIn States calling
itseIfthe Republican party, contemplated
IN the foregoing preamble, il shalt be the
duty Of the Governor, aud he is hereby
required forthwith To issue his ProcIama
tl"n calling upon the qnshtied voters Of
TIC State to assemble on Monday not
more than forty days after the date Of
SAID Proclamation, at The several places
oi yoring IN Their respective counties. TO
eIec. delegates to II Convention Of the
State, 10 consider, determine and do
whatever in the opinion of said Conyen
I tho rights, interests and honor Of the
State OF Alabama require TO be done for
| their pro, scrion.
2 BE IL further ResolVed, That said
| Convention shall assemble at tie State
Capitol on the second Monday following
/ said election.
8. Be a. further Resoiged, That il shall
be the duty Of the Governor, as soon as
/. possible, 10 issue wri,s Of election to the
shentfs Of the several counties. comman
ding them TO hold An election on The
said Monday so designated by the Gov
ernor, as provided for ia the FIRST resoIu.
ton, for the choosing Of as many deIe'
gstos from each county to ssid eonyen-