The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-01-11
The Southern COMfederacy.

At last accounts, the South Carolina
was considering the following ordinance,
introduced by Mr.. Rhett, looking to the
formation of Southern Confederacy:
idg Slave.holding States of the United States
unite with South Carolina and hold Conven-
ton at Montgomery, Alabama, for the purpose
of forming Southern COnfederacy.
Second. That the said seeding States ap.
point, by their respective Conventions or Leg.
islatures, as many delegates as they have Rep
resentatives in the present Congress of the
United States, to the said Convention to be
at Montgomery; and that on the adoption of
the Constitution of the Southern CoDfederacy
the vote shall be by States.
Third. That whenever the terms of the
Constitution shall be agreed upon by the said
Convention, the same shall be submitted at as
early day as practicable to the Convention
and Legislature of each State, respectively, so
as to enable them to ratify or reject the said
Convention.
Fourth. That in the opinion of South Caro-
lima, the Constitution OF the United States
will form suitable basis for the Confederacy
of the Southern States Withdrawing. -4
r Fifth. That the South Carolina Convention
appoint by ballot eight delegates to represent
South Carolina IN the Convention for the for.
nation of Southern Confederacy. -,
Lastly. That one Commissioner in each State
be elected to call the attention of the people
to this ordinance. ......
HOW SECRETARY THOMPSON PREACHED DIS
UNION WHILE HIS CLERK ROBBED THE
SAFE. t..'
The correspondence on the secession
question which lately passed between Sec
rotary Thompson, as "Commissioner" from
Mississippi, and Governor Ellis, of North
Carolina, comes to us in full in the Raleigh
papers, on the heels of the report of the
robbery by the Secretary's clerk. Oh.
The following is the conclusion of the
Secretary's disunion message to the Gov
ernor:
The executive and judicial departments of
the government, and the Senate of the United
States, have always held that property in
slaves was recognised by the Constitution, and
therefore under common flag was entitled to
protection. The dominant party deny this
proposition, and thus by their construction the
Constitution will be changed, this common
government will be revolutOnized, and instead
Of throwing its broad shield over all the cti.
zens of all the States, protecting each and all
equally in the possession and enjoyment OF
their rights of property, it will be perverted
into an engine for the destruction OF our do
nestle institutions, and the subjugati0n OF our
people.
The question which is now submitted both
to Mississippi and North Carolina is this:
Shall we sit quietly down without murmur,
and allow all our constitutional rights of prop
erty to be taken away by construction of the
Constitution which originates in hostility and
hatred, or shall we, as men who know our
rights, bestir ourselves. and, by firm, united
cordial "co-operation," fortify and strengthen
them. that they may be transmitted unimpaired
to our children, and our children's children,
throughout all generations? Wisdom dictates
that all the questions arising out of the institu-
ton of slavery should be settled now and set
tied forever. r.. ;,.. t40-.t.
A people Jealous Of their liberty will detect
danger while it is yet afar of, and provide the
remedy. Ii ever there was q people answer.
ing this description the past glorious history OF
North Carolina will point out your fellow-clti-
zens as that people. ri.
/ bear this message of Mississippi to you,
and, through you, to the people OF North Car
olina and Hope you will allow me to inform
Mississippi that North Carolina is fully alive to
the Importance of the present crisis, and will
cooperate with her in the adoption OF efhcient
measures fer the common defence and safety
of the South.
: I have the honor to be, with great respect,
w. S''''~ ~ J. THOMPSON,
& asaA; Z. Commissioner from Mississippi.
+, To His Excellency. John w. Ellis, Governor
of the State of North Carolina.
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