Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-03-09
lLOMBlA COUNTY, Pa SATURDAY, MARCH g. 1861
The following are the resolutions adop.
ted Ivy the Convention:

The following are the resolutions adop.
ted ly the Convention:
Resolved, That the States of this Union
are sovereign and independent over every
subject not surrendered to the control Of
the Federal Government, and they have no
right 10 interfere with each others domas.
TIC institutions, but are bound by the Con-
stltution of the United States to protcct
, and defend them against domestic insur
rectlon as well as foreign invasion.
Resotued, That the Government of the
United States, although limited in its au.
thority to the subjects enumerated in tho
Federal Constitution, possesses within those
limits supreme authority, and has the
usual anu necessary power for preserving
itself and enforcing its laws.
ReSolUed, That the Union Of the States
was founded by the wisdom of our patri.
otle ancestors-is sanctioned by the ex-
perlence of our whole political existence,
and has secured to us unexampled prosper.
lty at home and respect abroad, The
Democratic party will cling to it as the
last hope of freedom, and as the great ex.
pertinent in government, which is to
light the nations of the earth to liberty AID
independence.
fesoyved, That the Democratic party
possess the recupcrative power which moth.
ing but integrity can give, and is deter.
mined to sacrifice on the altar of patriotism
all individual interests and past dissensions.
and unite as band of brothers to rescue
the country from the control of those who
are seeking its destruction that this coun.
try, with the best form of government that
ever was devised, is surrounded with dan.
gers and difficulties which threaten It's yery
existence and yet the Republican party
refuses all reasonable terms of comprom.
ise, and their leader on his way to take
possession of the Government seemingly
satisfied with the disastrous elimination Of
his "irrepressible conflict" declares "there
is nothing going wrong"
fesolrea, That the people of the South.
ern States contributed their exertions and
treasure in the acquisition of the terrific
rles equally with those of the other States,
and that the principle which recognizes the
fqqf99dl f9d.rragSh flights Of all the States to the same,
ported by the decision OF tiiGnitg and SUD.
OF the country. 1t ought therefore, to be
sustained by every law. abiding citizen un.
til satisfactory dividing line can be set,
tied, by an amendment OF the Constitution.
ResOIced, That every State is bound by
the Constitution Of the United States to
aid in delivering up fugitive slaves to their
owners, and all legislation which withhods
such aid or throws obstacles in the way,
is unconstitutional and should be repealed
and suitable enactments substituted in &C
cordance with the federal duties of the
respective States.
ReSoIUeol, That the resolutions offered
in the United States Senate by the patri-
otic Senator from Kentucky, and known
as the Crittenden plan of compromise,
present a satisfactory basis for the adjust
ment of our difficulties. The measures
therein specified were wise, just and hon.
orable--calculated to end the present de-
plorable agitation and prevent forever its
recurrence. We commend this plan or
something similar to patriots-mep of bus
iness--working men-political parties-to
the people everywhere; and We call upon
all who love their whole country and desire
to preserve it, to rally to such plan of com,
promise and carry it through.
Reso'vea, That we will, by all proper
and legitimate means, oppose, discounten-
ance aAd prevent any attempt on the part
of the Republicans in power to make any
armed aggression upon the Southern States
especially so long as laws contIavening
their rights shall remain unrepcaled on the
statute books of Northern States, aud so
long as the just demands of the South
shall cont nue. to be unrecognized by the
Republican majorties in those States, and
unsecured by proper pmepdatory expla-
nations of the Constitution.
R,sOlvea, That in the dignifed and pru-
dent reserve of the southern border States,
and in their conciiating oyertures, we re-
oognize the same patriotic purposes which
animated the Fathers of the Republic
and that an appeal to the people of Penn
sylvania will manifest their hearty concur
renee in all reasonable and constitutional
measures for the preservation of the Union
consistently with the rights of all the States.
ReSOtuea, That the conduct of the pres
ent Governor of Pennsylvania, in confn-
ing exclusively his selection of Commits
sioners to the Peace Conference to the
Republican party, and excluding 23O 900
freemen of Pennsylvania from any repre-
sentation in that body, was the act of a
partzan, and not patriot.
RtSolCed, That We are in favor of the
immediate repeal Of the 95th and Doth
sections of the Penal Code of PenRsylva-
MIA except so far as relates to the crime
of kidnapping-because said sections stand
in the way of a strict enforcement of the
fugitive slaye lazy.