Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-09-12
Alabama Conservative Convention.

MoNreoMERY, ALA Sept 5.-The Con-
sentative Convention adjourned to-day af-
ter adopting the following resolutions
The Conservative mon of the State Of
Alabama, In convention assembled in the
city OF Montgomery adopt, as an express
sion OF their views, the following resolu-
tons of the State Of Pennsylvania, adopted
at recent convention in that State.
Resolved, L. That the Constitution of the
United States being that form of civil gov
eminent established by the founders Of the
Union with such changes as have been sub
sequently made therein in the manner pre-
scrlbed by itself, is the only rightfnl gov
eminent binding upon every inhabitant of
all ranks, colors, ages and conditions, ard
it is the duty of each and every one. with
out exception or modification, under any
circumstances, to adhere to protect and de-
| fend the same.
2 In all conflicts of powers under that
instrument the supreme judiciary power is
the only arbiter, which is independent of,
and in its province superior to that Of the
others. and which they are bound to obey.
| 3. The union of the States is declared
by the war and accepted by the Southern
people to be final, and the authority of the
Federal Government is supreme within its
constitutional limits.
4. Congress is not the Federal govern
ment, nor is the President, nor the Su-
preme Court. The Federal government
is that form Of civil policy established by
the Constitution, consisting of all three, Su-
preme in its own limits and entitled equal
ly with the others to the loyal obedience of
every inhabitant Of all the States.
5. BY the Constitution and under the
fundamental law of the Federal govern
ment, which is superior to Congress, and
of which Congress itself is the creature,
representation in Congress and the elector-
al colleges is a right fundamental and in
dcstructlble in its nature and abiding 10
every State. being duty as well as a
right pertaining to the people Of every
State, and the denial of which is the de-
struction of the Federal government
q. Each State, under the Constitution,
has the exclusive right to prescribe the
qualification of its own electors.
The Conservative men of Alabama
adopt as further expression of their opin-
ions and purpose, the following
Z Resolved, That it is our earnest aim
and purpose to cultivate relations of friend
ship aud peace between the two races. to deal
justly with the blacks. and to instruct and
aid in instructing them in proper under
standing OF all their duties to themselves,
to society and to the country, and we de-
nounce as treacherous and base all attempts
by bad men to engeAder and encourage
antagonlsm 5etween the two races.
s. That we are inhabitants of common
country, sharers and sufferers of common
destiny, and we viii do all in our power to
instruct and elevate the colored race in it's
moral, social and political responsibilities
9. That while we have much charity for
the colored man, and feel inclined to look
indugently and tolerantly on his prejudice
OF race, inculcated and encouraged as they
have been by recent events, and by insidi-
Gus counsels OF bad men, we appeal to him
by the common interest of a common coun-
try, to place bis trust in those he knows to
be honorable, and to deal cautiously with
strangers who bear no evidence that thew
were honored where they are better known.