Articles discussing Senator Jefferson Buford's suggestion that the Southern states hold a convention to address perceived violations of Southern liberty and state sovereignty.
The first item is a letter from Senator Buford, in which he discusses sectional division over the issues of territorial expansion and slavery; he suggests a convention of the Southern states to address the "impending results of the northern abolition agitation." The second article argues t...
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Alabama documents Buford, Jefferson; African Americans--Southern States; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Antislavery movements; Legislation--United States; Secession--Southern States; Slavery--Southern States; States' rights (American politics); United States--Politics and government--1783-1865; United States--Territorial expansion; |
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The first item is a letter from Senator Buford, in which he discusses sectional division over the issues of territorial expansion and slavery; he suggests a convention of the Southern states to address the "impending results of the northern abolition agitation." The second article argues that such a convention might lead straight to secession, so it offers another way to resolve the problem: "In view, therefore, of the threatening evils which are hanging over us, let some state, of known loyalty to the Union, set forth our rights, and draw plain and distinct lines around them--let her, in a spirit of love and loyalty, prescribe bounds to the encroachments of the North--let her resolve, that when these limits are passed over, the union of these states shall be dissolved--let every southern state follow in her footsteps, and adopt the same resolutions." Despite a strong commitment to the union, the article advocates Southern liberty above all: "A people, determined to be free, are sufficient for their own protection, whether in or out of the Union. A people which tamely submit to oppression, are slaves, no matter what may be the form of their government." |
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Q0000014498 - Q0000014502Q14498 - Q14502Articles discussing Senator Jefferson Buford's suggestion that the Southern states hold a convention to address perceived violations of Southern liberty and state sovereignty.The first item is a letter from Senator Buford, in which he discusses sectional division over the issues of territorial expansion and slavery; he suggests a convention of the Southern states to address the "impending results of the northern abolition agitation." The second article argues that such a convention might lead straight to secession, so it offers another way to resolve the problem: "In view, therefore, of the threatening evils which are hanging over us, let some state, of known loyalty to the Union, set forth our rights, and draw plain and distinct lines around them--let her, in a spirit of love and loyalty, prescribe bounds to the encroachments of the North--let her resolve, that when these limits are passed over, the union of these states shall be dissolved--let every southern state follow in her footsteps, and adopt the same resolutions." Despite a strong commitment to the union, the article advocates Southern liberty above all: "A people, determined to be free, are sufficient for their own protection, whether in or out of the Union. A people which tamely submit to oppression, are slaves, no matter what may be the form of their government."1849 January 21849-01-021840-1849Buford, Jefferson; African Americans--Southern States; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Antislavery movements; Legislation--United States; Secession--Southern States; Slavery--Southern States; States' rights (American politics); United States--Politics and government--1783-1865; United States--Territorial expansion;TextNewspapersThe Eufaula Democrat03.0086v84Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.350 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2554 |
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