DATE: July 21, 2008

The Southern National Congress Committee, now grown to some 350 members from the thirteen Southern States and beyond, will convene the First Southern National Congress on December 5-7, 2008 at the Kanuga Conference Center near Hendersonville, NC. (See www.kanuga.org).

The SNC Committee is the convening authority and support body for the actual Congress. The SNC Committee is issuing this Call for Delegates to Southern men and women of good will and good character and who meet the qualifications discussed below. Delegations are now being organised from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri. Each of these States will have one vote in the initial Congress, regardless of its number of Delegates attending.

Observers are welcome from Maryland and Oklahoma and from “Southerners Abroad”; that is, Southerners residing outside these 15 States. Observers will be non-voting Delegates. They will enjoy Floor privileges and the right to address the assembly, but not a vote.

What Is the Southern National Congress?

The Congress will be a representative assembly of citizens of the Southern States, providing an alternative, legitimate forum to express Southern grievances and advance Southern interests in a way that is no longer possible through today’s political process or the major political parties.

SNC Committee Executive Council member and noted historian Dr. Clyde Wilson says, “The Southern National Congress is being organised around the proposition that we Southerners are a separate and distinct people, rooted in kinship and place, with a common culture and history. In other words, we are a nation. We respect the rights of other national and ethnic communities to self-preservation and self-determination, and we demand the same. But we Southerners won’t restore our rights unless we assert them ourselves.”

Dr. Wilson, the country’s leading authority on John C. Calhoun, notes, “The SNC will reclaim the political legacy of great Southerners like Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, and John C. Calhoun. That legacy is individual liberty and a small central government of checks and balances, limited to its enumerated powers; and which is the creation, the servant, and the agent of the sovereign people acting through their respective States. But these principles enacted in the Constitution of 1789 have been irretrievably violated. The Federal Government today is engaged in ‘a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evincing a design to reduce us under absolute Despotism,’ to borrow the words of Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence.”

Thomas Moore, Chairman of the SNC Committee, observes, “We believe the courts and especially the U.S. Congress no longer provide the necessary checks on the growth of the centralised state and its threat to our liberty and prosperity. The U.S. Congress no longer represents the people’s interests; it represents the interests of the highest bidder, the big corporations and money power. Through oppression, greed, corruption, incompetence, and imperial folly, the centralised state in Washington has forfeited its moral authority. The result is increasingly harsh measures against the people as the Regime loses control. Decent, honourable people of the South who still love liberty and justice, and who seek to preserve their livelihoods, their identity, and their heritage have no choice but to withdraw their consent from this corrupt and criminal Regime. But withdrawing our consent by itself is not enough. We must have alternative, legitimate institutions to which we can transfer our consent. This is the principle behind the SNC.”

What Will the Congress Do?

The first and most vital task is to give birth to itself as “…the means by which Southerners regain control of their own destiny. The pathway to that goal is to create an independent forum in which we Southerners can voice our interests — a forum with moral authority and legitimacy because it will reflect the wishes and concerns of the Southern people,” according to Ray McBerry, member of the SNC Committee Executive Council, former candidate for Governor of Georgia, and President of Dixie Broadcasting.

This will be the focus of the December session. The First Congress will also take up a number of resolutions addressing the most urgent threats to Southern liberty, identity, and prosperity. In this we will exercise our Constitutional rights recognized by the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights; to assemble peaceably, speak freely, and petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Future deliberations beyond the December session will be the decision of the Congress, which will be sovereign over its own acts.

What Are the Qualifications to Become a Delegate?

There are formal qualifications and informal qualifications.

First, there are no restrictions based on race, creed, or sex.

The formal qualifications are as follows:

• A Delegate must be a resident of one of the 13 Southern States cited above.

• A Delegate must be 18 years of age on the date of the initial session of the Congress, December 5, 2008.

• A Delegate must be willing to affirm the following: I believe that I have a duty to my home State. I believe that the Southern people are a distinct people. I believe in the right of voice, the right of preservation, and the right of recognition, for the South and her people.

Other qualifications, no less important because they are informal, are related to the character of the individual Delegates. Unless Delegates possess a high degree of these essential traits, the Congress will not achieve its full potential.

Maturity and judgment. The SNC Committee is seeking Delegates who are mature, purposeful, and wise in discerning the perils of the times we live in. They should be well schooled in the traditional Southern principles of liberty, individual responsibility, and independence. They also need to understand human nature and practical politics. A sense of humour would also be welcome, and that usually comes with maturity.

Self-sacrifice. The Congress is not for the vainglorious, the egotistical, the contentious. Southerners are proud and combative by nature. This fighting blood is strong in our culture; indeed, it’s one of our virtues. But it must be subdued to the greater good lest we tear ourselves to pieces before we can create our forum. This demands self-discipline and self-sacrifice. Be able to “deny yourself,” in the words of Robert E. Lee.

Realism. The Southern National Congress is not play-acting. It is a serious enterprise with high stakes, based on the example of our ancestors of the Revolution more than of the War Between the States. It is not an effort to create a make-believe Confederacy or a forum for reliving a romanticised Southern past. A high degree of realism is necessary to be an SNC Delegate.

Courage. The SNC will not advocate or engage in breaking any law, by word, deed, or thought. But keep in mind we live under a Regime that is increasingly lawless. It will disobey any law it chooses, including the Constitution; and criminalise any dissenting word, deed, or thought it chooses. Taking part in the Congress is by its nature a form of dissent. In normal times it would be a Constitutionally protected act. But today it could bring you to the attention of surveillance-and-police-state authorities; and they may arbitrarily ascribe “unlawful” motives to your participation. These are some of the stakes we mentioned. You need to engage in serious reflection before you commit. You need moral and physical courage and must be prepared to exercise it.

Charity and magnanimity. We seek Delegates with a spirit of Christian charity toward all others, including our black brothers and sisters. Black people are a part of the South, have been, and always will be. Black Southerners have contributed immeasurably to the building of our country. Black and white Southerners share a common culture, including religious faith, manners, and attitudes toward life that are part of our distinctiveness. We encourage black Southerners to become Delegates. Those unwilling to accept this, those who nourish animosity toward black Southerners, we invite you not to apply.

Resources. You must have the necessary means to take part. Regrettably, we are not able to offer a stipend or defray Delegates’ individual costs. Daily accommodations including meals at Kanuga are quite reasonable, only about $100, although between now and December 5, it’s possible the rate may increase as the value of the US dollar collapses and the cost of everything goes up. We recognize travel expenses may be considerable for Delegates coming from long distances. This is a condition we have no control over in today’s world of high energy costs and the plummeting dollar.

If you meet these formal and informal requirements and wish to become a Delegate, please fill out THIS FORM. We will forward your name to the SNC Registrar for your State who will contact you.

If you wish to participate in some way other than as a Delegate, we urgently need folks to join the ranks of the SNC Volunteers to handle publicity and media relations, administration and logistics, and many critical support functions. To be considered for a post with the SNC Volunteers please visit the sign-up page.

A Final Word

In the Book of Genesis, God allowed the Patriarch Abraham to intercede over the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah, which He had resolved to destroy because “their sin was very grievous.” Abraham actually bargained with the Lord, and the Lord agreed to relent if fifty righteous could be found therein. Then He agreed to forty, then thirty, twenty, and finally to ten. In the end, there weren’t even that many, and the cities were buried in a hail of fire and brimstone. Now, we don’t presume to place our undertaking on the same level as this, and the SNC is not an ecclesiastical enterprise. Nevertheless, the Biblical story does suggest the number ten is a good number, enough to act in an intercessory capacity. If all we can find are ten good men and women from each Southern State to act as agents for their people in this First Southern National Congress, we of the SNC Committee believe there is no limit to what we can accomplish.

This project is still in its infancy, and like most Southern efforts, our resources are few compared to the magnitude of the crises facing us and the urgent needs of the day. Consequently, at this early stage we may not be able to answer every question or resolve every issue you might raise. We ask you not to be discouraged as we struggle to make this beginning. The important thing is to keep our eye on the main task of planting the seed, in the confidence that Southerners of good will and good character will be able, with mutual respect, to work out the inevitable differences that arise in such an undertaking. But above all, we must begin, for

We are left alone with our day, and the time is short, And history to the defeated May say ‘alas’ but cannot help or pardon.

No one else will magically step in and solve our problems. We must take responsibility to meet our own challenges, under God’s mercy and providence. If we don’t, then whatever fate befalls us will be deserved. It’s up to us. We ourselves.

The SNC Committee

This year’s League of the South national conference in Chattanooga promises to be the most practical and useful of any we’ve ever hosted. The topic—”Surviving the Empire’s Collapse”—is intended to turn people’s attention toward what we see as an unraveling of the current power structure as debilitating economic, political, and cultural forces destroy its foundations.

Though we anticipate hard times, let me urge a word of caution to those who might misinterpret my words. We are not prophets of doom. All my adult life, I have heard one doomsday scenario after another which did not come to pass. I have no desire to add to the list. I am not trying to stampede the reader into some sort of panic. Nor am I encouraging any sort of whacko “bunker mentality” in which one heads for the hills to isolate himself from the larger society while living off MREs. On the contrary, in times like these it is necessary that League members and supporters act as good and stabilizing influences in a society that has lost its bearings. Some will lose their heads (not literally, I hope); we must be prepared to keep ours. The key is proper preparation.

With this in mind, here are merely a few of the issues you will hear about in detail at the 2008 LS National Conference

THE PROBLEM

The world is full of bad men who want everything you have, up to and including your life. These men come in all forms. The old saying is that a poor man robs you with a knife while a rich man robs you with the law. My contention is that we have much less to fear from poor men with knives than we do from rich, greedy, and ambitious men armed with the illicit power that stems from bogus laws. It is the latter class that runs the Empire, and they have run it for their own benefit, not yours. To them, you’re nothing but a cipher. You might have profited from the current state of affairs if you played their game. But just like the house in Vegas, the game is rigged so that they win in the end. Your profits and seeming prosperity were merely incidental. But they convinced many of you that you could at least survive by playing the imperial regime’s game.

Now it appears that old game is coming to an end, and quickly. If you want to survive and prosper now, you must learn to adapt to a new set of rules that are less complicated but perhaps more frightening. For instance, when the regime’s money is no good, what do you do to preserve your wealth? When the regime deliberately fosters what the late Sam Francis called “anarcho-tyranny,” a state of affairs in which the law abiding are terrorized by a police state while the criminal class is allowed free reign, how do you protect yourself, your family, and your property? When the food production and distribution chain as we know it fails, what are your options for feeding yourself from local produce? Have you seriously considered these disturbing questions? If you have, you are likely in a small minority of Americans.

SOME ANSWERS

Now that I’ve probably thoroughly depressed you, let me give you some hope. There is something you can do, not only to survive but to prosper. First of all, disengage your family from the current “system” as much as possible. In other words, don’t count on Social Security, a pension (government or private sector), or any form of government assistance (including a long-lasting job in the public sector). Don’t assume that your current private-sector job will be permanent. Also, don’t get too used to those modern conveniences we all take for granted. Severe economic and/or political dislocations will jeopardize the delivery of everything from milk and bread to electricity and natural gas. Don’t count on local or federal law enforcement to protect you or to insure that justice prevails in the larger society.

So, if you can’t count on things remaining “normal,” what can you do? Well, for one thing, be thankful to God that you are one of His own; He will not abandon you. Once secure in that knowledge, begin the process of building local community. Get to know your neighbours and form a community watch. Introduce yourself to local politicians and get involved in local politics. Buy locally and not from the big box stores. Grow a garden and help your neighbour do the same. Learn a practical trade or skill (carpentry, welding, sewing, the list is nearly endless). Store up several months worth of necessities for your family. Buy a firearm and ammunition and be prepared to protect yourself; in chaotic times there will be on one else to do it for you. Get out of debt (and stay out!). Trade worthless paper dollars (Federal Reserve fiat currency) for real wealth while you can. Learn the difference between fiat money and real wealth (for this, I suggest you contact our own Franklin Sanders for some good advice at 888-218-9226).

In short, it probably will be necessary to change the way you live in ways big and small. But such changes can be rewarding. By being part of a real, organic community, you will be living in much the same way as did your Southern ancestors. Instead of working for “the man,”you can work for yourself. There is great reward and comfort in family business enterprises centered on the home. You can gain great satisfaction from growing and preserving your own produce; you also will be eating much healthier. A well-stocked pantry can provide much peace of mind. There is also great comfort in knowing that you can defend yourself and your property, if need be. If you have real wealth instead of the Empire’s fiat money, you can rest easy at night knowing that your wealth is not being drained of its value by inflation or a falling dollar.

The way we live today in modern America is not the way men have lived throughout history. While there are surely great benefits in certain technological advances, we have lost something in the bargain. In some ways, we are enslaved by the very technology that makes us moderns. The more complex the society, the easier it is for “experts” to control the populace. Perhaps the circumstances surrounding the Empire’s collapse will clear the decks, as it were, and allow us to return to some basic, fundamental ways of living that, in the long run, will provide for a more prosperous, more just polity for us and our progeny. And, God willing, we will then be living in our own free Southern Republic.

When you join us in Chattanooga in late October, you will find yourself in the company of people who have closely considered both the problems and the solutions of the Empire’s coming collapse. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear them.

Michael Hill
Killen, Alabama

Free Texas!

J Murrah

Bear in mind, that in those days, the Vice President was the candidate who received fewer votes than the other candidate running for President. It took 36 rounds of voting before Jefferson was elected President and Burr Vice President.

The argument with Hamilton occurred after Hamilton accused him of wanting to take the State of New York out of the Union with a secession measure. Since Hamilton was a strong central government fan, he saw secession or even the threat of secession as “anathema.” Secession was a fighting word for Hamilton. The two dueled in New Jersey, since the New York laws regarding dueling did not apply there. Since they were citizens of New York, the laws of New Jersey would not be applicable to them. (Back in those days, they understood the sovereign rights of States.)He was acquitted of the charges related to the duel.

Burr believed that men and women were intellectual equals and admired the writer Mary Wollstencraft. He even had her portrait hung in his home.

He arranged to lease some land in Texas through the help of Baron de Bastrop. His plan was to settle the land. This was the same Baron de Bastrop that later helped Stephen F. Austin. Burr has also been working with the adventurer Philip Nolan in learning more about Texas and making plans for it. Burr assembled his group and was stopped before reaching Texas by General James Wilkinson, (a Spanish spy) who produced forged copies of documents then used as evidence against Burr in his trial. (Although Time makes it sound like Burr wanted his own empire, Wilkinson did have his own private army and own private army base at Contonment Wilkinson). The court saw through the forgeries and dismissed the charges against Burr.

Time has not done their homework. For an early feminist to be labeled as the worst Vice President solely based on being charged with crimes is ludicrous. Clinton was accused, and other high officials have been accused of crimes as well. It seems that the jury at Time Magazine knows better that the US courts that looked into the matter at the time.

This is another example of how important it is to KNOW SOUTHERN HISTORY!. When you know your history, you will not be so easily bamboozled by the propagandists in the main stream media.

Free Texas!

J MUrrah

In those days, even the Democrats carried guns. Since it was after the war, it was considered dangerous for the Confederate veterans to carry weapons on the streets of Austin. The Republicans also had guns and even commandeered a canon located on the grounds of the State capitol. Private contract bodyguards were used to keep the illegal governor in office. In dealing with the situation, the race card and late night black bag ops were used in responding to the situation. Eventually, after his guards abandoned him, the Republican governor stepped down.

What can we learn from this?

1. Politicians do not always abide by the law.

2. Politicians can not be counted on to do the right thing.

3. Under dire circumstances, even Democrats will arm themselves.

4. The race card is nothing new in politics and is often used in an eploitative manner.

5. Whatever is done by force or in disregard of the law is not truly settled -(Jefferson Davis).

There are many lessons to be learned by reviewing how situations were handled in the past. Since people are creatures of habit, we can learn from previous situations as to how to handle present day situations.

Free Texas!

J Murrah

Studies like this will be used to promote the vaccination programs in Texas. Rather than allowing people to make informed decisions on vaccines, the population is being told what to believe and trust.

Free Texas!

J Murrha

This is important for the South, since the bailout is an open-ended money machine that gives funds to ACORN. Since ACORN is conducting voting campaigns, and apparently associated with supporting some “select” candidates, tax money rather than donor contributions are being used in the war chest to elect candidates with a socialist/communist community agenda. Is it any wonder that the Obama campaign has suspended television commercials in seven states, four of which are Southern? North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and Florida have been blessed with the lack of commercials.

Free Texas!

J Murrah

The Texas legal system is not to be outdone. Now they have decided to track children who do not attend government schools. The system involves ankle bracelets and GPS tracking in Bexar County. It will be interesting to see how the legal systems in Counties of Bexar and Harris will do with their perspective targets. In Houston, they can’t prosecute adult businesses and in San Antonio they can’t keep track of their truants.

Free Texas!

J Murrah