The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-21 00:00:00

RESOLUTIONS ON THE CREOLE CASE.

That prior to the adoption of the Federal t onstitut ion each
of the several States composing this Union exercised full anti
exclusive jurisdiction over the subject of slavery within its own
territory, and possessed full power to continue or abolish it at
pleasure.
That by adopting the Constitution no part of the aforesaid
Powers were delegated to the Federal Govin riment, but were
reserved by and still pertain to each of the several States.
That, by the Bth section of the first article of the Constitu-
tion, each of the several States surrender to the Federal Go-
vernment all jurisdiction over the subjects of commerce and
navigation upon the high seas.
1 hat slavery being an abridgment of the natural rights of
man, can exist only b; force of positive municipal law, and is
necessarily confined to the territorial jurisdiction of the power
creating it.
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Thai.' when a ship belonging to the citizens of any State of
this Union leaves the waters and territory of such State, and
enters upon the high seas, the persons on board crate to be
subject to the slave laws of such State, and thenceforth are
governed in their relations to each other by, and are amenable
to, the laws of the United States.
That when the brig Creole, en her late passage for New Or-
leans, left the territorial jurisdiction of Virginia, the slave laws
of that State ceased to have jurisdiction over the persons on
board said brig, and such persons became amenable only to the
laws of the United States.

That the persons on board said ship, in resuming their na-
tural rights of personal liberty, violated no law of the United
States, incurred no legal penalty, and are justly liable to no pu-
nishment.

That all attempts to regain possession of or to re-enslave
said persoi.s are unauthorised by the Constitution or laws of the
United States, and are i►:cornet:ble with our national honour.
That all attempts to exert. our national influence in favour,
of the coastwise slave trade, or to place this nation in the atti-
tude of maintaining a " commerce in human beings," are sub-
versive of the rights and injurious to the feelings and the in
terests of the free States, are unauthorised by the Constitution,
and prejudicial to our national character.
When these resolutions were withdrawn, a Mr. BATTS,
one of the Members for Virginia, moved the following
vote of censure :

Whereas, the Hon. Joshua R. Giddings, the member from
the sixteenth Congressional district of the State of Ohio, has
this clay presented to this House a series of resolutions, touch-
ing the most important interests connected with a large portion
of the Union, now a subject of negotiation between the United
States and Great Britain, of the most delicate nature, the
result of which may eventually involve those nations, and
perhaps the whole civilised world, in a war: and, whereas,
the duty of every good citizen, and particularly the duty of
every selected agent and representative of the people, should
discountenance all efforts to create excitement, dissatisfaction,
and division among the people of the United States at such a
time and under such circumstances, which is the only effect
to be accomplished by the intn dnction of sentiments before
the legislative bridy of the country hostile to the grounds as-
sumed by the high functionary having charge of this important
and delicate trust ; and whereas mutiny and murder are therein
justified and approved in terms shocking to all sense of law
order, arid humanity ; therefore
Resolved—That the House hold the conduct of the said
member as altogether unwarranted and unwarrantable, and de-
serving the severe condemnation of the people of this country,
and of this body in particular.

After a disgraceful squabble of two days, this resolu-
tion was carried by a majority of 125 votes to 96. Mr.
GIDDINGS then rose, took leave of his friends indivi-
dually, and retired. The venerable ex-President ADAMS
was deeply affected, and some of Mr. GIDDINGS' politi-
cal friends shed tears as he quitted the Hall. He sent
his resignation by letter to the Speaker. " Mr. GID-
DINGS," say the 'Washington Correspondent of the New
York Commercial Advertiser, 44
is a singularly mild, af-
fable, modest, retiring person—a man of unassuming
manners, of unobtrusive character, and remarkably gen-
tle and quiet in his way of urging his opinions upon
those whom he would convince." A living author
has observed that " the most timid men in appearance
do the boldest things," and perhaps there are not five
men in Congress who would have had the moral courage
to bring in Mr. GIDDINGS' resolutions. By that daring
movement he tore the veil it om the gang of Congress
conspirators who, under the pretence of vindicating the
national honour, only sought to plunge England and the
United States in a war, to uphold slavery.

Notices have been given for the insertion of many
additional clauses in the Railways Bill in Committee ;
among others the three proposed by Mr. HARDY, to the
effect that carriages with passengers shall be so placed,
that the first of them shall be separated from the tender
by two or more carriages without any passengers ; that
in no case shall two engines be used at the same time in
drawing a train ; and that carriages with passengers
shall not be propelled by having the engine in the rear.
These regulations, we are satisfied, would have a must
beneficial result. They would form a protection
to passengers, and not interfere injuriously with
the profits or management of the Company. Every plan
for rendering travelling more secure gives additional
value to the line ; and the Directors would, therefore,
consult their own interests by adopting regulations that
could in any way accomplish such a desirable result.
The great falling off in the receipts of the Brighton, the
Great Western, and, indeed, all other railroads, after
fatal accidents, is the best proof of this statement. 'With
a little more caution and foresight, many thousand
pounds might have been saved ; and, what is still more,
the Directors and Superintendents would have escaped
the pain and odium incurred by being the cause, how-
ever unintentionally, of such a melancholy loss of human
life. It is hardly necessary, therefore, to say that we cor-
dially approve of the suggestions made by the Member
for Bradford. But what is to be said of the wild propo-

sition of the successor of Sir ANDREW AGNEW, Mr.
PLUMPTRE, to put a stop to all travelling by railroads
on Sunday, except in cases of charity or necessity? lie
should be answered according to his folly, and when his
clause is rejected, another should be proposed awlcarried
by acclamation, that it be imperative on all Rat/ay
Companies to run at least two trains each way on Sun-
days. On many lines there is now actually no other
means of conveyance, and as this has been the result of
the new system, the public should not suffer inconve-
nience either from the caprice of Directors, or the med
'cluing interference of these babbatarians. The people of
Scotland, with all their regard fur the observance of!
Sunday, now admit the necessity of running a certain
number of trains before and after Church service. Sir
ANDREW AGNEW in that country is left alone in his
glory. At the last meeting of the Glasgow and Edinburgh
Railway Company, he appeared with the intention of
renewing his motion on the subject, but he was compelled
to admit that his friends had changed their opinions, and
did not think that the subject should be taken up on that
occasion. This is highly creditable to the people of
Glasgow.

There is no news of any political interest in the
French 3Gltrnals received this morning, with the ex-
ception of the following from Conitantinople:—
A letter from Constantinople, published by the Leipsig
Allgemeine Zeitung, r(3lates a curious event, of which no men-
tion is made in the letters received by the last Levant Mail.
"It had hitherto been tit. cusi.rn," says the journal, " for
the Persian Ambassador to the Sultan t. 9 have his board and
lodging in an hotel. The same was the case with the Turkish
Ambassador at Teheran."
Very lately the Turkish Ambassador, has not ben well re
ceived at Teheran, and the Court of Persia has refused to give
him his board and lodging. The Divan has in consequergee
used reprisals, the Persian having announced this circumstance`
to his Court, the latter recalled him, and sent in his stead a
Consul-General, who is a Christian, a Georgian, and conse-
quently a Russian subject. This nomination has greatly
alarmed the Porte and the British Ambassador, for this Per-
sian Consul will be under the protection of the Russian Am-
bassador, conformably to the desire of the Shah. Peop!e ask
now, whether England can put up with this, since it is very
evident from this fact, that Persia considers the Emperor of
Russia as its lord paramount, and consequently that the Shah
is wholly dependent on the Czar. This check is the more un-
pleasant to England, as the English troops have been obliged
to retreat from Affghanist an.
A letter from Oran 7th inst. states that the la'e campaign of
Major-General de Lamoriciere, had been highly successful.
He left Mascara with only four days' provisions, and contrived
for twenty-two days to live at the cost of the enemy. He
captured 1,700 head of cattle, and made 500 prisoners, among
whom was Berkan, Chief Aga of the regular troops of Abd-el-
Kader.-111oniteur Parisien.