Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-12-11

efforts of the people Of the United State
to accomplish these great and interestin!
/ objects, have highly exalted their cha
! racter III the estimation of the world, ant
must be acceptable to the God and Crea
tor of mankind-this meeting woult
view, with unspeakable pain and mort
ticatlon any measure adopted by the Fe
derai Legislature, tending to extend anc
perpetuate Slavery among US; and hold
ing out encouragement and temptation
to the dealers in human flesh to continue
| their infamous trade, in defiance of the
laws of the land, and the more sacred
will of Heaven-therefore,
RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this
meeting the permission of slaves in the
nesy states admitted into the union, has a
direct tendency to perpetuate slavery III
these United States, by extending the
sphere of Its influence and action; to in
crease its danger by spreading that spe-
cies of population over the land; and to
promote and encourage the importation
of slaves by providing an extensive and
growing market for them, in which the
demand and competition for the pur-
chase of them, will be such as so greatly
to enhance their price, that evil and ava
ricious men will be tempted to run all
hazards of the violation of our laws, by
the prospect of the enormous gains OF
this horrible traffic.
Resolved, That the members of the
late congress who opposed the admission
OF slaves into the proposed state of Mis-
souri,, have the sincere and respectful
thanks of this meeting for their manly
and unanswerable opposition to mea-
sure fraught with SO much mischief and
disgrace to our country.
Resolved, That the senators and re-
representatives. of New jersey, in the next
congress, be most earnestly and respect
fully solicited to use their utmost means
and influence to prevent the Introduction
of SLAVERY into Missouri, and every 9TH
er new state that may hereafter be adj
mitted into the union.
Resolved, That in the opinion of this
meeting the prohibition of slaves in the
new states, coming into the Union, is not
forbidden by any article of the constitu-
ton of the United States; but is in full
accordance with the principles Of the
constitution and imperiously demand.
ed by the honor and interests of the
country.
Resolved, That this meeting has a
sincere and respectful confidence in the
good and virtuous dispositions of the ma
tional legislature on the subject of slave
ry; and that. however some ofthe mem
bers may be compelled by circumstan-
ces to submit to it for the present, they
will heartily unite with US in every mea.
sure calculated to arrest its progress,
and, finally, extinguish its existence.
RESOLVED, That Elias Boudinot, Jo-
seph Hopkinson, William Newbold,
Rev. Simon Wilmur, James Parker,
and Samuel Emlen, be committee to
correspond with other persons and bo-
dies engaged in supporting the princi-
piles of the foregoing resolutions, and to
use all lawful and proper means for eff
fecting the object ofthe same.
NeSofUe0, nat the proceedings Oh
this meeting be signed by the Chairman
and Secretary, and be published in the
Trenton FederaiiSt and 7rue american.
Signed
JESSE UPSON, Chairman.
WILLIAM GRIFFITH, Sec'ry.
On motion-Resoived-
that the thanks of this meeting be pre-
sented to the honorable JESSE UPsoN
Esq. for the highly satisfactory manner
in which he has performed the duties Of
chairman.
Kaskaskia, Dec. 8.
The time allowed the sheriffs of the
several counties of this state to pay in
to the treasury the state tax, expired on
Monday last: fourteen sheriffs out Of