Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-12-21


f, tine held hy foreign power. On the con-
trary, so anxious were the congress of that
DAY TO contne hnmsn bondage Within us an
, ciept home, thai on the 18th of July l7SI, that
! body, unanimously declared that slavery or
1 involuntary servItude should moi exist ,n the
extensive territories bounded BY the Ohio, the
Mississippi, Canada aud the lakes aud IN the
NINTH article ut the consultation iseit, the pow
| cr OF congress 10 prohibit the migration oiser.
vile persons after the year ISOS, rs expressly
| recognized nor is there To he found in the
statute book single instance of the admission
| OF territory to tile rank of state, IN which
| congiess have not adhered to the tight vested
in them by the constitution, to supulate with
| the territory upon the conditions ut the boon.
| The senate and house of representatives OF
| pehu>N'Nania, therefore, cannst but deprccaie
any departure from The humane aud en!ghi-
ened policy, pursued not only by the i.lusuious
| congress which framed the constitution. but
| 10y their successors without exception. The,
are persuaded, that 10 open The fertile regions
| 81 The west 10 serviie race. wOuldstend tn ia
crease their numbers beyond all past example.
/ ~ould open "A new aud steady market for the
| lawless vendors OF han,an flesh and would rem
| der all schemes for celebrating this most foul
| blot upon the American character, useless and
| nnaNa,iing.
| Under ti,rse convictions, and in The full per-
suasiOn that npon This topic there Us but one o.
| pinion IN PENNSYLVANIA
| Resolved. Ly Tie senate and house of representa-
| Tires of the common TcaHLof PeRnsyrania that
, the senators OF this state in the congress of
! the United STATES I've, and they are hereby in
| structed, and that The representatives or The
| people of this state in the congress of the u
nitcd States be, and they are hereby request
| ed, tn vote against the admission OF ANY ter
ritoryas state into Tie union, unless such
| territory shall stipuIate and agree, HAT the
| further Introduction of slavery or involuntary
| servi,ude. except for the punishment OF crimes
| whereof the party shall have heen daily CON
| vicied shall lie prohibited and thar all chill
| dten horn within The sand territory. after its
| admission into the union As state shall be
| free, bnt may be held TO service until tue age
| OF twenty five years.
Res0lted, that The governor be and is hereby
requested, TO canse copy of the foregoing
| preamble and resolution 10 br transmitted 10
each of the senators aud representative of this
state in the congress of the United States.
While we sincerely subscribe to every
| merit which MIR. Dame claims for Penn
| sylvauia, 10 her civil and relisi ous free
dom, 10 The zeal with which she has mann
tanned the improvements aud charities
Of social life"-while we subscribe 10 The
right OF her legislature 10 come forward Oh
| this greai question, il IL se"meih good
unto them; we beg leave respectfully 10
urge few of The objections which we
have found against his resolutions.
II IL I'm vain 10 say That humanity is
outraged by tile admission of slaves into
the new states, uniil the authority of con
grcss has been established How does
MIR. Duane establish II
He says lila, Missouri formed no part
of the union al tie adoption Of the con.
stliuilon; that II may or nay moi be adj
| mitt"d as d state in'o the union at the
| discretion of congress, DC. And is il pos
sible that he can have forgotten lie Lou.
| isiana Treaty? by which congress Is found
| Ia admit her INTO The union: aud moreover
| 10 grant her citizens The same privileges
a nt 10 9th iS no.,
pared to vi',Ia'e the public faith 10
cancel The Obligations OF q treaty WHICH
was framed with ali the forms of the
| constitution, and which Congress sane
| toned by a public law Yet putting
that treaty ASIDE, is lie prepared TO main
tain colonies longing 10 the y. States
| Ia preserve that territory in leading
strings? No; ii is enough for the gene
eral government 10 hold one little terri
| tory in That degraded CONDITION In
keep iis 10 mil $ square, lis district of
Columbia, IN colonial bondage. Blu, il
is contrary 10 The whoI. genus of our
constitution TO cpionize The regions to
The West Of the Mississippi.
Bat Mr.. Duane goes 10 the constiiu
ton Tor this power and IN what part of
that instrument does I've trace it2 Why,
in The 9Th Art. where " the power Of
Congress 10 prohbii the migration of
sorvile persons after the year 1908, is
expressly recognized" Expressly no
such thing There is no such expression
as " migration of soryile persons" Before
Tie constitution could have used such "a
| phrase, il must have perverted the Eng
lIsh language. SfdteS ReUer migrate. ..
| That is til, act OF free man. They are
| imported carried backwards and for
wards but the ,owPT oiloconi on, from
state 10 slate, o. from country 10 country,
! (uBless HEY are riinaWays) Is dcsIed te
titn. II is one Of those consequences
which are stamped upon their degraded
and deplorabIe. destiny tile cousliiu-
liun does no, apply migration 10 slaves,
bn, 10 Foreigners coming inio the u. $.
Has Mr.. Duane forgotten The whole dis
cussion upon the Alien Law ?--Mr Du-
ane has fallen into MIR. JAYS doctrine f.;
who says (and j! his principle be right,
says truly congress may nor prevent
slaves from beng carried from one state
10 another, whether OH on HTr. And vel
Mr Duane positively dlsclams any wish
g 80 abridge any OF lhe rights guaranteed
10 ~" several STATES.
blr Duane cites by way Of precedent
las M. King has done what Congress
Gid under The ordinance OF 81 her res
friction Of slavery TO The north Of the
Ohio. But we shall ever protest against
an, u>ufpa ION, by whom aud whensuevrr
made mUre especially when the act is
done, uoi Seridtim bui without adequate
discussion AND de'ibrraiioH. Such is The
precedent behind which Mr.. Duane now
sbiClds himself.
Bu' il j. said 10 the east That humanity
prrSCIib slavery Aud how will Ibis
restriction remedy it The evil is las
tened round cur neeks without our con