Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-02
DOMESTIC
(F'rom the Hartford Times }
GREAT MEETING.

otto and criminal OF conduct pursued ~ Inc Anti
Slavery Societies of the Middle and Northern States
After the organization of the meeting, committee Of
five appointed to bring forward the business OF the
evening, who retired tor short time when Judge Niles
as chairman reported 10 the meeting TIC following ihle
and patriotic preamble resolutions, which, alter dis
cussiUn, unanimously adopted Gen Johnson spoke
IN favor oil their passage and against the tanaucai con-
duct Of the aboltIonlst for thirty minutes, when
Judge Niles arose and went into an explanation Of thu
views Of the committee generally and condemned IN Sc
and caustc language, only the aooItionlsts
themselves but the conduct Of some lew dIsunenss at
the South, and their abe;nrs i'll the non-slaVehodIns
States, whose chief object apparently has been 10 create
an excitement in the South against The North, no mat
rrby what ncans-tIa would lead directly to the dis
solution Of this happy Unon-to the overthrow Of this
Government. He vit"weLb Wy EsiSha Phelps Esq,
tine side of the question. The ,ud aud repeat
ed checrngs to the sentiments advanced by the speak
crs, is good evidence Of the feeling this question in
this Community.
Alta m:c1ing ofthe clzcns IF Hartford and the ncgh
boring towns, holden at Bcldans Hall, the evening
of the :d Of September, l5}3 convened for the purpose
taking into consideration the violent measures and
proceedings tho aboonSts: Joseph Pratt, Esq having
called The meeting order, Committee o.! fire were APP
pointed nominate officers for the evening; and upon
their report, Isaac TuucEY Esq: appointed Presl.
dent-Eiishu PheipS Juscph Pratt. Ephram Eham, and
fathon lUhnSon, Esqrs., Fire Presidents. Charles
Shepard, Jeremiah Bro,rn, Secretaries
When, moLlpn the following gentlemen were ap-
pointed committee to report resolutions for the consi-
!eraton Of the meeting: viz: Juin N. Miles, Dr. A@a.
r!aI Brigham Elisha Harrington, Isaac Perkins, ana
JESSE Savage, Eatis.
Who ultcr taking the subject into consideration, re-
ported The following resolutions, which were submitted
By the President TO the consideration of the meeting
Upon which, Nathan johnson, john NJ Ni!cs and Lii
sla Phelps ESqrs. each in turn delivered very nte-
resting cloqunnt, and powerful address, in support Of
the resolutions after which they were passed u'an''
mnusiy.
WHEREAS certain persons in the middle and eastern
States have formed tor the ayuwcd object OF
ciirctng the abolition of slavery III other Stars and IN
pursuance ot said design have established press, from
which they several newspapers periodicals., de-
voted to The aforesaid object and filled with the most ia
temperate and inAr;nnatoy matter, well calculated to
arouse the "sjioES and excite Instruction among The
slave population And Whereas said papers and pam
pets have been distributed tiron the mail and other
wise into every section Of The Union, and particularly
into The slyciniiu. Satcg which unwarrantab!c pro.
ccrdin IS must have been forrs:en have accustomed
great excitement aud alarm 1T the South, ana obviously
Tend t., destroy The harmony and mutual confidence
which should prevail among the people OF the c"unt'y,
whereby those sacred ties constituting the Strength o.
the bond OF happ- Uniun exposed TO he inquired
and the eoEttdcrary endangered: =
Regarding public opinion the essential element OF
our Government it becomes not only the right but the
solemn duty of The people deliberately! 10 express and
p7oniuyate their opnors in relation t" all questions
which may cudanger the peace and prosperity % inc
country or impair the neral force vt the great prince
plcs vi liberty and Union, to which indebted
Tor the unexamp!cd prosperity We have 80 long en-
j,ycd-Therc!rrr,
ECSUrcG, That consider the frSt aiG
duty Of the citizens of the several States originating
from their political relations, to be- Edcy IL the tnton,
and scruruous and sacred regard 10 its requirements,
both positive and negative, defined i'll the Conslitu
ton which should be- interpreted in the same spirit Of
! compromise and Cancellation in which 1t was framed.
Rcsoircd That the States. III cnncdrrating rctai;icd
all their rights = lndcpni9n: 'vcrelgn!cs, except
| such expressly Delegated 10 the UnIoni and
among the rights reserved. those relating 10 all
matters OF lncl! and social nature; 10 private property
and the security and relations u PERSONS including those
Of master and savctnr. al that period slavery existed
in nearly all the States, ana was sancllnn"a ny lhei!
| l.ws. .
RfsnreH That in view Of these obvious principles 1t
is violation Of r spirit Of the Constitution t"r cizcnS
of State to enter into combinations 10 give more
energy To their rtprt>) for The av"wra object OF rfciS
change the institutions, laws, social relations "i
the pcop pie of other States who, regards all such mat
crs entirely independent communities, as Tey
would have been, had they mt entered into the C"niede-
Tacy. =, a.. -
RrsoIrcd That the conduct Of the Aboll;onist Soclc-
ties in publishing ard distributing IN the slavch"'dng
States. in violation o their laws newspapers a!hph-
lets the natural md nbvns tendency OF which TO e8
cite INSTRUMENTATION and instruction among the slaves
and expose the country to all the horrors OF serT!e
wa: is ngly ccnsurahe, and cannot fail OF meeting the
rcprobalun CT every friend Of his county Such pro-
cecdngs being violation CT the spirit OF the cnnsitI-
tona Compact ar: orc hostile 10 the peace ni these
States more linsdatey affected By tIien than danger
to the general harmony and tic p:rsrfFat'n u INC
| Union. =.
Fes,lrcG That /: is the duty of all good citizens who
love Lbcrty and happy institutions, % as
cauntcancc all interference by Ike citizens {" any St.e
in the local interests and concerns Of other STATES a'
such Interference in the relations OF master anu sa'c:
and the interests connected herewith, is III an eminent
degree reprchcnshIs and dangerous. That we VIII use
al! legal and proper means not incnip"uo'r WIN ou
rnhts and those great principles n Liberty lrcea"m VI
speech and the press to rPpTrss ana prevent any SUE"
interference so understandable il principle and so dan
| rrrous in its consequences. .
| "RcsoireG That we can sec good but much cv
from artalinu the question in any form, IN the STATES
not immediately Interested and that We should drPr'cae
any action or proceeding ny Congress- rrgHun sa'cf
in The District Of Columbia and therefore dsaP:9vt o!
the Petition which, understand, IS III circa'l""
amonr the People OF this Stale, TO be presented 10 tie
next Congress, praying tor Tic Ao"Htoh u '"''1 40
| the District Of Columbia. ~, :, ,,
Rcsoircd, That the lIse OF The department n the ec
Government. by persons residing without Inc i' -
an State TO convey into such State BOOKS, plinf!'''
or other publications. which designed 10 nave diiect
tendency to excite iusnrrec:i"n. or oiirr oilrncc
the constitutional laws of such STATE furnishes no J''
6caon or excuse tn tho authors or abrt"Is OF SUCH
,.,sr,s bui is slf an enormous and fragrant abuse,
which ought crctuay to be rcTnede" ny ''e
! cd authorities. ,e,: ,L
Eesoirc That we -erard the subject Of Slavery IN the
United States, solely civil! and Fohuca' Wv,
bv RELIGIOUS communities and treated as moral o. NV
oopca question; and for the same reason, nav @
with regret AMI decided Misrepresentation, t'e
nj somr of the Crruv and especially thosc o.
country in matter involving sach in?;cntous
| pr;nc;ncs and such important socin' rien,S' n
IN rrctiop made Jesse Savage, John ~ Mes a. H.
ponr"v Isaac Perkins and o; C. Phelps; j., Es9,s,
were APPOINTED committee to drau;ht and circulate "T
the signa.urrs of tie citizens declara'"" against the
! ueasl res Of the AbulilioE!sts
pssnlreJ That the proceedings Of the meeting signed
BY The presiding officers and Secretaries, should be pub
! lisheJ in al the papers Of this city? go,
ISAAC TOUCEY, Esq, President
ELISHA PHELPS,
JOSEPH PRATT, E;., p~..;J.n,s
NATHAN JOHNSON,