Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-02-14

and would nave done so some time ago had
they not feared the whites would kill them
The Indian offered to point out the town to the
army.
PROCEEDINGS on THE SUBJECT OF ABoLl-
TIoN IN THE LEGISLATURE OF NEW
HAMPSHIRE.
A select committee to whom the subject
was referred, made an able report which, if
We had room for il we would take pleasure in
presenting to our readers; not for any thing
new TO be found ii it; for the subject hardly
admits OF any thing new being said upon 1t :;
but because its doctrines accord with our con-
stitution, with reason and with the Bible. The
report concludes with the following, rcsolu-
tions:
Be it resolved, by tho Senate and House
of Representatives in General Court convened,
That we recognize the constitutional right of
the several States of the Union to exercise
exclusive jurisdiction within their own limits,
on the subject of domestic slavery.
Be it further resolved, That Congress can
not, without a violation of the public faith,
abolish slavery in the District of Columbian
less upon the request of the citizens of that
District and of the States BY whom that ter
ritory was ceded to the General Govern
ynent.
Be it further resolved, That as the union OF
the States can only be maintained BY abstain
ing from all interference with the laws, domes
tic policy, and peculiar interests every other
State, the conduct of those who would coerce
our fellow citizens of other States into aboli-
ton of slavery, by infammatory appeals ad-
dressed to the fears of the masters and the
passions of the slaves, is in the highest degree
censurable, as tending to ALLEVIATE one portion
of our countrvmen from another, and to intro
duce d!scord into our sister States, and as
violation of that spirit of compromise in which
the constitution was framed, and a due obser-
vance of which is necessarvto the safety OF
the Union.
Belt further resolved, That We concur with
the liberal, just and philanthropc views on
this subject contained i'll the Message OF his
Excellency the Governor, of June last.
Bo it further resolved, That the Governor
be requested to transmit copy ofthis Report
and Resolutions, to the Executives of each OF
the States of the Union. and to each of our
Senators and Representatives in Congress.
Mr.Eastman Of Conway, offered the follow
ing resolutions as an amendment
Resolved, THAT error of opinion may be
safely tolerated so long as reason is left free
10 combat it,"
Resolved, That the demand made b. the
Slave holding States upon the non-Slave hold
ing States of this Union, for the latter "to
adopt penal enactments for the purpose OF sup
pressing any associations within their limits,
purportlng to be, or having the character Of
abolition societies." is an unwarrantable inter-
ference with the Constitutional rights OF the
citizens of said non-Slave holding States, and
cannot therefore be complied with.
Resolved, That any attempt, to prevent free
discussion on the subject OF Slavery, by ma
king use of legal process, or by means of vio-
hence, rs not only an abuse and contempt OF
law, bat tvranncai and unjust, and ought
therefore to be discomtenanced, and rebuked
by every friend to our free institutions.
After some discussion Mr.. liycrmore hav-
inc requested a division, the question was ta-
ken on the adoption of the first clause OF the
amendment, and decided m the negative.
Yeas -, nays l59.
The second clause was then rejected with
out division, and the third also was rejected
without division.
Mr.. Edwards offered the following rcsou-
tons to be added as an amendment.
R,solred, That the liberty of speech and the
freedom of the press, rights secured by the
constitution to the citizens Of this State, can
not be abridged or restrained by penal enact
nents,' Oh the request or demand Of any other
State.
Resolred, That the claim of the Executive of
aslave holding State, on the Executive OF a
aon.slave holding State, for the surrender OF
free citizen, to be removed TO such slave
holding State, for punishment, under laws OF
the State of which he Is citizen, Is an un
warrantable interference with the rights Of
The free citizens OF the non slarc holding
States.
The amendment was rejected.
Alr. Locke moved the resolutions be indeti-
uitely postponed; he thought they had already
cost more than they were worth-relectcd:
The question was then taken on the adop-
ton of the lst resolution reported by the com
nittce, which was adopted as follows :-lcaS
16S-Nays6.
The question was then taken on the adop-
ton of the second resolution, and decided III
the afimative-yeas l24-nays 81.
On the remaining resolutions. Mr.. Liver
more said lie apprehendea the committee
were acting under deluslon, QuiXotte Ike,
running against Windmill. He approved
the sentiments of the Governors AeSsagc,but
be objected to an expression in the third reso-
luton; he would explain his views upon it, but
de was not fond of having enforced upon linn
the recently enacted gag law. Abiding to
the shuffiing on the floor of the House, pre-
venting his being hcard)
The resolutions were then adopted as to!-
lows--nays l36-yeasl IA.
These proceedings shew the politicians OF
New Hampshire to be un!nducnced by the ia