The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-04-14

'iigiied and conlemned: therefore.
hes0lred. That the resolution above
named Is an assumption Of poser and
Al EaEiTure siih the spirlI and
E;enl OF the cansnlutiaa Of the United
States. and injurious thihs cause ~ free
iom and Tree institutions; that II does VI
Olenes 10 the inherent AMI insl enable
rights Of man: and thai il lends essential
" 70 impair those Fundamental principles
Of natural Jusiice, and natural Isw. which
are anieeedeEl 90 any written eonsniu-
lions Of government, independent ofshem
all. and essential 10 the security Of free
dom in State.
ResOiUtd. Thai our Senators and Re-
representatives. in Congress. in maintaining
and advocating the full right of petition,
have entitled themselves Do the cordial
Of the people ofIhis common
wealth.
EesOlred, That Congress having ex-
elusive legislation in the District Of Co
lUmbia. possesses he right 10 abolish
slavery in the said DisiTIri. and that 10
exercise should only be resusined by .
regard To The pubic good.
Lnfhe Senate To ihe surprise ofeye.
~ one present. says The Boston Gazelie,
even the leaders Of the abolition party OF
this ciiy--lhe Senate adopted the follow
ing resolutions, after long debaIe--Ihe
first UxANIxousLy. and the second By on
ly ONE dissenting uote'
RESOLVED. That Congress having exclu-
sive legislation in The District Of Colrm-
bra, possesses the right 10 abolish slave
~ and the slave trade therein; and that
the early exercise OF such right is demand.
ed by The enlightened sepliment Of The
civilized world, by the principles Of the
revolution, ard BY humanity.
RESOLVED. That slavery, being an admit
ted moral and political evil, whose con-
iinuance, wherever il exists. 10 yindicst.
cd mainly on the ground Of necessity. 10
should be eircunscribed within The limits
Of the States where il has been already
established; aud that no new State should
hereafter be admitted into the Union
whose constitution Of government shall
sanction or permit The existence ofdomes-
tic slavery. #
To prevent misunderstanding 10 the
Southern States upon this subject, il 10
necessary io remark, tina, the friends Of
Mr.. Van Buren,. IN Massachusetts, are 40
active in this matter as others.--a fact
which is Of course disclosed BY the una
niIni;y Of the vote.
The ill-limed admission of so distin-
| guished Southern Senator as Mr. RIves,
of Virginia. tina, slavery is a great evil,
moral, political and social, has unIor,u-
nately gwen grea, stimulus To aboliuon
movements in the NorIb,-for the sboli-
tionis,s now press upon the public with
force the question Mr.. Calhoun put him,
when the admission was made slave
ry is such an evil. why do you not exert
yourself lin the language Of the Massa.
chuselts resolution) To circumseribe III
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Ridicule We'll Applied.--A certain Mr..
Kelly, who helps to make laws for the
people Of the State of Ohio. having in-
dulged himself in the application Of some
uncourleous remarks to another member,
in the progress Of the debate, was rather
startled by significant, inumailon, IN re-
ply, that notice Of the sffront would be
taken out of doors. Thereupon MIR. KEEL.
ly, in great trepidslion, beihought him.
self of making ready for desperate en-
counter. and appeared. the next day. in
his seat, provided with very handsome
dirk, the hiIt OF which projected osienta-
,iously from the opening of his wsislcost;
whcreat, as may be supposed. the law
| makers stared with some little wonder
and great deal OF merriment.
This last was increased ienfold. how.
ever. the next day, when another men,
Der entered. formidsbly equipped with a
nonstrous wooden dirk. with huge corn.
cob for handle. which he allowed TO
project abou, foot from the opening OF
his wslstcoa,, and. taking his seat by the
side of Mr.. Kelly, dew forth with great
flourish, every ten minutes, and made a
point of exhibiting to that puguacious le-
gislalor. The consequence may be I'M
agined; or il il may not, we are happy 10
say that Mr.. kelly's cheese-toas,er dis
appeared in short order. and was speeds
" followed into " retiracy." by four OF
1--WE others with which some other mem
bers had thought proper to decorate ,helI
persons, New Fork Com. .7dc.
! A Birfs-eye Uis'o Of the Unipsrss.-
Suppose this earth to be ball ofone tool
| in diameter; on that scale Of propor'lor
the sun would be one hundred fee, IN d.
sme,er. and the moon three inches. Tht
sun would he two miles from us--,h'
moon thirty Ceet---Jupller ten miles frou
the sun, and Herschel forty miles. Th'
Hottest mountains upon the surface Of III
earth would be one-eigh.iesh OF an incl
in height.