Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-04-17
TIE MASSACHUSETTS RFsor,.r,,,#

TIE MASSACHUSETTS, RESOLI,TIo,..#
We have referred two or three times IN IL.
liiion resolutions adopted by the Legislature a., y,
saehuse''s but We have not, until now, had roo,,
insert them at length. They passed the Hon. -
Representatives IN the following shape. by -,
37s 10 Is
Whereas. the house of represeutatj,rso,a
nited States Ill the month Of ] nuary IN H. ,"t
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and b,,,
ven, did adopt resolution, whereby it was ~;
that all Pethohs, memorials resolutions. prono,,.
OF papers, fea,'hs III any way or to an, extern Wa,
ever, to the subject of slavery, without be;n, WAL.
printed or REFERRED should be laid ON the ia '''ei
that no further action whatever should BIZ had = aaa
ON; and whereas by the resolution aiorcs,id
Is adopted as standing rule OF the prcsent I
representatives,, the petitions OF large nuinL,y a.,
! people oil tins commonwealth, PRAYING lal tn, ,,5.
OF great social, moral and political evil h,,. Ia.
! sliehtedand condemned therefore IN
= RoSojgfd. That the resolution ,,,,, -,
assumption OF power and authority. a, ,ar;,nc.
the spfit and intent OF the constitution of tho
States, and IN FURIOUS To the cause of fre.dnr nd
/ institutions that II does violence to III, NH
and lnas 'nable rights OF man and that il Tend
sentially To impair those fundamental pr,ncinL .
natural justice, and natural law, which are anrr,1
to any written constitutions OF government. indaa3
dent ol them all, and essential 10 the securit, NJ
dom IN state.
Resoifea, That ON senator's and reon.,.,,...
IN congress, III maintaining and ldyocatos ,ba -
rgt Of petition, hive catillcl thciiselt,. :, ,'..
cordial appreciation oil tie people ol tn, ee,o,4'4
wealth.
- Resats,i. That congress, having exclusive h..
stlpla in the District oil Columbia possesSe, III.
to- abol SIN -Elsefy III the said District and tia, IT,
eicisc should ofsjs be restrained by reeard IN t.
public enod.''
The Senate dec n.la.. these resolutions loo .e.,
we suppose, substituted iDr thena the two IL lo.
tie tif,t b, unanimous vote. lnl. tn. seco. +,
only one h,senbip,te Voiec
= ReS9ired, Th.N e1c>> having exclusive In.
laton III the District ct olamlDla, poss4ssos lij,
to abolish slavery aud tn sl.l,e trade frfeia
that the early exercise et ,iaQbl right i, lep!,s5,
by the enlightened sentilnenn sd nba civilized N,s
by the principles 81 the reVohifll, nsl BY hna4nl
Resoired, Iiaa slavery being irn aaal.itteJ h
and poll5cal evil, Nltose contlnnanrt. wiI,fe,tf
lists, IS vlndleated manly the ground nj nee =,
II should be circnmScnbed within tire liInil, al
states Where II has been already established, nj
that no new state should hereafter b. admitted i
10 the union whose constitution Of eosf,m
shall sanction or permit the existence o! de9r
slavery"
The FIRST suggestion winch presents lt.clf Is. fi
extraordinary unanl,nity with Which these resolution
we've adopted showing clearly that the N5qNp
question: L. not at all connected with part pqt.s
least IN isssDslunsets. and iutilyrle the nier
that the doctrines OF rFEa plarisaic and ana,iraY
are entertained, with solrf light shades oil dlc, :.
by alms i The entire population Of lle non-snr.ql
ing States. This fact should teach the Souh n,
importance oilihe unanlmits, il 'he would su-.tt.
i,liiy reprl the threatened entfoachmcut aroa d
rights which the hosts OF l'ailatic-n. ,weiei il a
ef tributary causes, ar preparing gradually onasr
, J he preparatory steps TO the eonsumnlaoa q Ii.
Interior purpose are afifully laid down in the to;
j, ing resolutions, which assert,
lst. Tie Rigid q Pe'itign.-nllcll ". allau
not been endangered b, yhc course pursued III {
sfess' IN relation to the Abolition petitions Hdl
was the Right Of Petition designed to secure Si
ply the night OF community to petition for reir
oil Its olfa grievances surely no, To interfere ma,
tiers affecting Others exclusively, and with schtte'
nave no " ri OF concern, directly OF indirectly. Wal
right have the people OF Passafnaquod1l ocm'
PLAIN 10 Congress oil the evil tendencies Vi ~
very III " isainston, and 10 asi, for rhr ren1i d
'loSe evil tendencies by the abolition n II, aa1
tdry senitude If SLAYER, he the curse aud The pro
INC paten OF curses which ii is SAID to BIZ b, the ID
signing hNpoefltes and the pulling symptoms Of tiiI
Norm, stlli they have no right to inlelnedle VI
i. II the people OF Washington are rselsbIr 10 m
evils incident to state Of slavery or il ,aey "
Ing to bear them VIA constitutional equitable u
mora right haze the Pi3snHg5piyts of Ml>sae.aess
to InfpYtt,rp t,.,, FL, A.
We" oil tins subject aud see that The oijcc OF the t'
efe'se oil iiis Right OF Petition Is in fact nothing moe
nor less than to egalize, by act of Congress III ae
oefy aaa SPohatioa otHe South, ii seems strange that
even the hercest bigoiry should be blind to lis mad
misSlble character. lfCongress have no right 10 =
what these petitioners SIX them to do then they h
no right TO lay such petitions before thcm-or iitba
VIII DO so, Congress is bound to refuse to con,af
men, precisely it would do were it asked to dctlf
that murder and robbery, (not on the wholesale plan
contempt tied by the Abolitiouists, but in the snJ
"ay) shall be Invested of crinnalily and co unpOa
lshed. Suppose thatwe. in Virginia should petition
congress to burn all the Northern factories and d.
vide the spolls OF Northern nabobs among the opera
u'es, who, from early childhood to premature old
age are chained to the daily labor imposed BY sire
ana eXactlng ask-masters, compared with whom ou'
sia'e-o"ners are angels OF mercy,-would Consr"
listen to such apetion for moment No And
YET we have just as much right to present suchaP
luton as the people of Massachusetts have petition
'of an emancipation law, and Congress has just a
hiuch right to enact one as the other. In one won
the Right of Petition means simpl, this that e'l'
and every community have the right pcaceably 10 az