Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-06-02

= ~ '4' s't'tilA Wt0ilt. Let rs luui
f no" TO ne play as performed in Boston BY IN,
? N"uohaIs m tie Legislature Of Massachusetts
we nave before Us pamphlet copy Of " the re-
) PVf' oi 'he JOINT Special Committee OF the Leo
, 's!o'nie on Tue petition Of 4. Stoughon and mn
, " olh I > IN reference to the admission Of rev
o'4'es INTO The lnon, slavery in the District o
r Columbia &c. sc. The report fills SO osla.
Fo pages and concludes with The f,lIoviu, r.so.
buttons
RESOLVES.
/. Relating to Slavery aud Slave Trade IN Il,
u!sulct oil Columbia, and Territories Of he
United States.
Resolved, That Congress has, by the Copai
'ouou, power to abolish slavery and the slave
trade N the District Of Columbia; and that tbec
IS hothng IN the terms or circumstances Of In,
acts Oh cessIon by Virginia and Maryland, or
o'n'I"ise' imposing any legal or moral RESTRAINT
upon It's exercise.
Resolved, That the inhuman traffic in slaves.
earned on III and through the District of Coum.
ba, Is a nadona, disgrace and a national sin
ana ought 10 be abolished
Resolved, That Congress has, BY the Cons,i.
luton power to abolish slavery IN the Territories
OF the United States.
hesoIyed, That Ills Excellency the Governor
DC requested TO forward copy Of these Resolves
to eacn OF our Senators and Representatives in
Congress. -
| States. "'e
Resolved, That Congress has. by ,be C,n.G-
"ran' o"rr 10 aoo,Ish the traffic IN slaves hc
tween P The different sia'e- x aac Uoron.
hs-g'yed, That the exercise Of This oon,, =,
demanded by the principles Of humanity and ias.
Resolved, That His Excollcacy the Governor
DC requested to forward copy ofthese Resoyes
70 y, each OF our Senators and RQpresentatiycs +,
Congress. >'''"''''s 4"
., Heating to The admission ofnew States in.
10 The Union. "''' ~
hesoyed, Ihatno new State should bcreole,
Nc ADMITTED INTO the Union, whose constitution oc
government shall permit the existence ordones
tic slavery. " O0''''S-
Resolved, That His Exceency the Gove,ho,
De requested to forward copy ofthqse Eesolyos
10 each OF our Senators aud Renres,nt,ty,s,.'
faSsco the senate, ore only IN The negative.
April II, passed the Housc--l5Ito5l.
~ the Senate, every member is WING. In
me House all the Wings voted ahirmatIyely, but |
refused to allow the yeas aud nays to be taken.
The Boston members are wiIImu 10 be psed ,o
get abolition votes but conceal ihe,r names. lest
1t should hurt them as merchants, in their trade
with the South.
Here are opinions and principles stripped of
all disguise, and which strike at the existence Of
the Union, openly, boldly and unbushingly No
man IN his senses can doubt their intent, tenden- |
cy and purpose. The yeriest and most inllriate
mailman Of the abolition schoo-neyer assumed
higher grounds than these. Neither Garrison
Iappan nor Lunday have gone so far And |
ny whose votes were these Infamous resolutions
passed. By the NATiONALS,-or If the
name sounds sweeer, THE WHiGSl The
very paity which certain SOUTHERN PA.
PEbo arc Iaboring to invest with power 10 ear.
y them INTO execution The Senate Of Mas.
sachusetts is composed entirely Of " Vhgsn-
and every man voted for these resolutions. save
one. The Lower House is composed of a large
n2loIl'y OF me same party and the vote vas
l5l ID the affirmative, and 81 in the Negative.
vi those who voted in the affirmative. oycrv
man Wasa "WHiG ~ Not single reppbE
can voted for hem. The resolutions were car
red by Whig" votes erclusirely--and after
they had done the work they refused to allow tbe
Yeas and Mays to be taken and thus conceal
ed Their names from their constituents and lbe
country This IS the true Hartford Coarenton
spirit and is but another act in the same uauo
nous conspiracy against the Constitution and tho
unlon. The Boston members were Willing 10
DC used to get abolition votes but concealed
their names lest they should be injured in their
trade with he South.
These proceedings furnish materials for vol.
umes OF comment, but he conmns ola newsoa.
per do not admit Of extendcd anmadyersion. Ne
place ilie matter before the country, and call up
On ue people 10 reflect. We press the subject
especially on the consideration Of the Richmond
Nhlg-ihe fHglnian, and other Southern papers,
ana ASK The pain' pertinent and important cues. (
on--DO YOU MEANTO AID IN BRING S
ING THE PARTY INTO POWER WHOSE
MEMBERS IN THEIR OFFICIAL CHAR.
AFTER, THUS SPEAK AND ACT ON
THIS MOMENTOUS SUBJECT? Speak {
'u' plainly and without disguise. The times al
ow OF no eqnvocaiion, and The question admits 4
! 10 neuirals-Speak out, therefore. plain,y. c
should be 10th 10 part with those, with whom
We nave 50 long acted but we would suGer ,
nc death Of the cross before We would aid in the !
leVation o. such party as this. The Abol-
iolsts are determined TO enter into the Presiden
'a contest. William Lloyd Garrison himself. '
'ho drew up the last annual Report Of the Mas !
achuselts Anii-slayery Society. thus declares the
urpose OF his lanaiicnl myrmidons.
Mo have the confession Of Mr.. Preston of
,ouih carolina, that the District Of Columbia IS h
He CITADEL OF AMERICAN SLAVE. b
~" ihe President Of the United States is The S
1hlellan who guards it, and resolves to defend il
2 the last. N opposing him as an individual.
make no war upon Democratic :
nncIples In associatiug himself with the enc I
MES OF our race, be must expect to meet witb !
bel snrne nnnneILlon that ~. -. :....I..-...