Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-04-06
C O N G R E S s.
Correspondence Commercial Advertiser.
Washington, Monday, March 81.
RESOLUTIONS.
RESOLUTIONS.

The call of the states for resolutions
then proceeded.
oFFICE-sEEKING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS-.
Mr.. Andrews, of Kentucky, (anuad-
minis!ralion Whig,) offered resolution
inquiring ofthe President of the United
States the names of any members Of Con-
gress who may have applied for office,
either personally or through friends, and
also the Offices thus asked for.
No great commotion was raised by
this proposition, that l could perceive. 1t
passed without breath of objection, and
without even the formaIity OF a division.
D1suNIoN PET1TIoNs Mr.. MeddIi,
of Ohio, offered a resolution making ii
hereafter censurabIe in any member to Of
fer a petition for the dissolution ofthe I'm
ion. He moved the previous question on
its adoption.
Mr. StanIy hoped it might be with
drawn, TO enable him to offer an amend
ment making it censurable also 10 present
the petitions Of negroes.
Mr. MeddilI had no knowledge of any
such petitions being offered.
Mr. Stanly. Some of your democratic
friends have done it more than once.
The previous question was not second
ed.
Mr. Adams, from the aisle. "Mr
Speaker, move TO lay the resolution on
the table! [L7ughter.l
The Chair. Il! lies over, as a matter
of course"
Mr. Adams resumed his seat, amidst a
good humored laugh from the whole
House.
The CREoLE.-Mr Gddings threw a
prodigious frebrand among this combusti,
bic body, in the shape of series of reso.
lutioDs on the Creole case. Ehe resoIu'
lions were read as follows:
Resolred, That prior to the adoption O
the Federal constitution each Of the sever
al states composing this Union exercised
full and exclusive Jurisdiction over the sub
ject of slavery within its own territory
and possessed full power TO continue oI
abolish it at pleasure.
Resolced, That by adopting the consti
tuition no part OF the aforesaid powers
were Delegated TO the Federal Govern
ment, but were reserved by and still per
tain to each Of the several states.
Resolred, That. by the 9th section O
| the Is: article of the constitution. each Of
| the several states surrendered to the Fed
eral Government all jurisdiction over the
subjects of commerce and navigation upor
the high seas.
Res0lred, That slavery, being an
abrdgement of the natural rights OF man
can exist only by force Of positire munich
pal Iaav and is necessarily confined to the
territorial Jurisdiction of the power Great.
! ing it.
Reso!red, That when a ship be!on ging
| to the citizens Of any state of this UnloG
leaves the waters and territory of such
state, and enters upon the high seas, the
persons on board cease to BE- subject to the
slave laws Of such state and hencefortt
are governed in their relations 10 each 9th
er bv, and are amenabIe 10, the laws of the
| United States
Rpsolced, That when the brig Creole
/ on her late passage for New Orleans, lef
the territorial jurisdiction of Virginia, the
slave laws of tnat state ceased to have ju
rlsdictlon orer the persons on board salt
brig, and such persons became amenabl'
only to the laws of the United States.
Resolued, That the persons on boare
/ said brig, in resuming :heir natural rlght
of personal liberty, violated no law OF th'
United States, incurred no legal penalty
and are-justIy liable to no punishment
ResolUsd, That all attempts to fegalr
possession of or to re-enslave said persons
are unauthorized by the constitution Q
laws Of the United States. and are Incom
patible with our national honor.
| Resolved. That all attempts to exert on
national influence in favor ofthe coastWls
slave trade, or to place this nation IN IN
attitude of maintaining commerce IN Du
man beings, are subversiVe OF the tight
and injurious to the feelings and the 10
terests of the free states. are unauthorlze
by the constitution, and Prejudiciai to on
national character. s.--s*-..