The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-12-23
ABoLITloNIsM IN IT'S PURITY.

ABOLlTlONlSM IN IT'S PURITY.
| We publish The following picture that those
| interested may fully understand their true pos,.
lion, and the dangers By which they are sur
rounded, and be prepared for the consequence
which overshadow their Constitutional rights
Coming erents cast Meir Shadops betore.
and we as faithful chroniclers, present the sub
ject TO our readers for future reference.
The following is the extraordinary and uniupc
paper presented by Mr. Adams to The House o.,
Representatives
10 The Honorable Senate and House Of Representative,
Of The United States, in Congress assembled
We The subscribers, in Randolph and Washington
counties, and State Of Illinois, deeply concerned in
the general veal Of this nation, desire plainly but
respectfully, to address your honorable bodies in re-
iaton to your duties as lis Representatives believing
that civil government is divine institution ordained
Tor the glory of God, and the good of man and that
those who are lawfully called and qualified to admin
ster t being Gods Minister'S are bound in all their
transactions, to act according to his law, and to re-
sPect the honor of Him by whom kings reign and
princes decree justice, and that this nation, highly
domination and in various other WAYS has greatly
'hned IN dlsregardlng those primary and fundamental
principles of civil rule, and alic this land for which
Tue Ood oil Nations has visited il for years past with
many tokens OF His just displeasure. We ask you,
therefore, TO take this subject into solemn and pray
eriui consideration; ask you not TO adopt any
measure inconsistent with pure Republican Gov
ernment nor TO pass any law tending unite Church
and State, or TO impair the rights of conscience Of
any but we do ask you to propose, as amendment
to the Federal Constitution the following provisions
L. A full and explicit confession Of sin against the
God of the whole earth, in not having acknowledge
His name and authority in the Constitution of the
United States, and in securing, by constitutional qua,
rantles, the African and American slave-trade and
slavery in the States and Territories.
2. An acknowledgment Of Jesus Christ as Prince
OF the kingdoms of the earth and national subueaon
TO him as Lord of ALL to the glory of God the
Father.
3. An acknowledgment of the laws Of God as the
supreme law of the land and the revising of evefy
law, local general inconsistent with the high man
dates Of Heaven.
4 Such an alteration Of the Federal Constitution
as shall secure and protect every person in the ma
uon IN The enjoyment and exercise Of the inalier
able rights OF life, liberty, and the pursuit Of happ
ness
"Be wise, now, therefore, oh We kings-be INSTRUCT.
ed, ye Judges Of the earth. Serve the Lord in ar
and rejoice with trembling Kiss The Son lest he he
angry and ye perish from the way, when his wrath
is kndled but little"
lSigned by James Wallace and 2I2 other Abo!irioa
fanatics
The following are the resolutions of The Com
monwealth of Massachusetts. which (under Che
pretence OF amending The Constitution. Int. I'M
'act indirectly, advocating the wild Abolition
scheme, were presented by MIR. Adams.
Re'oIrtd That the following amendment 10 r..
constitution 81 the United States be, and hereby ..
recommended to the consideration of Congress 10 be-
acted on according 10 the fifth article. The third
clause oil The second section of the first article shall
read IN the words following Representative and
llrect taxes shall be apportioned among the severn
states which are, or may be included within n
Union, according TO their respective number of free
persons, including Indians not taxed. The arra,
enumeration shall be made within two wears from the
late OF the adoption of this amendment in the man.
ler provided by the Constitution, and within every
subsequent term OF ten years, such manner as Con-
'ress shall by Jaw direct The number of Rcprcseu.
atives shall not exceed one for every thiri, thou
and but each State shall have at least one Reprr.
eotative.
Resoirtd, That his ENcellency the Governor be re-
ucsted to transmit copy Of the foregoing resolve.
md the propo ed amendment, TO each Of the SEM
ors and members Of the House Of Representatives of
his Commonwealth in the Congress Of the United
states
Re'oired That his Excellency, the Governor, be re-
ucsted TO transmit copy of the said resolve and
mcndment to the Executives Of the United States
nd Of the several States