The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-14
THE NEW YORK LEGISLATURE
AND ABOLITION.

We advened yesterday, ia brief editorial,
10 the proceedings Of The New York Legislature
againslihe 2lst or 25th rule of The House OF Re
representatives.. We set forth the votes and pro-
ceedings in extracts from the Plebesn, The lead
ing Van Buren, paper Of the State oil New OH
From those proceedings IL was made manifest
that twelve States Of this Union were 10 be re-
garded as outlawed--thal their domestic lnsti-
unions were no longer to be respected. as un-
der the protection of constitutional guarantees,
and their peace and safety were 10 be the mere
sport of fanatics and incendiaries. es 'he
Democratic Legislature of New York mas IN
substance, resolved that Congress, from ms
time forward, shall be the common receptacle
If al he abuse and SANDER which the domes-
tic and foreign aboitionisls may think proper 10
utter against Southern men and Southern nsti-
tutions. The LEGISLATURE OF New YORK HAS
INSTRUCTED THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, IN Con
GREss TO REscIND THE 2lsT RULE, AND TO OPEN
THE DOOR TO THE UNLIMITED RECEPTION OF ALL
MANNER % PETITIONS. VIVA, Wing Legisla-
ture would no, do, and what Wing Congress
has refused to do, a Democratic Legislature has
done, and Democratic Congress is instruct
ed TO do. Let John Quincy Adams now re-
joice let Tappan, and Garrison, and others, re-
joice They have now free privilege to belch
forth their abusive trades upon twelve
States of this Union to their hearts content
Let the Abolitionists celebrate great national
Jubilee the great Democratic party of the Stale
of New York has granted them the right to
abuse every thing Southern, and, under the
guise of the right of petition, TO apply the torch
TO Southern institutions Mr.. VanBuren was
at ALBANY; he presided over the scene-held the
wires and pulled them. "The Northern man
with Southern principles" has said to the South
and Southwest, submit to my behes,s, and be
auiescent amid the abuse and Insult which
have authorized to be heaped upon you"
What will the Representatives and People of
the slaveholding States now do? Will they
still cry out FOR PARTY, and peaceably surren
der themselves into the hands Of the Abolition
ists2 w hat will those false sentlnels--those
guardians of the hock-the Democratic editors,
now do7 viii the chiuairy rest conlented IN
der this state CT lhnss7 VIII the Rhetts and
the Lewises still keep up the shout of party,
and, for fear of losing their places in the Party,
bow their knees in all humility 10 John Quincy
Adams, and his tribe of incendiaries Are
they content 10 sit quietly, day by day, in Con-
gress, and hear themselves abused as kidnap.
pers, cruel and despolic tyrants, and enemies o.
human freedom2 Let il, then, be so. We, for
one, IS the editor Of FIRE, journal, will not hold
our peace. If we stand alone, we will resist !;
and if our resistance be in vain, the fault shall
not lie al our door. What are we to infer from
these proceedings Of the Democratic Legisla-
ture Of the State Of New York Are we to
understand that the Aboitionists are alone to
be conciliated-lhst bid is TO be made for their
support, and that Southern men are only 10 be
regarded as their lackeys aud water-cauisrs7 q
II this is 10 be the condition of the South, and
the South be base enough TO yield obedience.
then be irso but while resistance can be made,
we shall not fail to make il.