The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-12

I that the Democratic Legislature OF Massaehu
sets, passed the most insulting resolutions on
Ibis subject, to which Virginia has replied with
that spirit aud dignity which so well becomes
tina, proud and unteurihed' old commonwealth
Party considerations must not operate 10 ~
duce any Southern man TO brook such q des-
truetive line of policy. They VIII not neglect
the sound Of the loesin, 10 the peril oil theif yves
and property. Mr.. Richie, we call upon you 10
break the chains of party we call on every
Southern editor and Southern man 10 unite on
this question. The South can support no candl-
date for the Presidency who iavors Abolition, or
whose friends and supporters do. The South
cannot, and must not, be sacrificed by any
"Magician's game" Of political balls or cards
Men must stand forth cleansed from this foul
spirit, as pure as snow-like C@sai's wife, Tree
from all Suspicion of impurity or inhdelliy.
We can only say, a: present, that we are as
tonished at these iell proceedings. They have
opened a new crave fear gloomy one-in
the history Of the country.
Below we give the proceedings oil the Demo
cratic Legislature of Neio York:
separately. The first resolution is as follows;
Rssolred, 1.-THE honorable the Senate concurrins }
That the Legislature of this State deem the light OF
pe,ilionng Congress for relief against any and all
manner Of grievances sacred right, solemnly guar
anteed 10y the Constitution of the United States to
every human being within the territory thereof a
right which Congress has RICH, to abolish or
| abIidge.
| 1t was adopted, Ayes 100, nays3.
| The question was then taken ON the second reso-
| luton which is as follows:
| Resoired, ('he honorable the Senate coDcurnng,
That the rules Of the House of Representative,
| (now designated as the twenty-fsth rule OF that
body which prohibits the reception OF petitions iof
the abolition Of slavery, direct violation OF the
sacred right Of petition, odi usy despotic IN us cha
racter, aud dangerous infracton OF the Conslllu-
| ton Of the United States.
| 1t was adopted. Ayes so, nays "A, 40 follows:
Ayes-Messrs Arnold Barker, Bevi.r, Bond,
rane, Coe, J. l.. Cote, Davis, Edwards, Eldredge,
| Flanders Fleet Gates, Grant, Grow, Hall, Ham
mond J. Harris, Hoffman, Hume, Huntington,
Hutchinson, Jansen, M. Ii. Johnson. ID. Lee, Linn,
Pardee ProudfI, Reynolds, Rogers, r. Sanford,
S. amans, Shaw, Simons, E. Smith, Snow, Spencer,
Spokesman, Spring Stevens, Stimson, Suydam,
| Swe ney, Veeier, Wadhams q. b. Warren, Waters,
| Whpple, Williams, A. Wright, G.. Wnght-5O.
Nays-Messrs. Abbott, Avord, BoswoIlh, Bur
bank, Car isle, Carpenter, Carr, Childs, Coffin, s
Coie DaveZac, DlcklnsoD, fltlu, 0oInahn, NrToom
| Harng, M. l.. Harris, Hazen, Horton, Hubbell,
JEREMIAH l.. Lee, Lounsbury, Mcconnell, Mann,
| Medbury, Nickles, Rapelje, Redington, Roe, Ross
man, Samps n, E. Sanford, Seymour, Sheriff., ID. H.
Smith, S. Smith, Strong, Sutton, Turner, Tuthill,
p ii. Warren, f. Wilson, Youngs-A
The question then taken the Sd resolution,
which is as follows
Resolved, Qhe honorable the Senate concurring, }
That the representatives in Congress from this Stale
be requested their eIertions to procure
| the repeal of said rule
The resolution adopted. Ayes 81 nays l5.