The Arkansas banner., 1845-01-22
IN THE HoUsE OF REpRrs,n

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 m. December 5a, 'ls',' 1s1a Federal Relations, to wbon, e o0nn Message No. 3 of his Excella, Was ernor, and the communication 'asy as 7 ds submitted the following repo'' 9' Slal ately: S'aefed
 The committee on federal :, whom was referred the comranna ieaap Excellency the Governor. tracaaoi ter addressed to him by Samaa,l SSl1ll1g n agent of the State of Massachuseas,i.sl ha,i lit purposes, submit the followin@ log
 By an act passed on the l9iIb '9poai eember, l835, the General Assenn @ day ored to guard against the intro5nsoa I'oy negroes and persons of color ia4o itsa9a9 n upon principles of public policy 'o os ll' safety, and her most vital in,osa', aas'l right of excluding from her ,v;sse ter,;,sl spirators against the public pqsea Ol's feeted persons whose presence sr' S.n ald gerous to their safety, is esscntaa ', /. Government. It is everywhere er.'i independent States, and there ;s sA'I' 'Ia the Constitution of the United si,ls, %sl forbids to South Carolina the rioht ',s' as this Legislature from the duty. of n for the public safety. - p9
 Massachusetts has seen ft to right, and has sent an agent to rs,i1s fsass midst of us, whose avowed object til4' ia a police regulation essential to an. This agent comes here, not as T ci', the United States, but as the emiss.1 s foreign government, hostile to onr ].s institutions, and with the sole pprna' subvertlng our internal police. Wef WIT N be lnsensible to every dictate of Dm1.s] we consented to the residence of sa] missionary, or shut our eyes to tbs T quences of his interference with on, 4 tic concerns.
 The Union of these States was fon.l the purpose, among other things, of srql domestic tranquility, and proyi1inc s1 common defence; and in considentoadl of, this State yielded the right 10 Keen ' or ships of war, in time of peace, vitEal consent of Congress; but while cons, to be disarmed, she has, in no part Fl constitutional compact, surrenderedbs,l of internal government and police ai] the contrary thereof, has expressly ua| all powers not delegated to the United s1 nor prohibited by 1t to the States.
 The State of Massachusetts denominl citizens, those persons for whose prois| her tender solicitude has devised lbp pI ordinary mission Yet if it were adnI that they are citizens of that State, youro mittee cannot suppose that she will chsHs for them greater rights, immunites an{ yileges, within our territories, than are joyed by persons of the same class in $ Carolina. But your committee deny lhat are citizens, within the meaning of tbsi stitution nor dId Massachusetts herself as citizens, persons of this class rs within her limits, either at the adoptt the constitution, or since; but, on the trary, they were subiectto various disabl from which her other inhabitants we empt.
 ' our committee cannot but regard tH tfaordinary movement as part of dea and concerted scheme to subyen the d tic institutions of the Southern States, in violation of the terms of the national pact, and of the good faith which oug subsist between the parties thereto, al which they stand solemnly pledged.
 Your committee recommend the ado of the following resolutions:
 ReSolred, That the right to exclude their territories, sedidous persons, or whose presence may be dangerous 10 peace, Is essential 10 every independent
 Resolped, That free negroes and pe of color are not citizens of the United within the meaning of the constitution conlers upon the citizens of one Sai privileges and immunities of citizens several States.
 Resolred, That the emissary sent } State of Massachusetts to the State Of Carolina, with the ayowed purpose o fering with her institutions, and dsla her peace, is to be regarded ill the chaI he has assumed, and to be treated acfo' ly.
 Resolped, That his Excellency thel ernor be requested to expel from our ten the said agent, after due notice 10 q and that the Legislature will sustain tn eeutive authority in any measures | adopt for the purpose aforesaid.
 Resolped, Thatthe Governor be rep to transmit forthwith to the Governors several States and Territories, a copy Message No. 3, to this Legislature, co