Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-12-28
NILMOT PnUV,SO.

The following Report ard Resolutions have
been unanimously adopted BY the Senate O
Georgia
The Committee on lbe Stale oi lho Republic
10 whom was referred a resolution IL The Scaa,e
ins,ruc;ing me Committee so make sach rep.f
or The subject oil lie Wiimo Pfoviso as is Jus
exhibit OF the feelings Cf the people OF Georgia.
beg leave 10 slbmil The following as the result o
their CELEBRATIONS, fatty confident, so far a: vt
give any expression, Ina, IL is in unison with The
public will.
The acquisition Of territory is !cgilimaiely as
sOciated with The Wimo PlcYiso. We will 40
slain fronl any une:ance upon that subject a
tis time, 20! The reason that w may not = agree
But forasmuch as the uerior obiec. 0! The VIII
mot Pf07iso, is 10 sf.ec: Inc Abortion Of Slave
ry, aud about whch there is no difference O. Cpl
MIDLAND .oIasmuch 100, as we desire 10 pre-
sent an unbroken front, We will therefore rega.c
and consider the question in lis Interior purpose
leaving The acquisition OF territory for a lu;urs
report.
Slavery and Slave labor is par, and parce
Of our Governmental system, and made so b. TIE
very ancestry, in pat, O! ih0sc who now are &C
tive 10 lis abolition. We d. not regard i, IL
spcciini 10 ourselves, or essential 10 uur righi |,
en;er INTO discussion with those who are 90
vtrnet by 20 nuncple BOT their ianlicism. In
deco lhr Question has :rcou argued 1u, iauatIcisu
is deaf to argum"nI-M wIl no! hear.
The peo;e q Georgia have for a series o
;ears been divided ana disturbed 5Y other qaes
lioas, 50 much so, perhaps a, to induce The jois
hops, that upon this vital question here may nov
p,eyei Giscor' and discussion This is no tue
Groreia has but one mind is as me man al
political parties AZ .esdg and wiling 70 plan
themselves upon the same Pa'form, and joir
Asart and hand in The assertion aud maintenance:
Of this their constitutional right.
To The end therefore, that the ee,inos OF III;
people IF Georpia, upon he subject OF The VII
mo- Proviso, NAV he distinctly understood, an,
their position defined:
Be it, therefore, BY The Senate and House 81 r.
representatives. oi the Stale q Georgia, Resolved
That The Government The United STATES has ht
courul over the institution OF Slavery. AID ina
in taking or attempting 70 take any such coL'!Ci
il TanScend> ;he limi's ri is legitimate inac'unS
BE further Resolved by The aniaoiitY aforesaid
That any ,eniiurv acquired, or Ia be acquired, b.
The arms Of the Uhiiec: Sn'e: or by treaty will
d foreign power, becomes ID common property u
the several Safes composing his conitderacy, ant
whilst so continues, il is the right OF each Gill
zen, of each and every SIale, 10 reside with hi
property OF every description within such terri
tory.
l:esolvcd further by .lhe authority aforesaid
Tba Ills the duty Of every man, in every sec
ton o! this conieie:acy, il Inc Union be dear /,
him, 10 oppose The passage oil any law or resolu
lion Of Congress by which territory acquired, o
TO be acquired, may be subjected 10 any restriction
against Slavery.
Resolves, by The authority Aforesaid That il
the opinion OF this General Assembly the pcopl,
Of Georgia, at Inc ensuing Pfesiicn;ia election
should not, aud will moi support any man iur tn
Presidency or Vice-Pmsitency, who iavors III
principles OF the WiImot 2:oyiso.
Resolved, That in he ownership OF our slaves
we are not only exercising humane, hui con
slituiona and moral rs!.i ant that VIC allow nj
power Under Heaven TO dictate The terms by which
We Did them, nor Ia Ccvisc the means b; which
we shall be deprived Of our property in 'heil
And il is further i,lsoivtd, That MS Excelenc'
the Governor of this STATE, cause copy OF h
foregoing preamble and resolutions 10 BE- iorwar
DC! 10 each OF our Senator'S and Representative
in Congress; also 10 the Governor OF each StaI'
in The Union.