Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-02-17
Extension Of Slavery.

"wednesday. February ~. teAS.
Extension Of Slavery.
The Legislatures Of tho ssates of New
York and Pennsylyania have passed reso.
lutions protesting against the extension Of
slavery in the territory Of the United States
or which may hereafter be acquired. Sim
liar reso lutions were introduced in the Leg
islature Of this State, and we copy the fol-
lowing from the Senate proceedings Of the
9th inst, in relation to the same:
Mr. Ewing, from the committee on Fed
eral Relations, reported the House resolu.
tions relative TO the extension Of slavery,
with the following amendments: Strike out
oil Of first resolution after the third linss
and insert the passage OF an ordinance
similar to .sthe ordinance Of 17e7, the broad
foundation Of the North West" which shall
forever prohibit slavery in the Oregon
Territory
Second amendment. add 40 an ndditional
| resolution, IL. W. H III ,
sResolusd,. That while we are opposed
to the extension of slavery into any newly
/ acquired territory, we deem il inexpedient
to connect the question Of slavery, IN any
form, with the presen. justifable war with
Mexico, but that the energy Of the whole
nation should be directed to its speedy and
honorable termination -
I Mr.. Ewing sustained the amendments
principally on the ground that the original
resolutions seemed to anticipate some sinis.
tier object. That the amendments. while
they adhered to the spirit Of the resolutions,
guarded against any misconstruction OF tho
real object. He did not wish to SEQ the
day when the territory Of Oregon would be
divided into number Of slave Statea; 1t
would be calamity to these States a. we'll
as the nation.
The question was then taken upon the
amendments, and lost by tie yote--l7, II.
The question then being upon the
adoption Of the House resolutions.
J; hIr. Ewing rose and addressed the Senate
in substance as follows. He said he had
, regarded tho question involved in the reso-
lutions as embracing two distinct PROPOSE
I tons: one to prevent slavery in o territory
: which belonged to us, and the other to pre-
+ vent slavery in any territory which may
!, hereafter be acquired. The last he sus-
1t pected Of having an improper allusion to
our operations in Mexico. He thought 80
a from the fact that it was every day talk.
e The circumstances, ton, under which they
u were introduced, and the discussion Of them
d sustained him in that conclusion. 1t had
been to him little embarrassing 10 recon.
cile the correctness Of the principle Of tho
resolutions with tho motive which dictated
their presentation. But be was opposed
to lunqualifedly 10 slavery. II was an ab-
stract principle, and SO far as the reading
g of the resolutions were concerned they
'e were right, for they repudiated slavery
!, Being opposed to slavery, said Mr.. Ewing,
Is cannot be in favor Of extending it into
as any new States.
MIR Ewing said SO far as the Missouri
compromise was concerned, it had nothing
to to do with the question before the Senate,
viewing it as he did, abstractedly. He said
Or he regretted his amendments werc not d.
=. dopted. They were explanatory in their
OF nature, and at the same time declared hia
. true sentiments. Mr. Ewing concluded BY
to saying he wottld vote for The resolutions on
II the ground Of principle. Asa citizen ol
y. Ohio, as western man, he would endorse
ah them by his vote.
no The question was then taken BY yeas
and nays, and tho resolution was adoptod
lis unanimously.
~ owe have devoted large portion ol
i. our paper this week to the proceedings Q
m the Legislature of this State, which. vi
an trust, i'll not be altogether uninterssting.-
lis We shall publish such Of the laws passet
N 10 this winter as may be important tothe peo
90 -, pie hereabouts, az soon as we receive them
no MICHIGAN SENAroR.--The Legislature
of Of Michigan has elected ALrHEus FELeH
..> the present Governor ofthat State, q Sen
- ator in Congress. in place Of Mr. Wood
So bridge, whose term expires on the fourt
ofMarch next, after which time the dsls
'eo CATION from the Peninsular State will pre-
...a M sent On unbrolgsn lront--anot federalism Il
Ihe either branch. a5. H. SsS ma as,
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Ae DEATH OF A ASENAToR.---C. B. SauEfI
ate the Senator elect from tho Huron distric
who was absent from his seat during III
led whole Of the late session Of the Legislator
!. on account Of i'll health, died Of consamp
~ ton on the Sd inst aged 81 years.
nts FIRE In KINsMAN.-We learn BY u
us Trumbull Democrat, that the extensiv
Tannery Of Seymour A. Potter, Esq, !