The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-15

no State shall be admitted into the Union in which it's
not forever prohibited. :.
II NAV be that party considerations views OF policy,
will prevent for time, definite action upon this deter
minaion but that ITS enforcement, when necessary is
firmly resolved on, your committee cannot DOUBT 10
wait for further evidence OF fixed intent would De I'M
wise and dangerous.
What is proper to be done in the premises, your COM
nittee will undertake to recommend lhey deem IL
great and solemn question, demanding an instant calm,
and deliberate consideration OF every southern man who
values the heritage derived from our fathers or our own
honor and safety And action of some sort-frm united,
and concerted action is certainly necessary.
Your committee submit that what the non slaveholding
States regard slavery simply is with us political m
sttuton by the preservation of which the two races IN
the southern States who nhabt them not very une-
quail numbers may live together, experience demon
strates in peace and prosperity Destroy this relations
and the inevitable result would De the destruction of
race the other No other relation has ever been sug-
gesed by which they live together in numbers so
nearly equal, without conflict Continue this relation,
and the slaveholdng States will remain great and
hourshng community, increasing in wealth and popua-
on and adding to the wealth and prosperity OF the
rest of the Union and of the world than any other com
munity of equal numbers In any other relation we will
become impoverished and wretched-mseabe ourselves
without at all contributing to the prosperity or happiness
of others To preserve this institution, your committee
are well convinced that the saveholding States must
eaously watch their rights under the constitution, must
insist upon that proporona'e influence intended TO be Sc
cured them by the compromises OF that compact and
above ALL must at all hazards and at all times, MAINTAIN
their EQUALITY full and complete, with whatever other
communities they hold connection AS to our rights nn
der the constitution, hold to be clear and unques
onable that the slaveholdng States are entitled to an
equal participation the territories OF the United States
and we utterly deny the right OF Congress 70 exclude
of the existence OF any domestic institution which
was tolerated in the original thirteen.
Your committee recommended the Adoption OF the fo-
lowing resolutions:
Ist Resolred That in the opinion OF this meeting, sub
mission the proposed exclusion from an equality of bene
fits in the territories of the United States, beyond what is
already yielded by the Missouri compromise, would be UNI
wise, dangerous, dishonorab'e, and debasng
3D. Resolved That this is question paramount TO all
he who aers, and, Esau LIKE barriers his birthrght for
| duty in the present and traitor to posterity.
resolutions lately passed niS by the House of beeases in the
State of Virginia. that they hereby eiterate the same and
ns an 's of caasto dse b" as they believe Of the
State OF South Carolina, and as they conndehy nope oil
| the whole south.
| The Virginia resolutions are as follows, viz
BE IL resolved by the General assembly of V
gia That the government OF the United States has
the institution of slavery and that i'm taking any such
CONTROL it transcends the limits of its legitimate functions
by destroying the internal organization of sovereignc
q Rssoired unanimously, That under circumstances
will this body recognise binding any
federal government which has for its object the prohibition
of slavery any territory be acquired either by conquest
treaty. holding to be the natural and ndeeasbe right
of each and every citizen of each and Stale of the
conederacy reside with hispropey, of whatever de
scrpton in any territory which may be acquired by the
of the United States or yielded by treaty with any
foreign power.
g. Resoiped unanimously, That this general assembly
holds il to be the duty every man. in every section of this
contederacy the Union dear him, oppose the pas
sage OF law for whatever purpose by which territory
to be acquired may be subject to sich restriction.
A. Resoped undninonsiy That the passage of the above
mentioned proviso makes it the duty every slavehong
State, and all the citizens thereof they value their dear
privileges their sovereignty their independence
rights of property, take firm, united and concerted
ton in this emergency
The char.havng announced that the report and reso-
utions before the meeting, Mr.. Calhoun loudly
called for and after having expressed his appro-
baton of the report and resolutions, spoke at much length
relation to the recent action OF Congress upon matters
deeply involving the honor and interest of the southern
States and the aggressive spirit manifested the non
slaveholdng States He depicted in forcibe Ian
guage the extent OF this spr-ts orgins obiects-its
consequence If not properly met-and the remedy He
repeatedly interrupted during the progress of his
marks by the pauds of the audience and at its close the
whole assembage manifested their concurrence its SEN
timents by the most enthusiastic cheering.
The question then taken the report and reso-
lutions of the committee and they adopted by ac-
clamation.
W. Aston Prngle esq., submitted the following reso-
luton, which, being seconded by Joseph H. Dukes esq.,
in very happy remarks was unanimously adopted:
Resorcd That the thanks Of this meeting be rendered
the Hon A. r. Butler, for the vigilance and ability which
he has displayed in the station which he has been
ted by the voice of the State, and that this meeting recog
Misses in his course and in that OF representative
the Hon l. e. Holmes, conduct worthy of who have
been entrusted with the solemn duty of sustaining the
and rights oil their respective constituencies.
Mr. Holmes then forward, and was received
with great cheering He very forcbly and fecitousy
alluded to the objects of the meeting, and to the report
ments, and in which he most heartily concurred He
repeatedly cheered during his remarks and at their
conclusion,
On motion by Otis Mills, esq.,, the meeting adjourned.
II. BAILEY, Chairman
5. X Mo ryrr Err Secretaries.