New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-18
WISCONSIN,.

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Wisconsin.
/ The Constitutional Convention a. The last NJ.
vices was rapidly completing It's wosk The Com
nittee 70 whom ~as referred the proposition B. IN
corporate INTO ihe ucE Constitution ~ mss;sas Ex-
emp,lli reported adversely The cssnre AL 3. was
/ rejected without debate.
NJ. Csstiensn. from ne Committee on Bsnts srf
Banking. presented minority report di'ssn,irg rom the
views expressed BY the .orty and submitting an article
PROVIDING
1sf Thst e. svs 60 floririns bsnkn. shall Be general
submitted TO- 80 b .erored IS he electors o. h. Sste
81 That stockhc 6sli shall BE- liable % the suount Of
their rsssscso shares Tor al ce5is Ana Abilities snd oI
months after they shall hsye transit red their
ih That Of Insolvency. Of arr banking assoca-
ton. the ollhoiie-s shall Be preferred .fsdi.ors
That tie Legislature shall provide ioT tie registry
Ell bank notss aad require ample security Tor their
cemption 81 sr-cie
eih Tha, tie L.si.aure shall never pass sny law 81.
fhorizins slsPetslou o. specie payu en-
TIE gRaufsl Sssfird slys The above plan finds favor
witt al parties AMI vii be likely u prevail over that
presented b. the majority Of Tie Committee:
hr LovEIL. from the legislative Committee reported
sdserssly uVou TIE resolution referred % them 20 ln
quire no the dieney q progdins Ia the Coustiu-
tion that in- pubic p nns ius sis-io1siy &c should
be Jet out % The lowest bidder. Nj jed alfssrec AID
reported article tie subject which be proposed
easrsis upon the Contribution.
Mr LoVrrL. from the Lsgils,ivs Committee, reported
TIE article ths organisation and duties Of the Lesss
Senate and A,s,mblv. that he Ar..rslv h.i not cor
ssi Of more than 90 ess than - members that the
one fourth Of ire A,,etIy hat the suooronrnent on
rsmbers shall Be msde b. the Legissluie every Eve
years ard The gst refscn ufter suh State United
States census that member, q Assembly shall be elect
ed, annually, b. single ditricts snd members Of the
senste By douh- dstricts e-hslf every year thar
DO members OF Congress- or person hodins any mil
itary OK civil Office udsr tie United states Government
shall b eligible 70 capable Of holding seat 10 either
branch Of The LegslsuIe &c with The several guards
nj - d M ~ u q q q ~ tuff
Under the head Resolutions, previously offered.
nsrucUns ne COMMITTEES on Aiscesnecas Provisions &C.
inquire 90 The eNpedency Of exempticg an amount rot
les than 500 of real or personal property a. the option
Of The owner, coming up hr. Bea moved is reference
select Committee CT q gs This motion prevailed The
Bill % Right after he amended % Is 10 provide that
distinction should be made BY the Leg sstgre be-
sion. enjoy meur. descent cf property o.dered
20 he enHosed " be engrOsscd f0r thifd reading The
lee r. strike cut the wosd free 1 tie fret lire Of the
frt rsctoa. plopo.-a by Mr kins ard adopted amer
short debate 3 To strike out he word .if, IN The
same section pofe'td by NJ Scasel and rejected % o.
.3 $40 Sos 70 strike out six months and insert one
year qualhgacn or sotefs, proposed BY Sir foity
and rejected after lons debate, b. vote II q 20 -
MARYLASp LEGIsLATURE--I1 the House OF
Delegates on the 10Th, Mr. French submitted
RIGS Of resolutions in relation IL the appointment Of
Joint Committee Of both Houses II proceed to the
capital Of Pennsylvania, and consult with the Go
vernon Of that Commonwealth, and request bis IN
igeuec 10 urge the Legislature OF Pennsylvania TO
repeal the law passed AZ its last session relative to
the delivery 0f fugitive slaves On the 9Th
these resolutions having come lp lor n secoudread.
log Mr. Claggett offered the following as a substi
tute and they. together with the original, were re.
ierscd 70 the Committee on Foreign Relations
Tg1syeas. the cluzcas Of Maryland have from time 10
time suffered the yosses injustice from the citizens c the
state - Pennsylvania by their van;ou AM uncousttu-
touai Interference wh their rights OF property, by IN
ducing slaves 20 away fem their lawful
And vkgeas the state u Pennsylvania has passed laws
be- violation OF the Constitution u tic United states and
the Avs Of Congress, which secure 20 N owners Of saves
The rh pursue their slaves when abscoudDg isto any
Of the free States
And iel,g The citizens Of the said State Pennsyvz-
MIA do b. force, il violation Of every principle Of justice
and law the saves Of the citizens Of tbs state when
they are captured BY lawful owners.
And rersas mob IN Carlisle IN the state Of Peunsyl
vauia DID attack james H. kennedy, citizen Of hi. STATE
IN june isst while Ia pursuit Of his runaway slaves, and
beat and WOUNDED m that he lied therofrom
Andrkoas from the resui; of the trials Ia thA, case {,
!. manifest mat the citizens Of This STATE can get no redress
the people Of the state Of Pennsylvania FOR the most
vo. nj aud personal wrongs Gore the by
bang com fosci Of aholiii1 nists
Therefore be II Resolrei By the Genera Assembly, That
IN tbs death Of James IL Kennedy, citizen o! this state,
b. mob In Carlisle In the State OF Pennsylvania the PEG
pie q this State have received most gross ant violent in
jury which they cannot longer submit 10 whou, utter
abandonment Of their slituonsl aud legal rights
the principle Of self-prcieciion.
Re.ired That HE Excelency the Governor Of this State
10 the Governor Of the state OF Penns yana
this state have sustained from the Commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania BY the passage Of the Act No 1859 Of the
Pepnsy laws, which said Ac, + In violation Of the
laws Of Congress settled 10 he Supreme Court of the
United STATES well by The murder Of james II. Kennedy
citizen Of This State, IN Carlisle r the state Of Pennsyl
vania, in the year 1871 BY gang OF lawiess rioters.
Res0ired Iha unless the citizens OF the state II Penn
sylyana shall adopt such and such Just laws
will the safety Of the psroIs Of the citizens Of the
state when IN the pesceabie pursuit Of their runaway
slaves IN the state of Pennsylvania there great
10 fear an open rupture between the citizens OF the two
sister states upon their respective borde-a result which
every good citizen Of both States must ever cement.
Resorcd That his E1celency the Governor be request
ed % send copy OF these resolutions accompanying this
remonsrzRce ~ the Governor Of the State OF Penn
syvsna, and respectfully request him to present then
70 the Legislature Of the stale q Pennsylvania at
their present meeting. asking that honorable body @
repeal said law entitled An Act 70 prevent Kidnapping
preserve the public PEACE prohibiting the exercise Of GER
tain powers heretofore exercised BY the Judges Justices
OF tins Peace, Aldermen and JaileIs, In this Common
wealth aud to repeal certain slave laws