Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-09-02

| RESOLVED. That slavery in the several
States Of this Union which recognizes its
existence, depends upon State laws alone,
which cannot be repealed or modified by
the Federal Government, and for which
laws that Government is not responsible
We therefore propose no interference by
Congress with slavery within The li!iils OF
any State.
Resolved, That the proviso of Jefferson,
! 10 prohibit the existence of slavery. after
1900, in all the territories of the United
States, Southern and Northern; the votes
of six States and sixteen delegates, in the
Congress Of 1854, for the proviso, to three
States and seven delegates agains, it; the
actual exclusion of slavery from the North
western Territory, by the ordinance of
1887, unanimously adopted by the States
in Congress, and the entire history of that
PERIOD clearly show that it was the settled
policy of the Nation not to extend, nation.
alize or encourage, but to limit, localze and
discourage slavery; and to this policy,
which should never have been departed
from, the government ought to return.
Rescued, That our Fathers ordained the
Constitution of the United States, in order,
among other great national objects, to es
tablish peace, promote the general welfare,
and secure the blessings of liberty; but ex.
pressly denied TO the Federal Government
which they created, all constitutional pow.
er TO deprive any person of life. liberty or
property, without due legal process.
a., Resolved; that in the judgment Of this
Convention; Congress has no more power
to make slave than to make king; no
more power to institute or establish slave.
ry than TO institute or establish monarchy;
no such power can be found among those
spe officially conferred by the constitution
or derived by just implication from them.
Resolved, That it is the duty of the fed.
eral government TO relieve itself from all
responsibility for The existence or conlinu.
ance of slavery wherever that government
possesses constitutional authority TO legis-
late on that subject, and is thus responsible
for its existence.
Resolved, That the truc and, in the
judgement of this Convention the only safe
means of preventing the extension of slave
ny into territory now free, is 10 prohibit
its existence in all such territory ~ al act
of Congress.
Resoiued, that we accept the issue which
| tuS oiuNS Po"Ci nus lOISCO upOH No. anu ~
their demand for more slave States, and
more slave territories, our calm but fina
answer is, no more slave States, and nc
more slave territory. Let the soil of our
extensive domains be ever kept Free, for
the hardy pioneers of our own land, and
the OPPRESSED and banished Of other lands
seeking homes of confor, and fields OF en-.
terprise in the new world.
Resolved, That the bill as reported by
the committee of cigh, in the Senate OF
the United States, was no compromise, but
an absolute surrender Of the rights of the
non shareholders of all the States; and
while we rejoice to know, that measure
which, while opening the door to litigation
and strife among the future inhabItanr,
thereof to The ruin Of their peace and PROS
peri,y, was defeated in the House of Rep
resenlatives, its passage in hot haste, by q
ma jority, embracing several Senators, who
voted in open violation of the known will
Of their constituents, should warn the peo.
pie to see to it, that their representatives
be not suffered TO belray them. There
must be no more compromises with slave.
ry; if made they must be repealed
Resolved, That we demand Freedom and
established Institutions for our brothers in
Oregon, now exposed to hardships. peril
and massacre, by the reckless hostility OF
the slave power TO the establishment OF
Free Government for Free Territories, and
not only for them, but for our new brelh.
rem in California and New Mexico.
And whereas, it is due, not only to this
occasion. but to the whole people of the
United States. that we should also declare
ourselves on certain other questions of ma
lional policy, therefore
Resolved, That we demand cheap pos
tage for the people; retrenchment Of the
expenses and patronage of the Fedora
Government; the abolition of all unneces
sary offices and salaries; and the election
by the people Of all civil officers in the ser
vice Of the Government, SO far as the same
may be practicable.
Resolred, That the River and Harbol
Improvements, when demanded by the
safety and convenience of commerce witt
foreign nations or among the several Stale:
are objects Of national concern, and that il
is the duty of Congress, in the exercise OF
its constitutional powers, 10 provide therefor
Resolred, That the free grant TO actua
settlers, in consideration of the expense:
they incur in making settlements in the vii
derness, which are usually fully equal &c
their cost, and Of the public, Benefits re
sullns ihercfrom, of reasonable portion,
of the public lands under suitable limiia
,ions, is a wise and Just measure of policy
which will promote, in various ways, The
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