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eral Assembly of the State of Missouri, to

States, and nothing more. Buff Congress
should adopt the Wilmot proviso, or abol-
ish slavery in the Distric: of Columbia. or
do asy other act contrary to the principles
expressed in the resolutions, then, the reso.
~lutions declare the State Of Missouri will
be found in hearty cooperation with the
.slaveholding States, in such measures ss
may be found necessary for their mutual
protection against the encroachments Of
Northern fanatics and I, as a citizen will
be found cooperating with Missouri, using
every means to preserve the institutions of
the States, and the rights of the citizens
thereof, from violation; and at the same
time using every effort to preserve the Un-
ton If all the States. Let the citizens of
the slaveholding States be united and pre-
sent an unbroken front, and the storm will
soon blow over, and the sun will again shine.
The Union of these States is in no danger,
as long as the compromises and guarantees
of the constitution are respected. Let the
General Government refrain from the ex-
~ercise Of doubtful powers, aud we will hear
no complaints Of violated rights or opPres-
sive legislations. The only danger to the
Union Of these States now to be feared,
grows out Of the principles and action Of
the Abolition and Free-Soil parties-or l
should rather say the Abolition party, for
the Free-Soilers are only q sect ofthat party.
They however, have one and the same OBJ
ject in view; and that is, to restrict slavery
within its present limits, and ultimately to
abolish It wherever it now exists and that
through the agency Of the general govern
ment or By any other meansb by which it can
be effected.
There Is this difference, however, between
the parent and the child; for Free-Soil is
the offspring Of Abo!itionism. The Adolf
~tionists declare their object to be, the ex-
termination Of slavery vhsresoever it ex-
lists, regardless of the walls and fortifca-
lions by which it is surrounded and protect
ed. All means which can be used for this
end are lawful with them /; and one of those
means is dissolution Of the Union. To es-
tablish this point l here insert resolutions
adopted by the Abolitionisb, in their Annu-
al Convention, held in New York, not long
since. They were introduced BY q Mr.. Ed
mund Quincy, and are as fellows:
"ResOired, That that which is giving
strength, extension, and perletuity to slave
ry-to. wit, TIE UNION-on being over
thrown BY a peaceful Withdrawal from it
by the non-slaveholding States, for con.
science sake and self.presrvation, must
necessarily weaken, limit, and speedily ex-
tirpste slavery from the American SOIL
Therefore,
Resoired, That the motto of every chris
tian and of every patriot should be-sNo
Union with shareholders, ether religiously
or politically
Resolred, That this is net a question Of
expectancy, on which action may be limo.
Gently deferred "till a more convenient sea-
son." but one of absolute morality-of ODE
dience to God and fidelity to m~ankind-to
be met and carried out to the letter without
delay"
The Free-Soilers do not avow so much
they design more than they avow. They
will prevent the extension Of slavery, and abOl-
ish it under the semblance Of the constitution and
in due form oflaw. They do not propose to storm
the citadel, but to blockade and stave the garri-
son. They 60 about the work with method and
skill. They first prohibit and exclude slavery
from the Territories. This confines it to the States
where it now exists. They propose to aboli'hi it
in the District Of Columbia, and in all dock yards,
navy yards, forts, ~arsenals, &C., and to prohibit
the slave trade between the States and ultimate.
ly by the admission Of sufficient number of free
States, to be formed out of the free Territories,
to amend the Constitution-inyesting the Gener-
al Government with power to abolish slavery in
the States-and finally to place the negro upon
terms of social and political equality with the
white man.
This Frse-Soil party, with Martin Van Buren,
at its head, has already d;ssolped the union of the