Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-05-23

| shall do the same. shall abide the de-
cecision of the whole people and nothing
less.
Respectfully,
THOMAS H. BENTON.
St. Louis, May 9, 1s49.
The spirit Of the Accomac resolution re-
ferred 10 by Senator Benton, is fully ex-
pressed in the following, all we have room
to extract from the very lengthy proceed.
ings of the Accomac meeting:
Resolued, That the time for action, to
resist the movements of "a Abolition" made
not only in the north, But BY SOME IN THE
SOUTH, HAS ARRIVED; and that the danger
which threatens southern institutions is so
imminent, and the insult to the southern
States snd people is so offensive, that no
time should be lost in preparing for the i'm
pending crisis, LEST THE MOMENT FOR Eff
FlCIENT AND SUCCESSFUL ACTION WILL
HAVE PASSED AWAY.
Rescued, That we approve the late re-
solve of the Virginia Legislature on this
subject; that we will maintain them by all
the means in our power, to the utmost ex-
tent OF constitutional and legal right; that
we tender our great(ul acknowledgements 10
the Delegates and Senators who passed
these resolves, while we indlgnantary re-
probate the sentiments and votes Of those
members who sided with fanaticism in op.
posing resistance te1he grosest violation of
the'constitution of the United STATES who
were for submitting TO the most degrading
inequality proposed between the slave
States. and those which claim to be the on
ly "Free soiE' States in the confederacy
and who advocated f'passlve obedience D
and snon-resistance'' to an oppression, the
inevitable consequence of which, would be
to engender and establish tyranv, or to
dissolve the Federal Union.
Resolved, That we will defend the U,s-
iom," by maintaining our own rights ol
sovereign equality in it, to the last extrem-
ity of reason, of remonstrance, of appeal,
of moral resistance in all its forms; and
finally, if compelled to do SO, by force Of
arms.
Resozred, That we eschew all connec-
ton on this subject with party politics; that,
in respect TO it, all Of all parties and sects
who are friends; all who are not with US
are against US, and all who are against US
are our foes-foes TO our rights, to our hon.
or, to our peace, to our safety, to our Fed
eral constitution, and to our Federal Un'
ion. And this we solemnly resolve in re-
spect to men in the South, citizens in ou1
midst, whether they be in private or pub
lie life, in the service Of the State Or oI
the United States.
Resolred, That such at this period is the
necessity, actual and imperious, of unaon
amongst ourselves, that we are not allow.
ed, even by the rules oftoleration and char
ity, to view any portion of the Southern
and slave state population who would sep
crate from US in this struggle, in any other
light than as only legally less than traitor:
10 the State and to the security Of her ci,i.
zens; and we will endeavor to cause the
crime of melting division, whenever ane
by whomsoever ii may manifest itself, tc
be punished by all the penalties provided
| by statutes, and by all the odium and re-
proach to be cast upon it by that public
opinion which is the supreme law of every
free country, and in every we'll regulated
society.