Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-12-06
No. 3I.-RESOLUTEONS relating to the sub
lect of slavery.


ReSOsred, &c., That Slavery is crime against
humanity, and a sore evil in the body polite,
that was excused by The trainers of the Federal
Constitution as crime entaled upon the coun
try by their predecessors and tolerated solely as
a thing memorable necessity.
RESOLVED, That the so called compromises of
the Constitution" restrained the Federal Govern.
ment from interference with slavery only in the
States in which it then existed, and from inter
ference with the Slave Trade only for a limited
time, whichhas long since expired; and that the
powers conferred Upon Congress by the Const-
tuition, to suppress the slave trade, to regulate
commerce between the States, to govern the ter
rtorles, and to admit new States, powers con-
TERED with the express intention /" to form moro
perfect union, establish Justice, insure domestic
mone me Tan 5Sylds a9E ,he emon defence pro-
ngs of liberty 10 ourselves and our posterity, -
may all reghtfully be used 50 as to prevent the
extension of slavery into territory now free, and
10 abolish slavery and the slave trade wherever
either exists under the Jurisdiction Of Congress-
Resotted That our Senators and Representag
tlves IN Congress be requested to resist, bysalI
and every constitutional means, the annexation
OF Slavery in any manner, whether by the annex
alton to saveholding Texas of territory now free,
or by the admission to the Union Of territory al
ready acquired, or which may be hereafter ac-
CURED, without any express prohibition of sa-
very, either in the Constitution Of each new
State asking admission, or in the act of Con.
gress providing for such admission
RESOLVED, further, That our Senators and Re-
representatives. in Congress be requested to sup
port every Just and prudent measure for the ex.
Ecluslon Of Slaveryfrom the District of Columbia;
Tor the entire suppression Of the slave trade on
the high seas, and wherever else Congress has
Jurisdiction and, gen orally, to relieve the Fe-
deral Government from all responsibility for the
existence, maintenance, or tolerance of slavery.
or the traffic in slaves.
ResOIUed, Further, That our Senators in Con-
gress be instructed and our Representatives re-
quested to use their exertions for the speedy Or
ganlzation Of a Territorial Government for New
Mexico and California, with provision forever
excluding involuntary servitude, except for crime,
therefrom.
RESOLVED, That the Governor he requested to
furnish copy of the foregoing resolutions to
each of our Senators and Representatives in
Congress, and to the GovernoFpf each State in
the Union. -.
Approved, Nov. l2th, 1885,.
No. 30. --1sfSS0LUTION relative to slavery in
the District of Columbia and on the high seas,
and OH the application Of the ordinance of
l7S7.
Resolved, by The Seadts and House Of Repre-
seatatiues, That our Senators in Congress be in
etructed and our Representatives requested to
introduce a resolution at its next session, direct
ing the appropriate committee in each branch Of
our National Legislature to report bill to pro-
hbt the traffic in slaves in the District of Co.
lumbia, and on the high seas ALSO bill to re-
peal all laws that legalze slavery in the District
of Columbia land that on said resolution they
4 demand the yeas and nays. -
Resolved, That our Senators in Congress be
instructed, and our Representative requested, t.
use their influence by direct vote, whenever al
opportunity shall occur to procure the applica
ton of the Ordinance of 1887 to all newly &C
quired territory belonging to the United States.
RESOLVED, That his Excellency the Governo
be requested to transmit copy Of the foregoing
f resolutions to each of our Senators and Repre-
senlatives in Congress.