Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-01-16
nrw Work RESOLUTIONS.

!, yos no, enough for Governor Fish oil New
Work in his message TO insult and degrade the
son,b by such language as the following 10
which MIR. SCOTS strangely, responds:
The compromises OF the constitution, aslhey
arc tamiIiary termed, do mol OF risht e1eau "
,or,;,ory beyond The limits oil the o'1sasat 1'''see"
states. The privileges which ihey cohceue "nay
he GRANTED, but cannot be claimed ior any new
ly acquired territory.
p,r Legislature must make another step ih
,be march OF Northern aggression and Inso'ence,
b. adopting the following resolutions;
Resolved, That our Senators in Congress DC
;,s,rnc,.i and our Representatives be requested
II use their best efforts ~ procure the passage VI
laws Tor the establishment of governments ior 'he
te,rilorics acquired by The laIe treaty oil peace
win Mexico, and that BY such laws, invoiuh'd-
~ seryi,ude, excep, for crime, be excluded rom
such territory. ,.,,,o,,, he
Nnsces and the Rio Grande, and that portion Of
New Mexico lYiug east OF thu Rio GTande, are
,hs cnInr,on property OF the United States, and
,b.,our Senator'S and Representatives in Con
o,ess h. ,eoues'ed 10 use their best efforts 10 pre-,
Srrye The anne as such common properly, auu
prolec, il from he untounded CLAIMS oi 'he o'd'e
If Texas. and prohibit the extension over %
The laws vi Texas or the institution oil domestic
slavery. .. ~
confinement and mars for the sale OF slaves, a
m, sea, II the NaIonal Government Is vleWe'
nv This legislature with deep regret and moriiii
ca,iop. hat such prisons and mar!s ought loI'n
| wi h 10 b. abolished.
Resolved, Taa our Senator'S and Representa-
lives in Congress b. requested To use lheir siren
| uous efforts 10 procure The passage Of a law IND
shall protect slaves from unjust imprisonment
and shall etfectaaliy put an end 10 the slave lfaa
| in The District Of Columbia.
| Here this grave body not only undertake TO ex
| o,,de ,he Sou,h from the new territories and L
mu,ia,e The sovereign Stale OF Texas-out Y
assail the rights Of the Shareholders III The Dis
,ric, Of Columbia How times have changed y
few years. That sterling paper, the PennsyiVa
nian brings up he following Renaissance |
ashow what many eminent Northern siatesme
,bouph, OF interference by Congress with Inc IL
s,i,u,ion OF slavery in The District Of Coumbl
comparatively few years ago. On the ON
| February, 1885, lie House Of Representatives t
clared, by vote oil 1877 TO IS,
"Ihat Congress ouRnl Hut " i''oiiei 70 ''1"s ~!
slavery in the District OF Columbia, because u rontd
a pioatton ofthe public faith, unDise inpohe and dar
| ferrous 10 the Nnion =
1--WE have really gone no further lhan th'
(says the PennsyIvanian0 and yet among thos
who sustained this view were Churchill I
Cambreleng, one OF The present iree-soi leader
the lac Henry A. Muhlenbelg, Of this State
John Galbraith, the veteran Democrat, now
Eric counly-R. II. Gillet, John Mckeoi
Aaron Vandcrpcel, VIM. Seymour, and ether
OF New York; lssas Ioussy 81 .Goan.es''sp
4 EferkE-s fam1eSan OF Indiana names that ar
sufficiently we'll known 10 The Democracy I
Pennsylvania 10 be received as our cndorscr
under the impeachment OF the Republic"