The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-20

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which deserve, aud will doubt not, distant day
meet with the heartfelt of the Of
the people OF every section OF our extended confede
sincerely wishing you success in your patriotic Of
| Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
| MARTIN VAN BUREN,
| AsHL AND, June l6. IS49
GESTLrMES: received your official letter, in behalf
OF the freemen Of the Reserve. inviting unite
with them at Cleveland in celebrating the auniversa
ry Of the passage of the ordinance 1857 18th
OF July next. concur entirely in opinion rs the
wisdom Of that great measure and ! am glad that it
has secured to the States which it operates
emption from the evils Of slavery But the event Of
the passage Of the ordinance has never within my
knowledge been celebrated in any of the xy
the nrst time TO commemorate 1t IL Is impossible to
d,spuirs the conviction that this purpose originates
out OF the question now unfortunately sgtsting the
whole Union OF the Introduction of slavery into New
Mexico and Caifornia " bilst be more op-
posed than an to the extension Of slavery into those
new territories either by the authority Of Congress
by individual enterprise ] sh uld be willing = do
aoyth,pg to increase the prevailing excitement hope
that the question will be in spirit OF calmness
aud cancer and finally settled ia manner to add
strength and stability instead VI bringing any danger
to the existence Of our Union In all differences Of
opinion. we should never cease to remember that
are fellow citizens Of aud glorious country,
nor 10 exercise mutual and friendly ferbe~raucs.
But, gentlemen waving all other alterations in
dspepsable engagements will prevent my attendance
on the occasion to which you have done the
! to invite me
With great respect am
Your friend and ob't serv't. II. CLAY
The following preamble and resolutions were
reported, and ANONYMOUSLY adopted by the con.
vention:-
- RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas the early history Of the republic establishes
the following facts =
That Thomas jefferson. in March, 1884, introduced
into the Congress Of the Confederation, plan for
the temporary ofthe Western the
provisions OF which embraced all the territory ceded
or 10 be ceded By e individual States to the United
States" and expressly including the States of Ohio
Indiana Michigan ana Wisconsin
That prominent among It, terms was a proviso,
shah be- neither slavery nor any involuntary servtuds
In any Of the said States otherwise than in punish
ept oi crimes whereof the party shall have been duly
eonhcted 10 nave been personally guilty"
hat this plan, now ascertained To have been drawn
and engrossed by Thomas Jefferson only failing o.
enactment by one vote (receivng the votes Of ak
States out Of the ten present IN Congress) but sub
seqently on the 18th OF July, 1851 ordinance for
the government OF the North west territory uuani
mously passed, which prohibited slavery or inyoiun-
tary seiVtnde almost IN the words OF the Jefferson
| proviso 81 1854
That simultaneously with the extension Of the ordi
nance Of 1851 to all the territory IN the possession Of
the American people, their delegates in The conveu-
ton 10 frame the constitution, adopted an organic Law
which contemplated an extinction Of the slave traffic,
ahG with oiner pets and evidences developed design
by he men OF th. revolution to limit locaze and dis,
/ courage slayery-And
the ordinance of 1871 are summoned h. every
ration Of huma ity and patriotism to renew and per-
petuate the provso freedom over our Western FER
ritries the District Of ba and All other
of the Union within the usye of con-
gress- Therefore.
Resolved That we the citizens o tbs Sta.es formsd
from the North west Territory having met Ia con,en
ton with our friends from other states to erebrats
n, anniv,r,arv of nh. ~ ITsT ola I'm r,,s
ful Remembrance the authors of that ordnance anl
particularly thomas jefferson who trst drafted the
clause 10 forever prohibit the OF slavery
into this Territory
Resolved That We believe with the fathers OF the re-
public that human slavery is moral social aud poli-
ticnl evil that the Gen. raj sbnula ri.y.
itself from, All res non,ibitx for ia .ritsnc and thar
the iuIl power of the To- pre-
vent The spread of this evil should b, .x,rted nov Az
A. hould have b.en from the ord,n.nc. az
1851
Resolved That we abhor the policy of partisan poll
ticaps " ho for polticaI nynxb,tv have 80 Ioag "A
erIoed i'm national con,sniions m, hsst ,ntri. 81
freedom and hu nanity
Resole,d, That President Taylor by allowing his
name ana innuence to be v, =. for the b,n.t of the
Slave at the close OF the late session Of
has not only violated the spirit VI his pledge not 10 In
terrier. vii a III, action of Congress- bu bv
his official organ To witt IN, ire, ,oil narty
with his indis pant frown in case they snnuId DO
inourripg nny ,ucb trwns has sbnnaantIv horn mat
m. cau,. of freedom I'm IN, n. fr tritoris. of S.v
| N.,ico aud caIs'r,i. hss n,sh,ns ~ han n,, nch
/ To fear frum the pr.,,n national 4 imni.trat,,n
p.sais.a hat ,o rr'n, I'M ,, %
! ip,ur. IN Other r.,rects "A sonss ada,n,.trs,, NJ
union Of ali those Who low ,Ser e.ua,r, moss tS an
party upon the great phi ncples of human rights
promulgated in the Declaration Of Independence aud
set iorth ~ the inaugural address OF It's author
heso.ea nat IN the punt OF me comptct soiemniy
eius, Dy auI H. ~ is. oe.~ven me orr
r y. eecn ~ m, ~ sne Urn err,
liberation Law. tsrrit. and h.aIm,s'iaa ~ ia
State, and To- utter no chan, In the 81 rhs
United ates Senate except In favor OF freed m and
addition o. the slave In tn. ,use Of
Repre-" natives whatever may b. the prets of Con
gr.stional con promise, stipulation, or precedent
hesoved tbst tns exisence oi human slavery 81 the
- ~ l,,. na 49, -, n upjn .ns CSC ~ n
Senators ara H.nressntsives to on res VINO r,I
unhc,itatpgy Tor I've Of sa .sry and the ,lavs
trade In the District II Columbia or the r.movs 81 the
seat of government to place consecrated free soil
Received That this cow ption approve the platform
I'd hugot io4s snu ~ncn ma since osen sanotlpnrd
r.. \. ~ o,a.n,,as VI NV "''' WV '' D"''"oJ
E.solv.a Tbs, The fro. a.mocrscv q, a.. .a,r,. IN
restore the orixnai policy o. the vsyrrururnt ON this
subject OF slavery are onIy carrying out thr true de-
mocfatic principles their l,gtma application aud
efforts now making and " r,jo,ee TO add successful
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