The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-01-31

eeAAsueN . - ~ - NAClrArr " A--r -
eetsily scgniEed ieHioies II New MTKss
slstl s'sliloInia. by extending abe line lheI
agreed upon 10 lhe Parilir Oresn.
! 9. Resolved. That ropy of he farr-
. going resolutions D. signed ~ lie Spsakfl
of he Senaie and lleuse ii communs
and FORWARDED 20 Gus Seaaiorsand I,epFe-
, srnisIitrs ia Congress. with = IeqnesIlli
J they be laid hslore lilrir respective Ilons-
, e.
First. Because ihe name ard snIhoTiiy
Of The Stale Of NOrlh Carolina. his bsen
nsusped 10 denounre aggfessi0ns" upon
cur rights which are nol enumerated. 70
rrprpbsie eerlsin p0liliri1ns Of the
NaTlhn who are rot named. and 10 inii-
msle forcible resistance 10 :. recent pro-
reeiinss IN cong.ess.' tperhaps The a.
tire action 81 The General Government
which are moi defined.
i Seron,ily. Because this General Assem-
Us was NOT elected 10 revise the proceed
n,g u Congress, MR. IL resist The General
6nsrnmsni. nor 10 den0unce IN the
name III North canOlina. other portions Of
his roniedrTaey. Bus il we had been
rilasen CIR that purpose. Il would be due
10 lie dignity and character 81 lie State.
IhaI her renonsiFance against any acgrrs-
sions upon The rights. and her warnings
against any misrhieis Mliirh are sincerely
believed 10 be likely ladislulb the . peace"
of the country. should be spoken nc u,-
lercd u alp with plain and manly sinceri-
Is. moi IN unIneaning generalilies.
Third. Because IN one pan Of said re-
solutions, il is asserted As a prinriple Of
The constitution, that Congress has no
power 10 prohibit the extension 81 Slavery
ID . any u The Territories &c The Union"
and yel 10 the next, il Is declared thai we
are willing il should'be done By Congress.
regardless nf The constitution. provided
:. we" are not understond ~ thereby con-
ceding The power of:Congress 10 doiil all
which appears 70 tbs undersigned 10 be a
plain absnr,li,y.
Fourth. Because IL Congress does pms
sess The power under the Constitution 10
prohibit Slavery in the Terriinries. now
free Tie FIRST proposition is false. aud if
Congress have no such power, then The
SECOND proposition j. nothing more or
less Than recommendation 10 Congress
10 violate The Constitution. which They and
We their assumed adsisrrs) have oil SOL
EMMY sworn 10 support.
Filth. The undersigned protest against
The vote Of HE majority in Illls whole pro-
ceeding. as heing well calculated (,hey will
mol say designed) TO create The impression
that the people Of North Carolina would
be willing under cerlain contingencies To
give by The Union OF The States. and 10
lhal'exteni electromagnetic 10 reck-
less politicians" Of the South as well as Of
North, who seem determined 10 rule or
this General Assembly
must know that such an impression would
,e doing grea, injustice 10 our ccnsIilu-
enls.
SIKH. The undersigned protest against
he vote Of The mojorily, because all such
are useless, and Improbable,
more especially as the majority have
voted that the institution OF
Slavery was malurely considered in
he Convention which framed the Fede. .
al Constitution, .and that The Union Of ;
he United States was finally secured by
Incorporating into that instrument disiinc,
nd ample guarantees Of the rights Of lie ,
Rn irany vote Of a ma.
'rily Of this General Assembly could !,
i've either more "dsiinci' or more " am !
lie guarantees, itmay al least be doubted !
whether we add 10 those guarantees by
olemnly asserting what are the rights Of .
Shareholders under the Constitution, only !
NJ tie sake Of volnnt, erng our advice 10 !.
disregard il, and that FOR no better reason !,
han that il has been done before; thus :,
the Constitution rs The better :,
hrory, ! but. lis svlnlaIion as The better 4
raclice for Statesmen, and for The pro- !
sciion Of Southern riehts!y !
L. B. SATTERTHWAlTE. !.
EDW'D. SrANLY.
We adopt The foregoing as our protest. !,
JNO. Y. HICKS, :
~, II OAIDNElgL. Il
The order Of the day, the bill 10 esiab- !,
sh Plank Road from Fayetteville 10 4
alisbury. was taken up. amended and a
assed-ayes so, noes 40. I
The order, the bill for the relief OF the &
Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad, was b
ext taken up. u
Mr. Ravrer offered an amendment !"
hich he advoc aled Al length. He was re- Ii
led 10 by Nessrs. Ncbane. Stanly, Ting. IN
IN and Dnbhin. Mr.. nohhn had uol S
included his remarks when The House Ri
took recess. al
AFTERNOON SESSION. te
The special order, the bill supplemental Ii
an act . establish the I.nnatic Asylum, "
as taken up. m
Mr.. Stanly addressed the House on III
is subject. and moved 10 strike out. Lex Ia
gion.' The whole sitting was occupi- as
~ the discussion, when the question W,
as pu, upon The motion OF Mr.. 5. and M
E House refused 10 strike out. La
Mr.. Ballard moved to reconsider the
te just taken. en-
On motion Of Mr.. Satterlhwaite, this d,
,iion was laid on the table; and on mo m;
IL OF MIR. Mebane. The further conside- fro