The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-29

mOYemont In 9c0rQlA
The Joint Committee on the State Of the Republic,
TO which referred those portions Of the Governors
Message and the several Bills and Resolutions relating
to the subject Of slavery introduced iato either branch
Of the Lsgitlaturs, beg leave to
REroRT;
That they have given the most deliberate and solemn
attention TO the various suggestions embraced In pro-
positions submitted TO them referring the subject Of
slavery and have with minds fully impressed with the
,a signifespce that must be given to any action
whatever this matter at the present hour arrived
at the conclu Ion that should far the State Of
Georgia 10 concerned recommend such action as shall
compoee the public mind suppress any further agta
ton Of . controversy In which for more than wenty
years the South has been constantly worsted or pro-
pose some efficient and practical measures that shall
prove the sincerity Of our com plants and at the
time redress wrongs. IL is vain to deny that
the injured party have for teries Of years vsc
latns and tempoxing policy only assured the
Of assaants, ara invited, by an excessive SEN
sibity the subject OF the ultimate consequen ces
experms nts upon our forbesrance and patience The
beet defence Of liberty IL the FIRST blow stricken its
defence and for the fret right violated With all the
accumulated injury Of fifteen years that We have had
20 endure from the antslavery States aud that
sensioly feel to day We Jet do not feel more kssnly
nor do express more forciby OF this out
rage, than dd the Legisaturesof Georgia twenty-five
years ago upon the bare proposition OF the friends Of
of free negroes to Iibsrs Yst tbs Joint Commits
the State Of the republic In the year 1927 dec AIRED
In reference to this subject harmless In the eomps
rison with the audacity Of recent legislation. that
they could not help reprobating the cold booded sell
fsbness unthinkpg real when actuates many Of our
n
cur local concerns and domestic relations totally un
warranted either By humanity or constitutional right
Such interference IL becoming every day deter
unthiskipg sealos Who formed themselves into sboli
ton societies was seized upon by more cunning aud
designing for political purposes and supported
by more than one Of the States as Ia evident from the
amendments TO the constitution proposed by To-
gislatiye bodies and go frequently and indeed In
tultingly presentsd for our appreciation. The
cult Of such interference, N perteverta In is aw-
ful and inevitable. The people Of Georgia know
Ubon members Of that Union they are proud Of its
greatness as chicren born under that MON they
will ever defend II from foes internal well srter
nall but they cannot and will not for the pre-
servston Of the Unios permit their rights be
sailed they will not permit their property TO be
dered worthless they will not permit their wives and
children TO be driven wanderers into strange lands
they viii not permit their country TO be made waste
and desosts by thoes who are coming among us under
the cloak OF time serving and hypocritical benevo-
lsnce How then IL the evil TO be remedied' Only By
firm and determined union Of the people and the states
CT the South declaring through their legislative bodies
In voice which nust be heard, that they ready
and willing TO make any sacrifice rather than submit
longer to such ruinous Interference aud warning their
enemies that they are unwittingly preparing . mine
which exploded will lay much beloved country
In enc common un" Such language as this the pstri
otto guardians of cur state thought the crisis Of 1877
justified who nov, with the lights Of lsas before him
and the epormties Of northern aggression aimee the
days OF this remontrsnce but feels that either the
grievances oftsepty years ago vastly exaggerated
We have suffered that quick tment and sepsi-
bity to wrong 70 fall into decay ana minds be-
have been intosable 10 the high sprits Of that day
But II may be urged in defence Of the long suffering
Of the SOUTH that her attachment to this linton has
BEEN akin TO q sacred devotedness that from no
huckstsring spirit Of profit Of luore loving have
We cluDg 10 IL with such tenscity that Q quarter
Of century OF outrage upon rights and Of pal.
teriDg with cur carsbity CT endurance, has barely
been enough TO induce us to count the value OF It,
With the whole South this Union has been regarded
dear to Us from higher, nobler appreciation than
because 1t promoted the general welfare +" IL has
been dear to ne becsue with the bosd Of
fathers because transmitted to with their bepedo
lions snd because had hoped under it's s~sy to
human liberty and human progress advance to that
point that should give the II Amerosp freedom
guarantee fer any future experiments In self govern.
nent Though often charged with reckless aud rest
restraints, the South boldly meets this charge by ask
ing when did We cause collision between mbers
Of this UDon by any aggressive leRislstion-by dis
trusttul self seeking OF domineering policyg When
did the South BY stretching the Of the govers
ment excite alarm or jealousy When did shs insult
the selfrespect Of member Of this oonsderscy
oobtsmptuous comparisons, or by a prsgmsticsl aud
pstroniipg interference with the internal policy and
Interests Of any STATED
Or when did her pulpit lend itself TO fan the flame ~
civil discord when In our borders, the temple
Of the living God made the th stre Of display for the
rspcorous bate Of brother against his brother Let
these repfOsshes fall where they are deserved. the
sesth has dread Of them. From the earliest date
Of the slavery controversy, the South has svinced
indeed fer any to show the slightest mutually in
the concession made the part OF the south Of ali
presentation Of twofftbs Of her sla population Gao
any fair reason be urged Why the sosth should not
have entered into this confederaey claiming full re-
presentation tor this species Of property II taxation