The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1849-02-03


such nctlon upon thetpart Of the General
Government Be ) therefore. =.
Resolred, BIZ tie General Assembly of
|5sRsrginio, That after the fiillest re-examina.
tionand recon sideration Of the Resolutions
on .hes ssihsof March u 81 This bod 4,
we do consider said H ioas as founded,
in truth, consonnnt with the Constitution,
and conducive to its presery yatiop, and:
therefore, we feel to be our indispensable;
duty 10 adhere to, and Ie.affiirln hem as
allows SIS S. 1
s l2ssots irs ss 5itioa 5y The
Congrcss sf sia 11sissdta aStaks of 5Sinusry:
: u. any tsystofgS acquired 5sfsoagness:
: or Asaopfsd iiatck
"f.:aB iResossz yshS
General Assembly, Of she
control, directly or Indirectly, mediate OF
Immediate, over the institution of. slavery;
so us to impair the rights Of the. .slaveholder;S
and that in ,aking,any such control, it trans
cends the limits Of its Legitimate functions,
by destroying the internal organization of
sovereignties' who created it. s.
"2. Resolced, unanimously, That all ter.
rtory which may be acquired by the arms
OF the United Suites, or yielded by treaty
with any foreign power, belongs tolhe sew
eral States of this Union, as their joint and
common property, i'll which each and all
have equal rights; and that the enactment
by the Federal Government, of any law.
which should directly, or b. its effects, pre-
vent the citizens of any Stale from emigra-
ing, with their property, of whatever de-
scriptIon, into such territory, would make
-discrimiaaiiou.. nlxarfaiiled.. .bY ands.in,
vIofliion OF, the States from WHICH such Ecluy
zens emigra,ed, and in derogation of that
perfect equality that belongs 10 the several:
States us members Of this Union, and would
tend directly to subverl the Union itself.
"3. Resolred, That if, in disregard alike
Of the spirit and principles Of the act ol
Congress on the administration of the State
OF Missouri into the Union. generally known
us the Missouri Compromise. and Of every
consideration of justice, OF constitutional
right and Of fralernal feeling, The fearful
Issue shall! be forced upon the country,
which must result from the adoption and
attempted enforcement, of the Wilmot Pro-
yiso, us an acl Of the General Government,
the people Of Virginia can have no difficult
ly in choosing between the only alternatives
that will then remain, of abject submission
to aggression and outrage OH the one hand,
or determined resistance on the other, at all
hazards and TO the last extremity.
"a. Resolped, sunaai1sosJly, Phat ;.he
| General Assembly holds III 70 be ihe duty;
Of every man, I'M every sectaons 81 this Cons
Ifederacy,s tf The 1nionss aear toi him, lso
Oppose she 81
purpose. By which erritory f6s be acq1i1sd
may be subject 70 such q restriclion.
IS. Resosusa, ana aiiaso q M osssly That the pas,
sage Of the abgo9e mentioned proyiss makes
i, the duty Of every slaveholding State, and
all the Citizens thereof: as they value their
i dearest privileges, their sovereignty, their
Independence, their rights Of property, TO
take firm, united and concerted action in
this emergency" y .,,.-s..5.3 j
II. Resolued, That we regard the passage
ofa law by the Congress, of. the Unitea
States abollshing slavery or slave trade in
the District OF Columbia, s,a direct attack
upon ,he institutions Of The Southern States
to be resisted at every hazard.
I III. Resoiued, That in, the event of the
passage by Congress Of the "Wilmot Pre-
yiso" OF, any law abolishing slavery or the
slave trade in The Districtof Columbia, the
Governor oflhis Commonwealth is request
ed Immediately 10 convene the Leg issatnre
of this State (if lt shall have adjonrned) 4
consider of the mod g and dmsa sure tedysss
!. RssaIpss,s shas. .ihs 4 saossa hor 3bi
iss 8 sia il eod; & Sser' 1ai'
shsss ls,siens 3 each 81. ihe sass
y iotiyes IN Cong l s,s