Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-06-20
Resolutions Of the Nashville CenyeOsfOu,

Tie frs, resauli ~ salps lia, tho ieruries If Tho
Unicd States bel mg to the pehre II the several St,ea
lholr conmpn property .t hat the cz of the sevs.
ra Stlas have eqml night 10 nprute with their popetsy
10 those terrts-. mud should be pn,ed IN The enjoy-
ment OF that property. 10 long the iet ries remain
der charge of that government. atf ts#} =His
The second resolution sets firth thai Congress hss M
power 10 exclude from The territory of ihe Uued Stans
property lawfully belonging 10 States of thu Uni,n and
any which may ba pa sed by Congress I'll G, this
result plain violation Of Tho Constitution oi tbs Unitsd
St1tes aIH fHE
Third Resolved. Tina, il is he duty of Congress .,
provide government ior territories snre the spirit of A.
mefcan s'nntions htbds the main enanae of m ,a,y
in time u peace and all laws her t,re ex-
sing in territories oucs beongieg to fereigo rowess
which interfere with full etJoyment oi religion treedm
Of the pres ial by jury, and all oher rights Of psfsoes
property. secure recognized in courts Of the H.
uted States, necessarily vuid, such terri
tories bcome American terrioy II IL tha duty Of the
federal goyen ncnl TO make early provisions fp the
OF hose laws which may be expedeut and necsssa.
To secure 10 the inhahans aud en- grants Ia such tar
ories The toll benefit OF their s,tu,iosal rgh So
Fototh Resolued, Ibatio protect property existing ia
the several States u the Union he people If these Staes
Inv sed tho Federal Government wi !, poweis ,i
and negoliat0n and o sustaining armies and navies aud
prohibit State authuris the eXercse OF the ssane
powers. they made Discrimination he pr teciin If
he property To be defended, it y aowed 40 ths
Federal Government To determine hat should be held
property; Whatever IN ihe State is known proper
Government is bound 10 recognize and defend sueh..
Therefore, it Is the OF his Cnvepti, that all acts
Of the Federal Government which tend to deuations
properly Of any descr plion, recognz ID in The coasl
and laws Of he States, that discriminate 10 the drgfees
Of The efficiency Of the protection To be afforded 10 .or
weaken destroy the title Of any citizen upon Americg
territory, plain and papabe violations ot the fuIldar
men al laws under which il exists. - ~. .sat -
EUh Reso'ped Tia, The Slave holding States cannot
ant will submit TO the enactment by Congress uf any
law imposing opeous conditions reslrauis 10 renvs
with their property into the Territories of ,he Uaitrd
States making determinations in favor u nher property
against them. ~ r -s,fsgy s5.,ts-sf
'SirM. Resopca. That il is the dnty Of the Federal
Government plainly tp recognise aud htiny 10 msipaip
the equal rights oi the citizens II the several States in the
Territories OF the United States. aud 10 repudste the
p,wer Z, make scrminatio between the prpreors Of
different species of prperly,n he Federal leglsa,ion.
The iuneut OF this du by the Federal e'ov eminent
would greatly tend TO the peAcs Ut the Govern,
m.nt itself. IA tstraf7 aaeuf naAaN 7dI
Scrcnth Resolped That TIE peofa a'anrr VI this duty
sreouei by the fundimenilw wv II The Unh,n---ll he 4
quality of the several States comp sing the Uaivp car
no, be dis urbed without disturbing ha frame vi tie A.
mercan institutions p5incipe is siptad in the IL
izens of the slave holding Sta II piwer enter the
territories with the property lawfully ae9niIsd be dsied
- the warfare against his feht is wal upon the c,nsi
IN on and The defenders Of this rgh are 1fsadeys u
| HE ounSuti'n. Isl sass6 "a fsYs q % :.
Eighth rtsoeed, hat in he periomancs u ns dnses