The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-06
THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION.
Resolutions Adopted

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4 teriere WIN '"' 'u', ''J'N '''''' " 10y"
the ',e"""' VI "'o "''''
jury a''" al o''''' :, ,ha
property ~
the constitution VI NV '''c'
necessarily Vo'o 80 soon ~ SUI" ' :,
become Nhl'fl'a" o''''"''eN' u NV "",'
OF t!e 'euer"' H''e'',''''''' ', =, ', Ian, ,
provision lof Tue '''a''''''' % u.s. ~
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"' ~ ~ 81. ~ H., ,ion tho
I''F ,,.;,L III. ,owers of war and
-',e,:', ,,J ~ staining nruie, and
-''''' a,,J nroL,hitcd To State authorities
A., ,.y.,,.;.n ~ tho same powers 1hcv
made no discrimination in the protection 10
Ne afforded or the description of property
ts be defended. nor was it allowed 10 the
federal government TO determine what
sbonld he held as property Whatever tn"
STATES deal with ~ property the federal gov
ernmcnt i. bound to recognize and defend
- sncb Therefore It Is the scusc of this
Convention that all acts Of the federal gov
eminent which tend to dena,lonalHe prop
crty of any description recognized IN "a"
Constitution and laws of the States. or that
discriminate in the degree and efficiency of
the protection to be- afforded to il ar which
weaken or destroy the title of any citizen
npon AMERICAN territories are plain ami
palpable violations of the Fundamental law
nndcr which il exists.
p.l..J JL,t ia, J,,, holding
,...',,,, a,l n.,ll ma, .ubui, to the en-.
.,,,,,,,, l., CONGRESS of any law imrasng
,,... n.l;,,',,,, mr. restraints mon the
,ia,,,. ,f masters ia remove with their prop.
,r,v int, the 10, ,torics of the uiird states.
or to any law making determinations in IA
vor Of the proprietors Of other property
anain,t them.
- p...i..J rto, +; * n,.. duty Of the
c.. ..,,,.'a,,,,,.',, ,la;,I, ,,r,..n,s,i,a and
- a3,,.;, H., ,',o.l ,i,,l,. of the
I'll >,,,,.. +, th.. t..,rit,.
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Wv ~ -, n.h;rh no, e,ist brtyeeo
a." '. - t,o If,,;o, r,r
:, H., 4 ,n...r.,,, ,,;n;on of This (onycn.
lion ,bot the tolerance Congress has given
10 ,hc notion that federal authority might
H.. o,,,,I,yel incidentally aud Indirectly to
suh,,,, ar weaken the institutions csis,jng
la III. Statee. conic.srdlv hovoud federal
jurisdiction and control, Is main cause Of
H.. discard which mcnaces the existence of
The Union. and which ha, well nigh destroy.
ed the efficient action of the federal gov.
crnmcn, itself
:. Pe,oj,,g That the performance of
this duty i r,onircd by the fundamental
law of Inc I,;on The equality OF the
nco,le If fl, .nyo,,l s,,,tes conno.inp the
iIniop c,npo, bc disturbad without disturb.
,ng tbo frame of fine American Institution
Ills principle is violated in the denial Of
,br citizen. Of the slycholding States 81
nowcr to enter into the territories with the
r,,,,,,, lawfully acquired in the States
TThn w,rg,,e ADAMS, this rirht is a war
uno, ,hc constitution. The defenders Of
dis rich, are defenders Of the constitution
Tbosa .ho denv ar impair is exercise. are
unt,,bG,l to the constitution and if disun.
Inn r,,nws tho destruction of the right, they
arc Jisnnionis,s.
p..,a., ry,., H.. marianne e, Of it,