The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-24

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Mr.. RAvMorD, from the Minority Of the conmittss,
mittts, to which referred much Of the Cover
noss message - regards slavery rssoiu-
tion. offered in the Assembly upon the same srSisCt
beg leave respectfully to report that the minority o
snsi committee cannot unite 10 reporting to the As
cssse they not regard them sxprss-
,on 81 the sentiments Of the people of this State upon
ed the duty Of the Committee to report resolutions
xhcn sho9e smbody As accurately and fully psssi-
in regard to slavery So far action Of ths Ssns
tors and in Congress may be concern
the aspect which the relations OF slavery 10. the.
federal government have assumed and Of the disaus-
Congress- the sentiments Of the people q the s.
Of New York should be d. timothy and correctly set
tions ss should effect that object rather than
merely the opinions Of individual members Of the Com
mittse, or even Of the Assembly.
The extension Of slavery into territory Of the United
States now free the principal point Of interest and
importance connected with this subject ct the pres
sent moment, and the Committee have therefore enc
desvored to ascertain from the and re-
liable sources Of information the sentiments Of the
people Of this State upon that point ..d upon the
proper aetion Of Congress in regard to It, They and
that at the session of the Legislature of lS4S resolu-
ton passed in the Assembly by 10Y adirmstive
votes hsrs being but it, instruotng
our Senators and requesting Represen In
or ordinance establishing territorial government for
any territory helorgipg to the United States funda
mental article provision which shall provide Declare
ana tuafaoiy that slavery. involuntary servitude
except as punishment OF crime whereof the party
shall first have been duly convicted shall be prohibited
therein 20 long as the same shall remain territory
AT the session of ls47. resolution embodyipg the
same sentiments in nearly tho words was passed
votes, and our senators further Instructed and
our requested by vote l04 L. to
which should prohibit the extension Of The laws Of
Texas or the institution Of domestic slavery over that
part OF New Mexico lying east Of the Rio Grande.
"rbe minority Of your committee have not been able
to discover evidence that the people Of this
ments thus set forth by their representatives.
In 1e4s ana les0. On the contrary, they find sube-
queny the same Views and opinions reiterated In the
popular conventions Of the several political parties
into which the people OF this State have BEEN and stir
At state Convention Of delegates presenting tho
wkg party, held ct Syracuse In Sept, lsi9, q resola-
on was adopted declaring II to be the right aud duty
OF Congress plainly to prohibit the establishment Of
any time hereafter
THE zane ,sntiments were proclaimed in language
equally explicit la conventions of vsry large portion
Of the democratic party hsd ut Herkimer, the Goth
Of October 1s47 Utica Feb 16 1s4s June "a ls&s;
and again Sept IA ls4S And in joint conventions OF
both portions Of the democratic party, held at Syra
Resolved That Congress has full constitutional powers
ever ssSery IN the territories OF the United states aud
And the precise meaning and intent OF that
luton were st more clearly evincsd by the rejection
In the joint democratic state of the
following revolution, offered by Mr.. s w. Burroughs,
o. Re- That ar s sfaysTy
use ali constitutional means necessary prevent such
"This resolution was rejected on the express ground
that its language was ambiguous and equivocal
These the declarations Of several parties which
compose all the people Of the State Of New York Taken
In connection with the action of the Legislature at tg
two last successive sessions and with public opinion
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strate In the judgment Of the minority OF your
mittee greater unanimiy Of sentiment the part Of
the people Of the State OF New York than has
been eyinced upon auy other political question. That
sentiment, thus unanimous, affirmed =
tio6 to Prohibit by pese snaetmeus the eTtensoa Of
Ella. lay, e., int into s tsrritos, now free; and
such prohibition which they pass establishing
in the judgment Of the minority Il is the duty Of
your Committee to embody thess sentnsnts distinctly
and upequivocaiy In the resolutions whiah they may
report for your action.
"Ihose Cn.red by the majority DO not i their opin
constitutioralty Of ls~ prohibiting the extension OF
slavery into territories Of the Union free. dc
"A person who shouIg hold that congress. had no
power over slavery In the teriories aud who
Of Congress exercise such power could vote for them
conscisntioufly and consistently They only
luton rejected by the joint convention OF the twc
otanehes q the democratic party, held 1T Syracuse On
the lsth Of September, lS40.
"Such resolutions fa nsh Ia the ud OF the mi-
noriiy no proper expression Of the continents Of the
people OF the STATE of New YORK; they eacu-
lated TO give TO those tentments ths weight which
they are Justly entitled In the councils OF the federal
government
/" The majority Of your committee, Therefore, In the
dscharge 81 their duty report the resolutions upon
this subject already s.opted by the Senate, and
spec tfuly recommend the OF the Assembly
therein. (sigped) "HENRY J. RAYMOND.
"JANES BOWEN.
Albany, Jabuarys23 1850"
After debate these resolutions and the report we're
made a special order for to-morrow At noon
rRISrINo 90 rHE covEENoK's MESSAGE.
Mr.. o. ALLEN called up his resolutions relation
printing certain number Of the Governars message
In the German language, which led alima led dis
cussion, when
Mir. A. d. DAVIS offered an amendment that 1000,
copies be printed In the Irish aud 90 In tas
Hungarian pgusge
IL vas moves that the subject be laid on the table,
which vas lost
After some further discussion the House adjourned.