The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-07-09
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hch of the several Styles surrendered to the
l. eral Government all. jurisdiction over the
subjects of commerce and navigation upon the
seas. ,,, ., ,.:., .,,,;,,.
ment of the natural rights of man, can exist on
ly by force ofpositve municipal lau, and is neces
sarily confined to the territorial jurisdiction of
the power creating it.
"5. Resolred, That when ship belonging
the citizens of any State leaves the waters of
such State and enters upon the hiSb seas, the
persons on board cease to be 81 1eeUto' the
slave laws of such State; and, therefore, are
governed in their relation to each other by, and
| are amenable to, the laws of the u. States.
"6. Resolred, That when the brig Creole, on
her late passage for New Orleans, left the ter.
ritorial jurisdiction of Virginia, the slave laws
of that State ceased to have jurisdiction over
the persons on board SAID brig, and such per-
sons became amenable only to the laws of the
United States.
81. Resotred, That the persons on board
the said ship, in resuming their natural rights of
personal liberty, violated no law of the United
States, incurred no legal responsibility, and are
Justly liable to no punishment,
"S. Resolred, That all attempts to regain
possession of, or to re-eslave said persons, are
unauthorized by the Constitution or laws of the
United States, and are incompatible with our
national honor
80. Resoired, That all attempts to exert our
national mf!u, nee n favor of the coastwise
slave trade, or to place this nation in the atti.
tude of maintaining commerce in human be-
ings,' are subversve of the rights, and injurious
TO the feelings of the free States, are unauthor-
zed by the Constitution, and prejudicial to our
national character
For introducing these resolutions a member
of this House was promptly censurcd, (notwitE-
standing he withdrew them without testing
vote;) and returned to lis constituents to be re.
instated. | pass by the struggle made on the
question of abolition petitions, which has resul-
ted at last in the reception of some eighteen
thousand and also the progress of the abolition
of the slave trade within this district, together
with the effort to allow slaves themselves to
vote on that question, and come at once to the
resolutions offered at this session by the same
distinguished leader from Ohio. They are as
follow:
"Resolrcd, That we hold these truths to he
sclEevidcnt that all men are created equal;
that they are endowed by their Creator with
tie certain inalenable right to life and liberty;
aud that governments are constituted for the
purpose of maintaining those rights.
"ResoIred, That in constituting governments
IN any territory Of the United States, it is the
duty Of Congress to secure to all the people
thereof, Of rhntsoerer rowpfeaioa, the Ell joy-
ment of the right aforesaid.
"Mr. Harralson moved that the said resolu-
tions be laid upon the table.
"And the question being put, it was decided
in the affirmative--ycas lO3, nays 60"
Let all who deny the progress Of abolition in
this Government contrast the letter, tone and
spirit of the foregoing resolutions as well rs the
manner in which they were disposed of, and
say whether it is not an insult to the understan.
ding of the South, as well us to their rights, to
endeavor longer to lull them into security by
the worn out and false assertion that there is
but band Of fanatics engaged in this work,
from whom the South has nothing to apprchcnd.
Ninety members Of both parties from the north
virtually voted for these monstrous resolutions.
Thirty. seven were absent, ard we have 10 rea.
son to believe, had they been present, a sutfi-
cient number would not have voted for them to
spread them on the journals of this House, to
remain forever as its fixed judgment on the sub.
ject of slavery. These startling resolutions
declare perfect equality of the slave and his
master, pot only in the territories, but in the
States; and though a few gentlemen from the
North voted with US, yet we have no reason to
suppose many of the absent would have done
SO. Many of them may haye absented them
selves by design, not being prepared to make so
bold advance, and for this have, and are to re-
ceve the lashings Of the leaders against those
whom they call doughfaees. Nor in this day
of abolition progress, did the resolutions them.
selves excite more than ordinary feeling. No
censure was offered for them, and every one
knows no ceusure could have been carried.
No, SIR, no; the cause Of abolition is now too
powerful in this Government to allow the cen.
sure of one Of its most distinguished leaders,
No man opposed to its advocates can Obtain
meternent in its administration. Hcwho seeks
il. must at least avoid the sin Of opposing their
views, and those who resist them are now be-
ing called fanatics themselves. who does not
know that 10 man can be elected President who
will avow his sentiments in opposition to them!
And | Imeau by Aboltionists, all those who vote
with them, and aid them in accomplishing their
object. WHO does not know that both the last
candidates published such letters as were used
by their friends at the North in favor of aboli