The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-14

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corntry Is nr1ll nv a, 4 sxEn nnxer
ws NAV pooaer ~ .. 32'Rl Xrten.Ion Of
slsverv orer ! s3sbct ! 3S{ Pr
c96ielx II ~ esriesS1f far4 r. y~,ta,.-
ton b. onf ~ fnriirartrre Ttied n nS3itrs hut
the instrocfio:,x triu nh1ntiv ~ th votas
Of nearly III ID WhIcs s,si ahont half Of tie
oppoeifion) Of The insfruefiooa - onr aan.t tor.
to UNFOLD fhe banner AZ FraaA ~; 81 f,Ilox,. !.
Lersslat~re or Nsp Yosk-.Jo;mt Rsol,Itions
la8O
/. RAs1lnsd That - thu Faderal corst;fnt;on
was formal and adopted exnsyralv IA secnrn a.
hlesninra AZ liberty Ia ths, raonlA ~ sha fjntn6
statss ana their posteritv. therefore the Fadsral
TaHwernvne.t rnrht - 49,. ,t-if go, - -.
eponaihilftv for M erlstance - ccnt;rn.nca ~
stavery. 81 "a lave tr,ds. whareva, Il ha. tha
Constitutional mower over thnsa snhiccf. onr
sonators IN CONGRESS a. herahy instructad ana
ea,y rsnresentatfves ma raouass>d ~ No. tha;r
kast eRbrts to procnr,, TIA : .ssrr ~ law. thst
u,i}l effhetuailv and forever mi amend - the
slaye trade in the District az cAlnmh;a.
4 ResoIrrd That tha d.t. - 1870, indicate
bv tha Governor. mssaaCrs .rd tla ,asoI-tion.
or the legislatures Of tl,e v.r;ous xlavahold;nU
Statea and tho REPRESENTATIVES,. ~ snch St.tns
in Congress-. 10 extand dnn,est;c slavarv oyar
the territory acquired bv thu late treaty. ~ nes..
with the Rspuhi, az Mexic.,. we f.sl honnd ~
oppose bv ali constitutional means ma. re..or.
mining the constitutional power of Congress 70
prohibit by positive enactmenta. the ertar.nn
Of slavery into free territory. our senators IN
Congress are hereby instructed. and our renre-
cent tiyes requested to use their best efforts to
insert such a positive prohibition into any law
thew NAV mass for the government of the terri
tories IN Que. ton.
Resoired. That our senators in Congress- he
instructed. md our reprase natives r..ouested
TO resist firmly and to the utmost Of their abili
ty. ard by such positive Legislation ns NAV h.
necessary. the extension Of human slaverv Or
the jurisdiction OF Texus over any mart Of New
Mexico
A. Resolved Tint we have learned with GREAT
satisfaction. that the people Of California have
ADOPT. d u constitution which is entirely in me-
cor<lancc with the spirit Of the free institutions
Of our country. and our senators in Congress-
are hereby instructed. ard orr representatives
requested. to mid IN thu. passac4, Of surh Laws as
may le necessary to admit that State iu,o the
Union.
& Resolred That the people of this State
are desirou. Of pres wing i,violata tn. Federal
n ion and Tint thev viii str.nnnn,lv nnnose
ali attempts. from wla,eycr some. thew ,nuv
emunatc, or under whatever pyetcnce they NAV
b. mnd,.. 10 effect its dissolution
8 Rssolped that the governor be reouc sted
4, tran.m;t !, conv IF tho f,,r.rn;ou rasoiu,;ons
10 each ~ fh., senators and rpnrese,,t ,tiv.s
tro,n this Stats in ConOress
Such arc TIC instructions. from the Whig partv
and the State Legislature. under which, CIV
Seward hns ucted M senator durinr the late most
critical and arduous struggle. Has he been
faithful or unfathful to their reouirementsg Thot
he has not always este, med that co,,r... eyn..
dent which seemed 80 to IA. onr reader. Wall
know Int that he has in aI THINGS m,;,t,;nad
the pr;nc; oies which he was e]ccted and instr,ad
n n6l,old who ran denv9 And that thesa nr;n-
,nlrs sustain and ius,ify tho resolves az onr l,t
State Convention with REGARD hoth n slay4rv
evanston and - our senstnr. we nndouhtod,
nf;rm. These resol. "a. which have been made
the nretert far boiling and ealing = fract;onal
STAT. Convant;on- ara M follnws.
Resolred Thnt tia admission If ca,;forn;,
into The fJn;on as ! State and ,vitl = FRA Con
st;tntion. meets with orr hearty onn,oh,t;on
and 40 ,r.rr;toria, govarnn.nts ~ ast.bl;shad
rnr Nav Mexi.o md l1t,h without orv nroh;h;-
torv clause on the assumntiOn TINT elnvrry il
EXCLUDED nv other cn,,aes. II i the solamn dntv
Of Congress to extend tie Jefferson;an ordinance
over those territories on tie first indication TINT
slavery or involuntary seryitude is likely to be
introduced into them.
Pcs lred Tint onr thanks ore esncc;nl,v dino
"a tho Han William n Seward for tho signal
ability and fidelity with which he has snstn;ncd
In the United States Senate. those beloved prn.
.rlos ~ rrbl;c nnl;cv en- Inn, cbor;shod III ~ !,
WHO'S az the Empire Stnte. Expressed n State
and Conntv Conventions. ma well No IN tho votes
md instructions Of our Stota Iec;slatn .. rhosa
| nrincinles ore eminentlv National md Rennhl;.
c,n h..couse thew mr.. INST and equitable
Wa have Tins faithfully and carefully made
nm tha record The coursc of thu WI;gs ~
Nav York w;ll he fonnd cicar cons;stent ana
lum;nors Il needs no exnlanation and M Az
f.usa And VA ,na;ntan flat the rroot
hnya meant what their Delegates resolved ard
thor r enresentat;ves voted Ind;v;dn,is tbaro