Washington telegraph., 1850-03-27
Mary ana Slavery Resolutiou,.

ne following resolutions lately passed
the Maryland House of Delegates. and
the Baltimore Sun states that the onlv
amendment made 10 them by the Senate
was mere technicality. in no wise effect
ing their character or substance:
4: heso<0ed unanimously 6y the Gen
eral assembly of Muryland, That the
State Of Mary land ceded to the United
Stateslhat part of the District of Colum-
bla oii9lnally embraced within her terri
;ori'd ffflits-ia good faiih-for a permanent
seat OF government of the Union, relying
upon the integrity of purpose on the part
OF the General Government, and upon its
strict compliance with the terms of ces-
sion iii their letter and spirit.
z. ReYlUed unanimously, That the
State OF Maryland never designed, nor
ana the Gfneral Government, at The time
OF sesslon,l cOntem plate the using of the
sovereignty over the District of Columbia
TO the detrEment of the local institutions
of the Stat. of MaryIand
g. Reso4ed unanimously, That the
State OF Mtry and was, at the time of the
adoption ofkhe Federal Constitution, and
is now, III feeling and in all the features
of her constitution and her laws, essen
TALLY, .tutlyaud u,sequiyocally slave
holding State.
A. ReSoIo@ unanimously, That any
attempt by Ctngress TO abolish slavery in
the District Pf Columbia, without the
Consent OF Its people, would be viola ion
OF the lmpiledconditions of the cession,
just cause OF alarm to the slaveholding
States and havt direct and inevita bic
tendency to disturb and endanger the
Union
ReSoIyed u1aa29nOusly That the State
OF Maryland loves and values the Union,
for the gl,ries OF lhe past, the happiness
of~The present. aid the high destinles of
the future; and she believes no truly
American and patriotic heart would wish
TO disturb the grea; compromises which
have made and can alone sustain and pre-
serve 1t; or would willingly use the pow
ers of the Federal Government fer the
purpose Of depressing or tramplng upon
the rights and interests of any of the
States.
6. ResolUcd unanimously, That the
Territories of the United States belong to
Congress of the United States cannot
pass any law, or do any act
which is calculated to prevent or deter
the ei'izens of any of the said States from
removing TO and settling with their prop
erty, OF every description, upon said Ier
rltorles.
7. ResolUed unanimously, That we
recur with pride and satisfaction to the
and friendld feeling that per-
vaded the council board of the Old thir-
teen States, when our present glorious
Constitution was made, and following
the example then set by our fathers, we
would, i'll this our day of difficulty and
trial, invoke a similar spirit to attend the
distracted councils of the Federal Union;
but, if we be disappointed i'll this our sol
emn aud earnest Invocation, it is due to
ourselves aud TO the people OF the United
States. that we should declare thai Mary
land will take her position with her south
ern sisters in the maintenance OF the coll-
stitution with all its compromises, the
preservation of the Union. and the vindi-
cation of her own just rights.
s. ReSOlced unaaeimously, That our
Senator'S III Congress and our Represen-
tatlveS be requested to act i'll conformity
to the foregoing resolutions.
9. ResoIUed Mnan1Da0usiy, That the
Governor OF this State be requested to
copy of the foregoing resoln
tions to the Executive of each of the
States of this Union, with the request
that the same be laid before their respec-
tive Legislatures. and also that copy to
each of our Senators and Representatives
i'll Congress.