North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1850-12-14

ton to the execution OF the said fugitive saw tc
the Notwithstanding States, either by legislative en-
actment by police regulations, by lawless siolence,
or by overawing demonstrations of ply slcai oresls
result of which shall be to render this iaw
imperative, will also justify and require q l
holding States, those retaliaory measures
suggested. .,,ar,.;,s ,be
T. Reso!Ued, That North Carolina en.eft ans; .ne
most sincere and abiding attachment ~ IL 60 az
these States :. that we will malneain any -.
! S- ~aS - 49, .s the same can be done consist
sn,lv ,h The preservation of our llbertes ana me
endowment of those rights and privileges Wnlcn me
ITnion was designed to secure ana tne UoVerhmeht
'''o, that II behooves the Southern States 10
~ ~ verv mode of redress not Incompatible win
,ho ronsttu ton before they should contemplate the
I,arnative of disunion; and that III dlsunlon must
CO. ,beu should so act as to throw the responsibility
\ on those who are oisPoeou "o"'oA'J " i "'' anu
m invade our rights. go
- RsSoIyed That in case Congress shall here
after so alter the laws of the last session establish
;ng territorial governments, to apply to them the
nrincipIes of the Wilmot Proviso, or should repeal
the law providing for the surrender of fugitive slaves
or so change that law to render it inefficient for
the accomplishment of the purposes designed by it,
or should pass any law for the abolition of the ins
tuition of slavery in the District of Columbia, in
terdicting the removal of slaves om oneState am
other-it will then be the duty of tine save-holding
States 10 send delegates to be appointed under author
ifv of LaU to convention, the business and authority
of which convention shall be to devise and recon-
mend to the said slave-holding States respectively
such retaatory measures. not inconsistent with the
Constitution, as may be demanded by the exigences
of the occasion, and with view to obtaining that
unanimity and concert of action, without which all
attempts at redress will be in vain.
9. ResOloed, That it be and hereby is recommend
ed TO tue respective save-hodng States of the Union,
to provide by law for the assembling of their Legis
ldtures, for the purpose of regulating under the
thority of law, the appointment of delegates said
Convention In case of such change by Congress of
the territorial bills OF the last session. of the
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fore suggested, or the abolition of slavery in the
District of Columbia. or the Introduction of the
val of slaves from State to another; and in case
of the necessity of holding such convention, each
State should be entitled to the number of dele
gates it will be entitled to electoral votes for Pres
ident and Vice President of the United States, under
the census just aken-the manner of Appointing said
delegates to be regulated by law in each State as the
Legislature thereof may provide majority of the
delegates appointed to said Convention constitute
quorum-the manner of voting to be regulated by
the Convention itself-and that it shall be the duty
of said Convention when assembled, to devise and
recommend series of retaliatory measures not vio-
atve of the Constitution of the United States to the
Legislatures OF the slave-holding States for their
adoption.
10. Resohe1, That the following propositions
among Others be submitted the notice Of the slave
holding States proper for the consideration of said
Convention, In case its assemblage shall be necessa-
~, under either of the contingencies before suggest
ed, viz
The passage of law preceded by an amendment
of the State Constitution when necessary providing
for reducing to of slavery, all the tree negroes
within their respective limits, in they do not
leave the State within certain prescribed period
any coored person within the fourth degree
The imposing personal tax, either specific ad
ralOrem, by the State Legislatures all persons
who sell goods, merchandise, either the
manufacture growth of, purchased in, non
slave holding State.
The granting of bountes by the respective States
to anuacurng capital and industry, and the exemp-
ton OF the same from taxation
The imposition Of a ne-ere1t tax of much per
cent, all monies expended in the non-slaveholding
States, whether for purposes OF travel or pleasure the
education of youth and all purchases made in the same,
whether in person by order; and such other retail
atory measures, the details of all of which to be regu
lated by law, not inconsistent with the Constitution
of the United States, may be deemed ivisable.
IL. ResOiOed, That in majority of the slave
holding States, shall, through their respective Legs
atures respond favoraby these propositions, then,
in of any change by Congress of the territorial
laws of the last session, which shall apply the prin
ciples of the Wihaof PrOoiso of the repeal mod
fcation render it incompetent for the purpo-
designed, of the fugitive slave law of the last
session. of such resistance generally to the
ton of said fugitive slave law in the nonslavehoding
States shall render il practically imperative, of
the abolition of slavery by Congress in the District
of Columbia, of the Introduction of the removal of
slaves from State to another, the Governor of this
State be, and he is hereby requested to convene the
OI lliS Otdte puI-
pose of providing by law for the appointment of del
egaes represent This State in said proposed Con-
vention of the slaveholding States, and of taking
such further steps in the emIses as may be thought
meet and proper for the occasion.
10. Resoiued, That whilst not 70 be
derstood expressing any opinion in gard to
the policy of tariff for protection, or Or the in
fuence of such system upon the interests of the
Southern States, 10 the course which should be
pursued b Southern members of Congress upon this
subject, did the causes of complaint not exist,
should they be hereafter removed, yet the nonslave
holding States are so much deeply interested in
such protection than the slaveholding States
be, therefore think that the Senators and Repre-
senatives in Congress from the slave-hodng States
should firmly oppose all increase of duties foreign
importations as long public opinion in the North
shall tolerate fanatics in their resistance evasion of
the fugitive slave law, and the interference by agita
tors with our domestic affairs.
Is. Resofued, That the Governor of this State be
requested to transmit duly certified copies of these
resolutions each of Senators and Representa-
tives in the Congress of the United States and that
they be requested to lay them before their respective
bodies, and also copy to the Governor of each and
every State in the Union, with request that they be
laid before their respective Legislatures.
On motion, the foregoing resolutions were laid on
the table, and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Avery gave notice that he should ask leave to-
morrow 10 present report from the minority of said
committee.
Mr.. Hill, of Caswell, stated that he agreed ne-
Their with the majority nor minority of the committee.
He asked leave to present the following resolutions
as report for HIMSELF
ResoLUed, That the repeal modification of the
fugitive slave law by the Representatives and Sena
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