Washington telegraph., 1850-12-25
The vote was then taken and the bill

passed-ayes &c, nays /.
| Mr.. Woodward, from a select commit
tee, reported back bill! authorizing the
county courts to destroy all useless papers
in the Clerks Office.
Mr.. Oolwell offered resolution in
structing the committee on education to
introduce bill to repeal the law distri-
buting the Seminary fund, and! to consol-
idate that fund for the erection of one
Seminary of learning.
Mr.. Carroll called for the ayes and
| nays. The resolutions was lost
Mr.. Flournoy introduced series of
resolutions in reference to our federal re-
lations.
Mr.. Preston moyed! that 100 copies be
printed. s..
Mr.. Dodd amended by adding 1000
copies. Which was agreed to.
Senate memorial to Congress to change
the mail route from Little Rock to
Washington.
Upon motion of Mr.. Emerson, the res
olution was read third time and passed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Cline, the propos-
ed amendments to the constitution were
taken up and read second time.
Mr.. Sewer. moved an indefinite pos
ponement of the amendments. he
ayes and nays were called for, and the
amendments were laid OH the table in
defnitely-ayes 35, nays 20.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
The State of Arkansas, through her
Senate and House of representatives,
in General Assembly convened, address
ing herself to her sister States, most
solemnly declares
l. That she and her citizens have never
been unmindful of she obligations due by
them to- the other members of the great
family of Republics; nor ceased to cherish
a most ardent devotion to the union of
these States, and most profound rever-
ence for the National Constitution; that
she and they desire no change or altera-
| ton in either, and are at all times ready
and willing 10 perform all the duties
which the mandates of the Constitution,
the ties of a common blood and COM
mon origin, and the relations of amty
ard kind regard between the States I'M
pose upon them; and that firmly resolved
at no time to submit to- dishonor, dis
grace, or humiliation, they are ready to
make any other concession or to submit
to any other sacrifice which may be
necessary to the perpetuity of the Union.
2. That il is her and their fixed and
| unalterable determination to assert, and,
at all times, with proper tirmness to
maintain her entire political equality, In
every possible respect, acco,rdlnng to the
Constitution, with the proudest and
strongest of her sisters, more especially
as to the territory purchased with the
common funds of the nation, or bought
upon those fields of battle to which she
sent her noblest sons, to pour out their
blood like water, under the flag Of the
Union.
3. That she has, therefore. at all times
asserted aud is now satisfied with the
principle as lately established by the
Congress of the United States, in the
creation of territorial governments for
New Mexico and Utah, that Congress has
no power to interfere or intermeddle with,
or in any way to legislate concerning the
admission into or exclusion from amy
such territory. Of any species OF property
whatever. whether the same be or be not
peculiar to one portion Of the Union; and
that she equally asserts the principle thai
the people of such territory have no right
TO pass any laws, or enact any provisions
for the exclusion of such property, except
when they proceed, under and by virtue
of the proper constitutional authority, to
frame a constitution to govern them, up
on their admission into the Qnion as a
State And, moreover. she utterly denies
the doctrine that the laws of conquered
country, excluding and forbidding the ex-
istence of slavery. can remain In force
after the conquest, so as to prevent the
victors from taking to such conquered
territory any thing which their own laws
recognize as property:
4. That waile she cannot but be SEN
sible that injustice has been done to her,
and her sister States of the South, by the
mode in which the constitution of Cali
fornia was formed. and by the means and
manner of her admission as State, still
she recognizes and admits that the Con-
gress of the United States had ample
power to overlook any irregularities III
these respects, and has, in the admission
of the new State. exercised no power not
granted by the Constitution, and done no
act which would justify secession from
the Union, on her part, or on the part OF
any of her southern sisters.
s. That, whatever might hare been
her opinion, as to the propriety OF the
late act of Congress in regard to the
boundary of Texas, under other circnm-
stances. and il. enacted in time OF pro-
found calm, ard or national contentment,
she is satisfied that, at the time OF It's
enactment, and under the circumstances
which forced it upon the country 1t was
a wise and polite measure, indispensable
to the public peace and the continued