New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-04
Massachusetts and virginia.

to, BR1Gas. in MESSAGE to the Massachusetts,
Legislature. transmitting 70 that body tie Rosoll
ions of the Virginia Legislature on Slavery, says
since The adoption ct Tue Constitution, nine new save
states been admitted into ihs Union. and Owe ot them
10 lAi ovenl Mr. Jefferson aud ether iea5ipg stesmen
believed aud declared mat here Was no co1siuuonal
cover in he Government 10 SECURE fore gu territory
Texas and The territory ceted by Mexico have been add
I'd The United s,sios against me most earnes i.iHnn
sanoe. Of great majority The people Of me rec Ssles
trrnrnpsrei hy The sson that N acquired TIE NorA
would never c0usen, the ex;enson Of Slavery over
part Of such territory With Aid received from the Norip
o accomplish iheir object tue South by Consre.slons
RESOLUTIONS and D. cCulue5I succeeded ia gaining lekas
ia arsc extent Of territory from distracted aai beeds
Wilhsn hese fscts before the world. the ssvehcidof
siaes-wb language az harsh IS ne charge uAs-ho"
he North of The deliberate purpose OF violating e
lights VIII Ten Senators 10 The Congress o. NE Lulea
Si.es representing rVc States carved Out or neWN a.
lued territory they insist upon ne privilege oi eAiena
the ius'uucn over other territory which . BOW free,
ana fahng ihs hey threaten 20 secede nom The Union
The opinion 10 the Consila 3nsiN and pfpPiey o. a.
csng The further extension ~ slavery IL ~ ncAt! unhN
mons sncrr tie people offAe Free Sales hat upon any
lf-r Important proposition which can be named Ihry
be- eve avery be morsly wong and that such re-
.fucuon youd De- invasion Ct the rEAs o. any i1dvd
al or State q Is % arrest al agrees.
n The shis oi he Free STATE. which has been pro
TESS Tor haf century The position which Massachusetts
~ assumed uyon this subject 81 believes "a be impregna
80 rrd fbaf arriving n out won q do no wrong 9th
.r Stale Let her then, white she VIII ooey n" Oonsuil-
iou of ths United States and observe Al IL guAfsles.n
Hg euuic OF opposition 10 ne iuIiAef rAeH'1a 81 sa'eY
rr-o,aIc aud imuovH'.e
Massachusetts and Virginia were owokers together ln
fsl revolution which mace he Thirteen United Coo, ies
e aud independent, Sises They went hand 10 Rand ~
rsrnr ard adopting thu Constitution which ceueuled ihA
fiori0Us Union The difference of opinion which nov
divides upon The Sgtsiiug sub ec % The dsy = deep
10 De 6epered tIust that possible stale OF 'hings
,rad The people the Government OF Nassacluset'
10 orEe ne respect and which n due 20 that or
.ng oher SISTER commonwealth 10 use toward inem
.sisuege of reproach OF denuncisiion.
one resolutions Of her Legislature herewith com
nunicairi declares thai Stale has done much to
a Tie U-ion" - She las done Heaven sran. !hsi loe
Ia are historian usy Re compelled % write hal ir
-4 TOO her ac,s and inaleuce did more % dash tas
tnior 10 ATOMS than any other STATE MoarniG indeed
would De the catastrophe 81 dissolution but douhy mourn
To- wond 81 The hisi"risn - nave 10 - ~,
- reason " IN this Ancienf Commou~eAohe molcf ~
~sdcgts-lrnt her al break up The nion VIII hef
ester Sises among whom were he companions OF her
and her utpmpAs IN the Of freedom was be
.ss those companions wor1 not consent ~ ~ chi ne
80 III slavery an institution. tbs existence Of which
e her own Jefferson say hat be irenh 81 Tor lbs coin-
nv when he remembered thai God wss ust ~