The New York herald., 1850-12-07
north Carolina aud the Union.

hOTfh carolina una t0f Un1Ons
The follow Ing resolutions upon tns slavery question
and the late action OF Congress upon the compromise
measures introduced In the lower house OF the
North Carolina Legislature, on the 29th ult:--
Resolved. That this government IL one Of limited
powers, and that by the constitution of the United
States Congress jurisdiction whatever over ths
subject OF slavery la the several states Of this
Ra,olyed That the abolition of the slavs trade In
the District o Columbia the petitions for the abolition
OF slavery in said District and IN the territories
United States and sgsinst the removal Of slaves from
State to another part of plan OF operations
set afs CT the institution Of slavery in the
several States and thus indirectly destroy the ins
tuition within their limits.
Rssolyed That Congress has no right to do that In
directly which 1t cannot do directly and that the ay
tston Of the subject OF slavery In Congress
OF excluding from the oom mon territories of the
United statsf and with view OF disturbing, over
throwing that institution In the several States. Is
against the true spirr aud meaning of the eonsttu-
ton an infringe of the rights Of the States
fected and breach OF the public faith upon which
they enterea into the confederation.
Resolved, That the constitution ofthe United States
rests upon the broad principle OF equality among the
members Of the confederscy. And that Congress In
to diserimina.s between the Institutions OF por
tion OF the States and another with view of abol-
isbins e, and promoting the other.
Resolved That all the attempts ON the part OF Con-
TO abolish slavery In the District OF Coumbia
the territories or to prohibit the removal of slaves
ffom portion of the coufederacy another with
the views aforesaid In violation of the
destructive Of this fundamental principles on which
the tnion OF the States rests aud beyond the jurs
diction of Congress.
Resolved, rEst Congress has power under ths
constitution to interfere with control the estic
in ttuton Of the several states sad that such states
the sole and proper judges Of overy thing appsr
tanning TO their own domestic affairs not prohibited
by he constitution; that all efforts OF the abolition
ts others made to induce Congress interfere with
the question OF slavery or to take ncipent steps in
rreon thereto, caicul stsd to lead to the most
alarming and dangerous consequence, and that all
such efforts have an inevitable te1de1cy to diminish
the happiness Of the people and endsnger the stability
aud permsnence OF the Union and ought not to be
couhtenant cd by any friend to political In stiu
tions.
Resolved That the Law passed at tAs last session Of
Congress known as the Fugitive Slave law is In accord
with the spir rt and letter of the constitution Of
the United States and its repeal by Congress will be
deemed just cause for North Carolina to seceds from
the confederaey.
Resolved That our Senators in Congress bsana they
hereby instructed ami Rsprese atsvss reques
tod to carry into eject the principles set forth in the
TO reg oipK resolutions.
ted to forward copy Of these resolutions to cash OF
Senators in Congress with request that they la
the m before the Senate OF the United states.
TIE BURNING OF THE INSANE HosrIrAL AT Az.
eUsrA, ME- The keRnebec Journal, of Thursd ay
morning, Contains some additional particulars of
the burning of the lnsane Hospital al Augusta, on
Wednesday morning. The fire broke out at three
O'Clock, and The PATENTS were taken ont as fast as
possible; but from the impossibility of getting into
some of the rooms, number OF the poor creatures
were sutiocafed. AS The patients were necessarily
turned loose out OF doors, many Of them strayed
ewey, and IL is yet impossible 10 tell how many
were sufocaied. Probably there were hive or six;
the Tnouldering remains OF two OF them were dis
covered in the basemt NJ, after the floor fell through.
Ii is escerained that Mr.. Armstrong, of Gardiner,
is one sfthem. Neither can il be stated who were
among the victims, until those who were rescued
c. be collected. None Of the female patents,
however, were sufiocated. Some of The poor
maniacs were found wandering away, hslf clothed,
bare. footed, and almos, pesishing from cold. The
houses on the road were readily opened TO them.
and the best of care bestowed. The remains OF
three Of the unfortunate patienis have been taken
from the ruins. The number iost may be as high
az twelve or fifteen. Mr Henry Jones, one Of the
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lie was seen 10 enter the patients rooms several
times, when they were densely filled with smoke.
ard may have fallen victim TO his eNertons TO
rescue the p rishing inmates. Mr. James 2.
Weeks, another assistant, ~as injured while en-
gagged in the same cause. The Journal estimates
ihe ccs TO repair the buildiag at from $50 900 to
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