Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-11-23

90. Revoked, That this Union spang from and Z CO..
vii and co-cxtensve with the Constitution of the United
}tates and this constitution framed and maured BY ne
wisdom Of the purest and abest men Of The Revolution was
ts the result Of spirit Of mutual compromise and conces
ZION and that the spirit which birth Is essential
o is continued existence, activity, and vigor.
"3. Eesolued, Thst, while regard slavery as great
wi we cannot consider Southern brethren Responsible
fol the existence Of institution which he'd i origin wo
hundred years ego that, unds the Influence Of christian
feeling and advancing cvilzsion, the slave system has al
ready abandoned the northern Sbd middle portions Of The
Cbnederacy and that is frm belief that the nhuep
d the causes- uninterrupted by the arts Of TIE do
epeue the phrensy Of the hnsicwll eventually, sn1
within comparatively short period, work ont v entire
ek6rpaon. sA m
"4 Resolved That We congratulate the country ppon the
settlement by the late Congress Of the great questions grow
ing out of slavery that rejoice in the admisdon OF Csi
ornia free State and in the abolition Of the sve trade
in the District Of Columbia, end that regard TIE settle-
ment Of the Texan boundary and the passage Of TIE Terri
toral bills as under all the circumstances, the wse and
hest settlements which could have been made hstws
cordnsy acquesos in those gvest MEASURES a1d udab
OPpos to any further agitation Of hssabscts thus haPpy
Resoiped That We hereby tender our thanks to those
great and eminent saesmen Of both parties and in both
Houses of Congress, whO, dsegardng all minor consdera
ons and at the apparent risk of great personal popularity
have stood together before the nation in procuring the passage
Of these great and that sincerely honor them
their talents their eoQnence and their abors the Union,
the whole Union, and aothing but the Union. y.
s6. Resooed That while cherish spirit ofcensurs
towards those other members Of both Houses who have
entertained other and anagonc vews but accord TO them
equal praise for honesty Of purpose and purity Of intention
still think the duty of all good citizens, now that an
adjustment has been made, to acquesce in the same and
that regard every attempt from whatever quarter under
whatever FORM disturb such adjustment alike useless
and dangerous and harmony Of the Conederacy
"7 kesolred That the fugitive slave BILL passed at the
last session, in principle identical with the bill passed for
the object ia l9e3 and signed and approved by George
Washington that the right is designed to enforce rght
secured by the provisions Of the constitution to the owners Of
slave property and alright of which the people Of New
have repeatedly awaited themselves until the abolition Of
very within their limits; that tits the duty Of all goOdcizens
only to resist the execution Of law but to own down
every attempt thepat of others to provoke spirit Of such
resistance and that It is fixed and solemn belief that the
fugitive himself will fnd far better security for his liberty in
the charity and sympathy Of the benevolent and hsmanehsn
in open resistance to the laws Of the land.
SO. Resol0ed, That the constitution of the UNITED
States expressly snons the surrender Of fugitive laves the
passage of act efficiently securing such surrender Is
constitutional duty; that if present fugitive bill be
stutions it readily be declared by the Supreme
Court of the UniteEtates that, crude immature in
any Of its provisions be amended by Congress- but
that while in existence is the law of the nasn and such
is to be obeysd anhat anaousy appehend that thoss
who counseng resistance blood whether in thebar
from the pulpit may begin contest which may PROVE
and good order of-socety.
ss9 Resolco&, That though heretofore widely ,despe
in views to many measss Of public policy, wesEt
all Of US under the shadow
Of the to the fulmento
the national destiny; that believing that designs hest
to the perpetuy Of tho Union have been foot and
now being covefy prosecuted By srtu and designing men,
and that such dssgus succesaL will result IN adisup
ous object by cordsly uniting Ko that end with akc
zens, of whatever party, who dsem fidelity The Unon
paramount to the behests of party"
These resolutions put The sneeng and met Wha
most enthusiastic responsa-one solitary voice calculating
feeble negative.
call then made for the reading Of the letters
DANIEL WEBSTER and d. 8. DlcKISsoS to the New
York meeting, which read amidst hearty applase hre
cheers being given the each Of the paso
writer's
Some spirited adressee were then made to the naeeing
after which
Mr. Dox said that asituas getting dask and many Of the
gentlemen present were desicus Of starting o
their homes he would only detan the meeting moment foi
the purpose of presenting aresouon for their adoption de
said for the purpose of giving practioa efficiency and effect
their proceedings he offered the following resolution. Ia
presenting it he said this is only the beginning Of the move
ment. We determined, in with the thousands
Of patriotic citizens throughout the State "rol tc
and by united and effort i9arouse the pee
pie to sense of the dangers which threaten beloved
that when thatIE done upenerable buw
will be formed, behind which will rest in und;sturbed
rty the ark of our saeyon free and glorious constitution
ssRcsOired, That committee of twenty n&zens whose
names are hereunto annexed be appointed with to fill
vacancies, to add to their numbers and cooperate with
similar already appointed and which may here
after be appointed in this State be called Union Safety
Committee, whose duty shall be, by convcnng the people,
by correspondence, and otherwise to carry out the Of
this meetng which to be to revive and
foster among the whole people of he United States the spirit
which the Union formed and the constitution adopted
and to- resist Gin the words Of the Father Of his Country
every attempt TO ALLEVIATE any poen Of our counryEeu from
the rest TO enfebe the sacred which link together
tho various parts
nCommitssc of Sqfety-P. M. Dcx, George M. Horton,
William E. SH, General Joseph G. .Swi w. T. Taylor,
4. D. BarraL Nicholas N. KPp Joseph Robinson, George
Clue, William Cortleyou, T. r. Spencer, Charles Rice r.
H. Lawrence, James Wilson, Thonss w. Hall, John HI.
Tilman, A. y. Chew William Douglass, Alexander fis"
Mr. Dox then proposed nine cheers for the Consssicn
md s defenders which made the hall fairly ring again With
he enthusiastic vces Of the patriotic assembage and than
The meeting ado0rned sine de
NAvAr.-The United States frgase Byandy0ine was &
the 18th September to sail for Rio the
18th, where she expected to meet the Congress- and after
communicating with her. would sail for home having been
sbsen three years. The corvette St. Lows was also at
all ready for and under orders proceed to
Rio but detained in consequence Of the illness Of Capt
Cook. All bands on board both vessels we'll
The United States sloop-owar Portsmouth, bearing the
broad pennsnt Of Commodose F. H. GnKeoRr commsndes
nchief OF the United States naval forces the Of Africa
arrived at Monrovia on the 10th Of September fifteen days