The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-24
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utmost Of their ability and by such positive legislation as
NAV be necessary the extension of human slavery the
jurisdiction Of Texas any part Of New Mexico
ResoiUsd, That We have learned with great satisfaction
that tha peop. Caiiosni have adopted constitution
which entirely IN accordance with the spirit Of the ice
institutions Of county, and our senators IN Congress
hereby instructed and our representatives, requested 70
aid in the passage Of such laws may be necessary 10 ad
init that Stale into the Union
o. RssoUsd That the people Of ms state are aesous on
pre,srving nyoaie the federal Union and that they WIN
senuousy oppose all attempts from whaeve, source they
may emanate under whatever pretences they may DO
Rssopsd That the governor be requested TO Transmits
copy OF foregoing resolutions each oil the senators ana
representatives from this Slate IN Congress
Such the instruct ions from the wing party and the
State legislature under which Gov Seward has acted
senator during the late most critical and aduons stIug-
gle Has he been faithful unaitbIu to their require
menls That he has not always esteemed that course
expedient which seemed TO us, our readers well
know but that he has IN all things maintained the prin-
epies which he elected and instructed TO uphold,
who can deny And that these principles sustan and
justify the resolves OF our late State convention with re-
gard both slavery extension and 10 senator,
doubleday affirm These resolves which have been made
the preext for boiling and calling fractional State con
venlion are as follows;
Roived That the admission Of Cal sorna into the Union
as State, and with free constitution meets our hearty
appreciation and territorial governments are established
for New Mexico and Utah. wilhout any pIohiboy clause,
that slavery sexcluded by other causes,
the solemn duty OF Congress 10 extend The Jeeronan
ordinance those Territories on The hr Indication mat
slavery involuntary servude is likely TO be Introduced
Rspsd That our thanks are especially due 10 the Hon
William H. Seward for the signal ability and fidelity with
which he has sustained in hs United States Senate these
beloved principles OF public policy long cherished by the
wings of Empire Stale, expressed IN Safe and county
conventions well in the aud instructions OF our
State legislature Those prnc pies einineny national
and republican because they just and equitable
We have thus faithfully and carefully made up the
record The course OF the wings of New York will be
found clear consistent, and luminous II needs no
PLANTATION and defence And maintain that the great
majority have meant what their delegates resolved and
their voted Individuals there have
been among especially in this city, who meant nothing
of the Sort and deprecated all auson TO slavery in our
conventions But the great mass thought differently anu
think differently They believed resistance to slavery
extension duly, and they do not now believe the whole
subject dead and buried On the contrary in view OF the
eqnvocal condition OF New Mexico and Utah, they feel
called to redoubled vigilance to preserve them from the
curse OF slavery They southern States calling ex
raordnary conventions to determine what new action IL
req uste 10 the preservation and extension OF slave pow
err and they do not think this the proper lime for the Tree
North to dsam and proclaim the contest forever ended
So long as rood remains 10 be contested or hostile
flag is in the field they will stand by the banner OF free
Boil
Reader consider carefully the facts above stated and
say whether the pretence of the boiers for their Utica
convention, that the Syracuse convention departed from
The recognised wing doctrines. and introduced new ones
seeking sectional preudices," Is founded in
truth We dare any TO traverse the record fully and
show wherein the State convention did or omitted aught
that requires uses the calling Of their new fractional
convention We dare you, boilers, to reproduce and crit
icise the documents! aa