The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-01-08

all after the enacting clause. This mouon
was briefly supported by Mr.. Cunning.
|ham and opposed by Mr.. Foust !,
Mr. Foust said that it was Impossible
/ in the oountryto get teachers qualliler un'
der the law. He preferred teachers mod-
erateiy qualified 10 no teachers at all.
Mr.. Pardee suggested the bill be passed
informally, in order that it be referred to
a committee on schools and school lands,
who now had the subject OF thorough
revision of the school law under consld'
Grafton. Agreed TO. ,,,,,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
The following resolutions. offered by-
! Mr.. Pow, were reported back from me
committee of the whole, without amend
ment otF
Res lped, By The Senate and House q
Representatives of The Stale Of Ohio lhat
our Senators in Congress be instructed
and our Representatives be requested: 70
use all honorable means to obtain an I'M
mediate repeal of the act OF Congress
usually styled the Fugitive Slave Law
approved September l8, 1851. Il,
Resolped. That the Governor OF the
State of Ohio be requested to forward TO
each of our Senators and Representatives
in Congress a copy Of the above fesolu'
ton. cu-; .. o
substitute to The first resolution :,
Resolred. as the deliberate sense 81 M'
General assembly Of Ohio, That tht
: clause Of the Constitution OF the ohl'ee
States, which declares that 'no person
0 held to labor or service in one State unde
e The laws thereof, escaping into another
n shall. in consequence Of any law or regu,
'' la,ion therein. be discharged from suc'
service or labor; but shall be dellvere,
= I'M. on claim of the party TO whom sue
:. service or labor shall be due'-secute
y TO the citizens of the slave-holdlns otate
'r the complete right and title of ownersh'
in their slaves, and would. were all tn
:, acts of Congress on the subject repealed
ID autborize the owners of fugitive slaves
" reclaim them whom they shall escape:
y Reso7ped, That, in the opinion OF tn
u. u General Assembly, the law passed at u
" last session of Congress, commonly cane
the "Fugitve Slave Law" is Consult
pm tional. and therefore obligatory in eve'
DC State Of the Union; and that resistance
us it except by a peaceablc appeal to IL
ze q courts &C. Of justice 10 decide upon its vail
n, N ity, or to Congress and the people to pa "a
III III upon its expediency, would be an acI n n
go onlv subversive of social order, dangero
=, to the safety of the colored population
w. W a class, and destructive to the peace al
M unitv which ought to prevail between
an al: slave. holding and non 'slaveholdlng stat.
les . Resolued, That while this General
'.?' ~; sembly urges the observance OF law up
o'' the people everywhere, as their duly
,,o we'll as their highest interest, it respecu
'"e lv. but urgently recommends to Congr'
10 amend and modify the Fugitive Sls
leu Law: so that while it shall continue ~
TO provide for carrying out the provisle
Of the Constitution, and sufficiently P
:, ,ect the interests Of the people OF the Sou
STU !, will better secure the liberties OF the {
aay' ored persons who are really free, and
'les s the same time remove the objections VIII
g"' are now urged against it, on accoun
c the real or imagined unnecessary st'
H., IL. gency Of its provisions.
HISS On motion of Mr.. Fee,
The resolutions and substitute "
ex, aid on the table and ordered to be prln