Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1851-04-12
Ohio and tEae. q OslaDrolalise,

Ohio amd tine g GOsaaprOlaaise.
The Joint resolution which bassed
the Ohio House of Representatives,
some days since, instructing the SEN
ators IN Congress 10 endeavor to pro-
Cure repeal, modification, or amend
ment of the fugitive slave law, ap-
pear not to have been acted upon
by the Senate; bnt in lieu thereof,
q new set of resolutions were CON
coeted sin that body which were
worse than trc first. The first of
them as amended passed the Senate
by a vote Of 1910 10, and the House
by a vote of So to 10. The second
passed the Senate by 2l TO s, and
fhe House byl4l 10 2l. So Ohio by
its Legislature, has decided by a
Btfong .-Vote that the fugitive slave
la&+ought to be repealedlmmedlate-
w. 1t remains. TO be seen whether
this action the Legislature will be
sustained oy the people 1t is tru:,
the resolutions, are only .declaratory
OF advisory, but they involve princI-
s0les which, if carried into practice,
will dissolve the Union beyond a per-
adventure. ~ u't
49, OHIO SENATE. t.
So. n March %, 1851.
Mr. Linton, from The majoritp of
the. Committee on Federal relations,
reported series ofresolutions on the
subject of slavery, as follows:
Resolved by the General Assem-
bly, Of the State of Ohio, That while
this general assembly would urge
faithful observance Of law upon all
the people Of this State, and of her
sister States of the Union, as the
most effectual mode Of securing their
best interests, rs we'll as a high duty,
which they owe alike to themselves
and their common country, ii would
most earnestly recommend 10 Con-
gress the necessity Of so amending
and modifying the provisions Of the
lugitive slave law that, while ii Sc,
cures a faithful compliance with all
itsoblgations imposed by the consti.
tuition of the United States, it will,
asbecomes free Government, guard
with jealous care the rights Of its
freemen.'
: MIR Walker moved to amend the
resolution by adding to the end there
of the words:
And ifsaid law in the opinion OF
Congress, cannot be so amended as
ogiye to persons blamed as fugi-
tiyes from labor, the benefit of every
legal defence of their liberty, we then
.recommend the repeal of said law.
-, The question was then taken on
the resolution thus amended, and re-
eultedT-yeas 10, nays 10.
ra So the resolution passed.
,d Mr. Pardee moved to insert tiIe
following:
sRcsolved, That the law common
" called the fugitive slave law, be
ing, in the judgment of this genera
assembly, a lazy that makes er paH'
evidence conclusive of the master
right TO recapture and return bi
slave; that denies jury trial here o
e'se where; that provides for the ap
Ioiltment ola swarm ofpetty officer
20 execute it, that gives a doubI
compensation 10 find every clair
set UP in favor of the master, an
pays the the expenses in every cas-
from the public treasury, can neve
fully receive the voluntary co,oT
GRAFTON ofonr people, and ough
therefore, to be Immediately rcpea
ed.nT
This resolution, as an appendag
tpthat moved by Mr. Linton w'
ad6pted. Ie
agHoase of Representatives, MIRO
The above resolution being take
up, Mr.. Burnet moved to lay Them c
ttk.sSS stable -. 4
Mr. bradley demanded the yei
andna lays on said motion; which b
ing ordered, werehad; and the hou
refused to lay the resolution the
ble-yeas 26, nays 81.
The question was then on agre
ing to the resolutions.
Mr.. Moore demanded divisi
ofthe question, viz: That each res
luton be considered separately.
Agreedto. al .ly
The first resolution was then
greed to--yeas 50, nay9 10.
Mr.. Fee moved 10 amend the
cond resolution by placing before t
word, repealed 1.-the words 'modIht
auaended, or so as 10 read that {
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