The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-01-22

liquors 10 ires persons OF color, be taken up
and sen, TO the House-sgtsed 10.
The resolutions on the sutjsc, Of Slaver,
we're then 'okea up, the Senate resd,ine 1t.
self into a COMMITTEE of ,he Whne Mr..
Bynum addressed the committee at leucth.
The Senate took recess uGiii , o'oJ.ck
3o'cl"Ck.
The resolutions faree y VI S,,e k-r Ed
wards we're reprtied ffor tie Ca1nt.,ee u
the Whole To the Souste N.
ResOlred That IN the opiuion o. t.. General
Assembly, North Carolina deep a.,otsd o the
Union ofthe State. srd will Ia tEs ut,o. I ende,
vor 10 preserve aud perpeiu.ts il p. 'nut ~ The
Union l'sslf sht III secure th- great a"o . ficent
purpose. for which II ~ss formed
Reso!red, That while Wa do aot sprrsye Of .U
the provisions of the cumpromi-e b, Couey-..
eailsd tho adjustment, slIl from irlternal spirit of
iorSesrnnce towards our brethrsn in ths non slave
hsoirg Stdtes,aud ssIncere and h.ar,fe attachment
10 Inc Onion, We sfe wiling TO scqu,escr in said
mpfomlsc-honestiy and faiMtniy carried out
Rtsnittd, That while we are Disposed to accent
The sad compromise as the cork peace Ne desu
sacred duty TO warn the people the free States
against any tuftlsr encroachmsuts upon our rights
and 10 declare explicitly, that ia lhs opinion OF TIN,
General Assembly, North Caroline tcoud md suSht
TO regard as entirely inconsistent with her longer
continuance IN the Union, the abolition OF slavery
IN the District OF Columbia by Congress ,r,thout tks
consent OF the slave holding States aud .ncompnti
Die with their safety and interests; or g.U act Of
Congress Prohibiting the citizens of one ssvehold
lng State from renewing their slaves Sry her soye
holdns State, or refusal By Congress sdnlt ia,s
tie Union as slave state any Territory bs,ung,u,
10 The United Ststes on accoupt ot Tie existence of
domestic slavery within its limits; or ~ net spp,
ing The dangerous and mis- s,hievous pftntins of
" Nifmof PrdrIso TO the Territories OF Utah aHd Sew
Mexico or any act which repeals '.e r,ysut act
for the reclamation of fugitive slaves ot 90 modl6,,
the same as esssnllsly TO impair its efficiency and
usefulness
Rssoired, That whenever any one Of the con,iu
geneits mentioned in the foregoing Resolution.
shall have arisen, the Governor OF this State be- and
is hereby required TO convene the General Assembly
at such time as he, in his wisdom, shall deem fiji IN
order to take into consideration the solemn dutcs
which we owe to ourselves as treemen, and our then
existing relations with the Federal Government.
Mr.. Shepard moved as an amendmcn,
Resolutions reported by the minority of the
Committee on Slavery. division was call. !
cd for, and the first Resolution passed by
vote of 26 to l9-[ s'rict party vote, except
that Messrs. Pender and Shepard voted sith
The m jori,y.
The Resolution adopted reads as follows;
Resolred, That the Constitution of tho United
states IS compact between sovereign and ndepen
dent States and all powers not therein delegated, .
are reserved to,he States respectively y-that among
The attributes of sovereignty retained by the several
states is that Of watching over the operations Of
Tho General Government, and protecting her citl.
IONS from unconstitutional abuse on tho one hand /
and securing to them. on the other, strict fulfil
nent of the obligations imposed by tho Constitution
upon the General Government.
The I'd Resolution affirming the right of
Secession, was rejected by vote Of 81 to g. |
The resolutions reported from tho Com.
mitloe, as amended by the addition Of the
above Resolution, we're adopted 6y vote Of
26 to 10.
The Senate then adjourned.