The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16
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Mr. BRABSON'S RESOLUTIONS.

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Mr. BRABSON'S RESOLUTIONS.
In the House, yesterday. Mr.. Brab
Am. on behalf Of the minority Of the
Committee on Federal Relations, pre-.
scented Preamble and series Of Res
ntions in regard to Federal Politics.
They will 10 found below. Before
thty were read, Mr.. Currin moved to
Alhem on the table. on the ground
that he though one of the Committee
had not examined them. 1t appears
from explanations which followed be.
tween him and Mr.. Brabson that il
he had not seen the Report it was his
own fault. having neglected to attend
the meeting Of the Committee at
which they were adopted, although
invited to b. present; and it appeared
also that his democratic colleague on
the committee, Mr.. Davis, had pos
session of them several days. Mr..
c., however, withdrew his motion to
Law on The table; and Mr.. Atkins then
moved to lay on the table till Monday.
On this motion, Mr.. Netherand called
the ayes and noes, stating that he did
ID for the purpose,o testing the sense
OF the House upon the resolutions
which had meanwhile been read
The motion Of Mr.. Atkins failed
ayes IS; noes 37-one vhig voting
with the democrats in the affirmative.
Cons;dera bic legislative manGuvring
was sesorted 10 by the democratic
xnembers to avoid coming to a vote
upon the resolutions in the morning,
during which Messrs. Atkins, Pope,
Polk. Bate, and Martin briefly ad.
dressed the House, on the democratic
side, and Messrs. Thompson and
.Brabsoa on fine whig side. In the
Afternoon, Mr.. Curriu presented Il
minority Report. and Mr.. Davis also
presented Report setting forth his
,opinions in relation TO the questions
involved inthe Report Of the minority.
Mr.. Currin subsequently. upon mo.
zion to concur in the Report OF the
majority, madc speech OF some
.ength. taking strong ground against
endorsing the compromise measures.
saying among other things it would
be placing the State in TIE attitude Of
Abe man who, when kicked dewa
stairs, go, up and thanked his assai.
ant for not cowhiding him also. The
gentleman repeated some Of the stale
arguments OF The late political cam
paign against Mr.. Fillmore, and we
should not be surprised TO iearn that
they were arrows from the culver
which he siung last summer ii this
should be SO, he ought to look to it.
the American some days ago sulmi'
mated its thundcrs against resort to
such ings. MI. Ray and Mr.. Guild
followed, occupying the floor till a late
hour, speaking apparently to delay
the action OF the House, and after
nine o'clock, p. m, the House ad.
iourned over to Friday morning. after
Ktaring Mr.. Henry Of NJ. close the
DEBATE with a speech characterized
byiofy patriotism, fervid eloquence,
and irresistible argument, without
taking a vote upon the resolutions:
WHEREAS, Opinions have been ac'
vocated III The North and at the South
in reference to the Compromise meas
ures, passed by the last Congress. and
the questions growing out of slavery
in the United States, which persist
ed in, are calculated to bring the
General Government in conflict with
the States Of the Union, and threaten
the destruction OF the Constitution and
the Liberties Of the Country. And
the people Of Tennessee, through her
Legislature, desire distinctly to state
their views on these questions:
!. Rcsolued. therefore. by The Gen
eral Assembly oflhe State Of Tennessee,
That the people of this State feel and
arden,ly cherish an abiding devotion
to the Union and Constitution OF the
United States.
2. Resohed, That the Constitution
of the United States does not recog'
Mise the right Of secession on the par!
Of any Of the States OF this Union, and
the people Of the United States, in the
adoption thereof, did ordain and es'
tablish a government Of limited pow.
ers and not confederacy merely, and
that it proceeds upon the idea that it
ia ia he perpetual, like other powers
Of government, subject only to be dis
solved by revolution. ..
8. Resolved, That the State OF Ten.
nessee maintains the right OF the peo'
nle of the States, whenever palPably,
intoIerably, and unconstitutionaIly oP.
messed by the Government Of the
Tinted States, to resist its illegal ac'
ton by force. if necessary; but this
rioh, is IN its character revolutionary,
and that there is no cause at present
r H. oxarc;eo If snch RIGHT.