The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-29
THE nov. JOHN 4. D1 AND HIS POSITION.
Second Letter to pr. Garvin Of Georgia.


that might in few days write you more iony Oh
the subject to which it related. My objects were,
6rst to show by what have said on former occa-
ions, that was not in that letter expressing any
new views on The points referred to; and second to
sustain By references to the past the representations
n political friends in your State. / should have
written you at an earlier day but for my inability
10 procure some 81 the materials required.
I.-ABoLITIoAIM.
The first great movement Of the aboltonists in
This State was made in 1885. To oounterac. them
q meeting WAS called, in September Of that year at
Albany, without distinction of party. Hon. VIM. L.
Marcy, then Governor of the State. presided and l.
then Secretary of State, addressed the meeting and
offered the resolutions, all OF which, with single
exception, were drawn by myself. Among them
were the following
Reserved That under the esnst.ut ion Of the United
.e s1asvey to the peopls Of each state within its ova
boundaries; that tns general has control
ever IT, that 10 subject only % the respective arrange
that aay attempt BY tbs people government Of any
Other State, b, the general gsvsrnmsat to interfere
with disturb It, weld violate the spidt OF ths
promise which lies 1t the basis OF the federal
Resolved, That the union of thu States which uader
Pr0vidence has conferred the richest blessings tbs
people, WAS the rsss Of compromise and Cancellation;
that No only hope TO msintain 1t by sbstsining
iron eli interference With the laws domestic policy, and
peculiar interests Ut every other State; and inst eli
sach ssrferense wnish tends aenats psr ion
cCuntryres from the deserves to be frovaei
upon with Indignation BY all who cherish the principles
Of our Tiers dssire
the constitution iciss Of that spirit Of smty
which animssed its trainers
Resolved, Tnss 20 depcecAts as sincerely a. sny por.
toa q fsos cit the conduct Of individuals
Int tie abolition OF slavery by appeals to the
hs naser and thu rasons Of tie slave that
bat esasdsr Them dis'urbsrs Of the public psacs
and that viii BY all eonsttutisnal and lawful means
exert influence the progress Of measures
tending V esssn tas bonds Of union aad to crssse b.
tween ua and eur Sous hsrn brethren feelings of alien
alton ais.rust from which the nest fatal coass.
quences are to be aoessnsnasd
Nesolsed InAs Tnls ~s I'm pues no crimral desga 70
sLs,;sSo- soc;., 40 - IA. Il onr S,t ~ e, ~
~ hetsrsn Of IRE asms grsa, noiiscsI 49,
don he sssccrsou in to sncn they have en- cred ana
to pssvs the guilty Of their motives By disseminating
course Of csaaocs which they cannot nov but
lsed to discreers and cr,nei II the darke5. dye
cty "a sFfeea sLo sns lsoeom Oh me press We con-
a ,h ~ s "a & aa .Snu 20 IA
nrnrsr. ~ oap t.ha. oi,Iar ,ss ass s nLa
q moral duty and every srgsssoa Of huusnity; and
we b. cSnst saed por,over to regard these was.
with edge Of their psrnisi,us tsndency con.
inas TO carry tnes oa disloysl the Union, the
integrity OF which caa OILY be maintained By forsear
sacs On inc pAtd all from every species OF intrusion
R ~ 0'I Ts s.,o so ee.ns err, Q, otsers
oonstJtnsnaI "a es,.o 0onssqueo;s o. 'ae UNI
slavery in The scusn nu bo to sgrr.v.s the co"dtica
Of tbs blacks by exciting dcrust AID alsrr, .ooor ne
white pepulAtlea ior thsr own protection aad se.
curity WIN be pesd 70 multiply restraints upon their
Slaves sno tnss fncfesfe ne Itsors o. slavery.
s9veH, mat ne pespe ., tos sousn VIZ 90 US great
anon. =. -" ,h - osusse s;a anas .ns .sw
s-s .cnv n sca 49, -, az 20 ~ S
On this subject: ind "a do bot besi,ste ~ ts.
that TIE araa. DO of ths Nortasrn psops eatsrtain
epnions slar TO thee dressed ia the resolutions
FtnaAy Resolved That re make these declarations to
our southern N the same rt OF amity which
Dounc s9essasc .ns a,ners TAD ours during long acd
sT tuss ~ - .,.. Ana ta.s ss do, n
tba,. Our fsith A ,in,sin IN r-sssss 80 ,s sa =;
=
These resolutions which | offered as chairman of
a committees Amounted IN INV motion were enfarceJ
nv a sneech from mysslf snstain;n0 the Sevarai M
ss3;o,s ssSn,aaJ in rbsro "a .aats- az os,;a p
naVIs aseuiso1 II sleu a iaas.cI VI oonsa d'h,
and duty arising under The political compact bet aeen
tae hsates. MY senuinentS are uncnanged; anu
have no hesitation IN saying that moth ng iuc0nsis
tent with them wiz be found in anything have said
Hince that tune.
II-FpEEsoTIysu
In Aarust. 1886 when President Polk asked q.
r,o.n-ooo 60 ,r;,i;on, ~ d,,Iar, /,r,a...-a, -
Congrsss Two hl1lous u a9nalS, laieerwaros -
GIeaeea w .aiSg l'oas'l Will We" 70 ter ite
W e W. WIN neAico gloviso Wa pr9Posea y S,r.
WMmOs, OF PENN, &nc adoped Dy sne House OF he
representatives. prohibiting the Introduction OF slavery
into any territory which might be acquired 1t vas
sent to the Senate on the last day of the session but
was not acted on In 1877 it was renewed: and in
the meantime q large number OF the non 8 ave.
holding States had PASSED resolutions i,ssructipr
their senators and renuesting their reDrese
in Congress to sustain it, New Hampshire Yer
mont Rhode Island and PENNSYLVANIA in the or Ter
in which they are named precedei New York in
fheir action on tnis saosct. The ground taken in
Congress- and in most al the States was that as ala
very had been abolished in Mexico it ought no. to
be revived or allowed to be introduced into any ter
ritory she might cede to US IS long as the latter
continued in the territorial condition. The right of
State, on coming into the Union to establish or
legalize slavery as a local institution was generally
conceded. have always considered it above al
control or interference by the federal government
and the LIST of March, ls47, in my first speech in
the Senate on this subject made the folio wing pro-
posi- ions with view 70 the settlement OF the whole
question
l. Ali external interference with slavery in tbs States
Is vostson q TIE sonprorisss Of ths constitution,
ssa esrssrous 70 the harmony aao perps1ufy Of sae
~ t.,-;so-n i. ,,oni-.s - .hs 1T.;.as c,.. :.
.hers Ia ,ssSscs 10 Jsysr ). lt a. Il Il fonad r.
slavery exss ne 81 al ta. tir,s Of the aoa aisan Il
should rot he rae sect Of giseton 81 Cysgrsss Oa
ts ether hand fssery does exist therein .. tins
time Of the ecquisito3 t introduction ought pro
ieet while the territory continues to % soverzss az
sucn.
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