The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-03-10

waa eartted - yeas "a, nays2s,
MI BtRcnAaDs on leave, fronJudieia-
nv Committee reported bill 10 authorize
the sJpplsi6gs pf ssldehcespr tilla 70
lands, when the same has been lost or de-
strpyef BY accidphtf which lvass read e4e
firsi lime. -
gayIJ UaHgTHuRsE4Y, iFeb9 l6a U
Nj. NEWELL oifeteeI ibei5pllQwing:
Resolpedy That, "a .Cemnliieea o. hlye
Be sappoinled 40 investigate the actsiand
doings Of the BolId Of Public Works;and
ahai said Committee have powerst ootake
aestimohyaand sendrfor persons and pa
heesg 10 iail ulsg iuo 30 ls9dgh adi BOO
T Mr.. .OlNH,Iusaid tie hoped the resol
Ilaion l@ooiaa DE adopted, and thauthe
House would arrive tu,he' end Of this
ysxedI question. The present LegislaS
l,wo mi & hi a%ell be- called1a Legislature
ofsesolnliohsdi no .noiissaib bnd b.
IFhe SrGAKeR appointed iMessrslBirch'
ard, Krauib, Evans, Hubbardiand Burton
committed Investigate o,the acts aud
doisgs Of the Board hf Public Works, unS
dsrihearesolulio otsihe House. iapau
iMf. sBrRclIARp asked TO be excused
onglhe ground Of being aiready oniiwo
stahding committees, &c.o Theg House
eereed 10 excuse MI. b., and MraLeland
wasaappoin,ed on said conlmittse.od 29'
MIR! O'NIrLL offered theifollowing pre-
amble and foso'utiohsYd ,a9.ao 71o.a tnt
ylKbereas The bill,to provide for tho or
Ranizatioh of iAe new territories Of Me-
braska and Kansas, recently ylrinttoduced
into .tne Senate .of Tie U. s. by Hon. Ste
phsn A. douglas, Of Illinois, has given
rseNo considerable exciiement among
the people Of this country; thefefote, iii
order that the. sentiments of ,ihel people
OF Ohio in, relation TO said bill may be
known through thor Representatives p
abe General Assembly, no0 .. ~. ..-a
fRssoIped BY the General Assembly q
the State of Ohio, That the Federal Gov.
ernment is one Of lin l;d p wers, and
thnt Congress has no right TO exercise
powers moi specifically granted by The
constitution; ihe exercise Of q doubtful
power is an infrac,ion. ofthe rights OF the
people and Of States, dangerous ID. the
psrmanence ofthe confederacy; and thai
the constitution has not delegated Con
gress the right 10 establish Or prohibil
slavery in any Of the territories ofthe U
s., and that as they are the Joint proper.
,y of the several States, acquitted by tllei1
unitsd action, and by the Expenditure O.
their common blood and treasure, tliel
aro entii4adto governments organic d up
on the theory Of the Federh compact
leaving 10 lie people thereof 10 ,enacl
such laws in relation 70 their domestic
institutions as they may deem most con
ductive 10 their future welfare. 2sH@ =.
aResolped, Tint said iih los Senatol
Douglas, as amended, recognize The snnnt
principles Of policy above enumerated
wherein Il declares that the Slli secsio'
OF The SO called Missouri Compromise
"being Inconsistent with the principle 0
non-intervemiod by Congress with slave
~ in the States and Territories, as rec
ognized by The legislation Of lS50,", !
.:inoperativs and void,n it beng tie true
in,en, ard meaning Of this (Nebraska) &c
nor to legisla.e slavery into any Tsrritot
or State, nor to excludet iheTefom, bu
to leave the paopie thereof perfectly fre
10 form and regulate their domestic i'
sti,u,ions in their eva way, subject onl
10 the consiitu,ion' Of the U. SsSo'3no'e
Resolped, Tba. as the people have n
inslienablearght at all times to goye'
4 emselyes,p and as The science ofs go'
ernmeni, like other sciences, is lprogre
sive in lis lsnalurej jtherefore all laws,whel
sr callsd-compromises or o!hcrwise,1a'
sahjsa torepeal wheneverdhe people d
mand such repeal. rs,2woa
On motion of Mr. ONE1LL. said rest
luions we're laid on the table and olde
ed to be printed, e ,geqo
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