The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-04-03

one sole object, there is danger,-danger of
division, and with division defeat.
We can probably prevent the infliction of
the anticipated wrong; if not, we can Ger
tainly in due time and by constitutional
means redress it.
The following are the resolutions adopted
unanimously by the convention. We COM
mend attention to the 9th especially. Its
truisms are very pertinent just now.
Whereas, the 9th section of the act of
March 9th, 1920, commonly called the Mis-
souri, Compromise, embraces in its limits
about four hundred and eighty-five thousand
square miles of free territory, which is not
included in any State or Territorial organiza-
ton, being an area of more than twelve times
the extent of the State of Ohio, as great as
that of all the free States Of this Union, ex-
cepting California, and capable, as we be-
lieve, of sustaining population of more
than fifty millions, and which section OF said
act is as follows:
Sec. 8. BE 1t fitther enacted, That in
all that territory ceded by France to the
United States, under the name of Louisiana,
which lies north of thirty-six degrees and
thirty minutes north latitude, not included
within the limits of the State contemplated
by this act, missouri, slavery and involun-
tary servitude, otherwise than as the pun
ishment of crimes, shall be and is hereby
FOREVER PROHIBITED.
And whereas, by the bill now before Con-
gress for organizing the territories of Kansas
and Nebraska, it is proposed to repeal the
said eighth section of said act of March 9th,
1920, therefore,
l. Resolved, That the said eighth section
of the said act of March 9th, 1920, is part
of solemn compact between the free and
slave States of this Union, and that we pro-
test against any American statesman aiding,
directly or indirectly, in its violation.
2. Resolved, That there can be no doubt
that slavery will, if permitted to do so, en-
ter the territory lying north of 36 deg. 30
min. north latitude To say nothing of Del
aware and Maryland, the States of Virginia,
Kentucky, and nearly the whole of Missouri,
lie north of this parallel of latitude, and in
all of them slavery not only exists, but is
increasing. The slave population of the
State of Missouri, more than doubles its
numbers every twenty years. Until the
laws of nature abolish slavery in Missouri,
they will not prohibit its existence in
Kansas and Nebraska.
g. Resolved, That the bill now before
Congress, for organizing the territories of
Kansas and Nebraska, was deliberately and
carefully framed with view to permit the
extension of slavery into these territories. TO
accomplish this pur pose, its friends seek to
repeal the Missouri Compromise. In order
to make that repeal effectual. they refuse to
submit the question OF the existence of slave
ry in these territories to popular vote, un'
trammeled by the vetoes of slaveholdlne
Governors-refuse to permit the people to
elect their own Governors, and Judges-nay
as crowning act of defiance, not only to
the principle of popular sovereignty, but to
the uniform practice of the Government
refuse to permit foreigners, who have decar-
ed their intention to become citizens, to vote
within these territories at all. This may be
slaveholding popular sovereignty, but 1t is
not the popular sovereignty of the Democ'
racy of the North
4. Resolved, That in the language of the
Joint resolution of the Legislature of the
State of Missouri, passed February 18TH
l847, the peace. permanency and welfare
of our National Union, depend upon stric
adherence to the letter and spirit OF the
eighth section of the said act Of Marcel
9th, 1920; and we say deliberately, on be
half of an immense majority of the people
of the State of Ohio, and as we believe of the
whole North, that they will under no cir
cumstances whatever, suffer slavery to OBJ