Litchfield enquirer., 1854-05-25
Cenneelieat LegIslaturs.
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 I .bzsss 1l6EsRAs, Mag a6ih.b Ea SknxFk-T The prealdenf anii0unCed thu Older ufgAs Daa,a besae tie C6nsidesa- i,ion sili ne IresUibtIUns relating to Ihe Ne Ll,r.eka aIRdlle v,sfY ssk z tsafN-~siESf Sf89N
 Hon. Mr.aDik0ss moved tn si4ike 06tlIIs resolutions belare FebOrIe.l, and Illese n lCaFfied. 4l'he sfesUluiiOas were ds ldls lows 'ytsqgg gtl79iiSfa hstasas7a sffkb
 gNlHEaEks, fA bill ss. now pending in the Congress af the United Slales for ille g organization0 of tue ,erFil6t,esg gT Kasssaa
 ssand Nsbraska, .hy which tie eighth sec~
 tiOil of the Act preparatory hj the ad4 snIissinH Oia M isssMfbs approved March 1 ,0th.sd dsa0S is sdcciared saiJpeFative and s Ias void. aa 1 yHa sftt ta9ateaEgss4a 9A g E2es0lccd Rbv aeAis Geneyal sRsssMbt0. EI That ti,e form ul' the prohibition or sla- very, tn the Act 0f t5a0, as well as i:s ilts Ecorparaii0n in an Act designed iO be irre- pea;able. pledged the public faith, 10 .tt6 wli0e extent Of the power of Congress so io tlo. against any repeal OF the pFtihibi> ,i0n so enac,ed, aud that the people Of Cn,mec,icui have therefore relied upon tue perpeiuilv of that enactment, ssiitl IuIl EOi. Rdence in the integrity and honor, both of IL t's~A AfNstAtu' MI Nuu4 FNkA ttt1NS lSlat,s which sustain ite institution Of slavery within Their own iurisdiciion.. s,
 ResolBed, That in tue n nanle, and in bes halt of the people of this State, we pF0lest against the pr0pOsed repeal oi the prohibits ton of Slavery in the Act preparatory 10 i the admissi.,n us Mssoufi, as . y0lalion of the naiional faith, as destructive of n,a. lusl confidence between the S,aies 0f this Union, as exposing the Union iiselr i0 ini- miment peril anG as inconsistent with lhe flDdamen,aI principles 'Of natural justice. I ResolUed, That we declare our fixed pnrpdse never to consen: io the legal Ot l actual admission of Slavery inlo the Ter riiory from whence il was excluded by the I Act of 1920, or io the admission oc slave holding, States, from any portion Df the same. ,.,.s IVY, s,ssssga
 ResolDed, Tha, the atiemr,t to extend slavery over vast Fe6idn, From which it has been by law excluded ,wiih ,he cons consent of the slaveh0ldlng States, ought l to awaken the people of, Connecticut l 10 the aafessive character ul X slavery as political power, and to unile with them in eternal hostility tO it's exiensions consri,ulionaly within the reach Of Fede:- l al legislation. ..g .s4.3ss,sa f&
 Resoioed, That this deAeFal Assembly hereby declares iiseR ready sti ro-OpeFatH with other Staies, in any legal. and C0nsii- iutional measures, which lile existing erie sis ar its cons dnences shall demand, lnt the preservs,ioa oi our fghiss and in de. iense of liberty. sgs'l-as, N .Fa,f
 Rssolssd, 'i'ha, dur Senators in Con- gress he insirucied, and that our. Reprea \ h, hno noks, shl Ak pose, by all law lil means, and tO the laak extremity, the Bill under consideration, with ihe clan st abrOgaiihQ ti,e prohibition Of slavery. kDown as the Miss.uri Com. promise. .s,S t..s f1esoiDed. That copy Sf these Resolu- iions be transmitted lO the Senators and Representatives Of this Siaie, in tle COn- gress of the United States, i0 he by them laid before tka, b6dy, ard .0 the Execu. lives of the several States Of the Onions Resolutions passed. ae1sVhs 4s si3.is {.
 HousE.-Pe,i,ion of gAlbet, 6edtwick and others, lOf the release of F. M. Camp from State PrisUn; referred. et.fa.s7 l State Prisun committee fetjdfteti ih fAs vor or release of Edward B0ughtOns V @. Aebraska Bit --tsesnlutions .ep0taea ly the committee wete read, and the subs 1 st,u,e made by the Senate orded ID be < taken up and read, viz. the printed rest. luii0ns.24 s8ta lss 1fs VI " s'Ets@a MT. Smith of Shardn sas surprised that the qpesiitii was 10 be sprung upon us iii this hasiy manner. and moved they be laid upon the IiablcSaH@ ln8lsaH@ sst.
 Nlr. Peck of Norfolk gave teshons Scf immediate action. @ a yss49B s8s,.a
 Mr. BraDdiges bas the last hs |, lo bio- Intn hn h,taa ssf kssa~ ss through the question. Il ie not made a question of time with gentlemen lIi tho n,,nnrity, i0 enah hle them aiu eAamlhe ihA qnestiDn. Ii has been befDrs ns and heea fully dlscusseda The time i6s gentilitiea and etiquette is passed.
 Mir. Peek. of Norfolk, ASid this is iiDta question fur etiquette one great question OveTrides this our delegation m Congress now need our aid shdH sympsihy.
 Afier considerable debaie ihe question was made the order vf ll,e day for 10 mora row. Ntx 8 ss.ast ss a}sgsa aI stErBarsDls, May if,is: . | SExlfE.-Hon. Mir. Deming asked snd Ohiained leave iO record his vote cn fhe l Nebraska resolutions which passed the 'rhe Clerk proceeded io cali the absena ices. Hon. Mr. Bsyd said when 10 frat read ihe resolutions. he thought they swer6 rdfi,ef iameA-le would have been esad ,o have them couched in stronger lsnasaae-S he would like tD have the proceedings. ae Washington characterized as tdt0lis ,ionafy movement A-le regarded them e coup d'etdt as that bE the lDtidefp Nap0. .eOn-lhe present Congress not haxlaa been elected with the. understanding thas ,hey we're to leeislste al ell ppln ihiA snl,- ieci-- Sui having further examined ih9 resolutions he found iheTe wea moro slrrDsti, in them than he. al 6Fsi spppu&ed, and le wished .o vote in lheir hvoF. h9 v0ied Aye. ss.3s sSsg as asSs's s < M
 Hon. Mr. Demings name heinR SelleH he said that he wat sofry thaia sntiefs