Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-18
NEW YORK ON THE NEBRASKA QUESTION.

It is due to the populous and wealthy State OF
New York that we should transfer to our columns
the subioned resolutions, in which the Legislature
Of New York has officially made known the voice
of is People on the great public question now
penling in Congress. These resolutions passed
botl branches of the Legislature by decisive ma
iorites In the House of Assembly the vote
upon them was yeas 80, nays p. In the Senate
the first three were passed by vote of Is to il
and tie last one by % yeas to 6 nays:
Rsslesd That we view with deep regret and with un-
fegnet alarm the proposition contained in bill to orga-
n1e the Territory Of Nebraska submitted on the
third cay of January eighteen hundred and ftyfour
tie Senate Of the United States from the Committee
Territories whereby it is declared that the eighth
section o the act preparatory to the admission of Mis-
souri, in;o the Union approved March SIXTH eighteen
hundred and twenty superseded by the principles OF
the legislation of eighteen hundred and fifty, commonly
called the compromise measures and Is hereby declared
noperatTe;" that the adoption Of this provision would be
IN derogaon OF the truth, gross violation of pghted
faith and outrage and ndigny upon the free States
o! the Union, whose has been yielded to the adj
mission into the Union of Missouri and of Arkansas with
slavery in reliance upon the faithful observance OF the
provision (now sought be abrogated) known the
" Missouri compromise, whereby slavery was declared
to be forever prohibited in oil that territory coded by
France to the United States under the name of Lous
which lies north of hirys degrees thirty minutes
north latitude included within the limits OF the State
of Missouri" "-."
Resolred That nasmuch is expressly and in terms
enacted, in act entitled An act proposing to the
State of Texas the establishment of her northern and
western boundaries the REIMBURSEMENT by the said State
of all territory claimed by her exterior to said
and Of all her claims upon the United States and to es
tablish Territorial Government for New Mexico, APP
proved September g. 1850, follows, viz: Nothing
herein contained shall be construed to impair qualify
any thing contained in the third article OF the second
ton of the joint resolution for annexing Texas to the
United States, approved March l. ls4o either regards
the number of States that may hereafter be formed
Texas otherwise, which said third article of the
cond section of the joint resolution for annexng Texas
contains the following provision I" And in such State
States shall be formed of said territory north of
said Missouri compromise line slavery involuntary
servitude Except for crme shall be prohibited the prn
cipe and the application Of the Missouri compromise is
maintained unimpaired and unqualified and that the
Legislature and the people of this State will hold the a
pcaor by Congress OF contrary intent at this time
to be in derogaon of the truth arbitrary exercise of
assumed power unjust and unworthy violation of good
faith and ndignity to the free States of the Union
Resolved, That although the people Of the State of New
York have abolished slavery within their limits and have
thereby expressed their dsapprobaon of the holding in
bondage of human beings they disposed to inter
fere with the rights of other States to regulate their in
terna policy according to their Of right. But
at the same time duty to themselves and to the other
States of the Union demands that when effort is making
to violate solemn compact whereby the political power
OF the State and che privileges well the honest
sentiments of its citizens will be eoparded and invaded
they should raise their voice in protest against the
threatened nfracon of their rights and declare that
the negaon repeal by Congress Of the Missouri
promise will be regarded by them violation Of right
and faith and destructive of that confidence and regard
which should attach to the enactmens of the Federal
Legislature.
Rcsolpea, That our Senators and Representatives in
Congress be requested to oppose any action which shall
look in any degree to repeal to negation of the
binding force of the provisions known the Missouri
compromise, and that theyuse all honorable efforts de-
feat the passage of that any other bill violating said
compromise, authorizing allowing the establishment
of slavery in any portion of the Territories of the United
States north of the line established preparatory to the ad
mission of Missouri as aforesaid.