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ton Of Slavery within the jurisdiction Of the
General Government, while adopting long
report condemnatory Of the Fugitive Slave
Law.
RESOLVED By The Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiyes in General Court conpened, That, OPP
posed to every form Of oppression, the people
of New Hampshire have ever viewed with deep
regret the existence Of Slavery in this Union !;
that while they have steadfastly supported all
sections in their constitutional rights, they have
not only lamented its existence as great 90
cial evil, but regarded it as fraught with dan
ger to the peace and welfare of the nation.
RESOLVED, That while we respect the rights
Of the slayoholding as well as the free portions
of this Union, while we will not willingly con-
sent that wrong be done to any member Of the
glorious Confederacy to which we belong, we
are firmly and unalterably opposed to the ex-
tension Of Slavery over any portion of Ameri-
can soil now free.
ResolVed, That, in our opinion, Congress has
the constitutional power to abolish the slave
trade and Slavery in the District Of Columbia,
and that our Senators be instructed and our
Representatives requested to take all constitu-
tional measures to accomplish these objects.
SAMUEL H. AVER,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
VIM. P. WEEKs,
President Of the Senate.
SAMUEL DINsMooR, Governor.
These resolves were passed unanimously.
From the Concord IN. H Democrat we learn
that they were reported by Zenas Clemens Of
Sanbornton ian intimate personal friend of
General Pierce" who has since been appointed
collector at Portsmouth Geo. w. Morrison,
now member Of Congress, was in the Legis-
lature of his State when they passed And
what was then the sentiment Of the State may
be inferred not only from these resolves, but
from the following paragraph in the New
Hampshire Patriot of July 20, ls49, comment
ing on the doctrine Of the Cas- Nicholson let
ter: 8}H &@A
"The Democracy of the North never did en-
dorse the doctrine, and they never will. The
Democracy of this State are unanimous in the
opinion, so far as we know, that Congress has
and should exercise the power, and exclude
Slavery from California and New Mexicor
The Patriot now goes for the repeal Of the
enactment which excludes Sla-
very from our Western Territory
1850.
The action Of 1850 we state in the words
Of the Concord Democrat.
1--WE come now to the year which witnessed
the passage Of the Fugitive Slave Bill and the
other measures known as the Compromise
Soon after the assembling Of
Democratic Legislature, . special committee of
one from each county was appointed by Mr..
Speaker Baker, to consider the subject Of Sla-
very, Sc. At the head Of that committee was
placed Dr. Josiah C. Eastman, of Hampstead,
the present Senator for District No. 2. In due
time that committee, through their chairman,
made report, from which we extract the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions:
mWhereas New Hampshire, through her
Legislatures and in her primary Conventions
has repeatedly proclaimed her uncompromising
hostility to every scheme for enlarging the
boundaries Of Slavery, and her undoubting
conviction Of the power and duty Of Congress
to prohibit its extension by positive legislation;
- Resolved 5y the Senate and House Of Rep
resentotipes IN General Court eonuened, that the
people Of New Hampshire see no reason to re-
nounce the position assumed, and the principles
proclaimed in relation to this subject by their
last Legislature-bu on the contrary, every
day deepens their conviction Of the propriety
and duty of adhering to those principles.
g. Resolved, That the course Of our present
delegation in Congress, in unitedly resisting all
attempts 10 authorize or allow the introduction
OF Slavery into the new Territories, receives
the hearty and united approval Of the people
of New Hampshire
aThat report was drawn up and presented,
in accordance with the express advice and
concurrence Of among many other Democrats,
George W. Morrison, who promised 10 support
IL in the House, Of which he was, that year, as
the year before, a member. That it did not
pass, was swing solely to the neglect Of its
friends to call il up before the last day Of the
session when few factious individuals sue
decided by trick in first getting il upon the
table, and then leaving the House with6uta |
quorum. The yeas ana nays, which were sew
era1 times taken, showed. however, that large |
majority desired its passage. Finding at last
that It could not be acted upon in season for |
the concurrent action Of the Senate, the fol. |
lowing sphsHtyte Was offered, apd passed, By |
the .ovefvhelming vote 81 l27 in favor, 70 "a |
against
e Resolved, That the people OF this State
are bound by no compact express or implied,
to suffer the introduction Of Slavery into Terri
tory now free, and that they are unalterably
opposed to the erection Of any Territory, with.
out It's prohibition by positive law"
"Unaiterably opposed to the erection Of any
Territory scitho,a its (Slavery's) prohibition BY
positive lawf0 The final expression Of The
yisws and VIZ of sshe psmooyscy Of New Hemp
shire, confirming al ih previous declarations
annually repeated from Tho ysar is47. |
And yet We ere 70 BE- told thst MosHs Mon
ms, JAkED w. wfLLIAMs, HARRY HrBBARD,
GroRcr w KrrrREDoE, and Groaer w. MoR- !