The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-04-12
For the Ohio Union


According to previous notice, the ciii.
gems Of Savannah and vicinity met, April
4lh, 1854, discussed and passed the fol.
lowing Preamble and Resolutions, submit.
ted by their committee, ANDREW PAX.
TON, II. S. SEE, and JOHN INGRAM.
When in 1909 the purchase Of Louisl.
ana was effected, the whole country, now
known as Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas and
Nebraska, was part Of that purchase, and
at that lime, the institution of Slavery was
recognized under French and Spanish Col
lonial laws, and so known at the time Of
The purchase. The Missouri Compromise
Of 1920, cut OF Slavery north of 36leg. 80
min. Now repeal the Missouri Com.
promise, and the Nebraska Territory will
be left ia relation 10 slavery, precisely as
it stood before that Compromise was pass,
ed. Hence, slavery becomes re-ena cIed,
fixed by law, and extended over the entire
country known as Nebraska, which com.
prises 4s5, 900 square miles.
And whereas one principal object for
which the Constitution ofthe United States
was adopted, was 10 'secure The blessings
Of liberty" And whereas The settled pol
icy of the trainers of the Constitution gene.
rally, was against the extension Of Slavery
beyond the States wherein it originally
existed ; therefore.
Rtsoired, LIST. That we regard the Mis-.
souri, Compromise Act and the Compro.
mise Acis Of 1850, as entirely independent
measures, arising upon distinct and sepe.
rate questions, that we did so consider
them and that they were so universally re-
garded in 1850, aud that therefore we can.
not admit, but deny that the provisions Of
the Missouri Compromise Act, were in any
way changed by the Compromise Acts Of
1850.
RESOLVED, End. That we view with
alarm and Indignation the resolution now
pending before the Congress oil the United
States TO repeal the compact between The
States, known as The Missouri Compro-
mise, and thus extend Slavery over that
large Territory known as Nebraska, as a
manifest violation Of the principles Of the
Constitution, the intention of It's founders,
Of the %plighled faith Of The nation, and Of
the eternal principles .o(juslicc and rec.
ltude. aIr . .r s,lr.rr
ReSolUed, Cd. That il no regard be paid
10 the Missouri Compromise. we have M
assurance tina, the least respect will be
given 10 any compac, Of a national char
acter whatever, or tba, The pledges of one
section Of the Union ore Of any binding
force o N auy other portion Of The same,
Resoiued, 4th. Tha, with the passage
efihis D Il and The fall Of the Missouri Com,
promise, should fall all Compromises, and
flhat the Friends Of Freedom should be pre-
pared 10 stand, hand in hand in The con,
aiel between freedom and d~espoiiSm, nei
iher asking or granting quarter.
Resolued, 5lh. That we fully endorse
the action Of our Senators now in Con
gress in reference 70 tho Nebraska Bill.
On motion il was resolved that The fore
going preamble and resolutions be publish
edin the county papers, end that a copy q
the same be forwarded TO each Senate
and Representative now in Congress, iron
this State. ili a
The proceedings were characterized b.
great warmth Of feeling, and had Senate
DouoLAs'been present. he would doubles
have quailed at tho demonstrations ex
hibiied by some Of Tour Northern Free
men. . JOHN HEARST, Chm.
> JOHx ISoKAh, ses.y.'