The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-16
Esraets from the proceedings.

Extracts from the proceedings
GRAND MASS MEETING FRIENDS OF THE KAN
sAs AND NEBRASKA BILL-Pursuant TO notice. grand
mass meeting held al the capital oil Maryland on
the Slh instant
del was chosen president and Gen. Thomas +. Bowie,
of Prince Georges, and Col. William A. Spencer, OF
Annapolis vice presIdents and W. h. McPariin, OF An
napolis, was appointed secretary
Col Hughes in an able and brief manner, stated the
object of the meeting and his gatcaon at the interest
manifested. ,
Col. O. H Browne OF Nebraska =
The following the concluding resolutions Offered
by Col. Browne
Whereas, In the language OF the 10th amendment TO the
constitution, "the powers not delegated TO the United
States by the constitution, prohibited by i 10 the
people :; and whereas the "powe TO dispose Of and make
all needfu rules and regulations respecting the territory or
other property belonging the United States, conferred
upon Congress by the third OF the fourth article of
the constitution. does no. extend to the property OF indyid-
uss confined by s phraseology TO property be.
longing the United States and whereas all orthodox
aboonis deny the legal doctrine recognised by the su-
peme Court OF the United States that slaves are property
thus destroying by their own logic the only basis for
nosa sS ana make an need rules and regulations
speeding, slavery in the Terftores and whereas slavery
sas and Nebraska and at the time Of It's
fer by France the United States IN 1903 and where
as il is provided 10 the Sd article Of the by which
the country embraced in those Territories ac-
quired, that the inhabitants OF the ceded territory shall
be Incorporated in the Union OF the Usied States and adj
mtted possible, according 10 the principles Of
the federal constitution, To the enjoyment OF all the rights,
AID
and in the time, they shall be maintained and protect
enjoyment Of their liberty, properly, and the
religion they profess and whereas the 9th article OF the
contribution provides that this constitution aud the laws OF
United States which shall be made In pursuance there
Of and all treaties made, which shall be made, under
the authority OF the United States shall be the supreme
law Of the land and the judges OF every State shall
be bound thereby, anything in the constitution laws
of any State the contrary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS max
ing all treaties negotiated under the authority of the
United States pa and parcel OF the supreme law OF the
land and equal authority with the constitution itself
whereas ceded territory becomes Of the nation
which IL annexed, justice and good faith, and In the
language Of Judge Story in bis Commentaries the Con-
stituon, on stipulated In the treaty s. and whereas
the Missouri Com promise annued by the of 1886.
adding the slave State Of Missouri the Platte purchase
clearly bound by the slavery restriction OF 1870 or Mis-
this time six counties and about fifty thousand nhsbit-
and whereas the principle Of the Missouri Compro.
mise expressly repudiaed in 1913 by the very men
who vocieTous IN proclatfnlnR us sanotiy and
whereas all that was left The Missouri Compromise
forever annued by the spirit Of the ting territorial
| governments for New Mexico and Utah, and known as
compromise measures OF 1850 therefore,
Reoptd That the Ilh and 34th sections OF the Kansas
and Nebraska bill, reported by Judge Douglas, and
amended by the Senate, nothing than virtual
and effectua, If formal repeal OF auihor-
which the country embraced within the boundaries OF
those Territories acquired and Ia derogation OF the
| been repeatedly annuied and repudiaed by Congress
Whereas popular sovereignty Is al the basis on
which the proud fabric OF national
and The vital principle OF the Kansas and Nebraska bill
R,ovsd That the organization OF those Territories we
humby implore Congress 10 reject all amendments
sanctioned by principle or precedent the bill and LEI
the people rule.
ordered to be printed in the papers OF this city, the
ing adjourned
GEO w. HUGHES, President.
VIM. H. MsplRLrE, Secretary.