The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-03-10

FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH 10. 1864.
NEW YORK ON THE NEBRASKA
QUESTION.

NEW DIRK On. THE AIsBhAGlAA
QUESTION.
It is due to the populous and wealthy
lstate Of New York that We should transfer
Ito our columns the snbjoined resolutions, in
which the Legislature Of New 7 ork has Of
ticially made known the voice Of its People
lon the great public question now pending
La Congress. These resolutions passed
both branches Of the Legislature BY decis-
i've majorities. In the Honse Of Assembly
the vote upon them was yeas 90, nays 81.
In the Senate the first three repassed BY
ia vote of 18 to II and the last one by 90
yeas to s nays;
ResolUed, ThatWe view with deep regret
and with unfeigned alarm the proposition
contained IN bill to organize the Terrific
Try Of Nebraska, submitted on the 23d day
Iof January, 1854, to the Senate of the Uni
tied States from the Committee on Terrific
Iries, whereby 1t is declared that the eighth
section of the act preparatory to the admis-
sion of Missouri into the Union, approved
March sixth eighteen hundred and twenty,
was superseded by the principles of the
Legislation of eighteen hundred and fifty,
commonly called the compromise measures,
land it's hereby declared imperative" that
che adoption Of this provision would be in
derogaiion of the truth, gross violation of
lplighted faith, and an outrage and indignity
upon The free States Of the Union, whose
assent has been yielded to the admission
into the Union g iissouFiand Of Arkansas.
with slavery, in reliance upon The faithful
observance Of the provision now sough to-
| be abrogated known as the Missouri COM
promise" whereby slavery was declared 10
be forever prohibited in all that territory
ceded by France to the United States, nm
der the name of Louisiana. which lies north
of thirty-six degrees thirty minutes nor
latitude, not inclcded within the limits ol
the State of Missouri"
Resolve Ihstnasmuch as it's express
lly and in terms enacted, III an act entitled
IAN act proposing to the State ofIexas the
establishment OF her northern and western
boundaries. the REIMBURSEMENT by the said
State Of all territcry claimed by her exterior
10 said boundaries, AMI all 81 her claims
upon the u tied States, and to establish a
Territorial Government for New Mexico
Improved September 8, 4 $50, as follows, viz
Z Nothing herein contained shallabs con
strued TO impair or qualify any thing con
Atained In the third article 8 second section
of the joint resolution forann ing Texas to
lthe United States, approved afeh 1916.
either IS regards the number States that
lmav be formed outof Texas or Otherwise,
which said third article Of the second sec
ton Of the joint Resolution for smoking
Texas contains Tie following provisions
Andin such State or States Is shall be
formed out of said territory north of said
Missouri compromise line slavery slavery or
involuntary seryitude (Hxceptfor crime)
lshall be prohibited, the principle and the
application fthe Missouri compromise is
maintained unimpaired and unqualified
and thai the Legislature and people of this
State will hold the application by Congress
lof contrary ntent, at this time, to be in
lderogation oil thesiruth, an arbitrary exer-
Iof assumed power, an unjust and unworthy
violation Of good faith, and an indignity to
The free States Of the Union.
Resolued, That although the people Of
the people Of the State of New Z oFk have
abolished slavery within their limits. and
have thereby expressed their disapproba-
ltion of the holding in bon ice human
beings, lev are not disposed to interfere
with the rights Of other States to regulate
their internal policy according to their own
sense Of right. But az the same time duty
Ito themselves and to the other states of the
Union demands that. when an effort is ma
kim to violate a solem mpact whereby
tie political mower Of the State and the priv
ileqas as well as the honest sentiments Of
its citizens viii be eoparded and invaded,
they should raise their voice in protest
against tie threatened infraction 81 their
ghts. and declare that tae negation 81 re-
repeal by Congress 81 the Missouri compro-
mise u Be &c rded BIZ them violation Of
fight and faith, and destructive Of that con
ence and regard which should attach to
! the enaatments of tie Esaera Legislature
Res0lged. That or Senator's and Repre-.
senlatives ii Congress be requested to OPP
pose an5 action which shall look II any de-
gree rck 81 as nf ion Of the bind
force 81 sion as Che Mis-
surf com and at they use all hot
Orable ip beleal ne age Of that
For elhet Ill violating said compromise,
o. anthos zng 81 lowing he establishment
lot slavery o. any portion tbe Territories
lof Tie UnIlsd 81 Aor oflh &c estab-
lished plepa tory 6 admi on 81
Missouri IS Aforesaid
d1oll who Ind wooden
leo company 8ilh aman who
saneubat edu 8as the after asked sic
former lie hc e have eden