Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-12-12


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n L1e Aixre q 1lIssss met u Rirhmaa4
p NSudsy ~ 0ss Jehnson il his messsgd
sssiess IS 1essth IL eesrue q the Rhode kaaad
- ~ ch1s ~ q stSscs on The sul5eet
Sf slavery. Ne asys. since your Iass session,
have feceived of the Stases OF this e0nfederacy
poselusjons Spoa sasioas Hhjecta, and feqnest
that ;hey may be ssbmitted 70 your considers-
lsiea. "a accordance xith this reqnest they are;
! herewith communicated Tie rcsoIuti0ns from
liz s.aae4 Of Rhode lslAad. kAiae, MsssacLa-
sstse and Connecticut, upon the subject Of The
establishment Of q territorial government tor
Nebraska and Kansas, and the admissions info The
Union Of these Territories as States. and relative
10 the fugitive slave lay, VIII no doubt attract
your attention. The whole SCOPE and tenor Of
these rsseiuiionx arg AZ war with Southern In
trrests and institutions, and they are based upon
the idea that the Statcs Of this Union are not
entitled TO equal rights and the people Of our
section 70 be eilowed privileges and capacities
!, which are 70 b. denied TO the people of
another. A
This assumption should be met prouptly--to
such degradation We should no. submit After
| srRuins against the positions Of these rcsolu-
! tons the Governor proceeds to the Massacliu-
sets Personal Liberty Bill, which he analyses
| and compares with the act OF 1893 and the Fu-
| gitiye Slave Law of 1853, and proceeds: Ii re-
Quires no argument to prove that the act of
| Massachusetts, il precisely such law or regula-
ton as the constitution intended 10 proside
against. If any State can thus violate and set
| 1t naught the fundamental Law in one particular
| there is no security or Safeguard left for the
preservation of our rights and liberties. Ii this
| Government is worth preserving, it must be kept
In it, purity, and rights solemnly guaranteed
4 must be respected. It becomes subject vi
deep import and Of vital consequence The
people that would tameiy submit to deprive
ton of their rights, are unworthy the allegation
Of freemen. We have warned our Northern
brethren OF the evil tendency of their acts no,
only in the direct assault Of our right but by tho
/ inevitble effect Of such course TO destroy the
friendly relationship now existing. He then con.
siders various methods of retaliation which have
been suggested at the South, and concludes as
follows:
Such propositions gravely mooted by legisIa.
tive bodies, By executive funcrionarics and By
the people in their primary assemblies are sol
emn warnings Of imminent danger. History
teaches TO what they lead. When men begin q
talk of pledging their lives their fortunes, and
their sacred honor TO preserve their rights, we
need not be told that the spirit of the fathers Of
the revolution are terminated. The subject j:
one for deep reflection and wise council. Threats
and menances are useless. Leave it to the calm
consideration and dignifed action Of the gener
al assembly, confidently believing that no rash
step will be taken BY that body, when action is
decided on it will be such as will vindicate on,
rights. 1t will rebound to the honor Of the
commonwealth and to the glory OF the Union.