Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-15

MICHIGAN AND HER 5 ESAToRs.--The Sen
ators of Michigan, CAss and SIpARr, atho
recognizing the doctrine of instruction, have
refused Is obey the mandate Of the Legls!a-
ture Their doctrine of instruction means,
that they will obey when they ire Instruct cd
by Legislature Of their own party, and OF
their own faith and vixen the instructions
are in accordance with leir own views, and
not otherwise! What farce! Mr.. Cuss
stated on the floor Of the Senate that he
would not obey, and he continues to hold
his seat in defiance of instructions which he
has always insisted were binding upon others.
Mr.. Stuart also holds on, and promises to
give his reasons some other time. The fol-
lowing is the voice of Michigan to her Sena-
tors, and to the country. adopted by large
majority Q! her Legislature. We ac6 pit it
as an omen of good days for that State, and
! for the North.
WHEREAS, Slavery is regarded by the poo-
pie of this State great moral, social and
political evil ut war with the principles OF
the Declaration of independence, ana the
great objec. contemplated by our forefalhers
in establishing the Constitution of the Uni.
ted States; an impediment to the prosperity
Of our common country, and an element OF
domestic weakness aud disccrd; and
WHEREAS. Our present Senators and two
of our Representatives in Congress did, a.
the session thereof nov last past, vote Tor
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise, SO
called, and for tho passage of an act organ.
izing the Territories of Kansas and Nebras.
ku, thereby permitting Slavery to be intro.
duced into region equal in extent to the
thirteen rginal States. from which terrific
ry, by the solemn legislative compact of 1920
it was forever excluded, and.
| WHEREAS, Such repeal has been effected
without petition, without discussion by the
people. and in defiance Of the well known
wishes and opinions Of large .maIo rity of
the people OF this State, and OF the United
States; nnd 7-. -
WHEREAS, The violation by Congress of
the compact OF 1920 has released the peo-
pie Of this State from all obligation to re-
spect Congressional compromi Sos for tae ex-
tention and perpetuation OF Slavery; there.
fore
Resolved, by the Senate and House Of Rep
IcstHtdlsCo III tuc obutO VI nat
we hold the said rspeal and the permission
granted by said Territorial act to introduce
Slavery into said Territories, as violation
OF n utual compact between the free States
and the slaveholding States Of the Union;
justified by no necessity present or prosPec-
tive; injurious to the rights Of the former;
tending to interrupt the internal harmony OF
the country, and to Illustrate the we'll known
purpose of the trainers ofthe Constt ion,
who by gradual legislation, designed ulti.
mately to put III end to Slavery.
Resolved, That we are opposed to the iur-
ther extention OF Slavery, or the recognition
or permission thereof in any territory now
owned or which may hereafter be acquired
by the United States.
Resolved, That we hold 1t to be within the
constitutional powers of Congress to abol-
ish Slavery and the slave.trade in all Terri
tories of the United States and in the Dis
trict of Columbia. and that it is their duty, in
view of the great and perma nent interests Of
tn, nation to pass laws for the immediate
suppression and extinl ton in all such Terri
tories, and in said District.
Resolved, That our Senators in Congress
be, and that they are hereby instructed. and
our Representatives requested to vote for and
use their best exertions to procure the pass
age of an Act OF Congress hat shall pro.
htit the introduction or existence of Slavery
in any of the territories of the United States +,
and especially in Kansas and Nebraska, and
to introduce withou, delay, bill for this
latter purpose. ~'"
Resolved, That the Act Of Congress of IS.
90 known us the Fugative Slave Law, was,
in the, opinion of the people of this State, an
unnecessary measure; that il contains provis-
ions of doubtful constitatinnaity; that the
mode of proceeding under it is harsh, unjnst,
and repugnant 10 the moral sense Of the peo-
pie of the States, cruel and despotic toward
the person claimed as fugu i've, and that We
are in favor of it's Immediate repeal.
Resolved, That our Senators in Congress }