Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-05-03

on the broad prlnclple oil equality among
The members Of the confederacy, and. that
Cpngress, In the exercise Of liz acknowl-
edged powers, has no right to discriminate
between the institutions of ore portion oil
the States and another, with a view oil
abolishng the one and promoting the
other. !.
Resolved, therefore, That all attempts
on the. part Of Congress to abolish slavery
in the District OF Columbia or the Terrific
ries, or to prohibit the removal of slaves
from State TO State, or to discriminate be.
tween the institutions of one portion Of the
confederAcy and another. with the view
aforesaid, are in violation of the Constltu-
ton, destructive of the fundamental prin-
ciple on which the Union Of these States
rests, and beyond the jurisdiction of Con.
gress; and that every petition, memorial,
resolution, proposition or paper touching
or relating in any way, or to any extent
whatever, to slavery as aforesaid or tho
abolition thereof shall, on the presenta-
ton thereof, without any further action
thereon, be laid upon the table. without
being debated, printed pr referred.
Mr. Fillmore voted Nay on the resolu.
lions, with Adams. Giddings and Slade.
81, When the third resolution came to be
considsred, Mr.. Bond, OF Ohio. called for
division OF the question, SO as to take
the vote or the following branch only:
Resolved, That Congress has no right
TO do that indirectly which it cannot do
directly. .z.,s.3 ~
This was carried BY vote Of 173 yeas,
to 30 nays. Mr.. Fillmore voted nay /,
with Adams, Giddings, and Slade.
Mr.. Wise, of Virginia. on the 18th Of
December, proposed series of resolutions.
among which one will be found which
asserts doctrine, on the fugitive Stare law.
that may enable US to CLEAN in some meas
IRE the options O; Mr.. FILLMORE upon
that subject-the very one. now upon
which his entire claims in the South re.
MIR. Wise asked leave 10 submit the
following resolutions. as propositions con.
tanning bis sentiments, and which he be-
lievcd to be tie real sentiments Of the
whole South: 7e1
l. Resolved, That Congress has no
power 10 abolish slavery in the District OF
Columbia, or in the Territories OF the
United States, whether such power in the
said District or Territories be exercised as
and overthrowlng slavery III the States or
moi. 10.
2. Resolved, That Congress has no
power TO abolish the slave trade, or pro.
hibit the removal Of slaves between the
States. or between the States aoa the Dis
trict Of Columbia or Territories OF the
United States.
3. Resolved, That Congress cannot re.
ceive or consider petitions for the exeI-
else of any powers whatever over the
subject OF slavery, which Congress does
not possess. .E
4. Resolved. That the Laws OF Con.
GRrss ALONE GOVERN in prescribing and
regulating THE MODE AND MANNER in
which FUGITIVE SLAVES shall be appre-
hended, and their RIGHTS TO FREEDOM
HELD in the non. slaveho,ding States, Dis
trict Of Columbia, and the territories, aud
the mode and manner in winch they shall
be restored OF delivered to their owners in
the slave States. -92 .rr
5. Resolyed. That Congress has no
power TO impose upon any State the aboli-
ton Of starery in its Limits, as a condition
Of admission in this Union.
& g. Resolved, That the citizens of the
slaveholding States. Of this lJnon have the
constitutional tight. voluntarily, to take TO,
or through a non slaveholding State, and
to sojourn or remain temporarily with
such slaves in the same, and the slaves are
not thereby, ipso Jacio emancipated and
the general government is cohsfitutionally
bound to protect the rights of the slave
holding States, aud that laws Of non-
slaveholdlng States in conflict with tue
laws of Congress providing for such pro-
tec,ion are null aud VOID.
On these resolutions, Mr.. Fillmore voted
nay, with Glddings and Slade.
On the same day, Mr.. Slade submitted
the following preamble and resolution:
"Whereas, there exists, and il earned
oil between the ports in the District OF
Columbia and other parts of the United
STATES, and under the sanction oil the laws
thereof, a trade in human beings, whereby
thousands of them are annually sold and
transported from said District to dis.an,
parts of,tke country, ie "essels belonging
TO citizens of the United States; aud
whereas such trade involves an ouUag eous
violation Of huInsn rights, is Il disgrace to
the country by whose laws II is sanctioned,
and calls for the immediate inierposition
Of legislative authority for its Suppression:
Therefore, to the end that all obstacles to
the consideration OF this subject may be
removed, and remedy for the eyi, speed
lily provided,
"Resolved, That so much Of the ififtl,
resolution on the subject of slavery, Oath.
ertop's,) passed b, This House, as relates
10 the removal of slaves flom State ia
State, and prohibits the action Of this
House on every petition. memorial. propo-
sition OF paper touching the same, be and
hereby isIeseinded" Y. ~
3 Mr.. Fillmore voted yea. with. Adams,
Gidd,ngs and Slade. 81 as j.. ,...., re-
>, Resolved, That the committee OH the
Judiciary. be instructed 10 report 0 bill
making it unlawful for my person 10 aid
fugitive slaves in escaping from their
owners, and providing for the punishment
in the Coulis Of the United States Of all
persons who may be g'nty of such offence.
And that they be further instructed to
report bill making 1t unlawful for any
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