Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-01-23
c. Il. HArDEN, Secretary,
Resolutions on 50 much Of the Governors G,essage
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Resolutions on 50 much 6t the Governors Iessage
as relates to Kansas
Whereas, Thepower andintiuence of theSlavc-
holding States in this Union has been, from an
early period, successfully exertcd in extending
and strengthening the Institution ofhuman slar
very, contrary to the clearintent of the founders
of the government, and in violation Of the spirit
ofthe Constitution; and,
Whereas, In order still further the extend sla-
very and to establish it in the free territories of
the United States, there have been passed the flu
gitive slave Law, so, called, and the code estab-
fishing territorial government in the free terrific
rieS of Kansas and Nebraska with provisions in
viting the establishment of slavery therein; and
IN turtherance of this purpose, the citizens of
Missouri have been suffered to invade the terrific
ry of Kansas, in armed bands and to prevent.
thereby the people of said Kansas from making
their own laws, or elerting their own Representa-
| tiyeS and by lawleSs force to exclude them from
/ exercising any voice in the government of said
territory; and 5,sF
Whereas The present administration of the
general government has lent itselfto thcscfIlegal
and unjust schemes and has either openly aid
ed therein, OF secretly conniyed thereat and has
taken no steps to execute the laws, or to protect
the people of said territory in the execution of
their constitutional rights thus publicly asSailed
and oyerthrown; and has upon false pretences,
removed such of its own officers as were not en-
tireiy subservient to those bad designs; and,
Whereas, The right of citizens of slavehold-
ing States to hold slaves in, and transport them
through the free States, has Of late been assert
ed and the act attempted, and in consequence
thereof, citizen of a sister Stcte has been put
IN prison under the usurpcd or grossly perverted
powor of federal judge; therefore, it is by the
Senate and House of Representatives Of the
State of Vermont,
Resotsed, That the fugitive slave act of1s50
is contrary TO the spirit of the constitution of
, the United States, in subversion of the lights
and fragrant outrage upon tho spirit of free
people; and that the same ought to be immedi-
ately repealed.
ResolreJ, That the enactment of the proyis-
ions of the territorial code of 1871, which abro-
gated the ancient prohibition of slavery in sale
territories, and opened them TO the wicked acts
and calaniitous results of that institution was
gross fraud upon the just rights of the people
faithless breach of solemn public compact, of
which the slayehOlding interest had already
reaped the full benefit-an insult to the free
States, and in violation of the natural rights Of
man; and that itmerits the condemnation of the
civilized world.
Re8olced, That the armed and Unlawful in
vasion of Kansas, by citizens of Missouri, aud
their Illegal and forcible exclusion of the pcople
of that Territory from all the political rights 70
which they were entitled in the government
thereof, fer the sole purpose of establishing
Slavery therein, under the sembIance of law,
was an act of atrocity unequalled in the poiiti-
cal history of this nation, and directly subyer.
sive ofthe fundamental principles of republican
government, and that the State of Missouri viii
be justly chargeable as party to that wrong.
unless she pu5!ically and distinctly dis2yow sid
acts Of heF citizens, anduse every mems in her
power to prevent rec,rreucetherecE
ResotgSd, That the nou-interferenee of tho
federal administration, to pieveat or punish said
outsages justly makes If, in tina estimation of
mankind accessory thereto, and unworthy of
the confidence or respect Of free men
Rssotted, that vermont, while she viii in no
way assail the constitutional or domestic rights
the slGyeshu ding States win, to the utmost
other power uphold and sustain the people of
.FerrtoT;es m their lawful effort to exclude Sla