The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-08-26
HILLsDALE, MICH, TUESDAY, AUGUST a6 1856. 4

citizens from entering the Territory, and
claiming part in the inheritance OF our CON-
mon country. And all this is done in the
name of Squatter Sovereignty And in all
these acts the Administration is sustained ty |
the Democratic Convention of Cincinnati, |
and we rs Democrats are called upon to sane
ton and sustain the action of this Admins
tration, and the acts of that Convention and
its doctrines, promulgated through the plat
form there adopted. We cannot, dare not,
do it. Our conscience forbids it, our love of
freedom forbids it, our self respect forbids it.
Shall these things continue, and with our
appreciation and supportg Shall the voice of
the Democracy of Michigan be heard for sla-
very, and against Freedom? 1t was not SO
in days past, and so far as our influence can
90, it shall not be SO in days to come. Look
back, fellow Democrats only few years,
and see where we ali stood. No man could
then say that by word or deed we favored the
extension of Slavery. In proof of this we
copy the following record from the Lansing
Journal of October l, 1649. 1t is rejoin-
der to an attempt of the Free Press to sell
the party to the South and Slavery, aud it is
valuable and authentic as giving the action
and views of the party for three successive
years:
What was done by tie Legislature of ls47.
The following resolution will be found in
the session laws of ls47, p. 1914, upon which
we give the vote below:
Z. ResolUed, That in the acquisition Of
any new Territory, whether by purchase
conquest or otherwise, we deem it the duty
of the General Government to extend over
the same the Ordinance of 1884, with all its
rights, privileges, liberties and immunities.
YEAs-Senate.
Allen, Balch Bush, Cook, Danforth, Den
ton, Fenton, Fitzgerald, Green, Kibbe, May
nard, McReynolds, Parsons, Robinson, Rix,
Schwarz, Thur6er, Toll.
YEAs-House.
Adam, Arzeno, Barker A. f. Bell, Britain,
Brooks, Brown, Chubb, Clarke, Glen, Good
ell, Goodrich, Goodwin, Goodyear, Harris,
Hayden, Herbard, Harrington, McGraw, Mil
Ter, Moore, Noble, O'Mally, Pierce, Pond
Price, Renwick, Coates, Culver, Darrah, Dem
ing, briggs, Dyckman, Eaton, Edmunds
Faxon, Ferrington, Fralick, Hollister, Jen
nings, Dawson, johnson, Jones, Kelsey, Xii
borne, Kinney, Knight, LOOMS, Mekley, Mar
antette, McFarlin, Seeley, Seymour Shaw
6 Shook, G. H. Taylor, H. w. Taylor Throop
Truesdell, Turner, Upton, Walker, Speaker
; G. w. PECK.
! NAYs-0.
: What happened in the House of Representa-
!. tiVes Of the Michigan Legislature in ls4e
: On motion of Mr. Littlejohn.
{ The Joint resolutions relative to the acqui
sition Of new Territory by the General Gov
d eminent were taken from the table.
y Mr.. Littlejohn moved that all after the re
v solving clause of the first and second resolu
i tions be stricken out, and the following in
o serted:
L .sThat whenever the Government of tn
! United States shall acquire any territory b
E. conquest cession or purchase it will be repug
So nant to the moral sense of this nation, and
10 violation of the clearest duty of Congress
in permit the institution Of slavery 10 any form
O. to be introduced therein"
IN Which motion prevailed.
- The joint resolutions rs amended. wer
- then ordered to be engrossed and reed thir
Is. time.
I'd Mr.. III. Stone, by unanimous conser
moved to amend the first resolution by addin
of thereto the words, '.BEFoRE THE SAME sHAl
ad BE ADMITTED INTO THE UNION AS A STATE {
sc STATES"
ly On motion of Mr.. Taylor,
Il The amendment was amended by substit
nd ting thereafter the words, "before such teri
he tory shall be fully invested with the rights
cir State Sovereignty"
The Joint resolution was then passed
ba yeas and nays as follows:
~ YEAs-Baker, Barlow, Blades, Bingham
ro- r. Brown, Burnett, Campbell, Clark, Croue
DIV Dennis, Dodge, Eldridge, Enos, Ferris, Fl
rse ger, Granger, Harris, Hazard, Haven, Ho
of ard, Kingsley, Lane, Littlejohn, Lothrc
ial Mack, M. B. Martin, Mckinney. Mori
M Mowry Mulhollcn. Murray, Noyes, Petchc
ar, Patterson, Pierce. Powell Russell, SEQ
I'm Smith, st. John, Strong Stone, Taylor, Ter
on on Turner, VOORHEES,, Warren, Williams, Word
to Young, Speaker,-5l.
not NAYs.-2.
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LEGISLATURE
nh MICHIGAN IN 1s49.
IAN Resolutions of Instructions to our Senat
and request to our Representatives in CO
ave gess az
I'VE Resolved That we are in favor OF the II
ost damental principles Of the Ordinance OF Ia
me. and although we respect the opinions OF ma
ATTIC eminent statesmen and jurists, that slavery
|, I a mere local institution which cannot eS
lat without positive laws authorizing its existep
nix, vet we believe that Congress has tho pow
and il is their duty to prohibit by legislat
un- enactment, the introduction or existence
hat slavery within any of the Territories of
no United States now or hereafter to be acquir
At l Resolved, That our Senators in Congl
ows be instructed, and our Representatives
, of quested, to use all honorable means to
me, complish the objects expressed in the ff
My going resolution.
| as SENATE TE.-YEAs.-Baxtcr, Dunham, 4
try, Icy, Hart, Isbell, LOOMS, McCabe, Mex
ncy, Robinson, SHOEMAKER, Thompson, "
ber- bridge, Waldo, Webb-14.
S of ,NAYs-7
,ion HousE-YEAs-17.-A Andre
ouri Bacon, Bovine, Buck, Burk, Campbell CHI
, of beilain, Chittenden, Coe, III. II. Comst,
With o. G.. Comstock, Dayton, Derning, Earl,