New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-25
PROTEST OF pennsylvania IN 1919
AGAINST THE EXTENSION OF
SLAVERY
SLAYER Y.
,pdepee of The ~. Y. 1ribaLa-

Correspondence The N. Y. TrbnIa
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, june "a, 1886.
.ubjon copy Of the Preamble aud Resolutions Of
the Legislature Of Penhsy lvana Of 1919, during he
Missouri controversy, aganst the admission of acy
more Slave Stsses into the Union.
They were written by their mover the Hon. WIN.
j. Duane, who was Secretary Of the Treasury under
Gen Jackson. He s still living, and is 40 ardent
Democratic Republican
josiah Ran DALI who voted for the resolutions, and
Wm b. X. ed, mentioned as approving Of them in the
life Of hs grandfather Gen. jos. Reed have hereto.
fore been Jealous Wbigs, but have recently become
pervelis TO the Douglas Buchanan Democracy.
Misery makes us acquainted with strange bsd-lvl-
lows" W. p.
Extracts from the Journal of he House of Represer-
tatires of Pennsy!vanta.
SATURDAY, December H. 1919.
a motion was ade by Mr.. Duane and Mr..
Tbacksrs, ard read as follows, viz: The Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the Commonwealth Of
Penney vaDia, bile they cheILh the right Of the nd-
vidual States to expiess their opinion upon a public
proposed IN the Congress OF the Union, are
aware that its usefulness must 10 great degree
depend upon the discretion with which it is exercised
they believe that the right ought no. TO be resored to
upon trivial subjects uLimportant occasions; bot.
they also persuaded that there are moments when
the neglect TO exercise il would be dereliction Of
public duty.
Such an occasion as in thsir judgment demands
the Fl ark expression Of the sentiments OF Pennsy vania
il nov presented. measure was ardently supported
in the last Congress OF tse United States and will
probably be as earnestly urged during the .xsting
stssOn of that body, which has papabe tendency 70
par The political relations OF The several States
Which n calculated 70 the social happiness OF the
preseIt and future generations; which II adopted
would impede the march Of humanity and Freedom
through the world and would transfer from mis-.
guided ancestry an odious staio and fix il iodelihy
upon the present racea measure, n brief which pro
poses TO spr, the crimes and crueties Of Slavery
nom the banks Of the M-sss ppi he shores of the
Pacinc. When a measure Of his character is eeri-
ousy advocated in the republican Congress OF Amer
lea, IN the nineteenth century the several States
inv' ked by the duty which tLey owe TO the Deity,
by the veneration which they entertain for the mem
DRY Of the found. re Of The Republc, and by tender
regard for poserty 70 protest agans, ts adoption 70
refuse TO covenant with crime and 20 limit tie range
Of Oh evil that already hang in awful bodng over 70
large portion Of the Union
Nor can such a protest be entered BY any STATE
with greater propnety than by PsnDsy lYania this
conn oDweab has as racrtdy respected the rights Of
o'ber States az il has been careful of ts owl; has
be- The nverabe aim Of the people Of Pennsylvania
to extend to The universe by their example The I'M
adutersiso blessings OF civil and religion. freedom
AID IT lie heir pride that they have been at all tmss
tie prc'icsl advocates OF tbo.e ir Improvements and
ehsIitts among men which are 20 well calculated 10
81 abe btm 10 abewer the purposes OF the Crta'oT
al above s they may boast that they iorenost
IL ltmovngt the pollu'hD Of Slavery from among them.
II, indeed, the measure against which PepDsyl.
vsDa consider il her duty to raise her voice were
calculated TO sbrdge any OF the rights g1arsnt. ed 20
the several States; it, odious as Slavery is, it
proposed 10 hasten its e1t ctivn b. means injurocs
to The States upon Xhich it was unhappily enteed
Pennsylvania would be among the first tO insist Upon
sacred Observance Of the Constitutional compact
But II cannot be pretended that the rights of any OF
The States st ell be affected by refusing toex
itnd the mis bef Of human bondage over the bo and
hes ifgons If the West, territory which frmed no
pnt OF The Union a. the adoption of the Con-tt ion;
Which Ias be.D but lately purcb ssed from Europe An
rover by tie people OF The Union at laIge; which
msy or may lot be admitted State ilto the Uuioo
al TIE discretion II Congress- which niust e.tabhsh
rel ubhean form rf Government and no other; and
Nlose climate affords none of the pr, texts urged for
hs"urg 10 the labor Of natives Of the .Orrd zone;
euen Territory has 10 right, Inherent or acquired
sueh a tlose Sa'es possessed which established the
'p'n Constiiniion. When that Constitution was
70 - ptenber, l7s7, the concession that three
Mus OF Tie slaves In the Staes then existing .boud
.. ispe,ehtd III Congress, could not have been in
'ehoeu &c embrace regions o. that lime held by a