The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-11

allowing slavery TO 20 into Kansas, or elsewhere
upon soil now free. They have deliberately reite-
rated their condemnation OF the Missous restriction,
and of those OF their public servants who, yielding
to the demand of the slave power gave the measure
their support. They have condemned the barbarous
policy pursued in Kansas. Their sympathes are
awake to the trying and destitute situation of their
brethren there. And i have the fullest confidence
that some measure authorized by the constitution,
calculated to relieve their necessities, TO animate
their hopes and to sustain their efforts, will meet
emiRrants from Michigan, thus situated in a
federal Territory. are beyond the reach OF
our protection, cannot for moment con-
cede. Under the federal constitution we can
nor is such a step contemplated or desised.
But the right to minister TO their wants, in food,
clothing, and other necessary means ; the right to
protect them from the rigors of winter, and the
horrors OF beggary and starvation to which I'M
bridled audacity, snd unpublished crime under
the ironical names OF claw and order" have ex-
posed Them cannot be doubted therefore reco n
mend the adoption of such measures Of relief, as
in your wisdom you may think fitting the occasion
and worthy of the residents of State whose soil
was consecrated to freedom by the ordinance of
1887.
had the hooor of transmitting to our Senators
in Congress, the resolutons of instructions which
were passed on the 26th January, 1855, respecting
slavery in the Territories Of the United States, and
the Fugitive Slave law of 1850, and they were by
them presented to the Senate / regret to say that
although they have heretofore recognised the right
of legislative instruction, they have not thought
proper thus far to comply with their requirements.
Whatever doubt may have been entertained, at the
time of their passage as to their representing the
deliberate Judgment of the people OF this
State must nave been completely dissipated by
the strong condemnation which has been expressed
of the Kansas Nebraska act, and of those who
deemed it their duty to support and sustain it,
at the recent Presidential election / submit to
yOur judgment the proprety Of passing similar
resolutions of instruction and of again placing upon
record the fact. that whatever changes may have
been going on in the minds of individuals or poll
ticars, the people of Michigan still earnestly cling
to the principles of the ordinance of l7S7-that
they still adhere to their legislative resolutions
Of ls47, so often reiterated since-"that Congress
has the power. and THAI it is their duty to prohibit
by legislative enactment the introduction or exis-
tence of slavery within any of the Territories Of the
United States, now or hereafter to be acquired"
The character OF States, like that of individuals,
is formed while in state of pupilage Those Ter
ritories in which slavery has been prohibited under
the guardianship and protection of Congress, have
invariably become free and prosperous States; and
whenever that protection has been Withdrawn from
the Territories, States have arisen, which now
suffering from the disgrace and blight of human
bondage.