The Washington union., 1857-05-05

ar" trusts that we will "relieve the association
in this city of the odim you (we) have attached to
the whole organization" The trust in this case is
predicated upon an unfounded assumption We
never attempted to cast odm upon the trole organ
ization. We spoke of such associations and such
only as were political and not religious, in their char
acter and objects. We have desire to interfere
with the Washington association or to interrupt Its
usefulness the contrary, long as Its professed
objects are steadily and faithfully pursued will
consider it pleasurabe and privileged duty to aid
its members in their pious and benevolent labors to
the full extent Of our humble abilities.
BLACK -REPUBIICANIsM SHOWN UP BY KNOW
NOTHING PAPER
The following we copy from the Buffalo CONNER
cial Advertiser leading Fillmore paper. 1t shows
the folly and .wckedness of the blackrepnbican
legislature in attempting to nullify the laws and a
decision of the Supreme Court The writer fell into
an erroi ~ supposing that New York negro could
not in Pennsyl,.-:. 10 he 10 s;.;-~..- IIe
could not do 80 in the United States circuit court if
its jurisdiction depended upon citizenship. But
when it rests upon other grounds he could sue In
| addition, the State courts would be opon to him
| without regard to citizenship:
The Dred Scot Resolutions.
The following the resolutions and bills reported to
the legislature Thursday by Mr. Madden in the senate,
and Mr. Foot in the assembly from the JOINT committee
| on the Dred Scott decision
Resolved That this State will not allow slavery within
her borders any FORM under any prctence, for any
time, however short let the consequences be what shey
| may.
Reolped That the Supreme Court of the United States
by of majority of the judges thereof having iden
tilted it with sectional and aggressive pry has lost
the confidence and respect Of the people :, inns state
Resolee, That the governor of the o,a.o De- ana ne
hereby is respectfully requested to transmit copy OF
this report, the law Aforementioned ana THESE resol,
tons to the respective goyepos OF the States OF this
| Union.
AN ACT to secure feetJm to all persons in this State.
The people of the Stat of New York. represented in
| ate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Sec l. Neithf descent, near remote, from Afri-
can whether ,uch African is, may have becn slave
or not no, color of slin shall dsqualiy any person
for being preventing any person from becoming cit
izen of s State deprive such person of the rights
and privileges of citizen thereof.
Sac Every slave who shall come or be brought into
or be- in this State, with the consent of his or her
ter or mistress who shall come, be brought be in
volxntarily in this State, shall be free
Sec g. Every who shall hold attempt to hold
in this State, in slavery slave, any person
toned slave in the second section of this act any
free person of color, in form or under any pretence
tlmc, however snort, Snail uceulcu
felony and conviction thereof shall be confined in
the State prison. Mt hard labor for term not less than
five nor more than ten years.
The committee made an extended report which we do
not publish because it is neither very orcibc very
dignied 1t is not consistent with decorm for
mittee of the legislature to adopt the incorporate style of
a low partisan newspaper.
The first of the above resolutions is surplusage, for il
the ground with the second section of the
bill The second resolution is unbecoming The citizens
of State liable PARTIES suits before the
bul denounced and there is reason to suppose they
will fail to obtain justice Sweeping and wholesale de-
nnciaon does not comport with the character of grave
legislative body And besides, it is no part of the bus
of the State legislature to pronounce general
dict the character of the Supreme Court and declare it
unworthy of confidence Language stronger than that Of
the second resolution could not have been used if the
judges of the Supreme Court had been guilty of conduct
which would justify impeachment. But nobody supposes
there any sufficient ground for impeachment The most
that be said is that by unconscious bias from their
political prejudces, they have rendered de-
cson II that decision is a clear infringement of State
rights which can be protected by Legislative action it may
be proper TO pass a law for that purpose.
The only point authoritatvey decided by the late de-
son is that negro is not citizen in any such
allows him to in circuit court of the United States
The first section of the bill declares that negroes residing
in this State should be entitled to all the privileges
citizens. But how does this remedy the disqualification
to in the circuit courtY If negro in this State has
debtor who into Pennsylvania, there is court
In which he can and recover the debt This hard,
and in opinion, nequitable; but really do not
how it can be remeed by any action of the State e
gislature. The other sections of the bill not per-
haps particularly Objectionable, but do not that
it will have much effect practically. If slave is
brought into this State, he would have Difficult
ty in making his escape if he should choose to do
so, without this law. With laws as they are,
no southern would think of bringing slave into
the State unless he confident that his attachment
his service sufficient to induce his return But if
negro who by this bill is declared Free chooses to remain
with his master and to accompany him home, he has a
most perfect right free man. TO go where he peases
All this bill do, If enacted into law is to tell the
negro he need not go back unless he chooses But
negroes likely TO be brought here who would not
choose to back Shall the master be sent to the State
prison for allowing the negro to do he pleases
This is merely of those i'll considered into
which hurried when their passions get the bet
ter of their judgment All such intempeae movements
njue the cause they are meant to
MARYLAND DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
AT full meeting of the Maryland democratic State
central committee held in the city of Baltimore on
Wednesday evening, the 18th uitimo the following
preamble and resolution were unanimously adopted
Whereas the national democracy, whilst adhoring to
national and State added to them and declared an un-
compromising hostility to the pernicious views of those
who would prescribe discriminate against the equal
rights of the citizen of his place or
gious belief and has resolved that the execution of such
views il agtious violation of the constitution of the
United States
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