The Washington union., 1857-05-29
THE OBNOXIOUS LAWS OF BLACK REPUBu-


On Friday evening last the Young Mems Demo-
cratic Union Club of the City Of New York held an
extremely animated and interesting meeting at their
hall in Broome street
After the usual routine of regular business, the
committee appointed at the last regular meeting of
the club to draught series of resolutions expressing
the sentiments of the club respecting the obnoxious
hills passed by the New York Legislature at their
late session announced themselves ready to report
and Mr.. Rose, their chairman, read the following
preamble and resolutions viz;
Whereas the legislature of the State of New York
did at their late session pass certain cnactments invading
tbe rights OF ourselves and of feoweitzens resident
IN the city OF New York and three adjacent counties and
did thereby transcend all just powers allotted to the said
legislature by the constitution OF our Commonwealth ;
and whereas they have by such measures reduced we'll
laed system OF local government to the confusion of
virtual anarchy threatening to the property and lives of
those whom lawgiyers they sworn to protect !
and whereas occasion ught with peril not only to
ali our best interests but to our civil freedom, de-
mads the prompt attention Of every citizen irrespective
Of party condition degree BE it, therefore,
IL Resolrcd, That we, the members Of the Young
Mems Democratic Union Club of the city of New York
do hereby in the and presence of the community
whereof we form part most soenly and earnestly pro
test against this series Of bold and daring usupations
And hence
80 ResolUod That in The socaled metropolitan police
hill passed Mt Albany April IA 1857 we recognise d
rect attack upon municipal liberties and, since that
violence which assils free community is violence to
all assault upon the fundamental principle of State
and national Sovereignty as acknowledged by all our
American constitutions. And
3 Resirv3 That in the excise bill and port warden
bill discover not only the spirit but the very phrase
ocy Of decayed oppression sought to be rcsuscitaed
here and that should rcpel them both with burning
Indignation did not them absurd language and provisions
popHil Ind, oth
than emotions Of dcrision and contempt. And
"a Resolved That in their cognate acts distin-
gush only the rapacity Of the wolf tempered with the
low cunning and timdity Of the weasel without ray
of the adrones or the wit of eitherin ine les
sons in public roguery made easy. And, Furthermore
5. Resoui That while in all the acts enumerated is
disclosed bitter and insous reaconary plot against
representative institutionsa lurking desire to rampe
upon ignore the first axiom of national system
yiz-that there shall be no legislation without repre-
senatonand an effort 20 annu the clear intent of
State constitution, carefully framed with view to de
cenalze poworoher alarming features stand forth in
bold relief, to wit L. denial of the social compact 2.
distrust of the people. s. Military menace; and H.
General corruption by the offer of position and rewards to
traitors. Therefore, finally
So Resol,ed That we the sons of this mighty com
of New York, which u the epitome regni of the
Empire Commonwealth the day star Of American prog
and civil freedom being of the people and with the
people, claiming all original guaranteed rights under
constitution which defines and forcs united great
have together and individuals to the defence of those
inaienable rights, in the first, in the second, and il
needs be- in the last resort and thus before God and
country, in either case we are willing to abide"
We cheerfully give place to the above resolutions
at the request of esteemed correspondent in New
York, who, in his letter enclosing them, says: eve
in the city of New Yorkas national city as there
is in the Union-wish our brethren of the South and
West to understand our position, and, therefore, al
an indication of sentiments, we send for publica
ton the above resolutions. Pass them into the col
umns of the widely ycirculated central organ of the
democracy that all may read end appreciate our po
sition." We fully appreciate the position of the in
domitabe democracy of the Empire City, and would
advise them, we would advise the democracy
everywhere, under similarly trying circumstances tc
look to the courts and the balotbox for protection
and redress.