Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-03-12

MASSACHUSETTS RESOLVES. The following
the resolves on slavery, reported in the House
on Wednesday, by the Committee on Federal
Relations:
= REso vEs IN RsJA71 TO tbs pRsD SCOTT DECISION.
RESOLVED That while the people of Massschn .ets
coguize the rghtu ia iical authority OF the supreme
Court of the United States in the determination Of all
questions properly coming before it, they will never con-
sent that their rights shall be lnpsired their Liberties
invaded by Of any usurpations OF VI zeal power
by said tribunal
Re,alusd That slavery 7es not and cannot exist in
the Commonwealth n Massachusetts.
ResoIUsd That all citizens n Massachusetts are citt
zens of the untsi States that 81 negroes not al ems
domciled within her limits, are citizens OF Massachu-
sets, and are entitled to all the rights privileges and
immunites Of citizenship in the Courts Of the United
States and elsewhere.
Resoysd That no part Of The eision of the Supreme
Court Of he United States in the case Of Scott u.s. San
ford is binding which not Necessary to the
ton of thst case.
RssoIued That 10 said case there no for the
inquiry the part Of the Court into the constr utHnay
Of the act Of Congress Of March 9th, 1870 known as
the Missouri Compromise whereby slavery north OF So
deg 80 min in the territory acquired from France was
forever prohibited that hold said act to nave eeen
constitutional and valid and that its repeal was un Else
gross breach Of faith, and the s'urce OF mingled lqJus-
tice and wrong
Resoiued Thst slavery can exist nowhere, ept by
positive law while freedom is the natural condition OF
Resoivsd That we regard the doctrine that the Con-
stitution the United States protects and maintains
slavery in the Territories uuounded monsTous and
palpable contradictions since the preamble to that in
strumen declares that formed tn secure ths bless
Jugs Of berty the of slavery, to the people
nf the United States and the posteriiy"
Resoiued That Massachusetts, is unaterably opposed
to any extension of the slave Territory Of the United
States and to increase Of slave representation in
Congress- by the admission of new States
Res0irsd, That His Exoelency the Governor be re-
quesed to transmit copy of these resolves to the Pfes
dent of the United States the Governor of each Of the
States and Territories and each of our Senator'S ard
Representatives in Congress-
RESOLVES IN RELATION THE TERRITORY OF KANSAS.
Whereas, The President of the United States has
Gently transmitted the Leeompon constitution to Congress
with message recommending its ratification by that
body ami there to fear that it may be SO ra
fed and
whereas The aforesaid Lecompton Constitution was
framed by Con ention which the embodmen' and
contamination OF series of violent usurpng an frau
duent acts by which the people had been dss
poied OF the right of self government for more than
three years. the members Of that Convention being che
sen ami convoked by minority Of the pe1pe through
the fundamentally of fraud, violence aud official mis-
o)ndu and
Whereas The people of X ,nzas, at legally author
lied election holden the 4th day of January 1S5S
jeeted the aforesaid Lecompton Constitution by major
ity of more than ten thousand votes and
Whereas It is entirely within the power Of Congress
% reject the said Lecompon Constitution, or to rsty
Constitution which has received the approv of the PEG
pie of Kauzas to authorize them to form Con7titu
ton under such conditions Congress may prescribe;
therefore
ResollSd That in the Judgment Of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts the proposed ratification of the LIE
compton Constitution would be an eniorsemen by Con-
gress of the oppression and ouages which have been
pracsed in Kanzas in the highest degree dsgraceu to
the National Government; breach of the national faith
solsmny pledged the Territory in her organic act
abuse of the power Of Congress- and grant violation
of the fundamental principles Of Republican Freedom.
ResoiUed Tibet all government derives its just pow
ers from the Will Of the governed, all political
eighty resides in the people, and the will OF the
ity is the intimate. and supreme power in the State
therefore to force Constitution upoa the people Of Kan
zas not only without their assent hut contrary to their
expresse will would be against the principles of
our Institutions denial of the political faith of the fra
mers o. the Const tuition and of tyranny which
admits of NJ defence uailiauon
RESOLVED, That Massachusetts, conemplatss with dis
may grave departure from those PRINCIPLES of popu-
lar selfgoyernmenf of which this nation stands the
exeDpar to the word-principles which the liberties
Of this Commonweah and her sister States dep nd and
that she raises her voice in common alarm and ndig
nation in solemn "Reminiscences against the act
ResolUed, That our Senators be instructed and our
Representatives in Congress be requested to oppose all
temps to force upon the people of Kanzas constitution
against their assent
Reso'Ued, That His Exceency the Governor be r.
qnes;ed to transmit cap' Of the foregoing preamble
and resolves to representation in the Uted States
Congress.