Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-16
The Kansas Resolutions.

! 10 the Senate OF virginia, OH " cuh''u'J'
previous u the passage Of the House (caucusJ
resolutions on Kansas, as reported yesterday
Mr.. Thomas rose to ask why 1t was that
! when the South was in danger, an appear WAS
made to only one party? Had ms t"r'y
shown any want of Iealty to Southern rights
/ or 10 virginia? When had they done 50 :
. On all the great issues between the North
and : luth heretofore, in which Virginia hau
/ snoken out. they bad always acted rs Oahu
! of brothers. This subject never before D.
came q party question among them lher5
WAS some reason for the new course. ll"u
/ the Kansas question assumed such shape
| "a to make it necessary for Virginia to SPEAK!
II NAV be that we are taking on ourselves
the Guardian interests OF the Fedora! Govern
ment. Ii may be that Gov. Niscs letter
WAS the reason why the departure iron inc
/ former custom should take place. Though
he did not answer the rOl.-Sail OF Democrat,
vet he was as true to the SDuth as any man
/ His party entertained as deep an Interest 10
! il rs the other parts; and it not being Nar-
~ question, they should have been called on.
! The caucus resolutions had gone forth to the
country as Democratic; he preferred the
resolutions offered by Mr.. Coghi!l at the
caucus 10 those nov before the Senate. lie
would offer the following resolutions:
|. R,SO'ced, As the sense Of the General
Assembly Of Virginia, That each OF the
Territories of the United States, when It con
vokcs a Convention to iOrn Constitution
preparatory to its admission into the Union,
is, in the absence of any legislation 10y Con-
gress, the soie and exclusive Judge OF tue
powers with which that Convention shall be
vested and may either authorize the C0nven-
ton TO adoIt the Constitution framed BY IT,
absolutely, and without submitting 1t loT
ratification by popular vote, or may require
il to be so submitted, 10 whole or In part, tor
rat fyafion or rejection; and that the Congress
Of the United States has 10 constitutional
right to reiec: its application for admission
into the Union ia consequence OF It's not
having been so submitted to direct vote OF
the people.
,. Res0ired, That in forming its COnsttu'
ton preparatory u its admission into the
Union. each territory has the sole and exclu-
sye right to determine for itself whether 1t
will adopt or reject the institution Ot slavery
rs part fits social system, and that Congress
has no constitutional right to reject her de.
quence of her adoption or rejection OF tia.
Institution as Il part of her sOcIrl -ystem.
>. Rcs1iceR, therefore, That it i the I'M
peratye duty OF Congress to ADM; Tie Stat,
Of Kansas into the | mon under the LecDmf-
ton Constitution, provided that sad CJnst-
tuition contains no prOyis one IN violation Of
the Constitution of the United States ur Of
the right of the States and that any plan
TOR the admission Of Kansas into the Union,
which imposes conditions OH her peopls after
the acceptance By Congress OF her Consutu'
ton, is dangerous to the tranquility OF the
country by continuing the agitation OF the
slavery question; is subversVe OF the leading
PRINCIPLES Of the Kansas-Nebraska act and
O. implied concession to Congress Of powers
not granted to it by the Constitution # the
United States
4th. R,soly@d, That the General Assembly
of Virginia would bail the admission OF the
State Of Kansas into the Union, undcr the
LecUmptou Constitution, (provItcd II be not
Juoxious to any Of the objections above IN
dicat.d) rs an act Of justice to the people oi
that STATE, and as an indication OF the revival
of that spirit Of Cancellation and harmony
which gave birth to our Union.
General Assembly it is an object OF deep IL
ierest to ali parts of the United States, that
the subject of slavery should be withdrawn
without delay from the halls of Congress,
and left for adjustment by the respective
States and Territories to which 1t apprOprlate-
" aud exclusively belongs, and that every
effort to prevent the speedy and final settle
ncut OF this dstracting question deserves
the severe apprehension OF all true friends OF
the Constitution and the Union.
The question on Mr. Thomas resolutions,
as a substitute for the House resolutions was
lost, viz:
AYE>.--Messrs. Armstrong, Bradcn, Cald.
well, Daughtrcy, French Hubbard, johnson,
Mckinney Marshall l.;ges, T. W. Smith, OF
Jackson, Thomas-l2.
Es.-MesSrs. Amber, August, Beale,
Brannon, Bruce, Campbell, Catlett, CIai-
horne, Cobh, Coghill, Coleman, Deueale, Day,
Douglas, Floyd, Funston, Gatewood, lludile-
son, Layne, Logan, D. r. Neal, Of Wood, Ii.
5. Neale, OF Northampton, Old, Paxton, Rich
mond, TaIiaterro, Thompson, Warth, WEIGH,
West, White, Wooding. lates.-33.