Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-12-28
The Sfapoato.
rHE UNION NESTING IN NEW YORK.

THE UNION MEETING IN NEW YOKh'
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
WHEREAS, The people. Of the United States, "in
order to form perfect union establish lusnce,
insure domestic tranquility" &c. &C., as set forth
in the preamble of the constitution for the United
States have ordained government Of non-slave-
holding and of slaveholding States; and whereas,
the government is government of compacts, COM
promises and concessions
/. Tn the compact of the constitution (art l, sec
o. recognizing slaves as persons to be represented
by their masters, and as property to be taxed upon
those masters.
2, In the compact TART l. sec. 81 that Congress
shall have power to suppress insurrectlons.
8. Art l, Sec 8, in prohibiting congress 10 sup
press the slave trade prior to lSOS, ana IN giving
tyonoress the mower to impose a tax or duty upon
each slave imported before that tme hot e4ceeoihg
ten dollars for each slave. -
a. Tn the compact TART 4, sec. p, to deliver up,
on claim Of the party to whom slave service may
be due, the person or such slave held 10 such ser
vice or labor. (Hi! hi! hiD :.
s. In the compact art 4, sec. ~, upon the appli-
cation of any Legislature or Executive of State,
to protect said state against domestic violence.
(Cheers.)
And whereas, the federal government has, from
its origin been administered by the executive by
States, not only in the letter but in the spirit of
these compacts (Applause.)
l. Before and after the old Confederation, in the
division of the then unsettled Territories by de-
caring all north of the Ohio to be non-slaveholdng
and ali south of the Ohio to be saveholding
2. In the Ordinance, July 10, 1887, making free
the Territory, now Ohio INDIANA, Illinois and Mich
igan, but providing therein also, for the surrender
Of fugitive slaves.
admitting into the Union the Territory of Ken
lucky siaveholding, then the property of Virginia,
and afterwards the Territory of FARMLAND, slave
holding, now Tennessee, then the property of North
Carolina.
4. In the Ordinance, April Z, 1898, John Adams
approving, organizing the Mississippi Territory,
then belonging to Georgia now Alabama and Mis-
sissippi, in which was especially excepted there
from the anti-slavery clause in the Northwestern
Territory, in these words:
EXCEPTING and EXCLUDING the last article of the
ordinance of 1881"
5. In the Fugitive Slave law of 1793 George
Washington approving, which passed the Senate
unanimously, and the House ayes 4S, nays 7.
In the purchase of Louisiana, President Jefferson
approving, all that vast region west of the Missis
sippi, stretching to the Pacific ocean and to the
British possessions, all of which was, under the
laws of Spain or France slavehodng, 'and larger in
extent at that time than the whole United States.
7. In the treaty of 1f83-ninth article-provid-
ing against the deportation of slaves, with the off,
cial correspondence of Washington, Randolph, Cow
erneur Morris and John Jay thereon
8. In the Judiciary act 1889 (34th section) adopt
ing the constitutional laws of the several States
which recognize slaves as property as well as per-
sons.
Q. In the acts enumerating slves for the purpose
of direct taxation, especially the act of 1873 James
Madison approving, which assessed taxes upon the
land dwelling houses and slaves, at the value each
of them was worth in money.
10. In the treaty of Client 1S14), under which,
from Great Britain, our government received 81, >
100000 and paid it over to the owners Of deported
slaves.
H. In the purchase of Florida, in 1919, as
slaveholding Territory, from Spain.
II. In the decision by the Supreme Court of the
United States, of the constitutonaty of the act of
1898, in Priggs' case, and of the like act of 1850
in every before any Of the high courts, federal
or State unless in one State court in Wisconsin
and in divers other decisions upon laws, ordinances
and treaties. (Cres OF That's sou
Therefore, be it Resolved, That the Union thus
formed constituting it does the closest, most del
catc and important relation that can exist between
communities of people, demand from each part
warm and earnest consideration for the safety pros
perity and happiness of the other cloud cheers and
that whatever policy tends to subvert these ends
hostile to the true spirit of the compact Renewed
cheers.)
That the constitution the treaties the laws of the
United States and the judicial decisions thereupon,
recognise the institution of slavery as legally exist
ing; and that it is our duty, good citizens of
common government in good faith to stand by that
constitution (cheers those treaties (cheers) those
laws and the decisions of that final arbiter of all
tad mi ntc he Of fho TDta
States. Immense applause.)
That inasmuch as the proceedings of the conven.
ton which framed the constitution were brought to
stand, as appears by the declaration of Roger
Sherman, Of its most distinguished authors, I'M
til compromise was agreed to on the various prop
ostons relating to domestic slavery, which compro-
mise embraced.
restriction on the power to prevent the impor-
tation of slaves prior to 1903.
provision binding on each State and upon the
Union to surrender fugitives from service
A representation in Congress founded in art on
three-fifths of the slave population.
And guarantee to protect each State against do.
nestle instruction.
Thus providing under the constitution for the in.
PRODUCTION of slaves for limited PERIOD and for the
protection of the system. Therefore
1t is the duty of every citizen and State sharing
in the great blessings of that instrument faithfully
to fulfil these obligations (Applause)
That We protest against and denounce, as contrary
to the plighted faith which the constitution was
established, all acts or infammatory appeals which
intend or tend to make this Union less perfect or to
leopard or disturb its domestic tranquility or to mar
the spirit of harmony, compromise and concession
upon which the Union was formed by our fathers
whose records we have cited, and whose legacies we
have in these compacts, laws and adjudications.-
vehement appause.)
That we regard the recent outrage at Harper's
Ferry as acrime-Qoud applause)- mot only against
the State Of Virginia, but against the Union Itself
great cheering); and We approve of the firmness
by which the treason has been duly punished Gm
mense, and three cheers and tiger)
That in our opinion the subject of slavery has
been too long mingled with party politics Of
i" That's So and as the result has been the crea
ton of sectional parties contrary to the advice let
ter and spirit of the Farewell Address of the Father
OF our common country that, therefore, it is the
duty ofpanters farmers manufacturers, merchants
mechanics. and Of every citizen, North and South
East and West to discountenance all parties and or
CARNATIONS that thus violate the spirit of the con
stltutlon and the advice of Washington. Enthusi
aStic aDDlauseA