, 1860-07-19

The following facts will doubtless excite 4
thrill Of establishment throughout the country.
and may possibly render it necessary to call
another National Convention Of the Union
Savers:
Il seems that in 1887 the following resolves
were adopted by the Massachusetts, Legisla'
ture:
E%soEued, That Congress has, By the Consti-
tutiou power to abolish slavery and the Stare
trade in the District Of Coluu'bia, and that there
il nothing in the terms or circumstances Of the
acts Of cession By Virginia and Maryland, or
otherwise, enforcing aoy legal or moral re-
81 ruiuts on it's exercise.
Ltsolped. That Congress ought to take meas
ures to effect the abolition Of slavery in tho
District Of Columbia.
Rssotped, That the rights of humanity, The
CLAIMS of Justice and The common good alike
demand the suppression by Congress OF the
slave trade carried on in and through the dis.
trict.
Ksolrtd, That Congress has, by the Constitu
ton. power to abolish Slavery in the Territories
of the United States.
Raolotd, That no new State should hereafter
be admitted into the Union. whose constitution
Of government shall permit the existence OF
domestic Slavery therein.
jlkso{red, That Congress has, BY the Constitu-
tlop, power to abolish the traffic in slaves be.
tween tile different States Of the Union.
la<sototd, That the exercise Of this power ~
demanded by the principles Of humanity anI
justice.
In 1889 the Hon. Nathaniel Borden Of Massa-
chusetts, propounded to Mr. Everett the follow
ing inter5ogatories:
lst, Are you in Juror Of the immediate aboli-
ton, by law, Of Slavery in the District of Co.
lumbia, and If the slave traffic between tha
States of the Union?
81. Are You opposed to the admission into
the Uuion Of any new State, tne Constitution
Of which to1erHtes domestic fIareryf
The following is Mr- Everetfs reply:
WAsnEs0roa D. C., oet q, 1s5o.
DEAR SIR: On Saturday last, I only received
| your letter of the 18th, propounding 10 me GER
lain interrogatories, and earnestly requesting
| IN answer.
You are aware that several resolves on the
| subject Of these Inquiries and their kindred
topics, accompanied by very able report, were
introduced into the Senate Of the Common
wealth year before last by joint COMMITTEES
| of the houses, of which the late lament
ed Mr. Alvord WAS Chairman. These re.
solyes, after having been somewhat enlarged
by amendment, were adopted BY the LeEisla
tnre. They appear to cover the whole g1ound
Of your two interrogat6rirs. Hiring rtsptct
| Jouy cooptrat<d in tie pdssage Of The rtsolres
concurriaq in tie general report by which tAtt
s1<re sustained, aud in The po,orrfuG report Of tA
Chairman Of Tie Committee, respond to both o,
gour i.quisies in The oDsr'natiue. The hrst o
The subjects embraced INT your inquiry is tut
only one of the which came before Congress:
while was member. voted in the negative
on the motion to lay upon the table the petition
of the American AntiSlavery Society for ths
abolition Of slavery in the District Of Columbia
and on other motions Of like character, intro
dpced to staye oil the consideration Of this clas
Of petitions.
an, Dear Sir, very respectfully,
Your friend and servant,
EDWARD EyEuE1r.
To Hon. Nathaniel Borden.
These little "reminiscences have been revive
by the Richmond Enquirtr, much to the grief
the Ueion loving" supporters Of the Bell.E'