Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-06-01
CAe slavery Terffs1rialYQnestI.


The great and prolonged debate in the
us. Senate upon the caucus resolutions
reported by Mr.. Davis, Of Mississippi was
brought to a close by that body on Friday
last. when they were finally adopted. The
resolutions we're adopted seriatim, BY the
votes subjoined, as follows;
/. Resolved. That, in the adoption OF the
Federal Constitution, the States adopting
the same acted severally as free and indie
pendent sovereignties, dele eating a portion
Of their powers to he exercised by the fed
eral government for the increased security
Of each against dangers, domestic as we'll as
foreign ; and that any ittermeGdliug by any
one or more States, or by a combination OF
their citizens, with the domestic institutions
of the others, on any pretext whatever, po-
itical, moral or religious, with a view TO
their distu bance or subversioh, is IN VIOLA
ton of the Constitution, insulting to the
States so interfered with. endangers their
domestic peace and tranddility-object. for
which the constitution was formed-and py
necessary consequence tends to weaken anu
destroy the Union itself.
Yotewveas IS, nays 19-Messrs. Crit
tenden. of Kentucky, and Kennedy, of Ma
fylaud. voting with the majority, as well as
Pearne. Of MARYLAND, and Pugh, of Ohio.
(the latter a Douglas democrat also Cling3
man, of North Carolina.
2. Reso.rgd, That negro slavery, as it
exists in fifteen States of this Union, com
poses an important portion Of their donies-
tic institutions, Inherited from their ances-
tors. and existing at the adoption of the con-
stitution, by which it is Recognised as con-
shutting an important element in the appor-
tionment of powers among the States; and
that no change Of opinion or feeling CD the
part Of the non-slaseholding States of the
Union, in relation to this institution, can
Justify them, or their citizens, in open or
covert attacks thereon, with a view to Its
overthrow and that all such attacks are in
manifest violation of the mutual and solamn
pledge to protect and defend each other.
given bv the States respectively en- entering
into the constitutional compact which form
ed the Union, and are a manifest breach of
faith. and a violation of the most solemn OBJ
legations.
Vote-yeas So. nays 20-the onlv change
being the addition If Mr.. Trumbell, of Lille
nois, in the negative.
3. Resolced That the Uniuh Of these
States rests on the equality of rights and
privileges among its members and that it is
especially the duty of the Senate. which
represents the States In their sosereign ca
pacity, to resist al attempts to discriminate
-:xLo. - ~.fa4,o, IN thr ~ pir,aor ri r
in the Territories. which are the common
possessions of the United States, 80 as to
give advantages to the citizens OF one stae'
which are not equally assured to those Of
every other State.
vote-veas SO, nays 1s-tl;e negative
being reduced by the absence ofthe votes Of
Messrs. Grimes and King.
4. Resolrea, That neither Congress nor
a Territorial Legislature. whether by direcl
legislation or legislation of an Indirect ano
h,frieuily character. possess power to annu
or impair the constitutional right Of ant cit
izsn of the United States to take his slave
property into the common Territories, ant
there hold and enjoy the same while the ter
titorial condition remains.
Vote-35 yeas, Il nays-tl1e affirmative
being reduced one in number by Mr.. Pugl
giving his vote id the negative.
Nr. Ningman moved to insert Tie follow
ing, to come in after the fourth resolution
.sResoired, That the existing condition
of the Territories of the United States does
not require the intervention OF Congress for
the protection of property in slaves"
Mr.. Brown moved to strike out the WORD
si.tlot;" and an animated discussiot, arose
MIR. Browns motion however, faiicd-yeas s
nays AZ. Messrs. Brown. Clay, @Iverson,
johnson, of Arkansas aud Yulee voting ii
the affirmative.
luton so that 1t #ould read, ''does not, and
IN orr opinion. nster uiH. require the iu
tcrvcntion Of Congress-" &c which was nc
agreei tn,-yeas 10, nays 3o-Mr. Critten.
cen, of Ky voting With the affirmative -
Tie resolution was adopted 1nally-yeas 2G
nsYs 23-as :~oIowsi
YcaS-Nfessrs Bigler. (dem.. Pa.) Bing.
ham, Bragg. (ie,n. n. G Chandler, Clark,
Clingnan. dem z. CD Collauef, Critten.
den. Gam Ky.) Dixon, Doolittls. Foot,
Grimes. Hale. Hamlin. Harlan. Johnson,
OF Tennessee. Kennedy. Gam. Nd Latiam
tCal.) Polk. (Mo) Pugh. (dem.) Simmons
Ten Eyek, Toombs, (dem. GA Trumbu!l,
Wade and Wilson-26.
Nays-Messrs. Benjamin, Bright, Brown.
Chestnut. Clay. Davis. Fitzpatrick, Green.
Hammond. Hunter, I%vcrson. Lane, Mallory,
Mason. Nicholson, Pearce. Powell. Rice.
Salisbury, Sebastian, Slidell, Wigfal and
Yulee--23.
S Resolretl, That if experience should
at any time prove that the judicial and ex-
ecutive authority do not possess means to
Insure adequate protection to constitutional
rights in a Territory, and il the territorial
government fail to provide the necessary
remedies for that purpose, it will be the du-
~ of Congress to supply such deficiency.
Mr.. Clingman moved to amend the reso-
luton by adding the following; "Proud-
ed, That it is not hereby intended to asser,
ut this time that 1t is the duty of Congress
to provide a system Of la WIS for the maiuten.
ance of slavery"
This, as we'll as one or two otherssamcnd-
ments. was rejected-but another by Mr..
Toombs, to add at the end the words with.
in the limits Of its constitutional power
Was adopted.
This fifth resolution as amended was then
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