Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-03-09

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the Federal Constitution, the Statesado,
ing the same actod seyeraly MS free and
independent sovereignties dologatiug a
portion of their powers to DO exercised
by the Federal Government for tho in
creased security of each against dangers,
domestic as we'll as foreign; andihat any
intermeddling ny any ono or more States.
or BY combination of their citizens, with
the domestic institutions Of the others.
on any pretext whatever, political, moral,
or religious with the view to their dis
turbance or subyersion, is in violation OF
the Constitution. insulting to thoiStatcs
SO interfered with, endangers their do
mcstic peace and tranquility oliacts for
which the Constitution was formed--and !,
by necessary consequences, tenda to weak
en- and destroy tho Union itself.
Q Resolccd, That negro slavery. as
it exists in fifteen States Of this Union,
composcs an important portion Of their
domestic institutions, inherited fromthcir
ancestors, and existing at the adoption Of
the Constitution, by which It is recogni-
sed as constituting an important clement
in the apportionment OF powers among
the States; and that no cAange u opin-
ion or feeling on the part Of the nom
slayeholding States Of the Union in rela-
ton to this institution can Justify them
or their citizens in open or covert attacks
thereon with view to its overthrow and
that al such attacks are in manifest viola
ton Of the mutual and solemn pledge
to protect and defend each other given by
the States. respectively, on entering into
the constitutional compact which formed
the Union, and are manifest breach Of
faith and violation Of the most solemn
obligations.
8. ifcsoired, That Inc Union OF Of ttihos5
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 SOW
ercign capacity, 10 resist all attempts to
discriminate either in relation to persons
or property ia the Territories, which arc
the common pos ssiols Of The United
States, SO as to give advantages TO the
citizens Of one stske which ar not equal
ly assured to thoap of cvcry 0ti.sr State
4 RESOLVED, That rsliaer Congress
nor territorial iegis iairo, whether by
direct legislation or legs lion Of an IN
direct an nnfriendiy character, possess
power -se-anJ ~ or impair the constitu-
tional right o. sng ritzeG Of Che United
States to take hts s'aa4 property into tho
common Territori, and there hold and
enjoy the same Will the territorial con-
dition remains
5, Rcsolced. That, ifexperiencc should
at any time prosp that the judiciary and
Executive autlbrity do not possess means
to insure Adequate protection to constitu-
tional rights ip Territory and if tho
territorial goY.rnment should fail or re-
fuse to providb the necessary remedies
for that purp3sc, it will be the duty Of
Congress to Apply such deficiency.
9. Resoleey, ThA the Inhabitants Of
Territory A The United States, when
they rightfr IN forg constitution TO 30
admitted as statj into the Union, may
then, for the Sime, like the people
Of State, ' forming new consti-
tuition, deci themselves whether
slavery, as site institution, shall be
maintained Fohibitcd within their
jurisdiction at1 they shall be received
into tho Unionf Filth or without slavery.
as their consti Zion may prescribe at the
time Of their Omission"
Z. Resoieeot That tic provision Of
the Constitutfn for the rendition Of fu-
gitiycs from trvicc or labor, without the
adoption Of Mich the Union could not
have been fHned, and that the laws Of
l763 and Two, which were enacted to
secure its(cfcut;on, and tie main fea-
lures Of tblh, being similar. bear the
impress 4 nearly seventy years Of sanc-
tion by H. highest judicial authority.
should honestly and faithfully obsorv-
ed and Saintained by all who enjoy tho
boneitskf our compact Of Union and
that alu acts Of individuals or Of State
lcgislatfcs to defeat the purpose or null
lily thd:cquircments Of that provision,
and thllaws made in pursuance Of It.
arc bottle in character. subvorsive Of
tho CiIsiitution, and revolutionary in
their fiect.