The family visitor. [volume] (Pruntytown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1858-1860, 1860-04-07

therefore, sectional and not national; ccace-
ding to each new State the right TO adopt or
reject slavery for themselves at the time they
form: their cons tuition in order for their ad
mission in this Union.
Resolved, Thet we nre loyal 10 the consti;u-
ton and laws of orr own State. jealohs Of her
| honor and prosperity and ready at all times
I to defend our institutions and soil from iura-
sion OF fanatics from either the North or The
South.
Resolved, That while we are ready to rerel
any oilicious Interference IL cur internal affairs
By others, and " lille we are willing 10 abide
by the fedora! basis Of representation in the
, Congress Of the United States, we hold that
among citizens Of the same State there should
no inequality either in taxation or representa-
ton and that it is our right as we'll as our SOL
eTAn duty 10 use all Observation-Disclosures to o.
tain redress.
Resolved, That we have never been wanting
in fealty and kindness TO the State OF Virginia
| ana to our Eastern brethren. That we have
respectfully demonstrated from time to time
against their unjust and unwarrantable usur
| pations of oul rights, against those enGctmcnts
which convey TO the world the idea of our in
! feriority. We have reminded them Of our
common blood and common ancestry. We
have appealed to their native justice and mag
nanigity to discontinue these usurpations
which must inevitably interrupt Our connec-
ton and good feeling. And VIC shall regret
If the exercise of those unjust constitutional
| powers shall be continued until we shall lie
forced to look on them rs foes instead as friends
Resolved, That we heartily concur in :he
action of tie lower House of Congress in the
passage of a homestead law thereby giving out
! Of our public domain homes 10 the homeless.
Resolved, That we invite the citizens of
Virginia who are opposed to the present cor
Frupt administration, 10 the extension Of slave
~ into the territories, 10 any inequality Of
rights among the sovereign citizens Of the same
! State, who arc in favor of restoring the Fede-
raj Government to the principles Of our Faith
ers, ana of rcmodelling our State Constitution
! in ccordance with our Bill Of Rights and the
principles of justice, 10 unite with US in voting
for the candidates who may be selccted by the
Republican Convention for the high Offices Of
| Presidents and Vice President at The coming
election. And all citizens Of Hancock who
are favorable to these principles are invited TO
be present and take part in the meeting TO be
held at the city of Wheeling, on Wednesday,
the I'd day of May next, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ,
for the purpose ofappointing delegates 10 said
national convention. ...E
Resolved, That in the resolution lately Of
fered in the U. S. Senate by the Hen. s. 4.
! Douglas and in his speech thereon, in which
he seeks TO abridee the freedom ofspeech and
| of the press, we recognize bold attempt to
revive the odous sediion laws, and the cov-
ert intention OF enforcing the demands made
| b. Commissioner Mcmminger, of South Caro-
lima, in his speech before the Legislature of
this State, in which be says: 1--WE insist
that nations bound together rs we are cam
\ not ueitate, and form societies to impair the
! Institutions recognized by the laws Of either
and we demand the immediate suppression Of
all such societies andreturuof tranquility 10 our
hordcrs." ''There can be no peace until they
4 1.-THE No.th) either change their opinions or
cease to take cognizance whatsoever of slave.
ry. They must respect il as they would mar
riage, parental authority or any other lcgiti-
mate Institution ola sister State"
! Resolved, That our Legislature acted wise
ly IN rejecting the seductive demands of the
South Carolina emiSsary but we fear that the
fair name of our State has been furnished in the
grant Of our Legislative Halls to him in which
! to make his reasonable proposition and the
marked courtesy with which he was treated
| by our delegates.
Resolved, That in tie late extra judiciary
decision Of the Snpreme Court in the bred
Scott case denying and annulling the ccnsti-
tutional power which Congress has always
exercised from the beginning of this govern
| mcnt, over the territories, and the adoption of
that decision b. the President in his late mes
sage to Congress, as lin his opinion) the set
tied policy Of the government and also in the
resolutions that have been lately introduced
into the Senate with the concurrence Of all the
Democratic Senators, except two avowing the
doctrine that slavery exists in the Territories
by. Virtue of the Constitution and that it can
notbe abolished by either Congress or the Ter
ritO:ial Legislature, but that on the other hand
if it should appear that thejudiciary do not
possess the power to pr0tectslavcry in theter-
ritories then it shall be the duty of Congress to
supply such deficiency, we rccongnzo bold
attempt to establish slavery over all the terri
tories in opposition to the will Of the majority
Of the people of this Union and also in CONTRA
vcntion Of the majority Of the actual settlers
in the Territories themselves.
Resolved, That we heartily endorse the vote
given and Tie sentiments expressed by our