The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-06-20
the United States, for the purpose Of establishing
therein slaveholding States," &C.
Bv the Legislature of New York:


by slavery or involuntary servitude, except as a
punishment for crime, shall be forever excluded
from the territory acquired or annexed
By the Legislature of New Jersey:
THAT the Senators, &c, be requested to use
their best efforts 10 secure, as fundamental pro-
vision 10, or proyiso in, any act of annexation OF
any territory hereafter TO be acquired by the Uni
ted States, &c, that slavery or involuntary SER
vtude, except as apunishmen, for crime, shall be
forever excluded from the territory TO be annex
ed"
by the Legislature of Pennsylvania
Against any measure whatever, 10y which ter
ritory will accrue to the Union, unless AS Il part
OF the fundamental law, upon which any compact
or treaty for this purpose is based, slavery or in
voluntary servitude. except for crime, shall be
forever excluded"
BY the Legislature of Ohio:
"For the passage of measures in that body,
Congress, providing for the exclusion of slavery
from the Territory OF Oregon, and also from any
other territory that now is or hereafter may be,
, annexed to the United States"
BY the Legislature of Vermont
Against the admission into the Federal Union
OF any new State whose Constitution tolerates
slavery"
BY the Legislature of Connecticut
THAT if any territory shall hereafter be &C.
quired by the United States, or annexed thereto,
the act by which such territory is acquired or an
| nexed, whatever such act NAV be, should contain
an unalterable fundamental article or provision
whereby slavery or involuntary seryitude, except
as punishment for crime, shall be forever exclu.
ded from the territory acquired or annexed"
And in 1850, the following:
"Whereas, the people of Connecticut have
heretofore, through their Senators and Represen-
tatives in General Assembly convened, solemnly
and deliberately ayOwed their purpose TO resist,
in all constitutional and proper ways, the exten-
sion of slavery in the national territories, and the
admission of new slave States into the Federal
Union; and also to seek, in peaceable and con.
sttutiOna way, the adjustment of the slave trade
and of slavery in the District of Columbia; and
whereas, the important question now before the
country touching these matters makes it desirable
that these convictions and determinations should
be re-afirmed in the most solemn and public
manner; Therefore,
"Resolved, That Congress has full constitu-
tional power to prohibit slavery in the territories
of the United States by Legislative enactment, and
that it is the duty of Congress to pass, without
unnecessary delay, such strict and positive laws as
will efiectuslly shut out slavery from every por.
ton of these territories"
BY the Legislature Of Massachusetts,, in
1S49:
"Resoived, That Congress has full power to
legisate upon the subject of slavery in the terri
tories Of the Union; that it has freely exercised
ouch power from the adoption of the Constitution
to he present time and that il is its duty to ex.
ercise the power for the perpetual exclusion OF
the institution from those territories that are free
and for the extinction of the same in territories
where it exists.
"Resolved, That, when Congress furnishes gov.
ernments for the Territories of California and New
Mexico, it will be its duty to establish therein the
fundamental principle OF the ordinance of 1887
upon the subject OF slavery, to the end that the in
stitutiOn may be perpetualy excluded therefrom
beyond every chance and uncertainty"
At a State Convention of the Democratic
party in Massachusetts,, composed Of more
than six hundred members, in 1S49, the fol
, lowing resolutions, introduced by Hon. B. f
Hallett then chairman of the National Dem
, ocratic Committee, and of the State Demo
cratic Committee. were adopted unanimous
ly. as appears from the Boston Post. the or
gan Of the party in New England:
, "Resolred, That We are opposed to slavery il
every form and color, and in favor of freedom an
q free soil wherever man lives, throughout God
heritage.
"Resolped, That, by common law and common
+ sense, as well as by the decision of the Suprem
: Court of the United States, lin Prigg VS.. Pennsy
e vania, IL Peters, 'the state Of slavery is a mer
l. municipal regulation, founded upon and limited t
{ the verge OF the territorial law that is, the lin
its of the State creating it.
,fl "Resolved, therefore, That, slavery does do
exist by any municipal law in the new Territories
- and Congress has power 10 institute it, the i
| cal laws Of any State authorizing slavery can ne'
l. er be transported there; nor can slavery exi,
:, there but by local law OF the territories SAM
n TONED by Congress"
y This, sir. is pretty good Republican do'
n trine, coming from high Democratic al
d thority.
e In 1913. the Legislature Of Ohio, n
~ solved:
,e "That the provisions of the ordinance Of Co
gress of 1887, SO far as the same relates to Il
. very, should be extended to any territory tn
o may be acquired from Mexico by treaty or othe
d. wise."
Ia 1910, IcSOlNGu
"That our Senators in Congress be instruc:e
:! and our Representatives requested, TO use
er honorable means in their power to procure t
'e enactment of such laws by Congress for the go
q ernment of the countries and territories OF &
IL United States, acquired by the treaty Of peac
friendship, limits and settlement with the Repu
IS. lie Of Mexico concluded February 2, A. d. lSi
II. as shall contain the express declaration that the
: shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitu
in said territories, otherwise than in the punia
p ment of crimes, whereof the party shall have De
A., fully convicted"
ep en- The same year, the following was adol
q; ed in Wisconsin:
all "That our Senators in Congress be, and th
We are hereby instructed, and our Representatives
iai Quested, rst 10 oppose the passage OF any act
'er the government of New Mexico and California,
any other territory now belonging to the Cni;
Its States, Or which may hereafter be acquired, I
Us less it shall contain provision forever prohibit
In' the introduction Of slavery or involuntary Ser
he tude into said Territories, except as punishms
IRE for crimes; second, TO oppose the admission
on any more slave States into the Federal Union
vi In 1850, the following was adopted
ess the General Assembly Of the State Of
I've diana:
"a "Tha. our Senatore in Congress be instruct
'uf and our Representatives requested, 20 to C
SUI their votes and extend their influence 70 hs
= engrafted upon any law that nav be passed
of the organization Of the Territory recently acc,