Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-02-01
business, aud remember that your AFRO
gance aud iugrati.ude have lost you that
which will never again be placed within
your reach"
Where Pennsylvania Stands.

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the sentiments Of very large majority of
both branches Of our State Legislature up
on the subject Of maintaining the Union.
We ask for them careful perusal by our
, readers.
: JOINT RESOLUTIONS, relotire to the
maintainance Of ths Constitution andL
Union:
Whereas, q convention Of delegates as
sembled in the city Of Charleston, iu the
State of South Carolina, did, on the TWEEN
,ieth day Of December, in the year Of our
Lord 1850, adopted an ordnance entitled
| "Ordinance to dissolve the Union between
the State of South Carolina and other
States united with her, under the Consti-
tuition of the United States Of America" !"
whereby it is declared that the said union
is dissolved: Aud whereas, it becomes
the duty of the people Of Pennsylvania,
through their representatives in this Cen
eral Assembly, to make known what they
consider to be the objects sought, and the
obligations and duties imposed BY the Con.
stItutl0n: Be u therefore
Resolved, By the Senate and House Of
, Representatives of the Commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met,
and it is hereby resolved,
l. That the Constitution of the Uni
! ted States Of America was ordained and
established, as set forth BY its preamble,
by the people of the United States, in or
der to form q more perfect union, estat-
lish justice, insure domestic tranquility,
provide for the com mon defence, promote
the general welfare and secure the bless
ings of liberty to themselves and their
posterity and. if the people Of any State
in this Union are not in the full enjoy
ment of all the benefits intended TO be Sc
cured to them by the said Constitution, if
their rights under it are disregarded, their
tranquility disturbed, and their prosperity
retarded or their Liberties imperiled by the
people Of any other State, full and adequate
redress can aud ought to be provided for
such grievances through the action Of
Congress and other proper departments Of
the National Government.
2. That while the people of Pennsyl-
vania entertain, and desire to cherish, the
most fraternal sentiments for their bretb-
ren Of other States, and are ready now as
they have ever been to cooperate in all
measures needful for their welfare, securi-
ty aud happiness, and the full enjoyment
of all their rights under the Constitution
which makes US one people, they claim
! from them the same faithful observance OF
all the duties and obligations imposed
thereby. That while they can no. surren-
der their love of liberty Inherited from the
! founders Of their State, sealed with the
blood of the Revolution, and witnessed in
the history of their Legislation, and while
they claim all their rights under the Con-
stiiutioD, they nevertheless maintain, now,
as they have ever done, the constitutional
rights of the people of the slavebolding
States to the uninterrupted enjoyment OF
their own domestic institutions.
3. That We adopt the sentiment and
language of President Andrew Jackson,
expressed in his message to Congress, on
the 10Th of January, 1888, "rhas the
right of the people Of State to absolVe
themselves at will, and without the consent
of the other States, from their most SOL
emn obligations, and haz,rd the liberties
and happiness of the millions composing
this Union, can not be acknowledged
and that such authority is utterly repug-
nant both to the principles upon which
the general government is constituted, and
the objects which it was expressly formed
to attain"
4. That the Constitution of the United
States of America contains all the powers
necessary to the maintenance Of its au.
thority, and it is the solemn and most i'm
perative duty of the government to adopt
and carry into effect whatever measures may
be necessary to that end; and the faith
and the power Of Pennsylvania are hereby
pledged to the support of such measures,
in any manner and to any extent that may
be required of her by the constituted au'
thorities Of the United States.
5. That all plots, conspiracies and war
like demonstrations against the United
States, 10 any section Of the country, are
treasonable in their character, and what
ever power of the government is necessary
for their suppression should be applied to
that purpose without hesitation or delay.
6. That the Governor be and he is
hereby requested to transmit a copy ol
these resolutions to the President of the
United States, properly at'ested under the
great seal of the Commonwealth, and like
astested copies to the Governors Of the
several States of this Union, and also to
our Senators and Representatives in Con-
gres., who are hereby requested to present
the same to the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States.
B0Several Democrats voted against
these resolutions, not because they disap.
proved them, but because they did not, in
their opinion, 60 far enough in satisfaction
of the Slave Power.
DarAfter reading the above, it will be
we'll for every one to peruse the Emanci
patton Act Of Pennsylvania (l7SO and
also the Joint Resolutions Of the keystone
State, in 1920, agaiust allowing Slavery tc
be imposed upon Missouri. Both speai
noble, true sentiments-and both are sub.
stantially echoed by their descendants in