The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1861-03-14

Report OF the Committee of Thirty
Three.
The following is an abstract Of the
resolutions Of the Committee Of thirty
three.
RcsoIgcd, In tho opinion of the Com
mittoe the existing discomfort among
lho Southern people, and hostility
among them to tho Federal Govern
mont are greatly to be regretted, and
whether such are without just cause or
not, any reasonable constitutional rem
odies and additional specific and effect
ual guarantees Of their peculiar rights
and interests, as recognized by the Con.
stitution, necessary to preserve the peace
Of the country and pcrpetuity Of the
Union, should be promptly and cheer
fully granted.
Resoivsd BY the Senate and House,
that all attempts of legislatures to OBJ.
struct the recovery offugitivcs from ser
vice, are in dorogation of the Constitu-
ton, inconsistent with tho comfy and
good noighborhood, that should prevail
among the States, and dangerous to the
peace of the Union.
Res0lUed That the several States be
requested to cause their statutes to be
revised with the view Of ascortaining if
any conflict or tend 70 ombarass the OK
ecution of the laws, for the delivery Of
persons held to labor, by the laws of
any State, and escaping therofrom;
and earnestly request such enactment
be forthwith repealed, as required
by just sense Of constitutional OBJ
legations, and by a due regard for the
peace of the Republic; and that the
President be requested to oommu-
nicate these resolutions to the Cover
nors Of the several States, requesting
that they be laid before the Legislatures
thereof
Bcsolccd, That we recognize Slavery
as now existiug,in fifteen States by the
usogcs and laws of those States, and
recognize no authority, legal or other
wise, outside Of such States to interfere
with Slavery, in disregard oftho rights o,
their owners. and of the peace,of socie.
ty.
Resolycd, That we recognize the Jus
tice and proPriety of a faithful oxccu.
tion Of the Constitution and laws made
in pursuance thereof on the subject Of
fugitive slaves, and discountenance all
mobs or hindrances to the execution of
such laws, and the citizens of each State
shall be entitled to all the privileges
and immunities of citizens in the sever
al States,
Rcsolced, That we recognize no sucl
conflicting elements in its composition
as a sufficient cause,from any source for
n dissolution of this Governments; that
we are not sent here to destroy, but sus.
thin and harmonic the institutions of
the country, and see equal justice done
to all parties, and perpetuate its exis
tence on terms Of equality and justice
to all.
Rcso7oe7, That the faithful o5serv
ance on the part of all the States of all
constitutional obligations to each other
and to the General Government, is es.
scntial to the peace of the country.
R,solDed, That it is the duty of the
Federal Government to enforce the fed
eral laws, protect federal property, and
preserve the Union of these States.
Peso7cca That each State is request
ed to revise its statutes, and if neccssa-
ry, amend so as to secure without lcgis-
laJion by Congress to citizens Of other
States travelling therein, the same pro-
lection as their own citizens.
Rcso1red That each State be request
ed to enact laws to prevent any attempt
whatever to set on foot the luwless inva-
sion of any other State or Territory.
Rcso7yed, That the President be re-
qucstcd to transmit the foregoing to the
Governors, with tho request to commu-
nicate them to their Legislatures.