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our National Legislature, to adopt them vt
once as the principles Of their action in set
ferences which now disturb aud distract the
sister States of this Republic; believing that
VI accepted by Congress- aud adopted by the
several States as amendments to the Const-
tuition Of the United States, they will not
only preserve the Union, but will cement
the walls Of this glorious Temple Of Liberty
more strongly and perpetuate 1t, as 1t ought
10 be, forever.
"ReJolued: That in the event that the
principles in the preamble and resolutions of |
| Hon. John j. Crfttenden can not be made |
the basis Of settlement Of the differences OF |
the sister States of the Union, we hereby, in |
| the name of our country, in the name of our |
| sacred Union, call upon Pennsylvania, Mary |
land, Delaware, Virginia, Kentucky, Tenn.
| essee, Arkansas, Ohio Indiana, Illinois and
| Missouri the border sisters, to intervene as
mediatoTs in this great crisis of our affairs;
and by their combined wisdom and devotion
| to the Union, devise some method by which
the country and her institutions can be pre-
served and perpetuated."
Mr.. Anderson then offered the following
amendment, which was read;
"Resolped: That we recommend to our
Congressman 10 propose and support the
restoration of the Missouri COMPROMISING
by Congress, with the understanding that 1t
shall be made part of the Constitution of the
United States as soon as possible"
A motion was Immediately made to lay IL
on the table, and the vote was taken in the
Affirmative; but the President did not put
the negative notwithstanding there were
loud calls for III indeed it is probable it
would not have been laid on the table, had
a proper course been pursued.
DR.. Jordan then rose and stated that he
| had a substitute for the resolutions, and
commenced reading:
"WHEREAs: The Territories of the United
| States belong-not to the people of the diff
ferent States, nor to the States, as States but
l to the National Government, and are held in
: trust by it--not "for the people of all the
. States,n as seems generally supposed but
: for the future inhabitants of the Territories
3 themselves; the citizens of any State hav-
4 ing really no rights in the Territory ex-
s cept such as they have in any and all of the
n States beside the State in which they reside;
n and the States themselves having no in
If terest in the Territories except their pro
q | rata interest in the proceeds from the sales
q of the public lands--this interest in the pro
q ceeds from the sales of the said lands consti
= tuting the sum total of the rights and
Il interests of both States and citizens of States
n in the Territories, it applies equally to tht
r) public lands in the States where such unsolC
~ lands exist and is the same interest which
Id | every citizen has in the National Treasury q
I'd | Washington-no more and no less-and onl,
o, concerns them as IL affects tariffs and taxa
Id ton and
"WHEREAs: The agitation of the SLAYER
st question in the Northern States OF thi
If Union, during the last few years, GROWN
eft sout of the attempt or desire on the part {
ss. the people of the slayeholding States to eH
Id tend the institution of slavery into the Tel
he ritories of the United States, from whic
oil serious and alarming dissensions have arise
en- between the people of the Northern an
tn Southern States threatening the peace al
in perpetuity of the Union; and
of "WHEREAs: 1t is eminently desirable ar
NO proper that these dissensions and Viole
,he agitations' should be permanently quiet'
r. and settled by constitutional provision
cir which shall do equal and exact justice to {
sections, and TO the people who occupy t
It's. Territories, and shall hereafter occupy thel
he as well as to the people of the States-al
no. | thereby restore that peace and good W
ed which ought 10 prevail between all citize
ere of the United States therefore
re- "ResolVsd: That the Senate and House
ba. Representatives of the United States, in 20
rth gress assembled, be, and the same are here
: to recommended to propose substantially 7
lad following amendments to the CONSTITUTE
the Of the United States, to be submitted for II
he ifieation to conventions of the several Stat
in as in such case made and provided, viz:
lion "Article l. In all the territory of the Unit
rit- States, now held or hereafter acquired, sls
| cry sCiNituuCl OASSpb o1 ~
ice. shment for crime, is and shall be prohibit
EN- while such territory shall remain in ter
yitb | torial condition or under territorial GC
mi etnment; but when any Territory witt
fol- such boundaries as Congress may prescr
as shall have q population sufficient to enti
am it to a member of Congress, and shall hs
hen adopted State Constitution, republican
rem It's form OF government, anu elIner rec'
srty nizing, establishing or prohibiting slavery
as n shall be decided and approved by the le
zent voters of such Territory, or major
,e of thereof, at an election held for the adopt
wise or ratification of such Constitutional 81
the be admitted into the Union on an equal 70
inst ing with the other States, with or with
ates. slavery" as its Constitution may provide
NTH "Art. q Congress shall not have power
nal abolish or in any manner interfere with
re. institution of slavery in any of the Sta
"a of by whose laws OF Constitution it is or n
izen be permitted or allowed.
been Cart. 3. Congress shall not have power
rob- prohibit the Interstate slave-trade or
with transportation OF slaves from one state
the another of the slaveholding States, whet
that transportation be by land nayigs
by rivers or by sea.
avn "Art. A. Congress shall not have po
Har- TO abolish slavery in the District of Colun
s on without the consent of majority of
Dres- legal voters thereof to be obtained by I
were ular election held for that purpose; and I
,iect only by full compensation to such owner
Nth slaves therein as shall not otherwise cons
, co. to be paid out of any money in the I'm
If States Treasury not otherwise appropriat
oted, PERsoNAL-LIBERTY BILLS.
our "PesolUed: That Congress be recommen
ces. to pass a Joint resolution Recommend
lonal each of the free States which has Perso
came liberty Laws on its statute books to re-
enue the same in toto and at once, and to az
the either the Personal---very. Bill of the
ONE, of Georgia or State of Virginia, and the
on kidnapping, of the same; and that eac
and the other free States be recommends
were adopt the same, as well those which
! the not, as those that now have Personal-lib
I I ana Laws on their statutes.
i.,tnt sne The radical Republicans, up to this t
I'a had kept silent, but during the reading
vas frequently interrupted Mr.. Jordan with
cheers, which were at once met by hi
my and at times the confusion was 80 great
we ~ he could not proceed,
~ ;IOeS A motion was Immediately made to
'i''SN the substitute on the table, and the athl
= tive vote taken, but the President would
= :; On call for the nays, though loudly deman
'iHs' and after some confusion the friends OF
substitute determined their voices shoul
dis heard, and they voted; but, although
pur- were very numerous, they were eVident
arrest the minority.
rchy, The original report was then adopted,
Jnlon after some confusion the meeting adjouT
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