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. .... ---.; ". llw',llrwtii'y1iliy r -. . --eft k , .. I ? i . ... JT 71 VOL; EDENT0m:GiWBDNBSDAYi:pEeEM Rr R ;25; 1S50: 34 I i V ij : ' A - j .-I :1 '' n.j '.I .1. r". TV sir Every Wednesday Eveningr hy. T. C. MANNING, EDITOR. ! TERSRs: ? S 25 O -peri annum, iif paid withih three nianths from the date of subscription ; if payment is delated for & longer time. , '.- ,; Advertisements inserted at the usual rates. Court orders and JudiciaVAdveVtisemehtS'.wil. be charged twenty. five per cent, additional.- Yearly Advertisements inserted at S$ IO per n. c. Legislature. s : TlTlSSL AVERY UES'JTIOnI Altlioughthe several Resolutions below have already been brought to tho notice of our read. erst we present them to.dav in full, in order that they may be preservej convediently Tor subsequent reference. The whole subject mat. ter will thus be compressed in a short space. : We deem it unnecessary to combine with them all br the various sets of Resolutions which ' tiave been offered. The Majority and Minor. ity resolutions, and those of iodividual members of the . Setect Committee who disagreed with bods ire licre given. ' ..J" , . . SjiCNDERsj on the part of the; Majority Kit tint Jeittt Select Committee on Slavery sub- j mitted the following Preamble and Reaolu. v tions: ' ''.','.' '.' ' ;1' -v ' Whereas, TKe people o North Carolina f have ever cheri-shed a lively and cordial, at- tachment to the Union of the States,, and en. tcrtain the mol siricefe.tesire for ;iis. preser vation, and whilst, in the opinion of this Gen. jral Assembly, the ' slavvholdiru; States have aufiered creat wrong by some di the measures .enacted at .the last session of Cling resa, called . Compromise acts; yet, as these measures have ! become the fa w$ of the land, it is the duty of . the oouui to acquiesce, so long as iney snail beadKercd to and enforced in eood feith : and so loniz as Conzress shall abstain from the ati option of any other measure touciling the Jn- stitution of slavery, calculated either to endan--jger ifts security oir to destroy the guaranties of lite Constitution ; be it therefore 1. Resolved. 'thru the fugitive slave act pass- cd by Corigreaa at its last session, is in strict' ' . .-i . : ' I . - contormiiy wun iino provision aim rcquire ;ments pf the Constitution of the United States, and if carried into execution in good faith is caiculated to give security to' slave propeiy ; &nd any failure on the part of ther ederal.bixec f utive enforce or any attempt on the part of the judicial authorities of the free States to obstruct its execution, would not only constitute just cause of complairlt on the part of the south, but would be such a gross dereliction of duty as could not fail to weaken those ties which bind together tins States of the Union., j . 3. Resolved That the abolition of slavery in the District of Qjolumbia the interdiction of . the slave trade between the States the refu- , ttal to admit "any new1 State into the Union, ibeeavae of its recognition of the institution of slavery the total, repeal of the. fugitive slave act, or its modification so as essentially to im. pair its force and "efficiency--- would, in the opinion of this General Assembly, amount to sucn a Clear, ue uueraic auu nuinaoie ureacn oi , , v i'L r. j 'u i - u-u. r. . i i--: . w . u.v kr j ; r .u rivrA X nt.v demand of the frQemem of North ; Caro Una .u . , I;- . . the most determined resistance, and lustifv rrrarin Tnnn nnn nHirnini iin si n wit iix nil igrant the most 'determined; resistance, and justify them in uniting with the; other slaveholding States to uphold and maintain their, just and violated rights. 3. Reiolved, That whenever all or any one of the acts mentioned in the foregoing resolu of the UnUcd State., the Governor, of this State t ions shall have been) pitssed by the Congress be and he is hereby, requested to convene the General Assembly at such time as in his wis. dom shall seem fit, in order to take into con- tideratibn the solemn duties which we owe to ourselves as freemen, and of our then exist- . M h ma.1m.?vmm iU Ua Piul.ro I i nAifA.nmanf' uig rciauum wiui t "'l1f "v , i ; : And whereas, it would be both proper 'and t znedient to restrict all trading ' intercourse -11 A;- with; the non-slaveholding States, so long as there shall exist a well grounded apprehension either as to the repealof the fugitive slave act or its non-execution, and as there now exists just grounds fori such upperhensibns'; be it therefore, Resolved, Thai it is expedient to impose an ad valorem, tax upon all articles of merchan dize of the growth, manufacture or product of the non-slaTeholding States, which shall be HrSJLTW. SWefrorA nd , after ;lhe fint dayof Augbit ativWe bfthe Council of State, to suspend the ... i. . .m .ui .4iJl r ui . . SSiuS upon the Union, than al. the resolutions of re ly appear that the fugfcsUve t hath been Sfer i faithfully executud. f ; v ;i Mr! Avery on the part of the Minority sub mitted the following Report and Resolutions ; The minority of the committee, to whom was referred sundry resolutions upon the sub iect of negro slavery and federal relations, addition to the resolutions agreed i on by the committee; ask leave to report to the Legisla- ture additional resolutions, to wnich they re auest their assent t , . i j i ne minoriiy Deiieve mai me urae nas ar rived when U becomes a matter of imperious necessity, both for" the sa I vation ' of the Union, and the correct administration, of the General Government, ibat tfcje States should ascertain distinctly 'whether they" Have any rights, or whether the tenth: section of the amendments to the Constitation meant nothings and should be, considered as meaning nothing. t f ;i , t ; .'It cannot be' denied, that since the establish ment of the constitution of the United Slates, there has existed two pa rties in' 'the country, one contending, that) said constitution delega ted only. certain enumerated. and denned pow ers, and that all the, powers, incident to sover- eigmy, wmcn were noi inerein grantea, were reserved to the States respectively ; the other party' contending that the Government created by that; instrument Avas a consolidated Govern ment with no limit to.it power, but its sover eign will' and pleasure. Although in the ea- reer of ambition, and (he strife of sectional in. te rests, these great5 landmarks i of party my have been forgotten for a time, or partial ob lite rated, still, in the opinion of.the undersign ed, they cannot be . overlooked, without great danger to the people,' and a final overthrow of our repuDiican system oi government, lo the neglect or forgetfulness of the limited char, acter of our Government, are solely to be at. tributed our present difficulties and dangers. When wc regard the vast extent of the Amer. jean Union, reaching from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean, embracing in ! its wide domain individuals of every habit and nation, and eve ry variety of ioteresUit requires very little po Iitical sagacity to, foresee, that if we acquiesce in the doctrine,' that the Government a: .Wash-, ington is all-powerful, and that the States have iiq rights, we shall very soon erect! an irriperi. a I tyranny under the form and outward show ot a Kepuoiic.i lct us regard lor a moment what would be the condition of the! slavehold. ing States under a consolidated Government. A consolidated Government must always respond to the wishes ot a majority of the ng. gregnte mass of the spyhole j people jot' the Uni ted States. . Andean; we. doubt what that wish is how, or shortly will be, : upon the subject of slavery? It ue do, we must i shut our eyes to the numerous ; signs which are vis ible in every part of (he political horizon. It is said. Congress will! never interfere with sla Very; within the bounds of a State! Even suppose we should; have the most 'undoubted assurance of this factj there are means of an noyanCe i and , dt-st ruction of this institution wiinniit .venturing wunout tne Dounds ot a State, Which an all-powerful and consolidated ttoverqrnent can easily put into operation The individual right of resistance to tyranny, ' . ' . i. "!! . j ' . ? . ' . 1 li -i '' ' . or. revoitiuon, was enainiv noi ail mai was meant byour. complicated; theory. of Uovern. ment; it it was a great deal of useless labor was taken to express a right we enjoy in com mon with the poorest slave, or. the humblest worm which is trod upon the mere robber's right r That they should take who have the; power. And all should keep who can." It would be an humble boast of our experi ment in the science of Government to admit, jmore than this. framed our Government were not orly lovers of liberty, but they estab lished certain checks and balances with a hope of preserving and perpetuating that liberty. and among the chief and most efficient of these, rl were me riiims reservtju 10 ine were the rights reserved to the States, in their organizea communities as political powers i . , w . . t i 1 he true question then for, us too , . rM;Ur does the State of North Carolina, i .. .. . , " j . .decide, is this, as an organ ized "polijical community, "possess the right to seceue or.wiinurawirom me union, in ease me General Governmentrwilfullv omits lor tefuses to fulfil her constitutional obligations, or in or der to protect her citizens against fan uncon stitutional' or oppressive act of the General Government; and for , he purpose of making that protection effectual, can she command the undivided allegiance of all the inhabitants with- in her territory ?- - j . h' : Unless the peopie of; the State possess this right, and have Mirri ndered it by the Consti tution of the United States, it is. sheer folly to talk nf thpir rMPrvpd rifrhU thpv HavP nnn" "JlSuffi .M? uu mo awuci w nuuwu, uic ucuci n win be for all the parties concerned. This right was undoubtedly intended by the framers of our theory of Government as the great safety .value of the Union the j only; means by which - it could be preserved, arid prevented from rush ing, upon one hand, into consolidation, tothe destruction of our liberty; and upon: the other. into. insurrections and domestic violence, de structive of all order, f " D ; It is said bv many, who admit the right to that U is impmdent. ow to assert it.- "T.TZi WfSjff Tvnt T - f UK I the whole North to the danger she is bringing HLnt Jtn -thfr - tuA nnW ipn nnnn - the most solema deliberation, and the fullest conviction, that 'such a conviction is; the only resokree left them: to protect their rights from - 1 intolerable tyranny; and oppression, i .; in Among the few subjects which could possi- biy i oc uce a estate towitnd raw irom the U ni,on, negro slavery stands pre-eminent. ' This insti- - 1 tution torms the sabstra turn ot southern socie- : l.ty. it is so intimately connectea wun :our - 1 suitu auu uouicau iciauuus, mai iu; ucsiruw- tion, or, material id yrr, would xiot, only, pro duceuniv.rsatbu.orerthro.Se,. This vast institution Is? unknown to a majority of the s States of ftl Union and.' i. regarded with hostility byprjtmajority xf tlie people of those States; certplQly tlien, if any , question can ever arise, 6(i?t jfiicient wagnitue tp call into action reservjpjpowefa, which may exit, for the pfeservatiovpf theUnion1 and protec tion of the i peoplelris question is one 4 , ' s lie iiMuuiiiy,.uwi:i;T(; ii ua 2iicuu3 cuur . :jj v...- r.4' - - . - . . i .1 ana a oiuer sarcasm against me nonor ana lusuce or ue peorne ;oi me unuea oiaies es,;to would assert, that the ejcise-of this power necessarilv destrOf Sur' Union. The Consti xuiionoi me unuea states rnanes provision lor ns amenomeni ticuia any one, oiaie oeier P r t, I c?. U.l ijj r.u I rest of the State bail the world, of the reasons ; , . ; j 'tt a. .'-c ' , . j i i - . . . . , . VA rt r wriest tta iitH a n . . r . .1 .. , i. . I Slates. to imeiWihe Comtitutioo of the U. nied States, a, toSiiDafe all .uch fears, and L, .ii j ejpu- u ujr j .u .u 1 remove the dangswhich had forced the with- drawing State frortthe Union t ! We are con- of the kind which if so perfect, that it cannot H so perieci, xnai u cannot he constanttagitation and aers answer the question. be amended ? i v Le discussion of iU TlLU ''U: T.. 't- l; i i u W;u. a,aTcry. stKAiiW.f Ki-s.;. i 5 Ka Illy 1VUI VI tUV.UVUIfflll UVU),.allu IIIHbb II W I ' . ! j i:TlL 1 ' r IKS TJrt j. .u o...yilC .:-u- ' i 1, i 4 rAifrV - j i . , . ...... .t . ... , -vr J .. tt a otate, previous ia,3(vitnarawing..irom .tne u- nion would probosfiito the other. States such Ui i. ' r V vfr , Z r??" think her, safety reratrcd, and it would be for iu ' .t -o.-. J. Jkij- ...u-.L ' l:u j t k . i . ' u u .'-j tnents were unjust Kfrcould not be assented to. ? if Ji-li .t I uut cetiuuiiv uuviuiiiiv ;oi . American i 5 . . s t ' - iu1 I v 1 c n n m anrl TnpripjrA lit cnv this rnncTitiitinn I cauuui oe amenuetifior inai we; cannot irusi 'fh4 task ofamehdinitl-'.The noriislaveholding iii lumivG ami iaiuj9ui uui wuiiiiviiidi vvilii i oiuies ceriamiv, utjoioL; uujuuu o seme uix-j tested power'for sdo inju t Should 'the Stat'W Noi Li 'i . ' " .5; j "OUS purposes. nn yarouna aomir, that she has pp righfcnder any.ctrctimstances to withdraw from tUmon, but must rely tor her protection upofthat uas been called her natural rignts,-ana Tort to reoeuion or in- surrection, she releases thereby heT citizens from allegiance to 4oy her commano; for, if she has parted wiihfll her sovereignty, she has no claim to oWijiuice u. such an emergen. cy. one may raise ve sianuara 01 revou, imo collect around her banner all the disaffected and discontented, buEtin doing so 'she admits she is guilty of treasl), and kll . who followher fortunes, may !sharfhe fate of traitors. ;In ,u""' IHUU " ment of ilk obligations imposed b it we cannot ame5 the ConsUtanonr of the I c-t;(((t;.vl l " J J; ""iscu u Tt1 . j . ' t -fciu li i . .1 stitution ufcjn ti.3 General Govern question forever, aJ place.it for all; tore WHE3lnsi the continual agitation of the va. time beyond the reih of political agitation, rious of: iiiioci connected with the subject of unlessthey intend hafier, when might makes negr0 franght with the most serious right, to avail themselves of a doubtful or con- and naiouickrisP.niiencMt and whAr.: iU allcivil conflicts tlf?; king's name is a tower grievajcicis, bwing out of Northern interfer of strength," and the lioldier is doubtless arm- enCe!itKtt i domestic' institutions, that can' ed, who believes, his cause is not only tiict. hut Inwful. M Therightto witbajliw from the Union, as a . . ; . vg -5 a?5 t appeal 10 ine lus-iice uiiu loroKuiauoe oi the ! other states,. theaminonty. believe is not only mdispensablethe satety ot the atates, out is .in strict company wiui ou r meory ana iorm 01 government, ago wassounuersiptmuiiu meant bruts framers. Celse,.why was the tenth amenumeni auacneuaio im voiiKiiiuiion ui p initnn(f nf tlirt Str.lP.s whir.n. hv thir acts of ratification, fekpressiy re . ii. . 11 equirea u, ana among them, i none? Itvere more urgent than Massachusetts. ThStsState ! ratified the-Con. stitution with (this prrbviso; That it be ex plicitly declared, that Klf powers not expressly delegated by it he aforesaid Constitution, are reservca to me ssv P 1 1. ' if H ' K ' c. . . jl'l 'T jf. ssm States to he by them Hj . exercised; The minority wilili(h! insult the understand ings of members ofhy Legislature, by an ar. gumenf to convince i$ra, that the right herein contended for, is ver,y : dissimilar from nullifi cation, tNnor can itl confounded , with that doctrine, except by ihtltviduals who are drilling to deceive the! people -to aid their selfish and siuister purposes, j. ijj j . In conclusion, therjority, for fear of mis. apprehension, beg leav to state, that they pro. pose the following resolutions, with no view of advocating or urging flunioo ; on the (Contra ry, they yield to none& their sincere attach mant to theT : Union x&e5 Ste. ' be. lieve the Constilutiort 6f the United Slates, hbn. estly and fairly admirn(ieredv the greatest tri umph, of human intellect and virtue, bst that in order to insure thjects for which it was ordained, it should so Jfidministered with the same justice and fd.riarance,. toardY- the weaker members of iSo:' confederacy, with which it was establish). When, however, it ceases to pursue the glorious objects of its in. stitution . and is seizeupon by, a dominant majority to insult andfippress a smaller por tion" of the confederacihe only refuge from intolerable tyranny and depression will be found tinder the banner of tnjfeveral Spates. With the view, therefore, of asserting the rights of the States, and )tonvincing the world, i V7U. u ;VWki"ww wffer f-r g .:- y ipress mcn shall proscribe the they were to oe exermiea, tne minoniy cannot of u c,c 0t property pecoliar to any comprenena, 11 tne. q t i?ue rigni nerem insist- ton y w IJ; subversive of that iustice iMueuieu ui .a muwwu. r , , 1 dommtA -traE3Ul ltv " nrirf tn fWoU tbatlb3r a primarj as an ul; banner in North Carolina 'do hot deny a c." jce to their native btata, out rjiio , i sort, will rally around: her 7 hcur of trial and danger, as the ark of tbelr galv: tion, the 'minority propose the foUovrbg; re lutioris, and nak their adop. Hon 2 T M .-p USUIUEL J. PERSON, : f t ; tskUEL N. STOWE, OS c I AUUUS fcTKWIW, iJ3 VWJi-'BLOW; ill 1 i A ted btotet a compact between aovereign and j -. . ? ... , . i- .9 . inoepena. JiotaJS, and all po wers not therein aeiesatet a re rcierved to the Mates resnec IIVIVa.I '9 . omr-tiirlh. allnhnloa nl (Avoruiitn. 2.h.hT7tl,W T ' r l r " .!$2 GI'?- era! wcrui cuu an j proiecung ncr ciuzens irom B,:ih7 -i ?u u.j other, a strict fulfil- y the Con- ment! neoole of North Caro- ,inafas fitical comrnuhity, have the cede 07withdraw from e 0. - i ... "'""l n.vwici. ,;a iiiajwiuv ui iiic ucouic, 111 convent on asmbted, shall decide a withdraw. aI neciy to. protect thair property. or per. .... T..ni. . I sons . trour inconstitutional and oppressive lee- l"ion lil he Gencral Governraen.. or.whe... "'r lauure 01 me general worern. ment tofiuljl her constitutional obligations, the people ort ie State may deem such a sten nec. tu- r vj, m vi uui iu acvuic . 1119 CiJJT IIICIH 111 to themr'jv the constitution of the United States; nr:j r.u and ?uir n emergency, a majority of the peo- P,c u l)W varouna, acun? inrougn me or Qfl- 4,t,Li- r .u o. . U u gannei wlrnorities of the State, wou d be en- ,:ixv,5tl.I J J sj J Ti : ' r 11 "ilea olo and undivided allegiance of all . ... O . ::tf. Mr.LliiwErJdid i I, 1, ! not concur with either the i t Majoni iri ?!inprity of the . Committee, but preseni;j me lOUOWing nesoiUllOns : neoole'f Ah Tawhnlrt; imnresrbf:t witii a sense of what nra Uwir riirJii.: alld da.hnihcdrtb maintain and defend those rights tv ill constitutional and lawful means- anj wkafasJtHe Union of these States which was desifejed by -its founders-and adopted by the netoh' of the resnectiv StatM "in ord-r to egtabltf, Ustice.Vensure domestic tranquility, and seAni t! 4 blessings of liberty to them and to us: ther Iterity," should be sustained and i t ! " protected u: I time and experience have prov. en it tobi r, ul Srly, incompetent to the a nawer- ing 01 me e ear. purposes ; ana wnereas, in case iffitviulw become necessary for the slave hnMintV 5;tatr f trt be much iiorl effectually attained by unanimi i.i J. 1 r l - . . iv anci cc 01 action man nv (vn 'pwi.. lationlo'r irrcipohsible conventions : There. j fore,! 1 '4 I i ' 1;: Rifc- L That iho itiMt;Ar f-i. efca Uthe Southern States, is a subject with fhi:b people of the North have nei- t hcr the 'CO.- litutional power nor the moral rfokt'ln ihtAr.tri:. ntU A;ro .1.. o inier.jre, either directly or indirectly. citner DV.ieri.iaiive enartmpnt nr ruiol . . . i . ..... , I ti 11 1 . . L . . . nncAhaf all such interference should u reiistid aau unwarranted assault unnn hnr r . , j. 2. Rt toIx.L That the territorial lands of the Unit id V atcs, whether purchased bv the comixan trciure, or conquered by the com mon r.rnts'. c?htto hn T . o . ... vvillllivil ,! lerprfce,anc! ipen to the common emigration of all?se!tioaJ alike;. that an v discrimination owners sec and blessings of liblrt Whiclt the Contii lit inn .uri q rloai rvn ed tog j stabLsh, ensure and secure ;" and that anyaarKnurr..pi oi trie teintonal bills passed at thr jist tjssion ' of Congress,' which shall make it cb c!.Jcrimination, would authorize and demand of i!.e slaveholding States, measures of rehli ticn as hereinafter suggested. 3A3uz:.:a That the owners of slaves in the irict cf Columbia, hold that kind of pro. pert! i dcr the guaranty "of the Constitution, whicf d Jclari that no person shall be deprlv ed oflilii I'-rty or property wfthout due pro cess j l tw ;,! nd that those who remove slaves from U e '-Ve holding State to another, for tbep Hose cf sale or settlementi are' entitled uride. W e . Constitution, to all the rights and privi! of slave, owners in the states where .thoyj h. y i- ppen to be ; that tho abolidon of slave rnt i District of Columbia would fur. ther I ;i Itro, a gross breach of faith towards n jii w oiayes irom one slaveholding State fo 4c .er, could be regarded in no other light ptri t : aj blow aimed at slavery in the Statep that fthA paasage of either of these meAilj b Cdtjgfess could not fail to exert a most M uri- si influence on the institution of slaveWthr. jghout the South, arid would au. thori&Jid f Muire of the slaveholding States, vi-Ai-&ap ctfj!!? submitted, ' ; i tU 2Nr.Y.T. CLARK, Chn, ) i- 1 IjV illiam B- SHEPARD, Vgt GiErN W. CAU)WELL. one c " ve holding States ; that such abo htiod i ai Z District, or such interdiction of the rc ii at cf slaves frorn one ' slaveholding CrO'' ' - ? w !' , . V' ! -a 'tt.j'l-Jr -.nit : t l f r : 1 . I - -;c , a u ni me series 01 acts passed at the last session of Congress, constituting what . is generally termed " the tamprom.se! viz : The act admtting .California, as a State-tne , act establishiLig a territorial 'government for " Utah (be act for me adjustment of the Texas boundary and the act establbhing the territo rial government of New MexicoMhe act pro. 1 vidiog for the! surrender of fugitives slavs and the act abolishing the slave trade io the District ;of Cojumbia having" become the law ot the lane and obligatory oh all "sections, States, communities and ' persons, ought to be obeyed ; and ihe Executive is bound by the ...wow auiciuu uoiigauon 10 see mat they are en forced, should any resistance "be offered to their execution. f i ' - v ; ' . I 5. Resolved, That the people jof the "slave : oJdingl5tatesi yielded much in aotne'ofltha measures of that Comnbmise, for the sak of conciliation, and peace, with scarcely a re munerating benefit in the passage of the act for the surrender of fugitive slaves; that the repeal of said fugitive slave law, would be! a manifest breach of faithj on the part of Congress to which the people of the South cannot, ought not, "and will not,; quietly submit ; arid that jn case of such repeal, the retaliatory measures 1 bnt the part 01 the stave-holding States, heremafter sug gested, would jbe authorized and demanded by the occasion, j' J w '-' 1 ' ; i J 9. Resolved, That any system of organized opposition to the execution of tlie said fugitive slave law. in jthe non-slaVeholding States, ei ther by legislative enactment," by police regu lations, by lawless violence, or by overawing demonstratibrts of physical force, the result of which shall be to render this law practically inoperative, will also justify and require of the slave-holding States, those retaliatory measures! hereinafter suggested ' j 7." Retqhe4 That North Carolina entertains the most sincere and abiding attachment to the Union oftheib States ; that we will maintain and defend thi Union, and' sustain the consti tuted authorities of thcGoverumehtas Idng as the same can jean be done-cdsisteutfy with the preservation of our liberties,, and the enjoy, ment of thosej rights and privileges,1 whichthe Union was designed to secure, and the Govern ment to protect ; that it behooves theSouthern . States to resort to every mode 'of redress not incompatible frith the Constitution; before they should contemplate the alternative of disunion; arid that if disunion must cemej they should' so; act as to throw the rcspomibih'ty ' oir those who are dispoaw - yantonly td inaafr us,' and to invade our, rights. j ' ' 8. Resolved, That in case Congress shall hereafter so alter the laws of the last session establishing territorial governments, as to ap ply to them the principles of the Wilmot Provi soj or should repeal the taw proriding for the surrenaer 01 mgttives staves, or so change that law as to render it inefficient, for the accom plishment of the purposes designed by it,er should pass any law for the abolition of the ia- stitution of slavery m the District of Columbia, or interdicting the removal of slaves from one State to aootheT.-it will then be the duty of the slave-hoiking States to send delegates to be appointed -untLer authority of law to a conven- lion, the business and authority of which con verition shall! be to deviss and recommend to the said slaye-holdirig State repectively such retaliatory measures', not inconsistent with the Constitution as may be; demanded by the ex igencies of the occasional nd with a view to ob taining that junanimity and concert' of action without which all attempts at redress will be in vain. : - t I 9. Resolved. That it be and hereby is re commended I to the respective slave-holding States of theUnion, to provide by law for the . assembling of their Legislatures, for the pur pose of regelating under the authority of law, the appointment of delegates to said Conven tion in case of such change by congress of the territorial bills of the last session, or of the re peal or modification of the fugitive ( slave law as' before suggested, or the' abolition of slavery in ihe District of C'lumbia, or the iaterdic: ' tion of the removsl of slaves from one State to another an j in case of the necessity of hold, ing such contention, caeh State should be en. titled to the same number of delegates as it will be' entitled td! electoral votes for President and Vice President of thc-United gtates,f unJer the census just taVethe mannef of apointing said delegates to fa regulated by Jaw; in each State as the Legislature thereof may pro vide -a ma jority of the delegates 'appointed to said Conveo tion to constitute a quorum the manner of voting to be. regulated by the Convention it selfand that' it shall be the duty of said Con vention when! assembled, td devise and recom. .. mend a series of relaliatoiy measures, not vio. lative of the Constitution of the Unhed States, to the Legislatures" Of i.lho slaveholding States for their adoption. f : ' ; " " j. " ' -10. Resohea TbaVthe following proposi tions among others, be submitted to the notice of the slave-holding States as proper for the consideration j of said Con vention, ia case its assemblage shall be necessary, under either of the contingencies before sbggested, vir : The passa'ge "of .aj law (preceded by an amendment of the State Constitution, when ne cessary) providing for reducing to a state of slavery, all ihe free negroes within their respecj tive limits, in jcase they do, no leave the State within the prespribed periods-Hand the further permanent provision of disariowing.freedom to any colored person within the fouct degree. .-1 i A 1 1 i t t. ;'' : ' '. . ;. ''. ' !'..-.'!'' ' ; - : M I . 1 : . r I. " - " . ' ' - j. ... f,., , -- - '" "' '