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Daniel Webster And Slavery

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Day
6
Month
March
Year
1843
Copyright
Public Domain
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un ene thirtl day of December, icií), a lar meeting of citizms convened in the Stoto House at Boston, to mico into consideratie the mensures necessary to be adopted to prevent tlje further extensión of slnvery q the United States. A commitiee ofnineteen was appoined (of which Webster w s une,) who tnadea report from wïiicli the followin is er trncted. To thoso wl.o nre making efforts to ore vent the extensión of sluvery, iti3a Fourceof equal pnde and pleasnre to know, they re counfenanced and supported by characters most venerable i thoso States in which t ia notyetnbon.hed,n„d if to thcse are addci he ferven .wishes of their fellovv ckizen3 of the olher States, i,e np,,enJf we trust, will 110 : be disregarded. Jt U therefore, Resolve,], as the opinio,, of this meeting Thni the Congress of the United States pL sesses the constiiutional power, upon the aim,sS,on of any new rt.te crea led beyond 3 hmits of the original territory of thí United Staten, to make the prohibition of the farther extensión of slavery, or involuntary eervitude n suco new State, a condition of its udmi,! sion Resolved, That, in the opinión of this meet ing, it wjustnnd expedient that this power should be exercised by Congrew, upon the ad mission of nll new States ennted bevond th onnrina! limits of the Unired Staten. Thh report was unnnimously nnü Messrs. Webster. Blake, Quiicy, AS ZÍ üallison were nppoinied a rommittee to trnnsmit the rest.lnti-.ns to the Senalors and Reo resentatives of this Sfate in Conffress, and to draft a memorial to that honorable body tbr the signatures of the citizens.iCThe Marshall Stateaman thinks our Representaties and Senators sbould be required" to manifest a fulJ, open and fearless opposition to slavery where the rigfit of the Geneial Governm -nt extcnds. Does the editor mean to sny that they ougbt to go for the immediatenbolition ofélaverjrin the District of Columbia? Not a Whig pper, Or Whig convention or meeting-, in thh SeatO, so fur aa we knov-, has avowed even tlm mnch. Wül our neighbor define hts position on thia one point? Ha claims to be vvith us in our general object, and yet is againat us in ncarly every particular. (tHaalilio is the name of the amoosiador to this country from the Sandwich islands, and the king's private secretary. He has beeij officially aeknowledired as ambassador ot Washington, and received much attention there. Wljüe passing n a eteamboat fronx New York to New Haven, with the Rev. Mr. Richards, his Exceileney was compelleJ to eat breakfast vvith the servants, or go hungry. He chose the former alternativo, and Mr. Richards sat down with them. His only offence was his dark corrphxion.

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