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The Resolutions Of The Committee Of Thirty-three

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Day
8
Month
March
Year
1861
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Public Domain
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The vote in the House of Representative, on Wedncsday, on the adoption of the resolutions of the Committee of Thirty-Three, was quite decisive 13C against 53. The extreme extremista of both sect.ons voted iu the ncgative The ] merabers froin Michigan voted thus: - For the resolutions - Messrs. Howard, Kellogg, Waldron; against the resolutions Mr. Leach. We have already printod the resolutions at length, but we here subjoin a synopsis of them. They declare substautially - 1. That all proper aud constitutie! remedies for existiag disconteuts, and all guarantees for existmg rights, necessary to preserve the Union, shoukl bc proaiptly and cheerfully graated. 2. That all attempts to obstruot the recovery of fugitive slaves are inconsistent with iüter-Statc comity, and dangerous to the peaee of the Uuion. 3. That the sereral States ba requested to revise their statutes, and repeal suoh as may be in conflict with Federal laws on tliis subject. 4. That slavery is recognizod as existing by usage iu tifteen títates, and there is no authonty outside those States to interfere with it. 5. That the laws on the subject of fugitives frora labor should bc faithfully executed, and that citizens of each State should be eutitled to all the privileges and ïmmuuities of citizens in the several States. 6. That thero is no cause for a dissolution of tliis governraent, and that it is the duty of Congress to preserve its existeneu on terins of equality aud justice to all the States. 7. That the faithful observaneo of the costitution, on the part of tho States, ia essential to thö peaoe of the country. 8. That eaeh State is reipested to revise its statutes, aud amund them if necessarv, so as to protect citizens of other States who may ba traeling thereiu against violouce. 9. That eaoh State be requested to onact laws to puriish invasions of other States froni its soii. 10. That copies of these íesolutions bo sent to the Gcverors and Legislatures of the several States ] 1. That as no proposition has been made to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia or governmeut dock-yards, or to ïnterfere with the Ínter State slavo trade, no actiou on thesa iilbjeota is ueedcd. We direct the attention of the Lcgislature at Lansing especially to the socond and third resolutions. - I):troit Fret l'rcss.

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