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Southport Telegraph
Kenosha, Southport, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
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In the South Carolina Senate on the 10th inst., Mr. Pickens introduced resolutions condemning recent House of Representatives actions on petitions to abolish slavery as an outrage endangering state peace and the Union. The resolutions were adopted unanimously and sent to the House for concurrence, asserting no congressional legislative power on the subject and requesting the Governor to convene the legislature if such laws pass.
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Resolved, That this Senate considers the recent movement in the House of Representatives in Congress, in relation to the reception of petitions to abolish slavery in any portion of this Confederacy as calculated to endanger the peace of our State, as a flagrant outrage upon our rights, and a decided step towards the subversion of our institutions, and the dissolution of this Union,
Resolved, That on this subject we admit no Legislative power in Congress, and that such legislation will in fact, be a dissolution of the federal compact.
Resolved, That if there should be legislation on this subject by Congress, that the Governor of this state is hereby requested to call the legislature together, in order to decide upon the mode and manner in which we shall preserve and defend our ancient rights and liberties.
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South Carolina
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On The 10th Inst
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resolutions were adopted without a dissenting voice, and ordered to be sent to the house of representatives for concurrence
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Mr. Pickens introduced resolutions with brief remarks listened to with great attention; resolutions condemn recent House of Representatives movement on petitions to abolish slavery as endangering state peace, an outrage on rights, step towards subversion of institutions and dissolution of Union; assert no legislative power in Congress on subject, such legislation dissolves federal compact; request Governor to call legislature if Congress legislates on subject to decide on preserving rights and liberties