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Resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas. 1844-1855 163 (1844)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0069 and id is 1 raw text is: 163 Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That free negroes and mulattoes are not citizens of the United States, within the meaning of the constitution, which guaranties to citizens of one State the privileges and immunities of citizens of the several States. 2. Resolved, That the right to exclude from its territory, by legis- lation, or any other means which the exigency of the case may de- mand, seditious persons, or any other class of persons whose presence may be dangerous to its peace, is essential to every State, and may be effectually exercised. 3. Resolved, That we approve of the prompt and decisive course pursued by South Carolina in expelling the emissary sent by the State of Massachusetts to reside within her territorial limits for the purposes and intentions avowed by said emissary. 4. Resolved, That we view the conduct of the Massachusetts legislature in thus attempting to interfere, in the domestic institutions of the southern States, as acting with the abolitionists, and tending to destroy the peace and quiet of our citizens, and should be promptly met and rebuked by all lovers of good order, and, more particularly by the slave holding States. 5. Resolved, That should Massachusetts, or any other State or government, prompted by the same motives which actuated Massa- chusetts in sending her emissary to South Carolina, think fit to send an agent for like purposes to this State, his Excellency, the Govenor of this State, is hereby authorized and required to take the most prompt and efficient means of freeing this State of so dangerous and unworthy an agent; and, that the legislature will sustain the Execu- tive in any measures he may adopt for the purpose aforesaid. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the Governor of South Carolina, and to the Governor of all other States in the Union. JOHN S. ROANE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN WILLIAMSON, President of the Senate. Aprpoved, January 9th, 1845. THOS. S. DREW,

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