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Joint Resolution on States' Rights. 1859-1860 681 (1859)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstn0223 and id is 1 raw text is: 681 the Southern States, and affording an opportunity for Northern fanatics to steal the Slaves of the Southern owner, and transport them beyond the limits of the United States; and whereas the British Provinces lying on our Northern border-owned and controlled by the kingdom of Great Britain, has become a harbor for such slaves as have escaped and been stolen from the Southern States: And whereas, There are now supposed to be within those Provinces one hundred millions of dollars worth of slave property justly belonging to the Southern owner, who is prevented from reclaiming such property for the want of treaty stipulations with the Kingdom aforesaid for the rendition of fugitives. Therefore be it resolved by the General Assembly of the Slate of Tennessee, That our Senators and Representa- tives in the Congress of the United States, be, and they hereby requested to use every legitimate effort to procure the negotiation and ratification of a treaty with the king- dom of Great Britain, for the rendition of fugitive slaves from labor. And resolved further, That the Governor is hereby re- quested to transmit a copy of these resolutions to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. W. C. WHITTHORNE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. TAZ. W. NEWMAN, Speaker of the Senate. Adopted, March 23, 1860. NUMBER 42. Joint resolution on States' rights. Resolved, That the General Assembly of Tennessee recognizing in our present relations with the non-slave- holding States, an imperative necessity for decisive measures. does not yet distrust the capacity of the Southern States, a wise and firm exercise of their re- served powers to protect the rights and liberties of the people,.and to preserve the Union, the Constitution, and the Laws. For this purpose we earnestly desire the con- certed action of the Southern States; bat the General

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