Excerpt from Report on the Powers and Duties of Congress Upon the Subject of Slavery and the Slave Trade, 1838 The Joint Special Committee, to whom were referred the petition of Asa Stoughton and others, of the town of Gill, and many other petitions, of the same tenor, asking the Legislature to declare that Congress has the power, and ought to abolish Slavery and the Slave Trade in the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States, and the Slave Trade between the several States of the Union; to whom were also committed the petition of Heman Humphrey and others, of the Faculty and Students of Amherst College, and many other petitions, requesting the same declaration as to Slavery and the Slave Trade in the District of Columbia; and to whom were also committed the petition of Eben. Crosby and others, of West Hawley, and many other petitions, on the subject of the Admission of New States into the Union, have considered the several matters, so submitted to them, and beg leave to Report: There is little difference of opinion in this Commonwealth as to the moral, social and political character of Domestic Slavery. It is regarded by all, or nearly all, as a wrong in itself, and an evil in all its relations and influences. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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On the Atherton resolutions, passed in the United States House of Representatives, December 12, 1838, relative to petitions for the abolition of slavery. The resolutions are characterized "as a dangerous invasion of the right of the people to petition Congress, and in violation of the Constitution of the United States."

Excerpt from Report on the Powers and Duties of Congress Upon the Subject of Slavery and the Slave Trade There is, happily, no slavery in Massachusetts. By the very constitution, which gave her birth as a state, she vindicated her sincerity in the cause of human freedom, by emancipating every slave within her borders. This institution does, however, exist extensively in the Union, of which she is a member. But so far as it is confined within other states, it is a matter for their ex elusive regulation, and with it Massachusetts has no pow er of political interference. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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