Show U S SENATE sketch of debate in in the senate for feb 6 8 12 inclusive 1850 oil on tile the right of petition represent sward hale chase as chief speakers mr ylan yian dian alan gum presented the proceedings of a meeting injecting at wilmington N C denouncing the tile fanaticism of tile tiie north threatening a dissolution of the tile union in in a certain contingency ac laid on the table several petitions were vere presented by mr hale haie from various various sections for promotion of the abolition of slavery improving the condition of the free people of color to prevent the increase of slavery by tile the non admission of new anew states into the union for foi abolishing slavery in in tile tiie district of columbia to prevent the introduction of slavery in m the territories to prevent internal slave siave trade between the states and respectfully ask ori oll congress gress to propose without delay some plan for the immediate and peaceful dissolution of tile the american union the Germah germantown town ladies address congress as dear friends and after an ail appropriate prayer we bid you an affectionate farewell many joined tile tiie above gentlemen in in debate which was generally warm criminative and somewhat dramatic with some symptoms of the tile tragic query duery if tho the people the whole people want the union peacefully dissolved why not dissolve it why ask congress to do a tiling thing they have no power to do congress did not make the union una the tile union made congress and the tile people made the union consequently quent ly on the principle principles of federal republicanism tile the same power that makes must unmake if unmade at all and if the union is ever peacefully dissolved it will wid be by the sovereign people who made it for they alone possess the tile rightful 0 power of dissolution within themselves and not in their senators or representatives and we hope we shail shall never again hear of any portion of tile tiie american people petitioning congress to do what it lias has no power to do even if it had the disposition let our union remain forever peacefully 4 |