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20.--N. Y. State resolutions.
Whereas, The insurgent
State of South Carolina, after seizing the
Post Offices, Custom House, moneys and fortifications of the
Federal Government, has, by firing into a vessel ordered by the
Government to convey troops and provisions to
Fort Sumter, virtually declared war; and,
Whereas, The forts and property of the United States Government in
Georgia,
Alabama and
Louisiana have been unlawfully seized, with hostile intentions; and,
Whereas, Their
Senators in Congress avow and maintain their treasonable acts; therefore,
Resolved, That the Legislature of New York is profoundly impressed with the value of the
Union, and determined to preserve it unimpaired; that it greets with joy the recent firm, dignified and patriotic Special Message of the
President of the
United States, and that we tender to him, through the
Chief Magistrate of our own State, whatever aid in men and money may be required to enable him to enforce the laws and uphold the authority of the
Federal Government; and that, in the defence of the
Union, which has conferred prosperity and happiness upon the
American people, renewing the pledge given and redeemed by our fathers, we are ready to devote our fortunes, our lives, and our sacred honor.
Resolved, That the Union-loving citizens and representatives of
Delaware,
Maryland,
Virginia,
North Carolina,
Kentucky,
Missouri and
Tennessee, who labor with devoted courage and patriotism to withhold their States from the vortex of secession, are entitled to the gratitude and admiration of the whole people.
Resolved, That the
Governor be respectfully requested to forward, forthwith, copies of the foregoing resolutions to the
President of the Nation, and the
Governors of all the States of the
Union.--
N. Y. Times, Jan. 12.
