From the New York Erening Star.
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The cote Of Censure.-Thc resolutions intro


duced into tho Assembly Of this State, censuring
members ofCongress for refusing to receive
abolition petitions, have passed that BODY by


vote which may be called nearly unanimous,
some eight or ten struggling votes only we're
given against them. We have in this vote the
extraordinary fact of union between the
Wings and the Van Buren, party in sustaining
abolition doctrines, under cover Of supporting
The right of petition, and the result is pregnant
with the most important events touching the
course of the South and the future action OF
Congress. We are aware that it will be said,
and loudly insisted upon, that this vote was
10 censure Congress for violating the sacred
right OF petition, and that no abolition was
mixed up with the question at all. Let us
calmly look into the matter, for it is of deem
importance TO the union OF the States, and can


not be trifed with much longer. The mover
OF the resolutions of censure is an abolitionst,
the son Of Mr. Rufus King, who was the frs, to
raise tho abolition torch on the Missouri Ques.
ton-a politician Of that school, who declared
the late war "wicked and unjuStifable," and
who, with his party, has been consistent in loud
ouicries against Southern influence and South.
GIN uOHiluloH' n uolcuCe OIIHe 'SaCTeQ rlRDt
Of petition" comes with an ill grace from quar-.
ters which would not defend their country
when the enemy occupied its soil.


ltis, however, contendeI, that these petit
tions ought to have been received, and at least


laid on the table--respectfaIly It has been


declared on the floor Of Congress and with
great truth, that these we're not petitions at all


that petitions were.t TO redress some wrong,
some grievance these were documents Of
an infammatory nature, in effect calling upon
Congress TO violate the compromise in the
Constitution, which vested certain rights in the
Southern States in relation TO their slaves, and
therefore could not be received as petltions.-
Here is the point at issue; the Assembly ofthis
State, by a vote nearly unanimous, has decar-
ed to The South that they are to be considered
as petitions, and as such must be received
Now, then, let us look at results. Mr.. Calhoun,
in the course of some powerful and just re-
marks on the subject, asked Mr. Webster
whether if the South had any rights under the
Constitution, the South ought not toenjoy them
I,eaceably. Ofthis no doubt could exist, and
NO Mr.. Webster said. The aboltionisis say
hey would be content iftheir petitions to abo-
sh slavery in the South were respectfully re-
,eived by Congress We do NOT believe it,