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you desire it for the purpose of aiding tte saSe
lsystem2 If that system should be the main tlihg


benefited by it, would sou then think it expeient
to annex Texas sai 3ll y 80
2 Doeslde constitution ion 81 he he Unaea stalcs'
give Congress the power 10 establish conliiiiIe or
sanction slavery in the DistGict Of Colombia, in
the Territories, or anthe high seas? OF 10 ex-
tend the system by admitting new slave States In
Ito the Union or lgislate in any respect for
tine promotion or maintenance Of slavery IN any
place? ttq3 81
8. Is slavery, as maintained in the southern
States, right, either morally, politically or econo
mically2 and do YOU believe that the system tends
to promote any the objects specified in theapre
lamble to the constitution


"a If you admit the system to be an evil ia these
respects, then ought Congress in the exercise Of
rightfpi powers, 10 egiste SO as TO promote that
system, or as to promote free institutions and
discountepance the slave system p Or ought Con.
gress to forbear exercising rightfnl power mere
llberty2 * tf'


S. Docs The constitution, IN your opinion make
any distinction between persons on account Of col
orr Ifso, then upon what part ofttle constitution,
what words, and what rules of construction, do
you base such opiniof en5 - f.tf


g. Does the constitution tolerate the ensIavc-
tnent of white persons except for 'erinesq - =.


T. Are the free native Born colored peoDIe of
the United States citizens thereof2
8: Are those laws which, in fiatiy Of the south.
ern States, provided for imprisonng free colored
citizens going from the North into those States in
your opinion constitutiunalf aaf


9. Do you hold to the opinion that slavery in,
the District of Columbia should not be abolished
by Congress, without econscnt of the slavehoId-
ing States, or without the consent of Virginia and
Maryland, or without the consent of the people of
the District2 And would you, ifeIected, veto any
bill passedfor that purpose, without such consent
being first obtained2 And would you favor the
annexation of Texas, or the admission ofany new
slave State? tag mon


AS many of the people are greatly Interested in
these momcntotts questions !; as few years ais
cussion and the late census have thrown much
light on The system ofslayery; and as many intel
ligent and honest minds have, in shorts period,
Undergone more or less change in.zfegaTd tothe
and advantages OF the ibstitntion, the
people have become particularly dcsirous, while :
they are now casting about for sG7table chief
magistrate, and kneNing the views and sentiments
e6all the prorhhent candidates for the presidency
in relation to the matters involved inthe foregoing
questions, we hope you will Iavor us with an an
swer, which, with the questions We design pub,
lishing @ a- .-.r.t. sssssA f,.e-


Per order Of the committees eg ~i.iv
~. Very respectfully yours ~


B. F. HOFFMAN, chairman:


Col. Ri. M JOHNSON Kentucky