Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-06-23
June %, 1886.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted by
he authority aforesaid, That the deputy |
nostmasters of the officers where the pamph |
ets, newspapers, handbills, or other printed
naners or pictorial representations aforesaid, !
nav arrive for delivery, shall, under the in
stnictions Of the Postmaster General, from
time TO time give notice Of the same, so that
they may be Withdrawn, by the person who
deposited them originally to be mailed, and
jG the same shall not be withdrawn in one
month thereafter, shall be burnt or other
wise destroyed.
When the third reading Of the bill was
called for, the vote was a tie-l8 TO IS
The bill was ordered to be read by the cast
ing vote Of the Vice President. When the
question on the passage ofrhe bill came,
Mr. Webster objected to the bill partly on
account Of the extraordinary vaguenesS OF
its language. II directed its penalties against
any postmasters who may knowingly receive
ing slavery" The phrase was so amblgu-
Gus, so indefinite, and so capable of miscon-
struCtion, that it might apply to papers
which contained any reference in favor Of
slavery; il might even embrace the Laws of
the United States which he'd slavery in
some of their enactments, and even the de-
bates in the State Legislature themselves
which were sometimes on that topic. But
his principal objection was to the effect Of
the bill as abridging the liberty Of the press.
The same ground was taken by My Davis,
Mr. Clay, Mr. Morris, and Mr. Ewing Of
Ohio.
The question being taken on the passage
~ tho toll
19-Nays rs. So the bill was rejected,
Veto Message.
Friday June 10. A message was re-
ceived from the President, in which he re
fuses his sanction to the act of Congress
appointing a day for the annual meeting
ofCongress Directing to the concIud ng
part Of the act as unconstitutional, which
fixes the adjournment Of every succeeding
Congress to the SECOND Monday in May.
Admission Of Michigan ami Arkansas.
Monday June Is. The House took up
for consideration the bill to establish the
northern boundary Of Ohio, and to pro-
vide for the admission Of Michigan into
the Union.
Mr. Adams addressed tho House three
hours, in opposition to the boundary as
described in the bill. He examine the
provisions ofthe ord nance ofl787, which,
he contended, settled the boundaries ofthe
States of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, with
that Of he Territories north ofthose Stat s,
definitely and forever: AMI that the sew
eral boundaries could not be altered, an
less by the common consent Of Congress,
the States and Territories interested, and
the State of Virginia He contrndcd that
the bill before the House altered the boun-
dairy between Michigan and Ohio, to the
INJURY Of the former state, and in violation
Of the original compact
The previous question was moved, and
the bill ordered to third reading. Yeas
1853, NAYS as.
The bill to provide for the admission Of
Arkansas into the Union was taken ~,
and the question being on ordering 1t 10 a
third reading, Mr. Adams Offered an
amendment to the bill providing that Ar
Kansas should he admitted upon the eN-
press condition that the Stat should nC]
interfere with the disposal Of the pubic
lanus, nor impose any tax upOn them, ana
also providing some restriction IN relation
to slavery, and the emancipation OF slaves
The previous question WINS moved, 0nd
the bill ordered 70 a third reading. Both
bills were read a third time and passed
Having already passed the Senate they
only wait the Presidents signature to be
come laws.
So, as sure as the President rati6cs the
act-and there can be no doubt respecting
his course-this glorious Union Of republic
Gnism aud despoti$nr is honored & strength
ened with another despotic member-anOth
er human-Aesh-market opened, as extensiv
as the fertile Arkansas! And where ar
the remonstrance5 that rung through tn
land fifteen years ago? Is the constitu ito
Of Arkansas less Objectionable than that c
Missouri? Has slavery in the United State
been curtailed or mitigated2 Far from il
The present suPine passlveness of the Mort
on this subject is the conduct of people, t
present appearance, given up to their Ii
which they have cast in with those VIII
wage war against the most High.
Petitions for the recognition of the ind
pendence of Texas were presented by n
Clay from citizens Of Kentucky, by \
Wright from persons in Albany. Mr. Mill
presented like petition from the Legisl
ture Of Connecticut "NIr Walker thu
stated his conviction that this movement
the Legislature Of Connecticut would for
one Of the brightest pages in its hstory"[
Another just about as bright Page as t
BLACK act" against the woman!
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