The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-01-16
Congressional.
,..,,onaenoo Of Tho Boston Atlas.

formerly exIonHou ,arritorv was reIinqushed and
given M under the Florida Treaty D na, ,his ,or
7n,eress of the United States reqn'rou .'a' thnt
,.sp hn,IJ ho recovered back again. anu uiu'
Tniory sh,1 he annexed 10 the Union so soon as
!, a., he with tho consent of tho inhaotahts' uhu
,vi,hout tho breach of any engagements Will
Mexico. ot;oo,od "a and a motion to
0snond The rules in order that II might be submit
red failed by large VOTE H.. r., ,o
amendment of tho Constitution, so as 10 P!eNVent
tho President from nominating members OF ION
gross to Offices of honor and Proht A4s g"vo 's1
10 n spicy debate, in which wise, onoer 49,
HAYNES and Yel took part The resolution 10,
seemed TO be received with favor in all parts OF .io
House, fact upon which Wise congratulated ''o
members flo said that Van Buren, . game WIS
nm The stern grasp was relaxed, and every nody
now seemed anxious for enquiry ana reiorni
state OF feeling which he conrasted win iha wii?n
existed and which had been so fully e&hi'iteo III
the last Congress. ,Lo s.v,rr with
resneot 10 petitions for the abolition of slavery IN
the District of Columbia is so very TedSona0le, 'ne.
should hardly think the epltnet mGShahtHlouS, ~
10 be applied TO it, were It not In sucn slfkihg c1
trast with most Of the other propositions upon TINS
subject which have cmanated from Soulnofh men.
Mr. Clay proposes to do with these petitions, what
is done with all other petitions and what, ''il
within two or three years past, was uniformly done
with petitions of this very sort; that 49, 10 receive
them TO refer them to the appropriate committee,
and to heas and consider such report upon them as
The committee may see fit TO make. This certainly
is tho manly course the direct course, the dignhea
course and in all probability, will PROVE 1t adopted,
NV Thursday, Jan. a.
The debate in the Senate upon Calhoun resolu-
tons is working amously, and bids fair before 1t Is
got through with, to damage "the party very es-
sentally.
The greater part of the administration party were
decidedly opposed to the introduction of the reso-
lutions; but after they introduced they found
themselves under kind OF necessity 70 support
them.
Tho design and desire was: to get them through
with as little debate possible but it is not easy
to cram such quantity Of abstract propositions
down the throat Of the Senate, without little nau-
sea and now and then occasional spnsm.
The debate the two first resolutions, which
occupied the whole of yesterday was extremely dull
To-day the debate on the third resolution, though
all who spoke professed thoir desire to say nothing
"a matter in which some of them perfectly sue
ceedcd,-has been much more lively
The HOUSE did nothing Of any interest yesterday,
and to day il did nothing, except to go into commit
tee of tho whole on the Presidents message
Friday, Jan. 5th,
"A message was received from the President of
the United States stating that occurrences which IN
the last two years had happened upon the South
western boundary, and which now daily hap
pening upon the Northern frontier, furnished ample
Wfl Tie co; eoncerns Of nsghborng Saes evying
war upon them, and recommending revision and
improv ement of the laws upon this sub ect.
Subjoinod to the message, was a letter from the
martial of the Northern District OF New York, Civ
ing an account of occurrences at and Navy
Island.
Clay, of Kentucky, said that he was glad to see
this Message from the President. Nothing could be
more discreditable to the country, than that the
government should be at peace and the ctzens at
the same time should be at He did not OK.
PRESS it not proper at this time to express, any
opinion to the cGuse of the Canadians, but how
ever good the cause might be, until the constituted
authorities took part in the contest, private citizens
ought not to be allowed to do so. He hoped, how
ever shat both sides of the question would be looked
to; and while tho doings at Navy Island were in
quired into, it would also be inquired, whether or
not tho British government had not violated our
territory, and marched troops, without our leave
through our bounds,-a matter as we'll worthy OF
examination and consideration, as any proceedings
of our own citizens against Canada.
Calhoun said he had watched with great an xety,
tho progress Of things on the Canada frontier He
thought neutrality ought to be mos, strictly en-
forced. war with Great Britain he should dopre-
cate as the greatest possible calamity. He would
go for any laws necessary to restrain citizens
the Northern Frontier.
NorveIl of Michigan, said he agreed in what had
been said by the two Senators, but he thought it a
pity The Government had not fit to move in
this matter somewhat earlier and in the of the
South western Frontier.
Davis of Massachusetts said he agreed perfectly
with the gentleman from Michigan, that it was a
great pity the government had not moved in this
matt at an earlier period. In the of the in
vasion of Texas the most open aid and assistance
was given to the invaders, who consisted almost
exclusively of American citizens. They were en-
couraged and cheered on by almost the whole pop
uation of extensive section of the country vet
at that time the government did discover any of
those defects in the laws which have since become
SO apparent. lie deprecated as much as the Senator
from South Carolina, war with Great Britain but I
1T would not rebound to the credit of this govern
ment to have supposed that its course was dictated
by fear; and that it was willing to countenance
transactions with respect to aoeak nation which it
did not dare to permit, when strong nation was
the object.
Davis also dwelt at some length upon the north
eastern boundary question, which he thanked the
Senator from Kentucky for having brought to the
nece OF the Senate. If the fact was that the Brit
sh had laid out roads through the disputed terrific
ry marched troops through it, held it, and exercised
a jurisdiction over it,-they had all they wanted
and 1t was full time to inquire whether our rights
to that territory were to be insisted upon or wholly
The message was referred to the Committee of
Foreign Relations.
In the HOUSE tho same executive message respect
ng the Canadian frontier, received as in the
Senate, and was referred to the Committee on For
,gn Affairs.
Fillmore of New York moved resolution of en-
JURY, to the President, whether the neutrality of
he country had been violated upon the Canadian
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