Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-03-02


ar nlakc any remark Respecting them, had
not she tesu'GtIpns. and the mullvca uI
! 'hosr who ndop' ed ihrm, been (uuu.ily NJ
he thought. as,aIcd by honorable Senators
on this tl,or.
Iilcrc Mr.. s. read the resolutions, which
are NJ fnl!ows:1
"Reso'ced By The Senate and House q
Representatives., That oar Senators III
| Congress b" instructed. aud our Rcprcson-
'atlvcs be requested. to use thor influence
IN that body 10 prevent the annexation OF
| Texas To the Uninn.
@ Res0ired Toai. representing. rs We
! DO, the People of Vermont we do hereby.
IN their name, so'esIalg proieA against such
arnoXa'Iou ~ env iorm.
9, Eeso'rtd Tpat MS the representa-
'vos ct va" people nf Vermont. wn d. sol
emn'v protest against the ad,ni. sion into
THIS UaIon Of any State whose Constitution
! t0l0rsi"s j''rt.iIc slavery.
a. RcSoired, Tina, Congress has ful,
power. by the Constitution. TO abolish s,s
very and he slave trade IN The District Of
Columbia, aud in the Territories OF the
| Uoupd Sjaies.
IS ResofUed That Congress has the
constitutional power IN prnnihl; he slave
trade between the scve'ai States Of this
Union, and to MAX" such laws as shall eff
feC'na'lv prohibit such trade.
&c. Resoicod. That our Senators in Con
Ctcs, 10 Instructed, and our Rrnrrscnta.
uves requested, to present the foregoing
report aud resolutions Ia their respect lve
| Houses ~ Congress, and In use their nfiu-
| cnce 10 carry he same ,olo effect.
~. Res0iued Thu, the Governor of this
State 5c requested To transmit copy of
the foregoing report and resolutions to he
| President Of the United States. to the Fix
eculives of The several S'orcs and to each
of our Senators and Representatives IN
! Congress-"
Mr.. s said he supposed no exception
| would be- taken to any of the resolutions.
| hv any Senator. eSc"pt,rg The All and 5'h
The 4h resolution merely asserts The po,c
cr oi Congress tn abol I'll slavery and the
slave trade IN tho District Of ColImbia.
! aud IN the Territories of ihn Unucd : ate.
without expressing The oypcdlrncv nf "Xer
| c's'nr 'ha' pow"r; and get, from he whole
tenor OF The rC.out,nus. be bad ~ doubt
tb'' those who supported them did believe
TIM, II was cync,,an, Ca. C,r,ross ,,.o,,,.
form. and nj Ioes, IN so,ns OWEN, ;u,oJ,
s'"Iy To cNot"iac tha' power They. IN
coinmNu with 0'aer citizens Of The 5 ate.
| Complain TINT slavery 5 allowed 10 exist II,
any portion - II" country where Compress.
j., so exclusive ,eGI.lo,,on and ,b,, ami.
aboli,r.u l. eff ri.d cooh S!.,ono,,ici,,,o,
in slavery. auh Inn, ,hc Gov,rno,.,, J..
obnoSIuns TO IN, cba,,. nf h,,nr ,,ov,
holding Government. He he,oyed rho,
| cnmusru',vr)v few would denv IN. royc,
asserted III thus resolution, howeyar nncb
| the rSpoGprcv uf exercising that pnwcr
! may be- doubted.
The f'th resolution. which 50 ,nuch g
ci'cd the scnsj,lrcncss of the honn,a Vie
Snnstot from Georgia, (Nr. CrrIiBgnT
WIS mo-, as appears BY minutes appcnlod
TO the resolutions, passed. by the Locisa,
'ure, though i, was adop,od by the noDnar
hrsuch of it. Tn's rcsonron asserts the
| power Of Congress 50 10 regulate Commerce
| amoGr the s alos as To nrnh,bu the aalr
aud transfer Of slaves from ono State to
cnohnr. Mr.. s. dld No, feel himself par-
'Iculsrly called on nj this time to asser, md
ma n'sn the prlncin, here expressed vet
| he would refer the S nate tn tho ar,icln Of
| IBID Constitution a. which This opinion wa.
Connded. and wnch is N these word,:-
"Tho Conrrcss shall have mower n room.
late commprcc with ,nrc,rn nations and
among the Sovpra States" l. canno, be
con'cnd'd ha' the g,ani Of power to rccn.
late commerce among the S,n'cs is no, n.
grra, in terms a. ia regulate commerce
with foreign nations and vet rndcr I'm.
gran, Of mower i,ro.rn comna,ca Inns M,
oniv been restricted hu, the ,r,por,a,lon Of
article. Of f,tc,rn cn,,mr,c.h, hoo, n,o.
hibr,cd; ard j, viii NOT 10 con,,nd,J hv
Senator's rrrm sl,v,hoi,t,u, st,,o, ,bo,
slaves are no, articles If c,mmercc: they
! ii ho