Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-01-17


rights Of most able character, and OF a
solemn import For three days Senators
have been arguing, as if language was
made but for one purpose, to conceal
meaning. Not a Senator has said just
what he means, and no one, except posi-
bly Mr.. Calhoun, has come directly to
the point-and that is this, as far as he
has developed it. There must be found
some common ground in the Constitution,
20 preserve the domestic institutions ofthe
South, meaning slavery. That common
ground must be the action of the free
States to prevent their ciiizens informed
ding with slave states; and some means
10 close the. avenue to all approach to
Congress on the subject of slavery any
where. or 10 use the general government
for that purpose. Mr.. Calhoun thinks he
has found that common ground in his
resolutions. Mr.. Preston, his colleague,
says it is not found there, and the resolu-
lions will do no good That the only
chance for the South is to rely on herself;
in other words separate from the Union.
Mr.. Rives of Va. contends that the aven-
ne must be closed to petitions on this sub
iect, and that alone will restore peace to
the country. Mr.. Calhoun admits that
he cannot refuse to receive the resolutions
Of a sovereign state like those from YER
mont, even on slavery. Thus the strong
est men of the South are divided as TO the
remedy. Mr.. Calhoun thinks the dis
cussion and adoption Of his resolutions
4 Indispensable Mr.. Preston, Mr.. Rives
and Mr.. Benton, deprecate the discussion
as unavaiiing The North and West are
equally divided. A portion are for state
rights and portion for consolidation -
| All are opposed to abolition, and agree in
denouncing it, but do not agree 10 the form
IN which it is 10 be denounced, or in the
remedy. In all the measures proposed
from one side, the other side See an in
fringement of great constitutional rights,
and in the three days discussion so far, ii
is not abolition, but state rights, nullifica.
ton, consolidation, freedom Of speech and
the press and rightof petition which have
been discussed.
For the first two days the discussion
was harmless. To-day it looks lowering
and ominous to the Union, because ii
seems as if the states and best men Of the
South have arrived at the conclusion tha
their domestic institutions cannot be pro
tected without the free States will surren
der their dearest domestic institutions
freedom of speech and the press, and thu
right Of petition. Aside from these thu
question would gave little or DO force il
Congress. Mingled with these, it be
comes Of mighty import, for if there ar,
institutions which clash with each othe
in different States, which neither viii
surrender and which cannot subsist to
! gether, where is the end OF the issue
Mr.. Calhoun said to-day, and in so many
words, that this issue was about forming
he spoke of the deep feeling at the South
the sealed determination, and he assures
the Senate that separation was a grea
deal nearer than they imagined. Mr.
Preston did not conceal this idea at all
r and did not even qualify it as MIR. Cal
houn did, with strong, and from his In
pressive manner, no one could doubt, sin
cere professions of devotion to the Union
: There was no excitement in the Sen
ate, but deeper, more solemn, more de
D termined feeling than excitement ca
s subsist with We have seen excitement
in the House on this subject. Thes
5 never seemed to have much settled O
u permanent basis. But in the Senate &c
: day, while all was decorous and wit
e slight exceptions becoming dignifed an
e intellectual DISCUSSION, it was obvious thu
Il men were swayed by those deep feeling
and convictions, that always lead TO de
d ! termined action. The Southern men
a bers held meeting last night. The
= proceedings have not Iranspired, but 1t
palmer than it ever yet has been, that the
, minds are made up to the issue. almo
y fear-No, | will not write what fea
for it is not wise to anticipate what tt
= counsels OF wisdom may yet avert.
70 viii say this, however, that in all my e.
e perience, and amid all the agitations
9 the country. never till to-day believe
= that the Union could be dissolved
i What have always held to be imposs
- bic. 1 now fear is at least probable.-Co
~ resPoHdeRee Of the Boston Press.
FURTHER ON CANADA AFFAIRS
Since writing the preceding article, v
IS have seen the Buffalo Commercial of II
5th inst, from which We learn that NJ
r Kenzie had been arrested at Buffalo
a the U. 8. Marshall, and two or three b
D. came his bail for $1,000. He was grea
Sc ly cheered by the people, and Dutc
le man who ventured to hiss on the occasit
ae was passed over the heads Of the co
y course without ceremony Gen. Arcul
er RUS has made a demand on Gen. v;
er Rensselaer, Of the cannon belonging.to Il
ne United States, which the latter, after ia
re ing time to consider, refused to surrende
Is About 800 or 1000 men, according to M
ny Garrow's account in his letter TO Pre-: