Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-12-26

Objection having been made,
Mr.. Adams said, as it was necessary for
him to Justify himself for hacing uoted
against all the resolutions of the gentle
man from New Hampshire, (Mr. Ather-
ton,) he (Mr. Az felt himself bound to
move suspension of the rule.
Yeas rs, nays l24.
So the rule was not suspended.
Mr.. Wise asked leave to offer anti-abo-
,lition resolutions, which went the whole
length of that side, declaring all laws Of
the free States, which interferred with
slave holder using his slaves there, and
Transporting them through, null and void.
He promised to move the previous ques-
ton on them, but the House refused to re-
ceive~them.
Mr. Slade asked leave TO offer resolu
ton against the internal slave trade and
to rescind Atherton's resolutions, which
was refused. IS to 157.
RESOLUTIONS ON SLAVERY. The fol-
lowing are the elected resolutions offered
by Mr.. Wise, of Virginia. in the House,
as a substitute for Mr.. Atherton's:
Resolved, That Congress has no pow
er to abolish slavery in the District of Co.
lumbia, or in the Territories of the United
States, whether such power in said Dis
| trict or Territories be exercised "as a
means or with the view of disturbing and
overthrowing slavery in the States +" or
not .'
| Resolved, That Congress has no pow
err to abolish the slave trade, or prohibit
the removal of slaves between the states,
or between the states and the District of
Columbia, or Territories of the United
States, or between the District of Column
bia and the Territories Of the United
States. ....
Resolved, That Congress cannot re-
ceive or consider petitions for the exercise
of any powers whatever over the subject
Of slavery which Congress does not pos
sess.
Resolved, That the laws of Congress
alone governin prescribing and regulating
the mode and manner in which fugitive
slaves shall be apprehended and theil
rights to freedom tried, In the non-slave
holding states, District of Columbia, and
Territories, and the mode and manner in
which they shall be restored or delivered
to their owners in the slave States.
Resolved, That Congress has no pow
er TO impose upon any State the abolition
of slavery in its limits, as a condition o
admission into this Union.
Resolved, That the citizens of the slave
holding States Of this Union have tn
constitutional right rolumtorily to TAX
, their slaves to or through a non-slave
holding State, and to sojourn or remain
) temporarily with such slaves in the same
and the slaves are not thereby ipsO fact
? emancipated; and the General Govern
a ment is constitutionally bound to protet
: the rights of shareholders to their slav
e property in non-slaveholding States; an
r all laws of non-slaveholding States in COZ
e fict with the laws of Congress providin
for such protection are null and void.
e{ Mr.. Wise said he asked leave to intr,
e duce these resolutions, as representa-
7, his sentiments and the sentiments of tt
South.
e These resolves deny the power of Co
IS gress to abolish slavery in the District, d
ny the power to receive petitions at all {
l. the subject, deny the power to refuse
as admit new slave State, and deny Il
right of the free States to make their on
re laws touching the slaves that are breug
d. into their jurisdiction. This is downrio
ed notification of sovereign State law
ne an act of Congress.
~ Mr. Slade, of VernlV Ut, offered the f
a. lowing, which were not received:
~ I'd
d. between the ports in the District of {
lumbia and other ports of the Unit
nd States, and under the sanction of the la
Is. thereof, a trade in human beings, whe
en by thousands of them are annually S
ed and transported from said District to {
tant parts of the country, in vessels
longing to citizens Of the United Stat
es- and whereas such trade involves an
90, rageous violation of human rights, is
disgrace to the country by whose law
is sanctioned, and calls for the immed
!. interposition of legislative authority 70
red suppression:
n. Therefore, to the end that all obstat
on to the consideration of this subject ma,
cen removed, and remedy for the evil sp'
de- lily provided.
ted, Resolved, That so much of the fit
the resolutions on the subject of siav
6 to passed by this House on the 18th
18th of the present month, as relate
s'the removal of slaves from State
!. State" and prevents the action of
and House on "every petition, memorial
olution, proposition, or paper, touchi
ton, the same, be, and hereby is, rescinded
lues- Mr.. Calhoun, of Kentucky, Offered
ions, following, which was rejected:
the Resolved, That the Committee o.
ainst Judiciary be instructed to report
making it unlawful for any person t