Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-04-28

msnt 10 ihe Military NJ Maine FOR services ren
defcd IN the winicr OF 1899. IN defending tn,
territory of Maine. The resolution being ons
Of inquify merely, was adup;od.
81 kiig, Of Ala Chaiuuin of tho COMMITTEE
on Com1ic nrc. NAH a report, auihorising the
Sscrc,ary oi the Treasury 10 furnish three iron
SIC m,rats-1ne on The Lakes. ono on tho At.
lantic boricr. AMI oao on the southwestern
Gulf TIE bil was laid on The table.
The sea4ie then proceeded 10 the second
spccaltrler. Mr. Calhoun moved on Monday
thsi the resolutions from the Committee on
FOREIGN Afairs b printed and made the order
II The day Tor "Wednesday, ~ he desired now
20 test the sense Of the Senate ia relation to
them. and callol them up.
These resolutions were in relation to YES
scls driven by stress Of weather into foreign
ireadly ports. AMI embraced the case Of tbs
American vessels with slaves on board, which
had been compelled to put into tho Bahamas
The amendment, as reported 10y the com
miticc. reads thus:
Resolved, That ifsuch ship or vessel should
&c forced. by stress OF weather or other unvold-
able cause. into the pori and her cargo and
persons on buard with their property. and all
tie rights belonging to their personal relations,
as established by the lswso OF The Stale to which
they belong, would be placed under the pro,ec-
ton which the laws OF nations extend to tho
unfortunate under such circumstances.
Tho resolutions were adopted with the above
amendment. 4 brief discussion. however,
followed the Introduction ofihe subject.
Mr.. Clay said that there could be no doubt
tho principles of the resolutions were correct.
They had been defended with ABILITY by the
Senator from ;. c.. and the argument was well
grounded.
r.
Mr. &. in continuation, said he did not rise
10 comment upon the resolutions. hut simply
to ask ntgool waste come oftIicir adopiionl
What n lvlnt1ge would such an expression of
accomplish. The practice, he thought
had necnme I o common Of introducing reso-
.uiions for the purpose of obtaining express
ons of opinion upon questions merely of an
distract character.
In regard to the Enterprise, Lord Palmer
non had gwen his reasons in such a manner
they could not be changed, or which lef,
least, no hope of change. A new minis ~
night recognize a different principle. but this
hardly probable. He could have wished
the resolutions had not been introduced.
or he thought nothing would be gained by their
MIR. Calhoun said that he had heard the re-
marks of the Senator from Kentucky with pain.
lie had hoped now for the vote of the Senator.
lie had brought forward his resolutions as an
Ict of duty 10 the South. He wished an ex-
'resaion ofOpinion from ahe North, iorthe South
lad always stood 10y the Norlh, in the time Of
rial. She had in the most honorable way
ipent of her blood and her treasure. He was
glad that the res oluiions had been introduced
md hoped Tor a strong vote in their favor.
Mr.. Clay said would not have advised
he introduction of these resolutions. whilst |
would with all the means that God and Nature
,ad given us. defend our properly, and parlic-
llariy, tha kini OF property named. But
treat Bfitain bad said whlt SIZE would do, and
Inc had given her reasons. She regarded the
'ascs dliferelt, though there was no difference,
md no good result could come of their adop-
ion. Would the Senator from South Caro-
ina declare war because the Enterprise had
rot been put upon the same footing as the
Comet and Emporium, No. Did he gain any,
by the passage Of the resolutions.
Mr.. Calhoun said a few words in reply to
'lr. Clay.
Heidi not suppose thai, G reat Britain would
ver sen1 ont a vessel. This would be going
nnrh 'urihei Than she had gone. Mr.. G. was
lad TO hear the Senator from Kentucky say
mere was no difference in principle between
he case of the Enterprise and the Comet and
Emporium. lie was glad that he was to have
he senator's vote, but he did not agree with
that the decision of Lord Palmerston was
IS decisive and irievocablo as the Senator
il.
Alter some remarks from Mr. Porter Of Mich.
gan, a motion was made to lay the resolution
"a the tabIe.-The vote, which Mr. Calhoun
important, was decided in the mega
| yea to % nays.
Mr. Calhoun desired that the Senate would
avor hlm with the yeas and nays on the pas
age "fthe resolutions. They were ordered
nd the resolutions adopted by the following
feas-Messrs Allen, Anderson, Benton,
3rown, Buchanan, Calhoun Clay of Ala. Clay
kru., Clayton, cfiitenden, Cuthbed, Dix
~. Fulton, GRUMPY, Henderson. Hubbard,
Ai1g. Liam, Lumpkln, Merick, Merton. Moul-
Nicholas, Norvell, Pierce. Roane, Robi-
'on, Server, Strange, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walk
sr' Williams, Young.-33.
Thursday, April 10.
In the Senate, the bill supplementary 10 an
act to gran, ~pre-empron rights 10 settlers on
he puhhc Il nds was taken OPP. The Til was
imended and a discussion followed its intro
luciinn into The Senate.
Mr.. Clay, Of Ala. MIR White or Ind. Mr. Prem
ues. OF VI. Mr. thitenden, OF XIV. and Mr. Nor
Neil, OF Mich. parll"ipaiei in the debate. MIR
Clay ana Mr. Cnitenden occupied mos, of the
u'ne during the discussion, the o1c in full aad
uninterrupted defence Of tAe preempiion sys.
lem an Tie other "a opposition. Mr. Clay
defended pre- exemption as a mtier OF iuslicc TO
TIE settler. Mr. cnitenden opposed it as a
IN "ier OF i~ujus'ice 20 the country. The Ma
CONAN was National property, aud as
such Congress had no night 10 apportion in ou,
10 favored persons.
Mr Mernck, OF Maryland. also entered warm.
IN into the mauis ofibe dsruS.fon wi,h a,tI,L