Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-01-18
WATCHMAN g. STATE JOURNAL,
MONDAY, JAN. ls, 1871.
goth CONGRESS-. SECOND SESSION.


Monddv, jan a. The order of The dov beino
tho oe,oroI pro .o,,,,io, h;u ,,.. .a,.,.y.., ,,e
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ue Seha'e' MI Clay OF hIaoama made labor
eu defence OF ihis pretended log cabin" bill
he said all the reasons which had existed for the
previous special presumption acts, recommended
ihis general ami permanent measure. Mr.. Ben
ton supported the bill, defended Mr. Van Buren,
for iormereIy opposing and now supporting pre-
empton acts, and quoted from the Journals to
prove that Gen. Harrison was in favor Of pre-
emption acts. Mr. Prentiss followed in oppos-
ton TO the whole hill. MS establishing !, new svs
len, ,a a,,.I .,.,,..,1.,? ,to,.;i.
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Mr.. Mangum OF North Carolina continued The
debate:
Ue rose mi m opnoso tl,e bill. but to nsk some
questions IN rcgord in il. He wished 70 kno,y
from the friends of the measure what WINS rho
nature of the bin whether aliens could not n.
vaiI themselves of the passnpe-wbetber the scr.
tiers could not under the act taken dozen tracts
oi iand instead OF one Mr. Mangum gave 9th.
fo,,JS 81 ,to In, u; nar o,ol ques.lons Oh rhe
system was revolutionary one in our lnnd svs.
tenn. 1t would operate not only with great e-
quailty Out almost altogether IN favor OF the Dor
of the h sxended ~ ,%n Gpo" ,ie loce
who know the character of our population know
That II cannot benefit those in the Atlantic States
tnose III ''ie o'u 0'o'eS as II VIII those IN The
A.. \,
oonf,;rn ,lo Lonof,s NJ ,,,o I'm -,
citizens. which WAS odo,,ed . no,,, a,,..,;a,,
fo,,o,yod ~, n, ,roo,d,non, o,,G,;, ,i -.
;o IS ,ho LIN - .;,;ann. ~ I,nrT ''.,..I
oil Inc Dlll 10 cltlZclS OF The w. which
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0pFo''" ~ --'''''' '' D"'''"''"" anu 0'dy
vi h'eou'"''
Ill G ~ y, an,no VIC u,len1'hei''' a,u
Clov. upon princple TO allow aliens indiscri,,in.
ntely TO take advantage of priy ilepe held ont Inv
the law of pfe-emption. Whilst n citizen is nm
alien-wbile he owes alepiance To n foreign No
tentate. he oupbt not TO be allowed Tho nriv;leoo
of franchise until he had renowned his oile Glance
10 n foreigu potentote. When Won nre com, N
rive martial PRIVILEGES. give them NOT IN tnnnI,,r
nlised foreigners TO men, vet bound by an oath or
allegiance 10 II foreign king.
TLe ,,no,do,.n, ,yos ,o;ac,od 90 Var,
WIS - ~ -,
In the House, new naval pension bill was re.
ported, modifying the act of 1897. Mr.. Adams
from the select committee ON the srnposed coroe.
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y " W." ~ '' 'Nl0'e" t'"' '"e
mistake was chafsenble TO the proof reader
THE CAROLINE AFFAIR.
The President communicated G,r.bor oorros
-, =,
P"ii"e're pe'"ee" 'ne 0ecre'"ry o' o'a'e ana the
British Minister on this subject 5000 copies of
which were ordered TO he printed. after a war
,,oool, c.o,, NJ. n.,;. r Ill; 49,.
'" We Vi ,"u''n'' "'' ''i''-"hr
speech from MI. rIcKens OF .. u, and sensible
speeches from Messrs Fillmore and Granger of
NY.
5Ater s,a,;,c ,ho, be had ,r,rs,,,,ed tho r..
To- D's w.
iher correspondence 10 Lohuoh' anu sh"uiu wall
further instructions, the British Minister says j
But | feel il INV duty not to close this commu
ncation without likewise teslfyng NV vast re-
gret and surprise at the expressions which | find
repeoted in vour letter with reference n the de-
struciion Of the Steamboat Caroline I had con.
fdenilv honed Tim, The first erroneous imnression
of tbe charac,pr of that evan ;nnosed mon ,hn
mind Of The ITnited S,o,ns Coyarpn,on, Ls nor;aI
md exoggero,ed renrcsento,ions wo,ld long since
have been efTaced Inv n more strict and ocenrate |
examination of ,he fnc,s Snch nm investigation |
nus, even vnt On, ,v;JJing m bejievc Iead ,Ls |
United STATES Government to the same convic-
zion with which her Maiestv's authorities nm the
spot were immersed. that The act WINS one in the
sirices, sense of self defence rendorad obsoIn,al
necessary bv Tho circumstances of The occasion
for the safely and nrotertion of her Moiestv,s sun
jects. and justified Inv Tho same motives and min.
cjples which. unon similar and we'll known occa-
s;pns bove ooyorneJ ,ha couduct NJ us,rions
The steamboat CoroGne ,vas n hos,;,e yossaI en-
,aged in n;ro,;caI war oaa;ns, bor Moes,v,s neo.
nle' hired from her owners for thar EXPRESS nur.
nose and known 10 he So bevond the pussibiliiv of
douht
,The n,ace ybere Tho vesse, WAS destroved WINS
nominaIlv. il il ,rue within The territory of
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