The New York herald., 1846-04-23
BosToN, APRIL 20, 1886
The Prosperity of the old Bay State.-7he Political

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me fvospeTHy U me Ola bay State-1he Political
Movements of the Day-Is Huu,bug. &c. &c
Inc great anu general court adjourned on the
10th instant after long session of lust one hundred
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uays having acted upon nearly llO0 matters, and
passed 4lS acts and resolves Notwithsta nding
Gov R,ggs rscommordsa . 49,. 80. :. s-s
a. 80. - -, ~ " s oeeu
.Ae Aohses' one ior eisht years. several millions OF
dollars of manufacturing stock have been chartered
-, va '"o Aa'. nio0 yesis
"nicn SHOWS our cotton lords are not at all frightened
in view Of MIR. Walkers Scheme for repeating the tariff
ofIaao Tbrs. railroad comr;,,... -. 80, -.
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ed IN .ne session. and nave oored with great industry
1t has been great year for the lawyers before the
committees. Choat, Loring, Warren and Derby have
been busy all winter. The old corporations havs bled
ssme, think.
Ar. Wilson, of Natick, leading member OF the late
anti Texas Committee and the only member of that com
elected the House. early in the session ored
preamble and resolution piedging s 70 uss
all her DO er Tor the Of slavery
The preamble charged the slave states with numarors
aggression upon the rights the free states AMI th
resolution took high ground against the existence Of
slavery on the continent This movement caused great
give it the 60 BY but Wilson was determned and mn
yielding. The mater was refered to Joint special
chsirman, the part Of the House but all the other
menbers were, by dent design against his reso
luton. After six weeks Of delay committee rem
cd against action. Wilson made q minority report in
which he endeavored to prove that was
Dound Dy the tenor oil all her actions high
ground against slavery and concluded his report by
commanding the adoption Of his resolution The report
OF the committee was accepted in the Senate but when
came up in the House, Wilson moved sriko out the
report of majority Of the COMMITTEE and insert the re
luton reported by him. Then came the tug Of war A
portion OF the whig leaders wished avoid ISSUE
put they saw the current OF feeling against them
they yielded TO the force OF circumsances Wilson sup
ported his motion in brief speech, in which he told
political friends, that they must in five years. commit
themselves fully against slaveryit their mani.
test destiny" He said portion Of his political
friends representing the commercial manufacturing,
and moneyed interests, were determined to retreat
IRON the position heretofore taken by the whig
party. He warned them that such conduct would
lead TO defeat, and he denounced in bold language
such conduct as cowardly submission to Southern
dictaton. He read extract from a New York paper
and denounced it Of the most cringing and
serve papers in the Union He told the whig leadcrs
that there those who would 60 sgainst slavery
even Frustrated the whig party. His boldness had
its effect The vote TAKEN and the report of the ma.
jori,y was stricken OUT and his resolution by
vote OF iA7 to o2-about half dozen democrats voting
for it, and about the number of wings against
Wilson succeeded but the Senate, after a warm and
exciting debate Of two hours, refused to with
the Houae-so the resolution was lost by Of 20 tc