Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-03-11

upon earth than give up enc inch Of cur equal
ity-one inch Of what belongs to us as members
of this great republic What acknowledged IN
fercrity. The surrender Of life is nothing to
sinking down into acknowledged inerorlty
l have examined this subject largcy-widey,
| think | sec the future, if we do not stand up
now: and in my humble opinion, the condition
of Ireland is mercilul and happy-the condition
Of Hindooston is peace and happiness-the con-
dition of Jam1icl is prosperous and hlppy, to
what the Southern States will be, if now they
yield.
Mr.. President, ! desire that the resolutions
which now send to the table be read.
The resolutions we're read, as fellows:
Resoued, That the territories Of the United States
belong to the several States composing this Unon,anL
are held by them as their Just and common property.
ResolpcI Tint Congress as the Joint agent and rep
resentatve Of the States Of this Union, has no right
to make any law, or do any act whatever, that shall
directly, or by its rtltcts make anv discrimination no.
tween the States Of This Union b, winch any Of then
shall be deprived OF its full and equal right IN any ter
rtory of the United Sute;,acqured or to be acquired
Reso'Ucd That the enrichment Of any law which
should directly OF by its effects deprive the citizens
Of any of the States Of this Union from emigratug
with their property into any of the territories of tn
United States, will make such discrimination, and
the rights Of the states from which such citizens eml
grated, ana in derogaton Of that perfect equality
which belongs to them members of this Union, and
would tenl directly to subver the Union itself.
RS1UeA Tlu Q5 a funl I}neaal principle in on;
politician Green. people, in forming Constitution, have
the unconditional right to form ana adopt the Govern.
mcnt which they may think best calculated to secure
their liberty, prosperity, ana h1Ppness and that in
conformity thereto, M other condition is imposed by the
Federal Constitution a State, in order to be adult,
ted into this Uniun, except thu its Constitution shall
be republican, and that the imposition of any other by
Congress would not only he IN violation Of the Con
stituon but in direct conflict with the principle on
which our political system rests.
| move that the resolutions be printed |
shall move tn they be tlkea up Tomorrow; and
do trust th7t the Senate will give them curly
attention, and and carly vote upon the sub
jet.
Here the Venerable Sca2tor resumed his
seat.
Mr. Benton then reese and s1id; Mr. Prcsi-
dent, we have SEINE business to transact, / do
not intend to avoid business fr a string Ct ab-
stractcns.
MI Calhoun. The S3nuar s2ys he c-n19t
toke up abstr lctoas The Constitution is an
abstraction. Prcpriety in an distraction. Thg
Decariti Ct independence WIS made On an
abstraction; and when | he nan dccl IRE Tint
he is against ab!t.lct truth III lease cf this kind
| am prepared to knew what his course will be
| certainly supposed that the Senator from Mis-
souri,, the representative CT sllyehclding st tie
would have Supported these resolutions | NOV
ed them in good filth; under a solemn cOnyic
ton of what was due to these when represent
and due the whole South and the whole Union
have as little desire as any Senator to obstruc
public business All want is, a dccsion--an
decision before the three million bill is deci
dcd. If the Senator from Missouri wants tc
morrow morning, very well. The resolution
can be taken up en- Monday.
Mr. Benton, | will pursue my own cours
when the time comes | know what are abstraC
tons, and what are net. know what bushes
is, and what is net. | am for going en- with tt
business Cf the session; and | say | shall
vote for distractions, years aheld, to the cXclt
sion Of business. He says he calculated en- m
course. He is mistaken. He knows very wei
from my whole course in public life, that / neve
would leave public business to take up firebrand
to set the world en- fire
Mr.. Calhoun The Senator does not at a
comprehend me-
Mr.. Benton. am from the right place
am on the side of my country and the Union.
The resolutions were then ordered to be prin
ed.
Mr. EVANS Of Maine, spoke at length on til
three million bill declaring his purpose net t
vote for it in its present form. His speech wa
argumentatiye, and very able The following
report of his remarks, towards the close of hi
speech
did not intend to make any alluson to tn
subject Ct slavery, or at least to dwell at an
length upon it; but cannot help thinking, anC
having thought, cmnot refrain from giving Vi
terancc to it, that this war, in which we are il
volved, and which was brought upon us for tn
preservation Of the institution CT slavery, is t
be, under the Providence Of Gcd, a mems fer it
determination.
If Mr. Jefferson trembled when he remember
ed that Gcd was just, and that his Justice woul
not sleep fcrcyer-that he had no attribute tha
could take part with country engaged in thu
which was wrong, who can say that that day c
wrath is not now approaching! Texas was an
neXed avowedly to prevent the emancipation c
slaves en- its territory the ultimate purpose be
ing to prevent the emancipation of slaves in tn
United States. We arc at wlr--a war CROWN.
out of the annexation. We have now the gre1
question before us, How viii YOU make peace
One portion CT the country ny th1t 10 ,crrltor
shall be acquired where sllvery is admitted An
other portion say, that no territory shall be ac
quired where slavery is excluded. Now, how
do you propose to de'l with this! Acquire it
bring it in-cxclude slavery or net exclude it
does not every body see to whit intestine feud
and civil war all this may lend, and is likely t
leldl And if civil war cnsue to this foreign wa
"a civil war to prevent the acquisition Of terri
terry fer the purpose Ct perpetuatng slavery
who can teI! the end! | know net what tn
Almighty has in store FIR this nation, or what
to be the end Cf the contest in which we ar
engaged, if it be not speedily terminated Sin
it does seem to me TINT every consideration whic
can influence patriots and good men to unite i
l1ying aside every object or d,s.e, except tn,
of making peace, is now pressing upon us, A