Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-10-12

9ned veto-how forget that? dc not forget either,
remember them WE'LL and have somewhat to say in
regard to them. And FIRST the casting vote.
In the process Of sending anti-sayery publications
to the South through the nails pictorial representa-
tons and other kindred matter had been occasionally
Transmitted Alarm manifested, and probably
felt there az to their supposed tendency TO insuucc
ton. The President in his annual message in De-
cembrr 1885, recommended that the transmission of
lntslayery publications through the mails, should be
prohibited. The bill in question reported in the
Senate by Mr.. Calhoun-was the result Of the recon-
Imcndaton It was amended in committee OF the
whole by substitute, offered By Mr. Grundy and on
tn question whether the bill as amended, should be
engf0ssed and read a third time, the vote stood I to
49, whoreupon Mr. Van Buren, gave casting vote
10 pass the bill 10 third reading,
Il is but iuscc to him to say that such vote, by
presiding officer, at that stage Of the proceeding
does not according to Parliamentary usuage, ncceasa
nly impy approval Of a bill bat is deemed due to
its friends to the end that it may be sent forward to
its last stage, for the purpose OF giving opportunity
for lis full discussion, and for h1vng full vote upon
it. observe on looking into the Senate journal TINT
one Senator-Mr. Gold5boro of Maryland-vote .,or
the cngtossmen and against the passage the third
reading. His vote with Alr. Van Buren, on the second
rcadlnr, may have been for the reason suggested
The Senate, moreover, was not full when the vote on
enrrossment was tken--tweve Senators being assent
which might have been an additional reason for
sending the bill forward by casting vote. On the
question Of its final passage, six days inter 1t was re-
ectcd bya vote of rs to 49, there being eight S3na-
tors more present, than on tllr second reading.
As Wings, and friends of Mr.. Clay, are very loud
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u Wv o0''''"' VI wv II - ''' upon wv
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ans ,'o f ,%o p' r; % ort of c,nin
',;,ir ,boo' ;ncohns, 1Si;cnton,
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,a, en-, oy;{ @nJ oroot owl i ,yas and 6c b,,ei
Lgt n sioy uouli be mt 10 IT. But Congress had no
mower to BASS beyond Anl Constitutions for the Eur-
pose of correcting it, 4" 1t was circulation solely"
said Mr. c. "fhat constituted the evil 1t was per-
f,rtlv competent for fine S.atn authorities to Apply the
Ireal6dv The instant that prohibited papcr was
boodj od whether ia q citizen or stioorncr he was
.nbiect to the laws which MIGHT co,1Dc him to sur.
ronder tbnn or byr,, Hen,n
,rben il annoais that Mr. CLAW differed from tLe
friends of the measure only in ts-tbat he tnonobt
(onor,ss Ind ma now TO arrest the evil" Instead
of the ntarnos1tion of CONGRESS- he would have had
tbe m,ttcr handed over TO the State authorities ="
who were unerfct,y conDoent TO aDply the remedy "
ana mrht corpel the p0sscssors of the "inccndiiry
Dublicgfious" TO snrrend " them. or burn them"
| have iOtrOducC. this extract from Mr. rs. 'CCD
NOT f,r the nnnosa of eycnc any faelinqs ag5 insl
hin, b1t IN shove tnr boh authority fine cRoracin- o
th ,nn.,Lo,si,r in Wick thn nronosod noaqsuro c
;n,tod and tb,t Mr. Claw, ink, coucrrrod with ifs
frn,Is md with Mr. Van Ruran if he arms its trnpJ
in tho nronr;ay md necessity of Iav,n the incend
NJ sailod mi bnarJ II scans t nc
tLo fionJ NJ NJ CIa, Should ho I+hr loss for,.r nd
IL rrrinr ,l;s ,no,tor far tLn mrnosr of nwoleninu
,rol;no, nrr,i,'t NJ Van Rpron s;nca his yo,a I
+ nnos what thny sunnoso, onv brmgs him in s,ri
and purpose, into Ir. Claws company.
A few words in regard to the next objecton--M Mr.
Van Burens threatened veto of the alb )tion of s}ye
nv in the District of Columbia.
rbo.o win, ro,,on,i,or how ono and how earrostl,
roJ tho bol;ti,, of elayor,, and tho slave trade If
tLn hit;n+ f Cl,,n,;o viii rot nonI r. no told na
Loar,;I do,or,,l Tho rr,,,nd tolor nv, Ar Var
p7ren On That oncs.ion still disannrove it. TN
thong rorard;nT tl,n r,osns urccd Insufficient d,
not hence conclude them insufficient to shield him ant
those vino concurred with him. from the irnputaton o
such motives as must necessarily destroy my conf
dcnce in them as men. Mr. Clan would have vetoed
bill abolishng Slavery in the District: and so wout
General HARRISON as will be evident to any one win
will examine his inaugural address; but never doub
ted the uprghtness Of the motives. Mr.. Clay rlace
his objections on the ground that the abolition wou
be violation OF the implied FAITH to Virginia an
Maryland accepting rom them tne ceSs'on OF IN
'l7tll'C "II" NolIt,tl TO"' "u i0 nut
egiSlatng tor the District the wishes OF the pGoPI
hen must De con'ul5ed, t.at 70 GoGtner"lSo won'"
~ 2 eri[ Ui,'. do n,, I od,' vas,
oly a hII t a;,o ' IN tbn Dsrot ,d ton
il sa,'o q.
~ 0,o irui;o amd MoranJ d;d not ,b;n
m d Co., h;oL Won
',y % h,t f,II,
&c., 1, WI @ ISeoI COX Joran i91o
~, '!o NJ, ' -o VI TaI ci
may VI o''''U III i'ii0' '''s'''0'' WI VIZ P's' i',
Mr.. CIay8 views on this subject were expressed !
his celebrated speech in 1889 on the subject OF aboI
ton petitions, the substance of which, so far as re
CARDS this subject, is contained in the following:
; "Why" said NJ, Clay "is Congress potitioned? :
The free States have no more power or right to nte
fere with institutions in the slave States than the
would have to interfere with institutions existing IN al
3 oFelg" country! . o..
# "To abolish Slavery IN Inc District OF Columol
e while 1t remains IN Virginia and Maryland situated
that District IS, within theV very heart OF those state
expose them to GREAT practical inconvenience ana
# noyance. The District would become place OF re
IT ug9 and escape Tor ugNes siVeS rom the Two ot
and place from winch spirit OF dlScohlem ana i
c subordlnation ana instruction might De losered a