The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27
INC southern Cauoua.

on when the CHllcus was hrld, says
Bm It's much I wW say, Cor II IN truth Illn
ought 10 ho generally known 4.1hs Southern
Uhigs trW be patty neither in tpSrd nor deed Il
any attempt 10 dipids The UHiog,beeaHse Qfhs er
oiusioH Of SlHps,y .Gom lie Ntio TtrGiories
They know well that such exclusion isa 6X'
eel ibci--n part Of the nrcessiiyof the case-
and they are fully resolved not to sever tic
Gnipn un account ofit, They would greatly
prefer rlini lhn MiluOl PrOyiko in lerius
should not hG enacted by Congress, deeming
such enactment needless irritation and o.
itfm uf nrry -f their eri,-iiiHrnlr--tH, Poo
viso,or 40 Pfuviso,thry never expect 10 scu q
foot Ef-l1yr territory west Of the Rio Graudc.
AZ least half If llrcm Nodld rot have sHsrr.
4 cAIeudrd II Ihey could. Tbry rcsis, no
.soi,-o sirruuonsly ihr the reason above
. mentioned, not lrcuUc they expect or wish
10 extend slH,cry,
We nrc indebted 10 DboN Y, Herald Tor
the following nccouulof,he meeting. IT will
be seen that tbs Wings stood hy the Cousli-
Tuition aud the uuion. Mr. Morthcnd, n gal
unlH true son or"Old Kentucky" doclur-
cd tin, be- would stand hy The Union, Pruyi.
So or 40 I'royi-o. AZ honor 10 he Pbimm
Southern Wigs
WAsiusG1GE, Jan. 10
r. Tie G"utltrn Cuugrresuhhi rduCtE mr. nc
'ialf past rc,vi O'clock Int cyrniup, IN the
Senate Chamber
/ There woro between eighty and uiucly
SOAJhcrn tucmhcrs oiIhr tWo houses present.
General Houston mu,ed lint the galleries
/ be opened 10 tic reporters aud the people. Il
was lost hy vote of5Glo 49,
Nj Calhoun, from tho Committee of Fiji
teen, presented the address prepared 10y the
comuulor, aud tie proceedings of the COM
uiillec mud ils subcommittee OF iicc. IL Hp-
pears Tint dic address uf Mr. Calhouu,as rem
dcrcd to the committee OF livc, recommends
. ed ITO resistance OF tho South 10 The euhrcc.
meat Of ihe WilmoI proviso.
! Mr. Clayton, OF tho Sub. Committee, moycd
TO strike out dat part, which WAS agreed To.
The address was ihGn adopted by the cum-
miilcc, 3 lo2i Messrs Calhoun, King, mud
! lBayly fur 4l,aud hlessFs. MhEetiehd pbA Clay.
I ton oppusedI 10 II. Tho address submitted to
! ,!:a Naiu cpninitiae fifteen, was adopled,S
10 7; alr Rusk voting, with SIX Whigs,RRains,
| H. As thus qgreedJn, il WIS then submitted
to The general caucus 10y Mr Calhoun, mud
read.
MIR Foolo moved TINT the n,FIrcss be .re'
lceiycd. .. ......
! Mr. Alorchcud objected 10 tho noliau; lac
thd not understand IL; he lt9gghf the paper
was recehcd whcu l,rraeulcd. ..
Mr. IoOir Withdrew the tnullon, and n.bs-
! ed resolution ilinl such members of me
( needing rs lhonRht nrnTrrrs,mnId sign tho
address aud l..Aill tUu Kopl open for twenty
ie'.. n0urs lor others 10 sign.
! ,drAlorebGnd ohlecicd 10 tho proceeding
! II wns equivalent 10 n dissolution of he meet.
| ing, without any expression of opinion upon
/ the address The address, is rgcspinilotiun
Of the nggrc-sions oflhc North upon The In
siiluion of slavery, and recommends union a
mong the people ufthc South, in view OF The
/ great dangfr nj hand,
The motion Of Mr. lHoote, as understood,
was Withdrawn.
| Mr. Clayton moved to lay tho address up
aH tho table, as ~ test question:.
| Mr. CALHOUN objected, M tho motion NJ
once arrested the privilege Of discussion.
Mr. CLAYTON Withdrew the motion for ihr
present for the purpose of- rtfordiig priv
I lego Tor debate.
Mr. Calhoun took tho floor, Wging a disss-
iliion aIihc Lninn l,prsitrnble 10 he Submission
! ofMe South 10 The enforcement ofMc Hiiplot
! Proriso in reference TO the new territories
Mr. Bayly compared the grievances Of the
South to those Of the colonies Of America,
which drove them TO rebellion. =
Mr. Underwood asked IL the gentleman
from Virginia wished this address to go out
n declaration of Independence
MIR Bayly-a0h, NOT yet.
Sir Morchend moved a series of resolutions,
declaring HE Union ndiyisibir-the prOsper-
ity of tho Stntes and the happiness OF the
people dcpenchcpt upon IL; that Jtfe late move
mont FOR the abolition OF slavery, IN the Dis
trict of Columbia, violated the spirit Of the
constitution; and thnt the South were oppos-
ed to the Wilnol prnviso; but that they be-
lieyed the whole question would he settled, by
spirit Of compromises, IN n manner nccep-
al. ia. m, IgUh t.Nt,y ,lf If.,s..