Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-02-15
FREFNAN, MONTPELIER, VERMONT,

of the co,I that as against citizens of For
cign conntso, lbe law OF South Carolina was
constitutio1S a against the citizens OF states
of the Congjency it was unconstitutlonal'
Mr., LAM Tbnnpson of Pa objected that this
The Spasg D' said 1t had taken very wide
Mr.. HudAo aid the gentleman, with all ms
1 ~ba @ not tt R se point he was about
to urge.
Mr., Thonb son-I don't think anybody else
can either. Aaugh.l .-,... .h.. ,ho
Mr., Burt dSC. wished to explain tilat inc
law so much complained of originated out Oh no
spirit of hostliy to Massachusetts, Dut was
considered eIsenial to the peace and prosperity
of South Corblra He wished to ask, while he
was up, WIN h. gentleman from Massachusetts
took no note If Mo action Of the State OF Omo
Indiana aud Grpois. all of which States had
laws prohibtib q he admission of free negroes.
Mr.. HudsoS continued, and urged that the
citizens of MASSACHUSETTS were injured by the
laws of some gfhe Southern States. lie wish
ed these laws Ere brought before the tribunal
vi tle supreme (0lrt ii tluI tllOunai So'
decide against Them he would pledge Massachu
sets to bow with Difference to the decision; Out
until South CaOHna was ready to meet and OBEY
a decision agaihs her, lie must insist that they
had ground Of complaint He also insisted mat
II the real opinpDs of Southern members could
be exposed to H. light they would find that
there was powk behind the throne greater than
any which was Isld to operate upon Northern
members. He Hoped, them for the So Ike OF con-
sistoncy-for the sake of decency-that South
EN- members would iorbear to make imputatlons
agnst the motives Of Northern members
Mr., Burt of sc thought there was an I'M
portant question involved in this bill which
should be thoroughly considered before IL was
acted upon, 1t was whether the United States
had any right to iOerterc with, or regulate, the
dealing in Slaves as articles Of merchandise.
Mr.. Cornwall of Ohio followed. lie had been
msrepresented here and elsewhere. He wished
the bill to be printed that they might see what ii
was and legislae undersandingly. AS to the
principle of the bill, he ayowed himself in favor
oft. He had been charged with baving shirkec
the vote on Mr.. Cots resolution. He was moi
in the House when it was brought forward, but
he had voted for the reconsideration because he
was opposed to all offensive and insulting pre-
ambles. He said the agitation oil the slavery
question at the present session was owing to thu
disappointed Cassites and the doubly and trebi!
disappointed Free Sellers. As for projects o
disunlon, they would be secuted at by ever!
branch oil society. He read some resolutions
passed by an Abolition society to show that thu
political Abolitionists were beyond the pale 0
reason. He also called the attention Of tn
South to those who were most prominent in stir
ring up this Abolition faction, being in man
instances natives Of the South-Mr. Brney wa
a native of Ky.-an editor of an Abolition pa
per in Cincinnati was a native of S. C.-anothe
was native of Va. so was the Editor Of tn
National Era, and so was another Editor in Bal
timore.
Mr.. Brown of Miss. explained the laws {
Mississippi on the subject of bringing Slave
into that State for sale, which he represented q
going farther than the one before their propose
10 do. He was in favor of enacting sue
laws as the people Of the District should requir
on this subject. He appealed to Southern gel
tlemen to do what was right and then demand {
the North to do likewise
Mr.. Stephens Of Ga. said the laws Of Georg
prohibited the introduction Of Slaves for sale
that State, and he was willing to vote for such
provision to be applied here on the petition
application of the District, but he conceived
to be improper to force any legislation on tn
District which was not asked for. -..-.-....-.
as he was about to ol5s5 70 move the Previol
question.
Mr.. Ashmun suggested that the gentlem1
should move postponGnent until tomorrow
the day after, and that It should be at the het
of the business on the Speakers table. Eve
one knew that if referred to the Committee
the Whole it would never be reached in its ord
| this session.
After sundry other suggestions from vano
persons and numerous inquiries from the Speakt
it was unanimously agreed that the bill and I
amendment proposed to be offered by Mr.. Cha
man Of Md. should be printed, and the Speak
said the bill would he the first business on Il
Speakers table which could be taken up by
majority vote after the morning hour had exp
ed.
Mr.. Stephens then moved that the House r.
solve itself into Committee OF the Whole, whit
was agreed to.
Mr.. J. R. Ingersoll IN the Chair, and the co
sideration of the Naval Appropriation bill W
resumed.
Two or three amendments having been offer
and voted down,
Mr., Rockwell of Conn. moved an amendme
to abolish the Spirit Ration.
Mr.. Root moved as an amendment, that {;
sailor be allowed 5 cents in lieu thereof, whi
Mr.. Rockwell accepted.
Mr. Murphy moved to amend, by prohibit
all liquors from being taken on board Unit
States vessels, as he thought the officers ong
not to be allowed that which they determin
was not good for the sailor, which after sol
discussion, under the five minutes rule, was
dopted by 50 to "a.
Sundry other amendments, for the purpose
making five minute speeches were offered, a
without deciding on the amendment, and
motion of Mr. Burt Of S. C. the Committee TO
and the House adjourned.