Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-01-10

this House at the last Congress. in such man.
ner his colleague had contended, as TO uphold
the traffic in slaves in this District
Mr. Gidiings Mr. Shenck yielding explained
tina, his objection 20 the gentle nan from MasSa
chusetts for Speaker, was, that after the present
Executive of the United States was nomInated,
that genrlem1n Mr. Winlhropl had declared his
opinion at Wing meeting IN Massachusetts, and
had moved To lay on the table the proposition OF
a gentleman from Cnmbndge, which pledged The
Wing party against the support OF any man who
was opposed TO the Wllmot provlsO. His obJ"c-
ton Ia the gentleman also from the TACT
that lie had gone for Texas, in public toast at
Faneull Hall, Boston, in July, 1915, before Tex
as was annexed. His objections 10 that gentle
man were also founded upon the acts of his
whole public life, and particularly upon what had
been said IN Wing caucus upon the Saturday
| evening previous TO :he commencement Of The
present session, when the genileInau's colleague
had sald, that II no part OF the Wing policy
TO adop, the WIlmoi proviso.
Mr. Ashmun. To who.a does the gentleman
refer?
Mr.. Giddings. To you.
Mr.. Ashmun. | did not use any such Ian
gutge.
Mr. Giedings The public have seen The Ian
euarc. 1t was. believe, that neither the Wing
pity of Massachusetts, nor the people OF Mas
sachIsetts made the Wlmot proyiso test.
HIS objections {Mr q. contlnued) had arisoE
from these aud the other demonstrations which
the gentleman from Massachusetts and his
friends had made in sustaining for President
man win So education. interests and associations,
led hun to oppose The WIlmoi proviso.
/ Mr. Schenck (resu,ning.) WIN remark upon
the uisreSsiDn which his cDiea cue had now
made from the course of remark III which he
was engage, e,,d IA word OF aPvi"-~ t. NJ
W inIhrop Tor seeming To undertake his defence,
which would be done so much more ably by hhI-
sell, bnt fl noticed and replied 10 some OF the
pomts lust stated by his colleague With rel
erence 10 what his colleague had ,Id concerning
the OF the gentleman from Massachusetts,
III ahg caucus, they had the testimony OF two
gentlemen from Mass icnuserrs Oh the other
hand, conradlcting that charge Of his colleague
and there he left the gentle nan, with two wit
nesses ar INST hun.
Then rs to tie charge Of his colleague that
the gentleman iro,n dassach Isetts had support
ed the annexation OF Texas: from the beginning
To IN end, IN every form, III the twenIy-eIIith
Congress, (when the measure WAS p.ssejl The
gentleman from Massachusetts had been found
voung aud acting against the annexation. Not
% with the gentleman from lndlana. If. BroAnt
Tor who his colleague had gOied. The sJ,es OF
tha gentlemen were dramatically Imposed to
thus 81 The gentleman from Massachusetts, and
"ere with the supporters Of annexation.
He proceeded 10 notice the cha -se OF his col
league based upon the cumposntou OF The COM
inItees Of the last Congress- which, AFTER all. lie
'ir. ) sad, seemed 10 be the great charse OF
hts Colleague against the ge tieniiH from Mas
sachusers. OF the nine meubers OF that con-
snIitee Al the first session OF lne last Congress-
lve were 10 II Tie tree. AM four from the ave
Suites, and the sane proportion was contlEuel
at the second session OF that C0ngfe,s-Mr. !
Bfown al Mississippi beng app inted IN the
pace of Mr.. Mellow ell OF VIRGINIA, aad Mr. |
tsslnes at Kentucky. ln tie place ct Mr Sin,- OF /
S,uin Cirolina; AID liles tnai clanIe had t,ken /
p ace The bi had been por ed 10 pu' an emu To
'ne i've ' ', !" Tue ps ret OF Columbia.
Mr.. q -dlIngs- DtesNv cole l-ue me IN to /
sly that thai com aittee reported a otl to
pa'ii5lt the sale ana transfer OF human beings
wnhin the District OF Colunba?
Hf. Scheuck read the Illie 80 the bill being
biI 40 prohibit Ihe lAtr ,ducion " slaves H.
To- the District Of Columbia Tor .nerchand e, sab,
IT hire" Il might be DE SAID that the Oil
id not entirely prnhloIt the sac Of sives
here: N otIer words, that Il oil not abolish sd-
very IN tlns District, FOR the one would be equiv
ilen, 10 the oiherl 1t had been well sad, IA W.
ever, by the gentle.nin 'ron VI i-s chuseus, int
t dld more than n d even been pro lo-ed b, any
al IA ihi< House ueipre7 II wdS kuJNn b. as
ale ~ b!i Il abolish The Save tail IN this
DISTINCT 1t was 50 undstsi01l at the .Ime; and
shrever tie extent ct its PROVISIONS, II accom-
)I'shed more th.n Ind ever been pnpi 5y
my cpu, nit1ee OF gentlemen from the North and
South. He referred 10 tie records, showing that
Mr. llir!sDn had uipveI h lay lie SAID bal on !
he table winch motion was rejected BY II nays '
o - yeas, aHl iltt among ths mus were the "
ItneS OF SIX members OF tins CON ni;iee. while
he mines of but tuv wefe in favor ui the mo- u
ION. (iue member not voung.j
Ii pfoceeied to argue thu The course Of Mr.
tiatlr'2, III the imposition Vi The committees j
urug the last Cnn1res>, could MT awe been
h. tfus reason tor the OPPOSITION ol his col elgus
> lhii gsutemln, because SIs ouiied que md IT.
IN the sane ground at the commencement of u
ie last Congress. There must be othec "
eas,h tor the genteman's course. That reason >
g., tMr. ) Conceived t. be the peculiar ofslni- III
atom OF MS colleagues m.nd, and his pecuitr
node ut reasoning, IN which, with all due DEL
.Suce ~ ms COLLEAGUE. he must be allowed
iie.v 10 differ with hon. Inc aenilentn C red
Ut what might be the pas, course OF MAJ; he
lred not ur a lite OF ency lit. Illus y
..jiut The particular views h eueriaInsd IN re. IL
AID 10 great pOiiIcAl qissglous. All these went ~
" naugut with hlm, and he preferred pledges oe
AIDE order The eve of al election To effect I"
c purposes OF the occasion. lie (,lr. ) mot A
tfsfendy. lie carclSery htiie,--he cared not Ire
all, tor pledges by which somebody was To be co
II ed. But he GId care Tor a HE marked up vi
the records o the country, with nut such temp VI
lIon, To Influence hIn as were made use OF to LEI
ucure pied e. from a caLddate on the eve of
eCtlOn. 81
He did not rest merely upon prisri reasoning IN
what he had sad with reference to his COL Tn
a aues position. He hoped 10 be excused tor to-
ferrnI 10 tacis winch had recently taken place IN
very body rcculiecIed now certain bill To- put "p
man IN the Char, or to make bImself Sp .akt.r mi