The North-Carolina standard., 1850-01-16
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The reply Of Senator Foots to Senator Seward, on
the Austrian question, and particularly with reference
to the latterss .devoted friend, General James
Waston Webb is one Of the best things Of the time
We have enjoyed it so much that we must endeavor
to squeeze it into next issue, for the qualification
Of our readers. The Charleston Mercury thus hap
PLY and handsomely notices this rare excoration of
the New York Abolitionist and demagogue:
Our readers will not regret the space occupied in
our columns by the speech of Senator Foote. It is
both rich and rare. In concluding the speech to-
which we adverted yesterday, Gen. Cass intimated
that ne should feel bound to vote against the confr-
nation of COL Webb, for the sole reason that he had
hurried off to Europe few days before the session
of the body which was to pass upon his fitness for
Office. This called up Mr. Seward, of New York,
who treated Gen. Cass to gnsh OF soft sawder de-
precated the animadversion OF the Senate upon Col.
Webb, and described his own personal relations with
the latter in of such exqusitely pathetic ten
derness as were enough to draw tears from turnip.
We suspect there is something in the constitution
of Senator Foote'S mind that made it nearly physi-
cal impossibility for him to forego such opporuni
ty. The demagogue of the Empire State, ravenous
for distinction, and INSCRIPTIONS about the means,
was the right sort of gaMe for him, and this
casion tempted him to the chase with allurement
past all resistance 1t is pretty piece of sport
can he fonnd in the records of wood craft and report
says that the gravity of the Senate altogether
forgotten during the progress of it.
Not so with Mr.. Foote, however. He is as grave
as an owl, while he is pouring the tide of laughter
through his audience Doubtless he enjoys it in his
heart, but is in those depths from which not rip
pie reaches the countenance. He utters equally the
cent simplicity that adds infinitely to the effect. He
throws lighted shells at his adversary, with the air of
one who should say, he hopes he shall be understood
as merely doing his duty, and not seeking to wound
any gentleman's feelings. He goes to work to skin
his victim with business-like earnestness ndica-
ting not the least consciousness that there is anything
unusual in the operation, any cause for the writh
ings of the sufferer; and when he has finished, he
hangs up the skin on peg. as gentleman hangs up
his hat after taking walk. His voice is soft and
affectionate in the meantime, and his whole manner
refeshingly cool.
We have attempted to present Senator Foote as he
has been described to US, in debates of a personal
character-wthout any hope, however. of doing JUS
tce to the extraordinary powers which make him one
Of the most formidable antagonists any man Can Sc
lect for the display of his own prowess. Hei is in
truth hard to beat"
THE VERMONT RESOLUTIONS. :.
|, In order that readers may examine and Judge
for themselves of the outrageous character of the Re
solutions adopted by the Vermont Legislature, and
presented to the Senate by Mr.. Upham, on the 9th
instant, we publish them in full, as follows:
RESOLVED by the Senate and House Of Representatives
That slavery is crime against humanity, and sore
evil in the body polite, that was excused by the franz
ers of the federal constitution as crime enaied
the country by their predecessors and tolerated sole
ly as thing of inexorable necessity.
Reso1ued, That the so-called compromises of the
constitution restrained the federal government from
interference with slavery only in the States in which
it then existed, and from interference with the slave
trade only for limited time, which has long since
expired and that the powers conferred upon Con-
gress by the constitution to suppress the slave trade
to regulate commerce between the States, to govern
the Territories and admit new States-powers con-
ferred with an express intention "to form a more
perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic
guilty, provide for the common defence, promote the
general welfare and the blessings of liberty
to ourselves and our posteTy''-may all rightfally
be used to prevent the extension Of slavery into
territory ee and abolish slavery and the slave
trade wherever either exists under the jurisdiction of
Congress
Resolued That our senators and representatives in
Congress be requested to resist by all and every
stitutional means the extension of slavery in any
ner, whether by the annexation to slaveholding Tex
of territory now free, by the admission to the
Union of territory already acquired, which may be
hereafter acquired, without express prohibition of
slavery, either in the constitution of each new State
for such admission.
Resolved further, That senators and representa-
ves in Congress be requested to support every just
and prudent for the exclusion of slavery from
the District Of Columbia for the entire suppression
of the slave trade the high and wherever else
Congress has jurisdiction; and generally to relieve
the federal government from all responsibility for the
existence, maintenance, tolerance of slavery, or
the traffic in slaves.
Resolued, further, That our senators in C&agress
be instructed, and our representatives use
their ertions for the speedy organization Of terri
roral government of New Mexico and California.
with provision forever excluding involuntary servf
tude, except for crime, therefrom.
Resoued, That the governor be requested to furnish
copy of the foregoing resolutions to each of our
and representatives in Congress, and the
governor Of each State in the Union.
Approved November IL, l849.
LATEST NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA.
Peter H. Burnet has been elected Governor, and
John McDougal Lieutenant Governor of California.
Judge Burnet formerly citizen of Missouri, and
is late of Oregon. George w. Wright and Edward
Gilbert have been elected to Congress. All these
officers are Democrats. There is nothing decisive
as to United States Senator's but Democrats, it is
thought, will be elected.
Heavy boots were selling in San Francisco at
ninety dollars per pair. San Francisco contains