Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-01-24

world to do That; ont under all the cI-cuuslan-
ces, he must be allowed to deal in an innocent
InuendO.
The South would not probably have assumed
its present position If 1t had not been for lie
course of a Southern man, Mr.. Bentonl living
in Southern State, STAKEHOLDER, and represent
ting Shareholders, who had undertaken to call al
those ~ no differed fro him upon the agitainr
question fools. That individual had declared
that no man Of sense now questioned tie II 1ht
Of Congress 10 legislate on The question OF S.a-
ve-y.
Mr. Foote repeated bis statement OF the re-
marks made by tie Senator, (Mr. Benton, ard
sad, that the effect Of such statements avowed,
In Southern State (1iissourj by STAKEHOLDER
hlusel had the effect OF inducing slaves To run
off by flies across the Mississippi River into
the Free Staes.
Alr. Benton rose, put on his hat, and throwing
his cloak his arm, proceeded to leave the
Chamber As he was leaving, Mr. Fo9te pro-
ceeded-ie5. sir. they fed across the river, the
same SORT of fiIght as the Senator Is hluselt ma
king from the Chamber. | Ike to see q heroic
Senator. one who dares to stand up like man
and answer tor his course, whatever It NAV he.
The Senator from VI .ssouri has. tune after time,
when three thousand miles of, slandcrcd and WI
flied his fellow senators ana the portion OF the
/ UGIon winch they represented, and threatened to
chastIse those no differed from him on that sub
Ject; yet he dared not meet those he had
fslanlered, face TO facc-that soon as the sub
Jec; was limited at here, where he had proposed
TO administer the chasl-emeut he had fed from
the Senate as those negroes had fled across the
ryer
He desired also to say that the little dena-
gogues OF the North-Ihe butterflies OF an hour,
that 1--we only uuui the first frost of the morning
fills upon thcm-woud never have been able 10
effect any thing had It not been tor the aid which
they received from the SOuih-trom Southern
man, u slavehoIder-as he had already stated
! Under all these circumstances, he could Tot Of
Ter any compromise or any proposition designed
as such II any scheme of compTo llise on the
subject should be offered in good faith, f.on the
proper quarter, by the right kind Of men. he had
no douOt the South would readily agree 10 H.
Bat II was not for the South nos 10 offer such
propositions and II was IN that view That he co4ld
not have introduced such bal that one by
the Senator from Missouri, winch proposed 20
open the question Of slavery again IN d territory
where II was already Recognized by the Unred
States, and tIus keep alive The hIme Of d.sco-d
and add to tue incendIIry material already 50
pentUl. Mr.. FOOle also alluded % tie m9IO-
RIA. presented by the Senator from Missouri a;
the last session tom a so-caiiel Convention OF
citizens Of New Mexico, asking the establish
ment OF government Tor them, and the ex-.u-
sion OF slavery theieirom. lie then proroalcej
the memorial ir.ud, intended 10 CHEAT portion
OF the peup.e out OF taeir nights.
he cumq .mented the people Of Dsse-et fJF
coninr iorward aud asking tie estab!,shue Il
Govefnneat, aai declaring At the same uae
that lhsy wanted 10 part or lot IN tins question,
~, Tnnn Nj Fo,, m. c-ac.a.e,. ,.3 -
marks, 10th tne bills introduces were referred 10
tn Jldlcilry Committee.
u H''i.'' 'I''' .'.3 Nou' ''i,''s "a '.
nor, etisc.ult eze.ulon Of lie c aus a. lie
C,ns,,i.uoa, "a relation TO The rc-cup.use @. lu-
sii''s i'os' with a. end -eHis, ana ,noYec tl-'
J., Dc mace 'h' 7fee-'' o'-ef lof -'io'u-s N1~''
Ha.ss, Fo.r more ballots f,- .loor-keeoe-.-
Mess res and Car we're Withdrawn. Two
Resolutions for pcs mug the election were re-
ecu aver Co" oil Tue HOUSE. On 'he . % '~'
r '.n.r2rntr5 o. 81, - IL Ann
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SENATE. Thrrslqv Jan II Mr. Clemeas'