The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-24


OPENING.
After presentation of memorials reports Of commit.
tees and the transaction OF Other routine business Mr.
HvsrrR introduced bill to abolish the Home Depart
ment, and bill TO establish the Board Of Accounts
yknnoSr RESOLUTIONS.
On molten Of MIR PHsIrs, the Senate resumed the
consideration OF the motion print the resolutions
submitted by him from the Legislature of Vermont
lsng TO the extenton Of slavery, and its existence In
the federal district Mr. Phelps proceeded to address
the Senate. He felt It due to himself and due to his
State, 70 vindlcate tne
position He had been called upon to "face the muscn
and prepared to do but he must be permitted
70 ray that they played some very bad music In the
Senate The question involved In the discussion
one 81 great and vital importance; It. together with
the difficulties jeslouses ana disse psions which had
grown out OF It, were the fruits of military CONQUEST
The fruits Of the Mexican war-ot that policy which
originated In the Opposition to extend power OF
ths republic, and which threatened to end In the de-
sruction OF the Union He referred TO bis on
the compromise bill Of last session stating he had stood
alone upon that question, refusing to unite with the
great body Of his Northern friends in denouncing the
creature Of the sepste CREATION He told that his
commitments would not sustain him tie would only say
,hat thi. question which bad 60 long distracted the
tied and settled forever by the sacrifice OF his position,
or piopecs n public man be would have considered
90 cesiihtle a contamination most chesply bought.
r fhelPs proceeded TO vindicate the resolutions al
though they had been denounced disrtspectful in
csBosry, and reasonable, with every other epithrt
Which scorn could suggest he prepared to assert
that they we're subject tuch pua lions. While
they confirmed the Institution ia the abstract thew
also presented In behalf Of the south the very apologies
which the south presened itssf for the exisencs Of
The ns'tutioD the fret Of which that Il had been
entahed upon them by those who had gone before
them lie also contenasd that the opinions expressed
by the resolutons CT the character OF the Institution
In question arguing aud pleading various quotations
to chow that the most distinguished from Inc soulh
bad held ana expressed In effect the same
ne m.ututeh Originated In acts which are now de-
noubcsd NJ piracy and made punishable with death,
II IL was no crime why was IL thus denounced and
why thus punished' The publication for iostitu-
ting these penalties was fonDd In the conviction Of
the duty and proprieiy Of putting an end TO the
tIafic In alsyes-to shut on tue market II Justidsd
In that act, by What reasoning could they condemn
resolutions ctirR TO the introd uction Of n.very
into teirtorties nov the opening IL nes mar
ketsf He further examined the buttons. dis snas-
ing the proportions contained In each aud sryips
TO bov that In respect they be condo ned
and that The teIms Of opprobrium With which they had
been denounced had uted entirely from basty mis-
spprt hepslon q tnoss who had them He dis
cls med the assertion by any Of his constituents Of
within the staes They all conceded the negative Of
the proposition, while they contsnded that IL the
duty o. the national Legislature to relieve the people Of
Il. North from the respon .ibty sttachipg 10 NJ I'm
those places the federal government has iusrdc
ton o,ert Much has been ssid here about encroach
rsnt the rights of the South In connection with
the proposition to exclude slavery from the territories
II that was an encroschnsnt upon the rights Of the
the Who ret set the pie Of encroach-
neBti 10 was southern man Thomas Jefferson
h frat proposed the exclusion q ,lsvefy from the
territories The sosth had cc IN planned because the
North had failed to s.ist them in the recspiure Of
fugitive slave Had the South any right TO demand
~ They believed that the constitution required no
such duty at their hsndsit ~as matter Of courtesy
alt gehsr bsire the tro sections Hew then we're
The North Go bs held responsible tor the nonexscuon
OF outy not imposed upon them BY the constitution
H. had teen asserted some Of the States 81 tn.
North had passed lass designed or calculated defeat
r.cttture q fugitv.s sreh s~s we're clearly
toti,psl aud the remedy vas s-lf evident Another
cau.e Of CON plart vas he .sst.oce Of pub
lcstions 10 was true that there we're great many per-
ne at the North affected With tue spIrt Of progress
81 81 the sge Usushter) Each vsn'si 10 excel /
the other In ding something witch had not yet been
wtre many aud various, sccts aud soce-
tie there, smons which vas class .hch held that the
rs,,'a'rasy. .So .,s,,.I sro1s Ins'e ssrous
~ pit ttat the Crsstor DID know IA. business.
v're 20 be found there come Of these philosophers
thcurt proper TO scTuiuze institutions q the South
jvst Others In the South ciunzed and found fault
~itf things 81 the North. which dia not happen to /
rptpsibe Cor the acts the fee fanatics whose ideas
CT sEy sna every subject should be found TO conflict
vIsy between the two lssdbod,rs the United states
Oio be placed simply In the position Of mediator
b,s'sn fisa claimants u could assert the rights II
rttthtr one nor the other protect the rightfal
holder IN he sujoJ of The land ub,h he has pur-
chs',d e the sovsrumeot lie desired to say sfsr
vtfds also relative to the iBtustions Of dissolution
d the Union. suppcse Congress should psss the vii.
net froriso- the principle Fl the ordinance Of s7in
he separate action q the States In restauce OF the
lctiCn 81 Congr,tsi
MIR EoOIE- ro,Ios usurps,ion.
MIR. rHEt rs- Cali IL usurpstun CT whatever else they
ieht would TIE time have srrired tor action by the
,s,,s ,ueh as had been threR,enedl No! The Goa.
tutiCn had eohtem plated such differences OF opinico
nd hso provided tribunsl TO decide upon sue auss
int the supreme Court shioh sstabiis he'd for
te ItfIcse OF trying ard deciding upon the validity
ass consider, by any Pottisn ~ toe MON ~ un.
nstnuticnsl ~ the question referred 70 that
'tur,l would not all parties North and south, abide
y its dteisionf
Mr. NtIss sDquissd whether ths Senator spoke Tor
10 Narth. O. asoaIsd hr ~llits to submit this
ibcle qutttCn the decision ~ she supreme Court
%. ~ cid not doubt the res4nsss Of ths Ssuh 10
utst tltn uYut tlat basis
Mr. AUrItH ctlld nHt narts With the Ee.atSr ffor |
series hLth he .lsytsD 81. gl5laiss' bal vas !