The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-08
Vol, 10, No, A. Whole No, C7l

They have The power ~ both branches Of Con
a gTrss-'li They will use u Tor just and honor
able settlement Of Tbs controversy of theu
own creation, they Will receive from q FrurT
uuv guuuity not pnly sbiiV'sg 81 IAe paHi, hal
gUl0ude ior tho iuture,
"a lWpaTlant element IA tho campaign pi
lhll, WHa ilie Impression mHdr ~ tlr Aurll
That ,ileNAH came iuiO lhr lninn, nf least
unc hhl uf her territory would be- free, be-
cause the soil and climate were not llrrd "a
sustain slavery, That wns tho burden Of
tl'e lfeza ggd lhe political nralnr. Among
numerous hullorlich "a prove u, no nhmc
WIS more ffeq Ieplly olird tlnu llo name Of
Henry Clay, liut whom IeXus caro in, GOV
cred all over with slavery, ihe people were
| disappointed bocauso ll,oy had been dupcd.
/ Il was this llnl caused royulsion Of feeling,
I ~ large portion, back % ihe uriginn point,
/ THIS viii solve lnr my predecessor Mr. Saw
Ngr,l Whni Appeared 10 hini great nlhicfy,
[ thht there should be- such vote for Mr. Polk
/ in the North, with Tr2nH nH lesi, and Hlll
/ lhc mou Who voted iu Congress for HuncNa-
/ Ton should be- 10 uup0rulaE lH0to mon
! raw what wh- coming, Rud lAs moment of
leaving these balls ihry fled fuf the city Of
refuge ~ if tie hNcngcr Of blood was on
! their truck, and they never halted ell, pnut-
/ iuP aud hrrnlhl they stood undgr the snmo
shclicr with Din aud Niles,
One pnrt Of Hat rrrtory was Frcurcd to
| freedom hi the terms of annexation, "ln
such State or States ~ rhall bo formed out
of said territory uurlll uf said MFHoun com.
promise line, slavery or involuntary soryitudo
lrNcopt Tor crime shnll bo prohihicd' TIM
declaration N positive, uncunditionhli deepen.
dent uIiIhrr on thu Hst0ui Of Texas, nor The
people who shall form tina, Siutc IL there
any possible way ofayodiug ihui Contract
The gentleman rom Texas Mr. Howard
seemed a. have made tie discovery. On
lhe 22h Janunry no made this declarations
"The iwp GuverumCnis did not undertake.
to abolish Slavery IN any portion Of Texas by
the resolutions uf annexation, lt was an IA
st,tuton existing ia the whole eGient Of Tex,
~, aud must 90 continue 10 exist, vnlcSH alb.
olishcd by the State itHcif, ot unless TcNnH
shall consent to the formation "f new Stat"
entirely north Of 10 deg 20 ~. " thcJt h
any portion ot the new State south ~ that
line, Texas hiss right 10 insist upon It's CON.
4 ing INTO The ruInn win EtHvUry; HUt guUf
faith 10 the South requires ,hst shrt' Nl iDs,vt
upon the terms &c the compact Sir, Texas.
Will stand up tu the A1Iih, on the question of
southern rights, a. Que man. She viii never
consent, under The prct,ncc Of settling her
boundary, that her rights as a southern state,
under the resolutions Of annexation, shall hr
impaired, by introducing within her limits the
principle IT ffec-sol, whore slavery IN guar
Hntird to her by She oompncL"
II h now Scttlrd how Texas will stand up
to Ihe South win the gentleman take voupr
proper ocrpsion to tell ~ how she will siaud
up io the .N0Ih
P That ~ m Keeping willran iuiimniion given
In lhc Senate. by Mr. fuolo, just six day he.
fore, that no State wo'Ad cvrrhr furmcd out
Of tint territory the irleie of whose terrific.
rial doinnin viii he located north Cr }G 30
M" Az which being Interpreted means
this; Whenever thal part Of frcSn~ is lurmcd
into Slnic. II will Lee united with a portion
Of territory sohtL Of 36 53Ou., aud that pnft
south or36 3Om-ihnugh only rood IN
Width-Nill determine the character OF the
whole new State, making II u Slave : ate
You hnvc Utmost the entire State ot Missou. !
ri for slavery, NORTH ofB 3Om. Vet YOU
design, contrary 10 nn~ express contract, to
have , 3Om. Of 'IcNns, north Of thnt tine, |
for the same purpose. now put II to the |
gentleman, IT TINT is not the Gnr Inference
and the rcul meaning nt his lauguHgcY MIR I
lluwnrd rose in his place aud ns-cutrd. - !
The gentleman aSscnis. And nsk him Ia
show ne, ia the whole history of the Govern .
mont, such an instance ofa violated compact /
ToNns voluntarily made that pledge; her |
own Representative now boldly declares that I
>lta- -dauS ilat mean to- keep H.-GHn that grti--
tlcmnu.or any ntlyr approving such conduct, !
turn round aud talk about "dniug Justice aud /
standing hy cnmpromiscsin The genius OF |
Texas * prolific. That was the most origi |
nal thought Of this srssiun, rili II wns echrs.
cd toy the gentleman from Maryland, Air /
Mclnuc,l iu regard IN this District lie |
snvs. "if Congress shall abolish slA,cry iu the |
District or Columbia, Mary lHnh could resume |
her Jurisdiction over the same; her couitz,h ,hcr |
processes. and her constnhics, nru all ut com
maud. md even her militia" We had sup
posed ttTHr ur1UrrSF irurt rHr'usfvr lriri-yit,,
ton over this torrlinrl; !!' u seems ihui
MARYLAND hns reserved riehis, which under
lio hll her cessionE. thus is certainly the
most novel--to frcomcn the most Insulting
doctrine ur the session. lI assumes that we
lrG brre the mere wards mud tcnnnts-at will
ma the domain of Maryland. IL we do not
cgislnte according to her Judgment, she is
ready to spring upon us with all her ciytl
iuh military powGrs. ......-Al
Put,yoursclr on that doctrine before the
people of this nation, aud they will tell you
hUt You srHud on slippery place, aud the
hings TINT shall come on YOU make haste;
lint the inhabitants ofthis District will have
lleir choice bciMCCu .llclr slnycrN aud their
,apilal. But let us return lo TcNns. There
ire Two questions to be settled has Texas n
'ight to sell aud If so,do we wish to buy? II
ave examined with care, and trust with
'nndnr all the arguments of tho eminent
representatives III lhe InNt hUd present CQh-
,ress Iadmit their ability and apparent I
inceriiy. must confess, At least, some 1iu- ,
-cring douhis IA to the title of Texas to
ands which she Soims as against New Mex s
co. She cnunot hold by amy act ofthis Gov
rnmcnt The resolutions of annexation /
we're passed before the constitution of Tex :
y was adopted. and consequently, ~belorr {
hose expanded limits were aulhoriiaurely a
laimed We suppose rhosa resolutions nd y
nit ns u State, that Texas was Mexican il
rovince. BY those limits, us luid down y