The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-03-02

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subject, aud feel bound Ia soma measure to
do no. sir, Il IN lay no means extraordinary
that the discussion of this subject of slavery
should produce excitement. IL u 10y no
moaus strange f tiHt excitement should bo
carried ~ Hn extreme, and it n from this
consideration that men, under the influence
of nm excitement produced 10y state of NJ.
fairs like tbs, viii sometimes do what ia
their cooler moments they would hnve DYoi.
ded -iiiat my frnrs arise. This lies nj tho
bottom Of my apprehension in relation l0
this matter.
Sir we have heard much Of the purposes
aud the determination of the people of tho
South. To what point Ihni discrimination
lends whnt lLnt determination precisely IT,.
how lnr Il reaches IN Is design and purpose,
IN moi for me TO Wy. hopo aud trust that
it reaches no further than h consistent with
the rational aud constitutional protection Of
their own rights, or such rights, at most, hs
they sippose themselves Ia uoaaeus. II this
determination, Mr PreeidenLgocs no further
than 10 sus,nin their integrity M Sihies, 10
muiulau their exclusive Jurisdiction over
their domestic affairs, nobody has the right
to nlcrposo; no one has disposition TO do
Nfs f-lit Nlli NfNilNllVHlihA ~ .AVt ftnhAll ~
regard to this matter, IL IL goes no further
than to preserve the honor Of The Sonth, and
To secure what is due 10 her domestic insii.
uulions, is right She has right, boldly and
firmlyto maintain these against nll sncroaci.
mrnt, mud ! assure the gentlemen OF tte
South that she will have no difficulty in do
ing tins; there will ho no obstruction throwD
in her way 10y the Nuril;no invasion ofrightS
in this respect need he apprehcnded; $40 IN.
lctlerencc. ! nm willing to engage, sir, that
she shall be undisiurbcd Ia tho ndministra-
ion of her internal affairs, throughout the
whole extent of her donnin. She may line
her whole frontier, iiom the Atlantic 10 the
Mississippi, with bnyonets; IL will bo n blood
less warfare; she will hive no enemy to con.
tend with. have no apprehension on this
score. The difficulty and riIe danger lies
beyond This
Sir, before wc suffer ourselves To ho excl
ted or nlarmrd, II Is well, perhaps, to aseer.
tain in wlR; position we stand, tn nscerinin
what il the issue between us, what urc rs
r-rurri atttl What ~ I4assil.la EaEillts,-SiF,
NC HnVT To ll4a- eiiIlEnlcn of
the Snulh about tire institution Of slavery, ns
il exists IN the States. What is, Then, tie
controversy Sir, on the Our side We main.
tain the power of Congress to regulate the
subject within the tvrriInties while they re-
main such This power is denied, az lcnaS
to n certain extent. Here, then, is The issue
Docs it not result IN question Of consltu-
-TT6TTUt ruuyrTurtiurr - iru~r- had teer-+eH -
discuss this question heretofore with disiin-
auished gentlemen of tile South. We I'M
dcrstoud ourselves ms discussing n|constitlt-
tionnl question Nhni are our powers ufr.
der the Constitution Can We or can wa
not pnt orr hands upon the institution With
in the territories, aud is IL or is IL not subject
TO our control? Sir. If it is MS conceive iE
to be, a nero constitutional question, il is not
T A mntrrr- 10 ilr settled hy violence. II is .
mntcr to he discussed coolly aud cmnhy.
/ Such huing the character of the issue be,
. tween ~. whatever determination may exist
/ here or elsewhere, and however firmly and
earuesIly the lssHe may he maintained hy
tt,e .rrannctivu PARTIES to IL, vet gentlemen
will permit nc to sny, thGl ull threats and vi
ol,nce, all purposes DG disunInn, of separate
independent State notion. AMI any aud MI
measures not justified nor called for 10y the
Constitution, nre IN my Judgment, nt present
I altogether premature. Str, Congress Inns not
vet attempted TO exercise tue power in tins
Instance is, in relation To the newly
fucquircd territories Before We talk ot die
solving the Union, letus WITT n'd see whe,i,
er Congress will exercise it, II, sirgH should
turn ont tl,nl the Wilmot proviso, or tie Or
dunnce orI5S7, cannot bo pissed through
3 Congress. the Souh will TO statistical, ana
I vc certainly shalt not attempt to carry either
9 into cXrruun hv tnrrd. li,t, sir, suprnsf'
( Congress should enact the Wlnnt ProvisO,
-ar suppose we should incnrrnratc the Drhi-
uauco ui' ~ iutn an net establishing terrilu-
rinl Governments, las ilin tine then arrived
fnr dsuninu---fOr rcsist,ucr tu tho Cou-iitu-
tihn2 lias thr time the. arrived fur iudr-
prudpni Sutr ucliou, or any eXiromn meas
ures uui warranted 10y The Constitution y.
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