Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-03-28

Of the gteat political parties at the Ninth n.
the ccn,tary they hid attained whatever nos;tio"
they no" occupy, despite of those parties In
illustration oith pc tlon, he referred 10 tb,va
rious abolition riots which had occurred IN va
rious places ct The North within few vo,r.
past.
MIR. Dawson; interposlng said he bel;avoa
there was one mob in Dover, New EIannsbira
to which the Senator had not referred. flo how
ed an explanation Of that occurrence wonld bo
giyq5.
Mr.. Hale said he never heard If Gich nob
The senator must have found hat in the ssno
book which contained the false accounts If abo.
llion anss flies being sent among the slavrs
to excite them to Instruction. Great Laurh'
ter,)
Mr.. Hale proceeded at considerable LENGTH
with some fnrcbe, and occasionally humorous
remarks in reply to Mr. Webcter, charging hin
with inconsistency.
| lie also examined the pending bill for the re.
capture of fugitive slaves, contcnIlng that its
provisions were subversive of good order and
every principle upon which the constitution was
based.
Mr.. Cass, in'erpos'ng, put q iestion under.
stood to call for an explanation Of The principle
under which Mr.. SewaId, after taking an oath
to support the constitution, could refuse to car.
~ out lis provisions because he believed them
to be IN direct contraveution of the laws of
God.
MIR. Seward stand by every word uttered
OF that subject on the occasion referred TO. az
n 1t Is recorded. have no explanations, to make.
here or elsewhere. My positions are not with
out explanations there. have only to ray that
my conscience is in my own keeping, and that
the consciousness of others are in tbcirs--they
will take care Of their own, and with Gods hello
will take care of mine. =
Mr. Hale resumed, with some general re.
marks OH the question at issue between the two
sections, abiding to CaIhoun's position in speak.
ing for the South.
Messrs. Buler, Footc, and King denied that
! Mr.. Calhoun had assumed TO speak 70 the entire
Solth.
MIR. Hale read several passages in which Mr..
Calhoun says what the South objects to, and
what will lease the South. If this was not
speaking for the South what was It.?
Mr.. FOotc reminded Mr.. Hale that Mr.. Cal.
houn had expressly denied that he spoke for The
South.
Mr., Hale admitted the statement, and said
4 that with the explanation, the inference was reg
f uIar that when Mr.. Calhoun said the South he
. meant himself, Great Lsughter)
In concluding, Mr.. Hale denied that tho
i North desired to outrage the rights of the South
They did desire mancpation, and improve
!. ment Of the condition of man they did hope
- that the time would come when the word slave
4 would BE- without meaning They did not dc.
sire to operate upon, or through, the Constilu
ton they desired to operate upon the hearts
4 and consclcnces Of the people Of the savehod.
" ing states, and hoped to secure their hearty CO.
operation IN bringing about that day when op.
preston Of every character, should have nc
, place in any country upon the earth. They
asked not the aid ofhuuan government to bring
this nbout-thcy new perfectly well that under
the constitution Congress had no right to give
= such aid, but they did ask in justice that tho
government be not put in the way of this work
SENATE.
.. Mr.. Miller presented petition asking Con
s. gress to provide law fol trial by jury, of fng
tive slaves
n. Mr. Seward presented similar petition, and
or also one asking for the prohibition of slavery
ut and the slave trade in the territories The thTet
n. petitions were received and laid on the table.
of Mr.. Fnote introduced resolutions from the
of Mississippi Legislature instructing the Senators
IN Congress from that State, relative to their ac.
- 'iss cen 'as ola ss@y >fsasiess - AsAs--s-
h. /, Mr.. Dickinson submitted protest against tho
i. employment Of Chaplains by Congress-.
N Messrs. Whtcomb, Berrien, Dodge OF Iowa
e and Miller, presented petitions in favor Of abol
r. 'shlng the Office of Chaplain in Congress-
d SENATE
WAsHSaroS, March -.
Mr.. Shields of Alabama presented D, titior
asking for the strict observance of the Sabbath
J. with regard TO carrying the mails another fol
ia the removal If cliens from public offices, and
Is another demonstrating against abolltdhism, aud
l asking tor tie extension Of slavery.
p Mr.. Borlanl of Arkansas reported bill for
lie the relief OF Margaret Worth, probably the wild
re- ow of Gen. WORTHY which was passed.
nj Mr.. Under wood of Kentucky moved repeal
lie OF all laws relating to religion.
or HOUSE.
A The House went again into Committee of the
IL Whole on the state Of the Union, and passed
d. NIL making appropriations for the outfits Of our
a Ministers to Constantnople aud Naples on
Secretary OF leg ton at Chill, and 1929 fn
A. pauper lunacs in a Maryland hospital. Amend
ie ments were offered for appropriations for outfit
h for the Ministers to Prussia and Austria. Mr.
e. Mcl4ane opposed the addition of the Austrian
We Minister, and Mr.. BlyIy advocated it.