The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-02-23

olllier eNisls under lhs Jurisdicliuu Of Con-
Eress,"
knw, sir, II nol Ilus pnin' Can anything
ha more suY II nssrrlH lhe power only ~
leuriTirr subject 20 ihe iurls'licliuu of Can
gross. regret sir, llHl lirro Inns been lila
mistake, I regret ll,ul ibis rrror has gone
plTOHd. ! have ferii some notices Of This
resolution Ia ih1 uuwNHuiera 10 Which, uie
fAuie uisInke OcGun, Ike honorable renu-
inr irnn AfkHurns hos been represented 40
~, iug ilH Ilis resolution contains liR posi-
uoli, ibal C0ugrvss il restricted Hig, g.
Now, sir, by substituting ilis lrusenl tense
Tar The past, flee resolutions hTe made 90 re-
gpiyf constTisrfun WhMh fiiGfe Ni0 drew
iliru up aud diouH vito ndppled them, new
81 imagined Wmhd he HIal'ed 10 them, Up
~ liia urr0r, Mr. frehideui-upon ibis MIS-
Huturirritniatf--ihV besh hung Ft'ceeles
Ilrd Wini spprolEiOls epiiheik, IN lliH ltHli,
aud various CUHmeuia eiFeW here, Wlicli
can nuiy clnrRclefiZe ~ the result, nu the
rnu ct lliose WHO uttered them, oi their own
lR.ly piisnpprGheusiun, u gentleman had
ascerIntned wiIii more accuracy tho lnrpon
.if tho Frsolulinns, they nighi, aud think
sirnlmhly would, have spHTrll ~ tie com
menus ~ whirh tiIry hive iuduiEr'l iffe
honorable Senninr rom Arkansas, amer en-
iHliiing ~ ~ the resolution na containing
Tfru n-settiUi " n power which tho feH"l'''ioii
does not claim. and, contrasting " Siill HE
prufesslnus .Ur geudemen of lie NORTH, eH.
s'lnimrd, "CsHdpond NE 10 suell CANCELLATIONS"
cancellation 10 lTofiHsionr, accompanied
ly An nsrerlinu on The pnft ofthe free States
s4fn power 10 interfere with this inHilthion
10 tito slave States OF The Uuion, Sir, "
we're la commend the honorable Senator 10
uny ding, | would commend him 20 tile use
al his speciAclos when he rends The fesolu'
ton again! mud I think In will hnd thHt the
offensive construction which he puts upon
tie resolution may very properly be termed
TASTY misrepresentation OF his own Sir,
discnim IL, M have done haretoioTci dis
claim this impuihlioh upon aie fesolullon'-
Igo further There 10 not man among my
constituency. ofordiuHry intelligence, who
does not understand ADD feel that lhis Hwtl-
tllion In the States il beyond tho reach Of
tho aciiaa OF THIS bodyI h 10 universally ~
universally.
Now, sir, the Senator from Arkansas nnya
~ NOII TFIC WI1Tl o. 40 10 TT77T-T----
Ior llo very bert of all reasons-we viii not
argue with HIM We coneodo iho point
we assert no such claim. We hive no ar
gument to support claim when we 40 MOI
Ghink proper TO make.
Sir whnI else In ihGro In these fosolutIoneT
WHY, sir, The residue OF thcse resolutions
merely assert the power ofCongrcss to pro-
Iibii slavery ~ Gl,es1 territorier and this, sir
like it's ACT ~ 10 regarded as mn offensive
yvetcnhiun. II niny bo ll.iounded but, cir,
10 merely the assertion of n power that has
g,ccn exercised ever since tho organization
Ufilia GoVernn,eni-n power, exercised IN
every instance where the cxgeucy OF tho
rnse called for lie exercise, il II offensive,
MIR President, 10 nsscrt jFowcr which has
TtuH hcgu .rxrruired by tins Government
from tho beginning? Sir, we may bo wrong
~ this posiisori the progress Of the Iimos,ihe
auporiO< light Of the present day, aud might
S,y, perhaps, the superior logic Of the pres
ont day, nlny have dispelled the illusion that
Congress las tho right to legislaie for lie ter
ritorics, aud We muy now bo enabled, 10y n
hAadoning tho practice of tho Government
adbDndoniug the construction OF the ConHli'
tuition adopted hy NIL the departments Of the
Government, TO place ourselves on more
comfortable footing by setting these terrific.
RIGS ndrifI; for, sir, II the arguments wo have
recently heard upon this subject ofRie pow
or of Congress To IegiSiaie Coz these lnrriio-
Eies 'bo eorrocl--ifthe logic is sound and ,ho
conclusions righl-thero IL but ono word Ia
the English language which viii describe the
position of thnsn territories, aud that is the
avord "ddriH"
Mr. President, Z I have dore with these res
oluiions; but there Hro Other matters wllicl
demand OF inc passing notice have hcatt
much, sir, upon this floor, of the cncroHch
snents Of tho North Sir, desire TO know
such as would Sustify any portion of this un
ion ia dissolving liz couneXiOn with Il, nnt
setting at defiance tho Government Of ihii
Union? What nro those nncronchuicnts p
When did ihey commenco2 How have the,
been followed up? Sir, tho first time thn
abs question ever nrose, the first tine IL wa
uYer proposed 10 regulate this subject by nc
of Congress was with reference 10 -iLe-rurTh
west territory, ,,FepjenRt., tia passage Of ih'
- ardinanee nf lz977.,- Sir, in the cnumern,io,
---ufA- rtTuEa encronchmcnts Of the North, W,
have been reminded of tho exclusion OF sln
very from the northwestern territory, an'
She peapliDg ofihnt territory with popula
ton who would sizing 10 death their beRsfac
iors.a
Now sir, he IL on eucronchment or 10
moi, who was the fret man to A,roposo tn
exclusion r,f riuvrry frourttrut trrrituryf N,
same individual, Mr. President, whose sen,i
meats -eH tilts SriiIjrct Iarg Hud occasion u
refer TO. Thomas Jefferson was the mai
who first proposed this measure in 1884. Il
1887 the ordinance WINS adopted; and il wa
adopted by the unanimous vote Of the States
including the Suites ofthe South. Now. siI
irlhis We nn encroachmcnt who s RESPONSE
BILE? Ii'it be- en encroachmeni upon tn
rights of the South, who is the offender ?
Why, sir, Mr. Jefferson, The original prolec
Tor, aud the representatives Of the South i
HIiint Congress who sanctioned ii by their u
unanimous vote. Sir, ure we oftte North 4
I've rrproached hecnuse slavery is exclude
Trorrt hnt territory, when II turns out that til
original protector of the measure, md thos
who adopted il, were the representatives o
n slaYeholding constituency?
ian IN N IA