Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-01-17

e on this floor.
it The resolutions OF the Safe of Virginia tina
: came here. accompanied by elaborate speeche
resolutions not only speaking upon the sub
If ject of slavery, but threatening dissolution o
= the Union, IT certain measures of legislation pro
b posed should be consurma,ed- those resolution
= we've In this form precisely.
e have no disposition, sir, to 90 into the dis
; cussIon Of the main question upon this collatera
: issue. We have an opportunity almost ever
i week in the session of meeting the question
fairly, and frankly, aud appropriately. | admire
/ the views expressed by the Senator from Soul
: Carolina, Mr.. Butler.l | think he IS right II
saying that the opinions of the North upon tn:
; question should be known and thoroughly IN
D deratood. fLe slayeholding States desire Il
know What the free States thIhk upon the sub
I; jet, what opiulons they had formed, and uheth-
er or not they had determined, far as they
can consiiiulonaly. TO carry oui ihlt opinion IN
tn! Legislative action Of the country. Lee that
op.n'on be expressed freely ana frankly. II 1t Is
erroneous, trust that no one Will be afraid 10
combat it. Ii Senators wish to arIue-if they
ar not fearful of afsuuent-the North are VII
llna to meet them boldly here or elsewhere. |
hope, then, SIR, there viii be TO attempt t. bring
up IA discussion. upon these resolutions, because
the Legislature Of Vermont did not Instruct their
Senators 10 Introduce them heie, since such III
sIrucilons have never been gwen. The reso.u-
tious are Transmitted 10y the Executive TO The
Senators ana Representa- ives, aud Ihey are ac-
companed by ielteT from the EXecutre direct
ny them to receive the resolutions; whether
tiiar ieier has ever required them to lay them
before The Senate, do rot recoilect. do not
knos that there has ever been a case whore
there were such Instructions.
SENATOR The precejents are both ways.
Ma. UpHAM. The Senator from North
CirOilHa says the precedens are both ways
Ihis, however, eau say, that the resolutions
nave IN my hand are IA precisely the sime form
with the rcsolltions presented IEe o'her day.
Mf. Mason SAM tae pa;h OF the SOrtl ~as
faIriy aud tuily MARKED out upon tbs qn non,
AMI he DID not desire inlt pi.h sIuuid be OTIS
'ed Uy The least coi.ale. al Issue. He agreed with
The Senator from SI1th Carolina ~ the scn'I-
meHts he .md ute ell, ana must say that he tn Z
the oaJcctInn made b. The Sc ,ator from Georgia,
>asored rather too ,nucn Of SPECIAL Pleading
II The ) ate Il Vermont or NV York, or any
other State, thought It due to their own respect,
10 i"du q IN such language as this, let 1t be
printed and 20 dawn t. prs,erity and let tho<e
) ates ttke the responsibility of their own acts.
hs>e resolutions charged Slavery to BE- crime.
II Vermont deemed II yeciiu to herself, To
use such language, let II BE- rec rded upon the
page OF history. II this Is>u was to be forced
upon tie South, he wanted these evidences OF
tncir wrongs and insults To b. recorded together
with tue history II events srowlAs cut If them
The 81 .te Of Nir-luII has resolved to protect at
every Hazard her honor aud integrity and while
SIZE made nn threats, If Ia Issue was forced uron
her, II "ou be- found tfat she would make good
The re-outIun wuIcn sIe had passed.
air. Hale sad that with one SIugle exception
on ine 9Jn Of January, 1889, the course ct The
Senate mad been direruy opposite to that stated
by those who opposed tue motion to pant. On
bat occasion, there wee - yeas and . nays tor
ating SUM ar re>aluI from Vermont on the
aoie. iJh that s.n-le exception, al similar
resolutions, and To mI,ter how offensive I, tie
gentlemen whI differed with hiu ON ,h.s subject,
iaee beeI received and pr.aicd without oaJec-
i1n. Nnw It seea.s :il-a.tcf tie apse OF g ey-
~ yel5s, u WAS prop,-e3 20 lry jh.s tHug a-un
N Vermont He thought these resolutions were
rmiesS things after ala. Tn. fact was that
here hal been small band OF Fanatics out
LAST, AMI 50 much noise had been made about
hem lately, that folks began To ID nk there were
more Of tie.n iuan there really wee, and Is Ia
iatlcs la. votes there, the same as other people,
{ was Thought OF some Consequence by pOiu-
lans that they should 5e secured. " Ma tins
Few, these resolutions had been passed. They
we're intended eH;!Teiy for home use, and tuat
vas the reason That 10 Instructions llod been CIV
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