The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-02-16

question as Isuglb, arguing lhe prophecy ot
THTfHF tiIHt TiHiu % ruHFI1rrHiiUUi fUT fflT ~
IuquiHhfunul uf such isle Hs sitr may ilyrr
with % view 40 snuin lna parplHRiug question .
ul LnuudufY, AH we'll na 90 aid 900 lhu sglIle-
meut OF me great national question oi uplla-
zion, llH then read 90 ihn Senate siHlr,
mcni showing llin uroHusliy lpT Ina Hsuu-
llsIWeRr 10 % IrunnrHl Government BOO
New NrKiro, aud expressed tbH determine
i.nu nel i0 De iln session 90 t6EFfTHF rtIEH
without ln rhnu being mndo Nc loHat Tor thr .
rWFnFInH IN WIFTu6I6 iIWs 0vW mat IHUIU r
gyilr ihr prutnrfluu lf its peuplrliu was not f
ono ~ fhuHr vito DrlirYH fhHt mo supreme
tuuH should 90 Iri 20 decide 900 great 1ufs,
lions. There wffe questions Whiuii ought
not 90 GO 90 that tribunal Whether Ibiu
question on b0 Hduudafy ~ fUruH WIS utIu
1f them, ur uni, he could nDl, be vnuid nul
decide. llr thought. however. innt % wna
one which Cungrrss, under nll ihH cifrum-
stances, could mud ought 90 settle
Hlvirr concluded fha argument relative
rn rl,r boundary o. Texas, aud hiH advocacy
OF iuo proportion 10 pay bcr 800 ndequato
7IUT Tor TiTF frFrTrTrT ~ ir- vrrri'-fi b.
appropriated ln mo payment ui ihr debt cop
.iarlna uy .Ln Republic Of llAlu, Ion winch
aho pledged lur revenue drruHhlr unm
customs, Nc Clay yielded lD n motion 10y
So fu0fr i1 POSTPONE l.u further cousidsH-
uuu ut lno sui1rri uuul tomorrow. when
Wrpvrp,r Fob. o q,
The -ruHrs frrumrd tho consideration Of.
NT t.ly'a rrHu.uupus,aud VIZ tIHN ufuHr 1Nd
runtuued his remarks. Amer n iuw Hdil-
uuunl words 700 support nl iur pfuls'-Iu't' Oh"
pay Tics dout ul lrSas, ur proceeded wiun
TU TEuWrUt no EupVUr NJ tIrr rrruiufr1u r~t-r
Httr tu lHH institution ui slavery Zoo iHr l.r1-
rrll District, cuulrudluH That l cannot Dee u-
uuhshcd there, 100 good -silh, without ihr
conditions named 100 luu resolution, Wan
those conditions, Use prohibition az itr slave
Irudr 900 thr District which, hG proposed, In-
Nu,rd rnurrHsiuu Hy neither section ul iIr
tnion, AlI admitted 'ho right OF luo -fntra
UCfT, UuU l.Iu UsUl tsU UItu -UAIIlTTI4 ~
Southern Slater kcuu,Ey among Others
surely, thru, upon lIia point, both sections
miRiit aud ought 90 make common raHvc -
ITO hcld that % might boz abolished without
Just 0nruue 90 my portion ut The luiuu.--.
. There surely was % power 81 abolition Our-
where. and il,o Constitution having s"sird
exclusive jurisdiction otcr The District 900
Congress gIaur, 10 pussuss'i ihni power nr
rirr o. ryi-irh uuvhrrr liul although iiir
power 20 UhuIIru slavery hero wu7 tAlis yr-t-
pI, ,ri 900 ,irw cot iuo vy.dUut wi-ur-. ufru-
|uu unI uug. r-taIHlug ui lur iluWrrs 90 Iug
uauu could not ur effected without The mo-
-,ul ul tAu -iatgs vino csdrd hoir Territory
tlr lie purpose utrstAbh-Inftn % -uhl of Cow
rfuUruL NIfpiuiu Dad Iukrn hlcN Hur iur
lion OF the District, uud Maryland alone, uad
70 claim upon the implied iutu at tuurfr-H,
20 which he had alluded upon the niruruc.
non OF las resolution.
Tho next rcHpiutou provides that morn r.
.rctunl measures shall bc takcuto give effect
r TO The constitutional Uruvtsiuu r-'ntiss is il'.
rc.cnpturc OF slaves. On ths question nc
would 90 with him who goes iuriucr1; hc
held that not only every officer &C tNc Gov.
7 -gruuIrut, ilut rvrry man m community 1'r--
bound 90 usrist Boz the arrest, aud delivering
up, OF iugltSFs from labor, us certainly uH iu.
glii2cs from Justice. lie iul that lhv South
had great cause OF complWut ou thi- subject
"a view of ,hc difficulties wiirrtT 'V-rr uirul
uoujuuHily, Nud violently, ,btuWu lu ,.,r way
ui the recovery at thrir property. These
imIodimruia are l!le result OF bad uriguhur-
hood, aud evidence ct uusiud feeling on thr
plr' OF thosu VINO iusittuird iitrfr. dee 1,ss-
upon the subject were evidently Ineffective,
aud be hoped the free ,,utus themselves,
would. ere long. ruu-ldrr 10 thr.r duty tp
T pass laws regulating this matter ms the t1u.
-ututiun provided, nud as thr spr' 90 hiuu'
ness md good ucigiborhood dctaird. 81
Ter % hriri u,lus,on 20 the frruripiu asserted
900 his lIst resolution Nlr CLAY proceeded
with nu upIonl go support oi lus whole prop
usituu. d. gcuuvmru did uut approve Iu-
pluu, Ict them bring theirs forward .ut %
they could suggest any which would von.
mnud mnrr Immunity, md secure % better
spirit mad .rrfe rrfdiHi =Hppart bo unuld
give way tor TO-. Whom he was considering
--s
mo. Le Ind lalugll -iihe Missouri Cu1.ll0.
/ mise; bat hn did not think That measure
suited 90 Inc present rAigrurN TO gave an
t interesting aisiuly al ,Ar Missouri tuWUru-
mise, showing LI, connection with tuat sub
7 lcct. and correcting errors VEiCh Ndjt Ut'rru
relative 60 Is course ut that time. lie nest
cuuirnsted his present scheme OF comuro-
mice. with The Missouri Comprommc, with u
view at usAiuV ~rUUtnrs WHiCU d! 5ICu WIZ,
under lto present CIRCUMSTANCES, thr uyu-t
raaaui.ALlr or feasible hu senator nom
Miss. hud said the other day, HAT he never
would be- satisfied with anything -hortut o
positive recognition ct slavery, south at tho
. line Of 3GIrg. 3Omiu. llr pW TITO gentle
3 men. Nuvther they could suppose thnt SUCH
proposition could receive twenty vote, lu
this body. or % pruponiounic vote 90 iur uih-
ar huuseY II was opposed 90 ihc pUuriirln
OF Observation-Disclosures. The true policy was Co
koGI. gg.e whole Territory untouched boy leg
isiatlou ct Congress, with respect tn slavery.
IL WAS said that uou-iegislhliou would hu q.
quWulrut 10 exclusion OF SInvrry; hat ir
rcould not be helped. liu1urr had lu'erdlc-
red The institution, who could be- complain
cd ct excerpt nature or natures Gud5 Mr.
&. reviewed The pnst history OF our country,
exhibiting It's progress aud prosperity u
most iurClble language. la uiudIng To- the
, Mexican wnr, nc pRId high compliment le
I hun who bad been raised bl- his cuuutryunn
to'thc highest position ia their gih. u.uip.y