The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-03-26

poln's' ile Puls nliiscIl upon the luI-
iment OF the contract OF Congress in
lhe resolutions OF leNas annexation, Tor
the admission OF the tour new states pro.
vihed ior by those resolutions to be form
ca out OF the territory OF Texas. All
'hat was manly, statcsmanlIke, and cal
cula'ed to do good, because just. lie
went inrther he condemned, and right
Iuliv Condemned, and IN that he he's
shown great hrmness, the course OF the
North relative to the stipulailons Of the
constitution Tor the restoration ol ingI-
I've slaves but permit me TO say, Tor l
uesire To DE candid upon all subjects,
.na' u ihe senator, together win many
friends on this SIDE OF the chamber, puts
MS commence III the Dlll which mas been
reported mere, iIrihor to extend the laws
oi congress upon th's SUBJECT, 1t VIII
prove la'lacious. 1t Is impossible to ex-
ecute any la" ct Congress until the peo-
PIE "i the states snail cooperate.
heard the gentleman wI'h great
pleasure say that he would not vote Tor the
" IIIn"i provIso, Tor he regarded suchan
ac' unnecessary, considering that \ ature
mao already excluded slavery. AS lar us
'he new acquisitions are concer red, l
am disposed to leave them to he disposed
oil as the hand OF Nature shall deter>
NINE. II Is what l always have insisted
upon. Leave that portion OF the coun-
Try more natural to non-slaveholdng
population To be lilled by that descrip-
tlon OF population; and leave that por-
ilon INTO which slavery would naturally
go, to be MED by sldveholdlng popula-
tion = destroying ariihclal lines thoigh
perhaps they may be better than none
'ir. Jefferson spoke like a prophet the
Missouri compromise line. am willing
I" leave 1t for nature TO settle and t.
organize governments for the territories,
giving all Tree scope to enter and pre-
pare themselves to participate in their
privileges. We want, sir, nothing but
justice. When the gentleman says that
ne Is willing 10 leave ii 20 Nature, | nn-
uers'and he Is willing TO remove all I'M
pediments whether real or imaginary. 1t
Is consummate folly TO assert that the
Mexican law prohibiting slavery in Cal
norma and New Mexico is in force and
nave always regarded it SO.
NO man would feel more happy than
myself that this Union formed by our
ancestors should live forever. Looking
back to the long course of forty years
service here, ! have the consolation to
believe that have never done one act
which would weaken it; that | have
done iuii justice to all sections. And if
l nave ever been exposed to the lmputa-
iioh OF contrary motive, it is because
i nave oc'h Willlhg TO defend my section
rom unconstitutional encroachments.
n"' l cahho, agree with the Senator
''"'', "iISS"chusetls mat ihls Union can
,'o' oe u'Sso''eu' Am to understand
'''i' ''''' no uegfee OF oppression, out
rage no DroEen laith can produce the
obstruction oi t'l' uhlon Why, sir,
IT tna' becomes hXed iacf 1t vii it.
ser become 'he great instrument ofpro
nucihs oppression, outrage and broken
.''"' NO. sir, Inc UhIon can be bros
hen' ureat moral causes VIII break IT
II 'hey go on and 1t can only be pre-
Sei'eu oy justice, good faith, and rigid
adherence to the Constitution.
.,,o ,"'. n.o.I oos''', -; W.T. rreS'dTh'' a SIN
H'e ""'u III reply 70 the honorable
lance from the honorohle mnmhnr ' onL "9
the crowded state oc,bc room nrey.n,od
me from bearinq tho nhoIa pf III. w.
marks have only ono or ,uo nLsar
vations IN make. and ,o horin IGrs,
notice the honorable members las, 70.
mark lie asks me- if hoId tho E hr.at
ing nm of tho Ito;o, hv anu snoh ,t;n.
rs the yolun,,rv socoss;om IS s,.,o s"'r
an impos.ibil;,y tnow cir ,h;s IT, ;oS ~
c,r ho hroIo,, 49,, r. ''''
"a, ho and ,d,n;, ,i'a; ,Io.o "'ne -
such denree Of onn-nss;on w % w. ,;'I i'"y ,,.a ~
r,,t ros;s,anoo aaJ ,ls:p "a " ~
nm, ;s ro,n,n,;n"I Or,r.. '.,';'' "''oe'
r;rb, Of ror,ln,;aa D''',''1'e
sno,t;n, L'an' ,l,a, .' ,l.. NV We"
cessitv ,ioes avis, c'sLon. ;"" W Nv
further bacomso H., n', ,,;.t
,o discussion ~ ,La ,a,'' '," '" 'r' ~. ~,
Gcvernnen, TLa hnnr",I', I I"'S
and myself have h-nknn "C I,nco. ''s'"To' s"r;o
iently oltcu befnro on ,h,, snI;o,, '''0
A.. CAT -
:, ,'.. ~'. O"'''ou"' ""'e no ueS'Fe TO DO
~"
MIR Webster. I presume the gem
"'i'''" ,i' , ra mas no', ana l nave quite as
III ie' ne gentleman refers /" the oc'
e's'o"s . on ""'cn lhese great acqulsl-
llnUS were maze TO territory on llf.