Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-01-31

States, will be entitled 10 be pub
lished. Whenever the legislature of
Vermont chooses to address the Con-
gress or the Senate ofthe United States, !
the sentiments which they express,
whether they accord with mine or not
shall receive the respectful consideration
which, emanating from a sovereign
state, they are entitled 10 receive. In.
structions to the Senators being 10 them
and not to US.
Mr., Upham. have no disposition,
sir, to continue this discussion, and |
had no idea, when introduced the res
olutions. that such a discussion would
arise from any opposition by any mem.
ber Of the Senate. believe it 10 have
been invariably the case that resolutions
from the States have been received
without opposition. But, sir, the Sen.
ator from Georgia (Mr. Berrien) oppo.
ses the printing upon the ground that
they are not addressed 10 the Senate of
the United States. He treats them as
private instructions TO Senators, and as
not properly brought before the Senate.
Now, sir, these resolutions are in the
same form as all the resolutions ever
presented TO the Senate upon this sub.
lect. If the honorable Senator will look
at the resolutions which were presented
if not by hiuI, by his colleague, in re-
gard TO certain measures, at the last
session, he will perceive that they were
in precisely the same form. | now hold
in my hand the resolutions from Michi-
gan upon the subject, presented by the
Senator from Michigan the other day.
| They were laid upon The table and or
dered to be printed. The resolutions
conclude by requesting her Repgescn-
atives and inslructing her Senators,
but contain no request to lay them
before their respective houses.
The other day the Senator from Mis-
souri, (Mr. A,chson) introduced SER
les of resolutions precisely in this form
with no resolution directing them 10
lay them before the Senate, but merely
expressing their views. and instructing
their Senators and requesting their
Representatives to act in conformity
with them, and TO carry out these views.
believe, if the journal should be inspec.
ted. there could not be found a series of
resolutions Introduced upon this subject
or upun any other, where the legIsla-
lures Of the States sent instructions 10
their Senators, and where they rcques.
ted them TO lay those resolutions before their
respective houses. 1t is never done; and
do not believe precedent can be found FOL
it. These resolutions, therefore, are in the
form OF all The resolutions which have come
q here, at least within the last six years durin!
which have had the honor Of a seat upol
this floor
The resolutions Of the State Of Virginia
that ceme here last year, accompanied by
elaborate speeches-resoulions not only
speaking upon the subject OF slavery, hut
threatening a dissolution Of the Union, i
certain measures OF legislation proposed
should be consummated these resolution.
) were in This form precisely
, have no disposition, sir TO go into lht
discussion Of the main question upon lh
collateral issue.
Mr.. Mason. The path of the South
ern States upon this question is now
straight before US. 1t has been marked
out by the State which have the honor
to represent in part here, and what she
has declared has been responded TO- tC
the fullest extent, by all, or nearly all o
The whole southern people. | say, sir
her path is marked out, straight and di
$ rect. And should regret exceedngI
if that path should be obstructed in III,
, slightest degree by any collateral ant
unnecessary ISSUES.
| The Senator says that in these reso
| lulions there was a threat of dissolution
! of the Union. disclaim it. Their
; was no othreat-none. There was DE
} TERM1NED PURPOsE-a RESOLVE by IN
! State OF Vagina 10 protect her homo
e and her institutions against all aggress
! ions, from any quarter. There wer
e no threats-none whatever. Nirgini
!. stands in a position that will not pei
e nit it. Threats!-to whoml To thos
). with whom she is associated in tn
IS Union? Why, sir, threats are made b
}. braggarts in the streetsl 1t belongs I
+ that class 10 utter ihreals-nol 10 ind
pendent States; and | assure that Sci
c aior, and all who hear me, that if Il
ID law is passed, which is called for by Il
% resolutions just submitted, the delerm
e nation, of Virginia will be made goo
N in her own language, ''at every hazar
t, and to The last extrenity." If it leads
ID dissolution of the Union, would su
IS. nit it to you, sir, or 10 any man wl
al knows what i, is TO be a freeman, wi
G. would hesitate for one instant-hesita
nj when the choice is put to. him betwe'
la. the dissolution of this Union and su
se mission to a government of unlimit
", power2 Sir, in that case, the consti'
,se ton would not only not be worth I
cir parchment upon what il is written. |
he every son of the South would be trui
10 to his fathers and his blood, who wou