Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-04-05

conclusion OF Mr.. WE3sTGE's speech, Mr.CAL-
noyS cmpaaticnlly said -
Indeed arn willing to leave it to Nature to ST
tie an organjAr tn'sr territories. OEGNYza TurN
rJN rnl rEINrirLE OF THE GG&rLlMAN. Nr. Is
,lLE. AND GiIE Us FEE score AND SUFFICIENT ri NJ
70 GET rs; WE AIN NOTHING HU IIIATI
mt re HrG'r iriH When the grn'tralan, says he
IS willing To h'uFr it to Nature, | UNDERSTAND
hat lie Is willing, also, to RENuvE AL IMPLEMENTS
now pat IN onr way, DLrERElNG ouR rLorLE FROM
iJING rnl1HER.'
70 this, Mr.. Webster made 10 reply; lcav
ing his speech to be understood" agrcaJly TO
the exposition of Mr.. CALHOUN. VIII our
friend of the JoiraH say that this is the Wing
GROUND
o. We are particularly obliged to Hon.
GEORGE LESLEY, tn r representative of Troy in
the Legislature of New York, for copy of the
Report Of Mr.. MARTIN, Chairman of the Com
mitIee Oh Canals, on the proposition to enlarge
the Champln Ctntl 10 the capa,i .! a Ship
Canal.
| I'm Report goes into an interesting and use
full detail OF the considerations that seem to
demand the enlargement asked for, AMI plainly
intinates that it will be absolutely required on
the COMPLETION Of the projected Canal to connect
The waters of the St. Lawrence and Like Cnam-
| p!ajn. 1t contains 4 larg, amount of valuable
statistical information, showing the extent Of
ihe existing comm rcial Intercourse between
tha States and Canada, by the Northern Route
ana refer, - the ~,ttcmnnts nude at the meet
ns at Saratoga, last August, OF the friends Of
the s.. Lawrence and Lake CAamplsin Canal
As entitled to great weight.
The Report does no. recommend any action
at p-rscn, lnl Dr the following juliciOu. rca'
sons -
|. Thr ua.el'anty when the Champlain and &
( h1"truor cln1I "i. pc completed,
:. TJ's improvement t.u' enlargement Of the
Champain canal cuanot be made without an out
lay oi Tia ce millions oi dollars or more.
.. The ryrnur- OF IL. etrts a., p,rl=' Il ho ia
Constitution to tn" Prclllc object winch ~I,I rtqr.'
several years 10 ronpy with us req lIfrnIruts.
!. The CoH>itM"" q! $50 prohibits thu legislature
from creating any debit beyond one milton dollar
except as therein prov icd
}. Tan, ans survey made at this time would be tn
mean al IHts!.ls pr~ ana expectations which wuu
have It bad lnil.icr on thr best Interests ui tn
etrt" NJ large" aud woa.l be OF little at tie tin
when tiis uuj ut ant wprn could be entered upon wlt
any prospects ct lis s'"cdy completion.
1Irhe Union Wig (tlrs y asks Of what
il pleased to call the agtators in the VIII
. Pauy," with reference 10 Mr.. WEBSTER
speech -
What jtHyoG are seeking utter ?"
We always desire to be considered one
" the a2ilal,r7," in respect Of tAe matters
u question, AMI therefore reply:
l. Il Territorial Governments are to be SUI
e. t'itutcd for the cXstng Mexican Law, "
d seek the positive and unn.srak bic cxclusic
$ Of Slavery from the Free Territories of Ii
l. Union; not through tn, laws Of physich lei
e r,s,fIal form .tpn, nor the assumed "will
= God, bat through affirmative and explicit I.
CI.LAT. y ly HE Congress ot tie United State
y .. We seek the prevention by al! c,NsTIY
H. TIJ>AL means, of the division Of Texas in
9. f.e &'ue.ho'iag S}aieS, BECAUSE it won
ri !lrga.y' increase Slave presentation in Co
~ Gress," TO which our opposition is /" general a
universal, and irrespec tive of :" lines of la
"a tnde or points Of Compass" Of places, time
circumstances" Inducements" " combiI
tons aad compromises" wide Mr.. WI
STEERS Speech, 1881
up 3. We seek to impress upon the Intelligent
Is and recommend to the patriotic consideration
re- oar brethren Of the SlLveholdins States the 81
' ~ pie and interchangeable FACT that the people
the North, while feeling the profoundest ada'
ment for, and Welding the unresistng obtder
all to, the CoN,r T. on, WILL NEVER CoUPEEA
IN MEASURES FOR THE sLIZuRE OF MEN AGAi'
nm Fun AWAY FROM HUMAN SLAVERY. We 81
''4 to have this FACT, kindly, without on'tus
'N comparison, bat firmly, impressed upon the
r,. tellisence Of the South, and commended to t!
ne, practical good sense
'on These things, are precisely what re are "se
'"o ing after"