Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-12-19
SINTCONGRESS 2DSESSION,

Congress has made but little progress in bu-
slneSs as yet, its action having been mostly con-
hned TO the appointment OF its committees. who,
with the exception Of change in the Senate,
made by the elevation OF Hangnan Foote to The
head oil FOREIGN RELATIONS (!) are pretty much
the same as last session Among the PROPOSE
tons introduced, is joint resolution having for
It's object the alteration of the Bounty Land Bill
so as to allow transfers prior to the Obtaining of
the patents; and majority Of Congress, it is
SAID, will go for the movement
The members Of the two old parties evidently
fight shy Of all debate on the compromise meas
nres, as men will always d. about matters which
they know will not bear the light. But there Is
one man among them, it seems, who is deter
mined to be heard, the gag law system prescrib.
ed by the President and his hackers to the con-
trary notwithstanding. This will be seen BY the
following brel debate, the only one, we believe.
that has yet occurred on the subject.
HOUSE.
On motion OF Mr. Bayly, the House went into
~ W tno W hole on the state OF The
Union, mr.. Boyd In the chair. Mr. BaVIy offer.
ed resolution referring the several parts Of the
rreS'ue""S message to an appropriate commit
lee.
Mr. Giddings offered an aneudmen, nrov;d;n,
that 81 'hucn or tle message as relates 10 onr
domeStlc pollcy 0" referred to the judiciat, con-
m,ttee. There were some hn.s h, as,d tb sU ~
heartily approved and others which h,, cund. mn.
co. mere was no deception or iIlsincerlty in
any part OF It, The views expressed bv the
President the subject of the vote are n. s,-on,
as those avowed by Jackson, TYLER and poIk =
The latter part OF the Message saws IN effect
that the fugitive slave law shall remain in force
aud that # bill be passed for its repeal the Pres
ldent will veto it, in reference to his duty to ex.
ecute the laws.
Mr. Glddlngs regarded it as a menace that IN.
tree people of the North shall submit to the law
OF the President will call 10 bis AID the forces of
the army and navy. This, he said, Is unworthy
oil President in the nineteenth century. Free
men are not to be governed by words and can
lot, but by law. The President has not power
10 enforce the law when 1t commands the free
lnen OF the north to leave their workshops and
d", lllngs to chase tugluves, put iron on their
limbs, and return them to their torments The
army and navy cannot command the carving
Out OF such a law. The general government
has no power to uphold slavery it is an lnslitu.
ton OF the states. The people o, his district
could never assis, in executing the slave law
The slave catcher was regarded as mure than
plrate-as murderer; and the NOM, mt cannon
are Drought against northern freemen, that mo.
ment The death knell Of the republic is sounded.
From tins time forward we will know where the
President Is He is in favor OF the fugitive slave
law and by it The administration mast stand or
TALL The lines of freedom and slavery are
drawn as wide as the impossible gull that sepe-
rates Dives and Lag rus We know where MAJ
ties sand, Out oI $4,000 iugiuves in the north
n no. ni"re than four Oh FIVE have been cap,ured.--
Nlnr out OF ten OF the wing pspers have denoun-
eed and eSecrated the law, and the public lndg.
nauoh VIII sweep II out fexstence.
Mr. Brown Of Indiana, said that as tins was a
short session aud little time remaine tor BUSH
ness this discussion should rot continue-there
WIS no telling when it would end. Fur the pur-
pose OF terminating the debate, he moved that
the committee rise with the view oil offering
resolution 10 stop debate. The committee rose,
when resolution to limit discussion to one MN
ute was passed, and the house again went into
committee.