The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-15
for the lac, siI months,
THE COMPROMISE BILL

b lHh hlll'" more lnmNhfly kuoNN ~ lNf
"omnibus Dill, has been patched somewhat
blythe Senate, and, .brfoic II can pas, that
body, must be full futih'r mcrdcd up. and
80 any dress Il - likely tonsrumc, hs passage
Is declared 10 be doubtful In the Housr-
should it reach that body--h will meet with
we uusI-dofraI and 90 are the omcns,
There arc but two yiaH5 before Congress
for the settlement NJ che -avrry qurVrion -
One is the "Compfomuo and a plan that
ought 20 be rcpudlalcd by tn ontirc North, at
least the other - tho plaza suggested by
Gen Taylor, m he Califotnis Message That
la ue2post prnetirsithc Niscd and the best. "
II the South viii not accept that, ihrH We say,
give them The Wilmo, Prov,so. Tic Prcti.
dents plan dooS rot ash the north 10 yield
any principle. and, in the hands Of tho north,
Il chn be used 60 secure the same end. as the.
Provro-- freedom TO al the States admitted 20
the Union, The South do not want State OF.
carnations They Gsran carly organization
of the Territories into States will close tho
do ors TO the introduNtion OF their slaves Dy
sdhcfinF to the plu n &c territorial Govern
mcnts, they know lhat in the senate they
tHU hflfNA VIC - NFNiHtAs OF ihfft ANf blNhhN
to take such b,llA as would not exclude slave.
~. II is. therefore, leading object with tho
slave holders, ~ secking tn establish tcrfitnr,,
al Governments, 20 keep The way open for tho
introduction of their slaves, and thus obtain
foolhold and plant on 6rm foundation the ~.
sutuuon Of slavery, to grow up and flourish in
the future states. In all the Territories. should
States be ,oon organized, tho people would a.
dept Constitutions like that Of California -
The Presidents plan, the slavery cStcntioniss
plainly see, would "hcnd" them Ia their put.
pose as in the case Of California Hence they
are olnmorous for territorial Governments
Ind sgains, the Presidents plan, with this
plan the North could acquicsoc, aud 1t Is the
ouly Compromise they,sh Iuld Offer. If the
South insist upon territorial Governmen"
then our duty is plan--Eppiy, the Proviso -ir
they nrc not willing States should come in with
free Constitutions, tho North should insist
upon. free territorial Governments.
Ma BstRWtN's AHENpnrNr,-SeHataF
Baldwin, Of Connecticut, offered an mpor-
tan, amendment To The "Omnibus NBill'-to
wit TO declare THAT the Mexican laws abol.
ishng Slavery shalt continue IN force in the
Territories until alierd or repealed by Con.
gress" This was dcfeated-aycs ~, nays
~ And,who defeated this proposition Of
freedom Why, one OF thesnays was that of
Gen. Cass, who was supported for. President
by large portion ofihe free democracy" Of
Vermonli and -four other northern Iocoiooos.
All Northern Wings present voted for 1t, but
the votes OF five northern loo6fooos defeated It,
They were-Cass, Dodge, Dickinson, Stur.
geon, aud Jones. The alliance of Northern
tocofocos with the South is still potent to per
init the extension Of Slavery
-g-T- Operations ut and in the vicinity of the
/ Depot grounds in this piuce, have for several
weeks past presented business like aspect
The tavern snd boarding house--a very large
building by Mr. Il. Hallet--is nearly
finished, outside, aud the work Of completion is
/ rapidly progressing. The work OF framing the
Depot Buildings is in progress and come Of
them will be raised within a short time
The road from the Depot Grounds to the
Plain, is nearly or quite Completed. II is "a
feet broad, and of a uniform grade, and an
easy road for all sorts of teams II cost over
5000, the builders receiving a little over 5000
from the town, and the balance from individ
uals of the village. The road from the Depot
Grounds north, is partially dong.
We are not well posted up, just now, in re-
spect to the work upon the Railroad. The
gangs ofhsnds, in consequences Of the rains
worked but about half the time during the
month of May.
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TrtE- GRotftHe- WHKkr-G ner.-Keneshs
Cwis.) Democrat, of the 18th ult,, learns from
every county in the State-from the west, the
north, the centre, and the ,south-that the