Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-12

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10 send copy TO their Senators and Representatives with no
resolution to lay them before their respective Houses The
other day. the honorable Senator from Missouri introduced
series Oh resolutions precisely in this FORM with no resolution
directing their Senators lay them before the Senate bat
simply insucng their Senators carry out the views con-
tanned IN Them and requesting their Representatives to do the
same.
believe there has not been resolution on this snb;ect a.
any Other introduced here where the Legislature have added
resolution especially requesting il to be laid before either
house 90 not believe precedent Of the kind be
FOUND Tor tue last SIX years The resolutions of Virginia last
year, accompanied they by elaborate speeches and
threatening dissolution Of the Union certain measures Of
legislation should be consummated in this form precise
~ have no disposition to into the discussion of the
main question this collateral ISSUE We have an oppor
uny to meet weekly and daily this question: and certainly
admire the frankness Of the Senator from South Caroline
Mr BUTLER and think with him that it is right that the
OF the American people should be understood The
saSeholdng States desire know what the people of the
oh THINK on this subject what opinion we have formed,
III "ene we are determined, far constitution
ealy out that opinion in legislation. Let opinion be
eApiesseu neey and openly. II the opinion is erroneous,
reason Is eH Hee to combat IT, Gentlemen can as thew have
peeu 'elr Willingness to do meet these opinions openly,
larry, anu frankly, here elsewhere hope them there
Will be no attempt to evaae the printing Of these resolutions
because 'he Legislature did not direct their and
guest .he TO lay them before their respective
houses such instructions have been given by any Lee
glslature The Executive ranss the resolutions accom-
panied by letter to the Senator's whether the letter requests
them to be laid before the Senate lido noe recoect bot it
has never been subject of express egsaves directoa
Mr.. MANGUM II has been done both WAYS
Mr. UPHAM The Senator from North Carofpla says
1t has been done both ways If ii has has never 5eesn
urged as an objection to their being printed that they
private instructions The resolutions hold in my hand in
TINS respect are OF precisely the character those pre-
sened BY the Senator from Missouri the other day.
Mr.. MASON Mr.. President, the path Of the Southern
States marked out distinct and plain and should regret
exceedingly that path should be INSTRUCTED in the slightest
degree ny any collateral and unnecessary upon this
question; concur entirely with the honorable Senator from
South Carolina (Mr. BuTLER) who sits before me- that
these resolutions printed At the last session resolutions
from the State of New York presented by Senator
from that State now no longer here in terms quite obec-
tionabe as those now presented Senator Not so much
SOL Well sir, may be mistaken in degree, but in degree
only Objection was made to printing them because of their
offensive language entertained then the opinion aud de-
claed it, that, coming from the States it was due to
ourselves, the representatives of States that they should
respectfully received, and printed upon the motion of The
Senator presenting them. 1T
Sir the parliamentary usage is but the usage gentlemen
IL expected whatever their relations be- that commune
cation addressed by to the other should be in language
OF respect and decorum Parliamentary usage and believe
The rules OF the Senate, require that communications this
body should be couched in respectful language least II
not due to the body is due to the constituency who the
sovereign States the conederac The States SUCH are
convened here, and what addressed the Senate ad
dressed to- them But sir, il the usage is transgresscd
know OF no remedy but to remit hem or properly the
Legislatures who thus represent hem back to their own
people to Judge them. citizen who addresses communi.
canon 70 the Senate IN terms disrespecu TO any of the
States may be rebuked by having the paper returned to him.
But this may not be done to the States themselves If the
State of Vermont, New York. or any other State deems it
respectful to itself to use language of this kind addressing
TINS oody let them do so upon their responsibility Let
the language they so down posey and be re-
corded in history in evidence Of the feeling which actuates
them beg Senators this side to withdraw their ohiec-
tons and let the resolutions be printed understand from
the resolutions that the institution of slavery as exists in
fifteen States of this condeacy is denounced by the esou
tons crime. IF Vermont deems it consistent with her
relations to those States to such language becomes
US to rebuke her for it. would be implied by refusal
print; serespec forbid it part would not descend
to such alteration subject of such grave import and
which may be ausht with consequences do here
to trace But sir, should the day when these States
thus denounced to yndcate their rights desire that the
language used towards hem well the acts Of more d.
rect aggression, shall appear in the appropriate page of
history desire, too, that 90 through the press to our
people, to have its legitimate effect amongst them.
Sir to have gone thus far into the subject did not mean to
discuss and anr have boon boray such
language from any quarter may produce. The honorable
Senator speaks of resolutions having been here by V
glna He Is correct in his recollection of their character
They resolutions addressed the Senate but to her
Senators and Representatives, to instruct them how they
were 10 ac and we thought 1t duty to present them
the Senate He said that in these resolutions there was
threat to dissolve the Union discam it, sir there was no
such threat but determined and resolved purpose by the
State OF Virginia to protect her honor and her institutions
The position she occupies her far above the neces-
y of threat the State has resolved purpose nothing
more the determination Of her people recorded the solemn
judgment entered and has been twice reviewed without
the alteration Of letter say the honorable Senator if
the occasion to which the resolutions of Virginia arises
there is for doubt hesancy on her part If the
Government OF the United States, in disregard as well Of
constitutional restraint of rights pass those laws
which recommended by the resolutions from Vermont
they will be resisted not by Virginia Alone but concerted
action BY the whole tier Of the Southern States every
hazad and to the last extremity In such event. there will
be no choice between such resistance and submission to
government Of unlimited power. If this lead severance
OF the Union, be the consequences with hose who have
forced such an issue upon such people.
hope, sir, the opposition will be Withdrawn, and the re-
solutions of Vermont be printed and entered upon the Jour
nails Of the Senate.
Mr. HALE. ! wish to correct one matter of history
The honorable Senator from Alabama stated that il had al
been the practice of regard sovereign States tn
print what they send here have had occasion 10 look at
this NATTER and find, singuary enough, but one solitary
exception to this rule and singular that exception NAV
was with reference to this very State of Vermont
Eleven ago tomorrow, the 9th of January 1882
nd by looking at the journal Of the third session of the
wenyfhh Congress, the following proceedings occurred
Mr. PREsTss presented resolutions passed by the Senate
and House OF Representatives of the State of Vermont in.
rucng the Senators and requesting the
aid State y Congress their efforts to prevent
The annexation OF Texas to the United States and pr.re
The abolition OF slavery and the saverade in the District
Columbia and the Territories of the Union and expressing
heir opinion respecting alleged violation Of the right OF
petition.
On motion by Mr. PRESr1ss that the resolutions lie on
he table and be printed
A division of the question called by Mr. FOSTER
"And, being taken much of the motion proposed
that the resolutions lie the table was determined in the
affirmative m. n III
The question recurring printing the resolutions
A motion was made by Mr. LUMPKI. that the motion to
print the resolutions lie on the table.
"And it was determined in the affrmstive-Yeas 90,
nays s."
that this instance the resolutions of ore of the sove
II ho, thot,, A. Al II