Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1850-01-26
CONGREss---POLITICAL ABOLI-
TIONIsH---ELECTIOK OF CLERK.

W. Adft IeIrtf1a ne Lrl-HeeAif LAt1l ava LA1
Daly Globe q tia, date. Not psper hes come TO
hand by the eastern nal since last Saturday night
With The exception Of The election Of Clerk By The
House, nothing had been done in Congress. A very
animated debate however arose in the Senate On the
9th inst, upon the presentation ty Mr. Uplan Of Yer
mont Of set Of antslave y resolutions, adopted By
his State These resolutions are in the highest 6e-
gree insulting to the South. We viii publish them
N our hext) They speak Of the compromises Of the
Constitution 10 regard TO slavery, as "the soe4l!sd
compromises" aud assert that "they restrained the
federal Government from Interference with slavery
oniy in he States IN ph'ch then srasd' OF course,
according 10 the Vermont Whjg Legislature, the fed
eral government has the constitutional power to IN
terere with, and abolish slavery II 81 the States
watch have come INTO the Union snce the adoption
Of the Constitution. No other coasuscs,a can be
put upon the language OF the End resolution. Sach
monstrous doctrine, Rus; Re 4aAarsga. 10 Ire seel
Rgs OF every SoutherRet, q every s.aeeae Tread @.
the Union N whatever State he NAY rr-.4e We hope
and trust that i will ini ha, ieS advocates out of
Vermont that wing star that never sets" The 9th.
er resolutions are all IN the same insulting strain,
and advocate the same abhorrcn, doctrines in regard
aathe district of Columbia, the territories Sc But
@aesign 10 comment more faliy en- these resolutions
whefswe publish them The length OF Gen Foote'S
speech Precludes our giving them place in oircol-
umns to day.
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Thequestion which gave rise to the debate in the
Senate was on motion to print the resolutions We
concur IN the position taken BY Mr. Butler of South
Carolina and Mr. Mason OF Virginia, that the resolu-
tons should be ordered to be printed. Let them 90
forth 10 the world ina formal, authentic shape, and
let all the South know what is thought and said and
done at the north, in solemn legislative rcsoirss on
the all absorbing subject Of sayery--a subject that
the people OF the free States have no more right to- in
kerere w'ththa they have to interfere with the mode
OF our agriculture, the cultivation OF our cotton fields,
or the relation that exists among AS between husband
and wife. parent and child 1t will do more to unite
the South as one man. than all other things combined
1t VIII cause her to present solid, unbroken phal
anx against (o borrow the strong but may be rah-
er rreyerent language Of the late Benjamin Watkins
Leigh OF Va, on certain occason) this shell born
and hel-ward bound sentiment Of political abolition,
ism,
The only plausible argument advanced against the
printing OF the resolutions is that they were simply
addressed to the Senator's from Vermont, without
any instructions to lay them before the Senate but it
has heretofore been the custom of that body to print
resolutions so presented by senators from other states
Without any formal orders or instructions from their
neutrality-suspicious. in regard both to slavery
and other subjects, and we think the custom should
not be departed from in this instance.
The Senator'S who participated in this exciting de-
bate were, from the free statcs) Messrs, UpIam,
and Phelps of Vermont, Hale of New Hampshire, and
Chase OF Ohio; (rom the savehoIding state) Messrs,
Butler OF South Carolina, Borand of Arkansas, Ma
son OF Virginia, Clemens of Ala and Davis of this
State The debate took a wide range, and from the
reports IN the Washington papers must have been
exceedingly interesting. 1t was pqnant and spicy
and some OF the speeches. that of Mr. Clemens OF Ala
particularly, was marked by rather bellicosc tone
NO impartial man. we think, can read it, so far az i
had progressed-tort the discussion was still going OF
at oar latest date from Washington without feeling
that the argument and eloquence--iaets, truth, jus
tee and the Constitution were all ON the side Of tn,
Senators IRON the South The North may have thu
numbers ON this dark and lowering question Of slave
ry but an all things else, she has always been here
toore, and ever will be beaten by the South; and 70
two sufficient reasons; LIST The North is all wron,
upon the subect-foolishIy, wickedly wrong. 2nd
The South and the friends OF the South have vas
preponderance Of talents in both houses Of Congress
She has the stamina, too in men who have the tiFm
ness to think and act for themselves, and the bodnes
to express their honest convictions regardless oil dc
nuncjations and fearless of conseq uences
This debate is the first opening of the ball Of abo
ton discussion, during the present session, in tia
grave and dignifed body, the Senate Of the Unite
States Where or how it will end, is known only t
Him, in whose hands is the fate OF nations We wi
hope for the best--we will never despair Of the re
publlci but we must confess that we have our doubt
and 'misgvings--our gloomy torebodngs as TO tn
I peaceful and satisfactory settlement OF this VeXe
slavery question.
The other matters Of discussion in the Sera'e wer
mostly in reference to private claims, petitions an
memorials, which would be Of no interest to our req
4 dars.
In the House, the leading matter on the tapsth'
which like Aaron's rod swallowed up all else, va
the election of Clerk Tor until that was effected, I'll
House could not be considered fully organized, an'
OF course, no business OF any kind could be transae
ed. On tho lth inst, after we don't recollect ho
many ballots, or how many days were consumed
the ballotting, THOMAS J. CAMPBELL, (whig) Of Tel
nessee, received the Bird ballot that day, III vote
which being one majority Of the whole number
votes cast (22l9 Mr.. Campbell was declared du
elected Clerk Of the House for the 3lst Congress-
This resut-unexpected by us--the election of
whg Clerk by democratic House-was broug