The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-01-26

! MOVEMENTS lN1uE SENATE
The plans Of Southern men, whose menia
yisons comprehend nothing beyond The glsry
which they Imagine l. rad,ated by'',hr prcul
( iar institution, are b,ing daily developed IA
thc United States senate.
/ Mr. Foote ,onc Of the Senators Of Mississippi
and who aims 10 snatch tho Leadership from
Mr. Calhoun Ia matters appcttaining to this
subject, has brought forward his plan for o..
-'-r---' 77rrrr' I'7--r-u7-T7- ru-u
territories, 10 be called California, New McH
ieo and Dcscfcu also, 10 create new State
out Of Texas, or the territory claimed by Tex
as lJing between the Nurecs and the RIO
Grndr. Thus We have blocked outa grand
aehcme--i, is he scheme Of that class Of South.
crn men, who are determined to extend slave.
~ and check the accession Of free territory to
she United States
A. preliminary 70 The introduction Of these
schemes 90 the Scualr, a cali had been
made by both Ilouscs.or Congfcn upon the
President for the papers relating to the dee.
patch ofsn sgent-Mt K,nr-by the Admin
iaifatiun, 90 California, IN reference 20 the or.
Cauy4ation Of that territory INTO State and
Tor her .ndr.iBs,on into the Union. Mr. Foote's
plan, IL will he noticed, ~ for the Organization
or the terrrory 81 Caigoynia-and evidently
designed to head the administration, and 10
defeat the applcution,of tho State Of Calfor.
MA to become \ paftaf our Union Footr and
-i,r--r-rty eItats-J-aeA- ils,s hss b.aR a
leading accusation IN the later Southern clrc.
tons--thc Administration with forcing the
people of California into a State otganig atom
and on ,hisground forts have been constantly
made snce the opening Of Congress to raise
mp party IN hostility to Gen. Taylor, and
with the ulerior purpose, os it is NOW upp,r.
cn,, to prevent the admission Of the State Of
California, aud for the rragon, that her Con.
slituhon prohibits slavery.
A warm contest VIII ere long arise upoa
the various questions that have, aud that may
come mn IN Congress, IN relation to this sub.
JccG but We are satisfied that if any free ter.
ritorY is added to the Union, il will bee in the
form ofun application Of a Stale, The,poIiey
ofthe South is to throw everything into con.
fusion, hence Nr Foote'S movement which
ovrrlooks the application of the people Of
California and Descrct for admission as States
Out Of confusion they hope either to gain
something immc diately, or by STAYING of the
question ultimately TO secure their purposes
OF least compromise. We hope the North
will stand upright, unyielding, determined,
Combating aEsIy -iasl-sft.-. -re-r,,i, rrrrrary4.
ing in all cases free soil and nothing else.
The House, without much doubt, will nd.
mi, Californiai--ia the Senate, with the aid
Stare PoioeT, according to its "frcc democra.
oy udvucatrs urugug uH=it IL more toubtfut
what the issue may be. II looks now, in con.
nection with the recent movements referred
10, rather dubious for the cause OF freedom 49,
The present aim of the slavery advocates mp.
pears to be, to unite the heavy locofoco ma.
jorty in the Senate against the administration
measure Of admitting California nS free
State-no, directly, bu, indirectly, upon the
allegation that the people of California have
been forced into premature organization of
State Government , This is the masked is .
que presentcd-cunningly devised as il bears
upon its face simply opposition to tho admin.
istration, and not, as it il in truth, opposition
60 the admission of free State TO the Amer.
lean Union. Upon this issue il is expected
all the enc mics of Gen, Taylor may be rallied
against him, And, according to the premon.
itory signs, this expectation will be fully re-
allied. Aiste hestancy on the part Of some
of the northern iocofoco Senators having been
munifcsted, Foote took the occasion 10 spur
up hia northern allies, when Douglass, Dick.
inson and Others vowed new allegiance TO the
South, and re. pledged the northern demoo.
racy to future subservercy to the slave pow.
err
Another proposition before the Senate
worthy Of passing notice-btought forward
by Mr. Benton-is to purchase a portion of
the territory Of the State of TeNrs-irre-
trievably subjectto slavery by the terms of an.
neKation-and pay therefor fifteen millions IF
dollars; Ia this any thing more than an in
direct proposition for paving OF The debt Of