Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-05-30

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accusation of duplicity against the candid
purpose they serve, to show the gentleman
that if he courts contest of this kind, there
may be blows to take, as well as blows tC
give.
/ These things are not to my purpose or tc
nv taste | have regretted TO see men
showering down upon this House the
relics of old partisan sectional stump speech
es, only that they might trlckle back to the
great ocean, and be taken up and poured
out on some after Congress in more luri-
Gus deluge. 1t is for our shame that we
have wasted so much time in squabblng
over party politics and hurting provoking
sectional taunts, while the sublImest spec
tacle in the history of the world is passing
before us.
This discussion has often recalled des-
cription given by Livy of a Roman battle
field, where the combatants, shrouded III a
temporary mist, where so holly engaged in
the contest, that they needed not a violent
earthquake which was shaking their cities,
changing the course of their rivers, aud up
heaylng the foundation of the mountains
The Span:ard was on the shores of the Pa
cifc an hundred wears before Smith landed
at jamestown, or the Pilgrim trod the rock
of Plymouth. Since that time, the Saxon
race has crossed and conquered continent
They have reached the shore, and IN three
wears done more for mankind than the Span
lard had done III three centuries. They
have not, like Cortes and PIzaro, seized
the golden Stores and fled from the coun-
try, leaving the marks of their desolation
in smoulderiug villages aud slaughtered
people They have settled down in that
country as their home. They have shown
their purpose and their wisdom, IN framing
and adopting, as their own, one Of the no.
blest State constitutions ever formed b,
human hands. With that constitution they
appear before us, and ask for admission.
Relying on the practice OF this Government,
on the plighted faith of a treaty, and on
promises made before the conquest, they de
mand place in this Union. Why are they
not admitted Their proceedings are charg-
ed as irregular Congress has gwen them no
power to form State government-they have
had no census. Grant IT. but 1t Is shown
that they are III the line of safe precedent-,
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Mr.. Clay, that they have population en-
tltling them to two representatives. 1t Is
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Michigan! Foreigners were marched to
the ballot-bOX. in Indian file. aud deoo>iteI
'o'es Ni'ion me- 0ouiu io' "!!te' OF re4d'
OF uhuefS'anu ""o" S'oAcn' ne coh'eh-
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about which there Is dispute why Dind
the carcass 10 the iNlii9 man nave d
ri3ht TO vote on oai!io'i'd aS ui5.'n't
measure. nave flght 10 put hiyseil anu
my constituents on inc icOo'u III nei i"'oi
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