The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-08

the difference between facing norihWHrd nui
westward, when you cross ilie line ofdemnrk
alton for local slayehuidiug law,
! The sentiment pfN0rmuul h sustained ll
southern nUlh0riY ilis,nund IN the cello
hraled Misfissippi cass Groves ~ Slaughter
I tried in lie Supreme CDuH Of the Uniirf
States, Janunry, lHil. That cAso had refer
euce 10 lhr inter State slave trade, ln lLt
argument Ofii, lhe Hon, II, J., Walker ns
Humed that Congress bad no power 10 rcgu,
late The traffic IN slagos becauHs they Gro not
properly but peronp. They nro npl Nor.
chnudizH, subject o. lhe general commercial
regulations, bccnuse iley are not recognized
~ property Oul of the Slate where lhoy ace
held, "lt was commerce in mofchnudiIn,
regarded us such hy hll The States, aud not
commerce ~ persons, tlmt was designed a.
h6 regulated hy Congress, Commerce in
peIsnus. N II mal hc za Glllrl, MAA lui lulruA-
I'd 20 be- regulated by CungfrhH, because II
We perHlinr mud local, aud not nnlnnhl"-
ippfudir 70 iei1S's Rryofis roi i5rp 5a
u lhAtdocIrine bn lrue, Il 10 hccaure slaves
are property 10y local, aud nol hy general
law That is The sentiment Of Vermont, II
T. not new, IL ~ older lhHn the tIiuudrr Of
Winthrop, or Webster, OF Wilmoi, The old
hnrcry, whence il originated, n sill sound,
and srndH forth ~ annual charges | boliryc
answer H. Il was declared liiirty years since.
Ia that limc five new slave States have been
admitted, She has romouslrniud against
them all, and most earnestly against lho
lHsi, Bul they have been admitted hy tho
constituted authority, aud she lns submitted
A whulr FrurrHiiDn has conn md gone
since HAT was proclaimed. II was the at
tcrunce of honest sentiment aud had no ref
crercc 10 political cilrci,tho Senatorial snccrs
@! Nov Hampshire TO the contrary nulwllh,
standing Recent events lead ~ TO suppose
that sister States do not accuse Vermont of
putting her light under hushcl, or smother.
ing her sentiments IN her archives She docs
not spring upon YOU with new principle
after the territories were acquired. You
know beforehand that if that territory was
acquired, Vermont had lien upon II lOr free
dom, You took IL with lhni mortgage She
~ not prompted 10y the 1ashy aud bippaut
zeal of new polllicul convert, bul by long.
reIllod aud abiding principle. Her choice,
most unqucslionAhly h governments for The
territories with tho proyiso ihnt wns first
presented for ndoplion. II that cannot be
secured, there h NJ little doubt that she Will
sustain the plHu oi the President. She regards
The plan ns originating IN patriotic motives ;
aud -hr eslcrms iis author NJ one oflhc most
impartial, aud nohlr-mindcd. aud national,
minded pntfiols that hns irod the prridcniinl
plHtlorm sinEc The organization of the Gov.
etnmcut. but she can consent 10 ~ plan, 10
M action or nOu-nciiou, md to no compro.
mise that does not give positive aud pcrun.
HsEi sEsggF1Iy ls lg.s..1,,.-
You cnnno, rinngc that purposr You mny
Hs well attempt to uusctilc the foundations
Of her everlasting mountains.
The third proposition uf this bill ts 10 pur.
A. a a. a
tory between her and New Mexico. II wac
amusing TO see the manner IN which that mat
ter first camc before the Senate A bill was
reported Tor the admission of California, and
ior tcrritsrial governments fgT Utah aud New
Mexico For these the committee wcrc re-.
sponslblci and then there came trott,ng into
camp loose unbrldlcd colt that no man wuuld
claim and no man would osn, Pfoposal TO
purchase Tor q blank sun the claim Of Texas
The author of this bill, with boldcr hand,
has caught and hhrncsscd THAI colt whether
i wIlI add gtrgugth 10 the team, time alone /
'nh determine. Tie has at last fixed the price, I
he proposes 10 pay ten millions Of dollars. | f,
suppose it's already Irrcyucuhiv ordained that /
We aud our children, and our childrcn's chiL |
ircn, are 10 be taxed Tor Texas trust that, /.
rs free BgcutP, We may hnvra voice iu deter. /
mining whether that burden shall be- incrcas. .
ID Many wordt have been watcsd to show .
vru utr rrvrunvrbtr- f1r rr uur1rrutIuu nj fryuB
md the owls that have flowed frum it. II ~ /
Asiy settled for the facts are recent aud any .
Intelligent man can relate them without
rlcrcucc 10 documents. \ ask your attention .
d that point nnd I do sn with 10 design OF Z
-nthcrng mntcrals- for approaching any man .
n party. al speak with the freedom OF hi.tn.
y aud without olrucG,, in April, l-li, /
r, sidcnt Tyler sent Ia the Senate q ttvhtv.ui /
nncNntion. which was rejected by vote Of
o TO %, hut a single Northern Senator vntrd .
n favor of II. At that time NIL parts and all /
lrlics at the North were decidedly opposed
- IT. THIS ~ shown BY the resolutions oi
conventions and l., ,glslnturrs, and the vurr
t the press. A Democratic organ uttered the
enerol sentiment, Whom it said, "rathcr than
let there be an impossible gulf hr. .
wccn Texas aud the Union" Tho matter
inr taken into the BallmpTc Cpnvrntiun,was
Inserted and announced a8 part Of the Dem.
ratio creed. Then there was Ghuurc, a
rent aud sudden change large portion
+ the party wheeled to toycr ,hoir Gle leaders
v6 went INTO the canvass, the Wings North I
nd South. against ann" Xation, the Democrats
urth and South IN favor Of IT, In New York
here a small party which held the poliu.
al balance ofthat State, when New \ ork held
ne balance of The unlou. If this is not clcqr
very one may ser-H- parallel ia -elcciiaF the
pcukcr Of this House. In both cases the bal.
nee was sn managed by design or accident,
8 To secure the triumph Of the Democrat and
ic slaveholdcr. We came ont 81 that canvass
ith hly eight electoral votes OF the North
" Mr. Clay, and on@-hundred aud six for MIR
ok THIS was regarded the popular dr.,i
sion. In the next Congress, Texas was an.
exed, by almost clear party vote through.
nj the Union IL will be seen, then, that so
r as power is concerned, the gentleman !
ON Maryland [Mr McIAncl ia right in !
Is boast that twas done by democratic power. q
Gt there Is question that lies Farther back, '
no put that power in motion in that pnrticu. q
r dircction' Not northern men, certainly, | Z
'r southern men as body, nor even as ma. c
riiy, hot II was done by mcn from the South Il
lvinG for their avowed object the protection, | n
nnl Lp trp petnu ,c aI.y,r, III, 4 / I!