New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-30
p,,. Soil +, the Michigan Legislature.

On the 18th inst Hon. NELsoN y. lsBELt, 2
member # the State Senate. gave notice that b.
would on some future day, ask leave to bring IN a
Joint resolution of instructions 70 the Senators an
Representatives in Congress from Michigan r..
,pectine the Territories Of the United States
The constituents Of Gen. Cass are justly Indi-
nsnt at the position he has taken on The SLAYER!
question. and ere tho Proviso comes up in Con
gress in any tangible shape, their Judgment Wi.
We trust, be resihrmed TIE positive refus al
OF Gen. Cass b vote for the WImot ProvisO ns
evinced by his letter 10 the Editor OF the Jcersci
CITY Mo- Metropolitan, print bitterly hostile 20
Col Benton. meets with no favor in Michigan
The GRIND Rdp,d' EHy4ircr, rabi1 Loco Foo
print, aud srdcutly attached 10 the political r.
tunes Of Gen. Cass, in recent number admins
tered the following severe rebuke 10 the General
when il became known that he would never
obey the Instructions imposed upon HIM by the
Michigan Legislature;
Gen Gao. individually famous snd Influential tu' g.
cipher merely In contrast with the People 81 Michigan
Before their sovereignty he snks into nsgu6csDce IT,"
slaves the creatures and followers u no man ani
f. Their will thefr opinion ieiy command be avodel.
nuhhed dsoey0d by any acting as their Represent
with impunity Upon The common matters Of lersIa-
ion they leave ,he,Y Deegsfe IN act according To hs o,
Judgment aud feelings. But upon come fundamental propu
.iOns Of Government some leading measures OF nations
international policy; great Interests Of humanit
they speak and they must be ubeyed Nothing y
wen the political fortunes 0f Gen Cas- from uuer demo
non should conflict be preclpiisted between himself sd
the State he represents IN the Federal Council"
Tho language Of the Enquirer faithfully Portra, :
the state OF feeling evinced by the people through
out the State. 80 far as We can Judge by the pubic
press
At the last accounts from Lansing. the Editor oi
the Detroit Free Pres the immediate expound,r
q the views OF Gen. Csss, was at the Capita,
striving COR the resembling Of the Free Soil insiru
tions OF last Winter. Hon ROBERT McCLKLLANp
was also at the Capital and there was not the lcest
chance that thsso resolutions would be rcscndel.
as a great portion OF the members were elected o.
the strength Of the Free Soil professions they IN ade
to their constituents That the pro Slavery friends
Of Gen. Ca. are making desperate effort TO IT,
scind the "incendiary' resolves Of last Winter j.
demonstrated hy the following. which we clip from
the Detroit Tribune OF the 23d
Letters have been written from Lansing 10 every cou.
~ IN the STATE get up meetings in order 10 make pub
induce the many members ~ his party VITO
viii not listen to the proposition. 10 voo or he ~
c,ndlng Of them
has passed resolutions relieve the General from bis
emma The meeting GOT UP BY lev pefeons unsnOV
to the mass Of the party The bone and siney
culHng petitions against the fepes, ard have written FOO
Lansing that the pretended meeting IL libel on The part
md concocied In secret ooucisye he'd by some b.
dOte