The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-02-16
CONGRESSIONAL

Tgssdsyi Fob. e
.lr uouou ufMr NsuFum tho Senate pro-
added 70 doe consideration 0rlh6 special
..E lri-g lbe Resolutions submitted by
g,r.ly an Tuesday week, The telegraph
,.noas Nr CLAWS remarks as fuiiowH
A. LIN. aroso 90 address the Seuata 40
.r.t.g remarks 900 relation 40 lllu lHeIluaa
.,.f uIsuiat wlll whirithu rusu go HddruHs
-7 --fi7is .,i,ag .. sig-a.+lu of aucl gllnt aud
..sI inheritance, hr proceeded wilh % bret
grrmrul nl lha various causes ui danger
.u.U ..v threaten lhe iui0H ito exam
.so Ha nuuICH oflhuss Wla had produced
-e .Hng Hnln oi nPituuouf rouiending
Haf .1ullu strife, irreHprrutu or cOualiel
tli the public good, bad brought upon
r~-rtr ut inur- 10 tFitirH rvsa1HH llDuao
representative uilLr United -uirs could
tud weeks 100 lio attempt Boo uIrrip Door
..uCr, uut because M lHu difficulty uI God
% pegaun puaauaa.ug lAu rlmpergH suHI
.ltInus luT an -uuliuuuUHgt 1000 uINruf Nal
.rAuan The elements ot iircord which threat
I'd the glorious Union had been introduce
. lle-hlludnd 10 tAa stats Of louIiug exist
. amuuR iAo people boo tho -ulas, and 900
Hr lcgFlnlurrH. To desired boo the COM
.HrrWrnt of lls rrnurhH, 90 lvsnfr any
uu could suppose Ihut ilis important qut'-
90 .tH- Geo hu madu WCn@s ui'srrurlnF
.H uBcg UUt power, ilai, "a. ilr pH hu wuH
...ftrurd. when hu iud mlGlird .uc duiy
aurutad hcru-a--rEurd han. hy hia -mlr,
unsolicited, hls MISSION iu connection with
ullr HIrB was clo,od; aud closed, 10 boo
,I,.r- tuuld prevail, forever,
ar tuy fhoG took up hia rrs0luuuuq md
.---.-- =! - .glulLE Il@l imam 10 -LL
go. plrsuui lutH measure wltu tuu request
lilr should be- adopted, precisely us % had
.ifudurrd b.. o. 10 was susceptible uiaurud-
.,ni which would make % moft rcrrptldr,
20 hoped it' would ua made. Ills ulJoct
would be- secured 10 hy tfv means thr great
.lation Of agitation might be- settled, '.is.t
! .r Integrity ofthr Union preserved, fhr
lrsfinu must hn discussed boo spirit ofcou-
tuon, and settled iu ,hc spirit of compro-
..r lis object hls been Dob present 'tH
.r.urc ,hch. 100 ilII- -rri'. would ut.rd 70
uurm upuu which h-il -rrnHu. nj 'Hg
Hulry could uIEr. lur Ui-t resolution
.ird 10 tllo admission 90 tuiioruw, b'uh
r Constitution iutp lur Union.
Nr tluv prdrrcdud ly citation ~ prcccd.
4llh-cngEuI- llIgIlncuL. la show DIM
.0c. course was the only proper one, und
.a, Ig uvulyrd no courr--,ou ON the one
.,.. Tho OTHER. The srroud Resolution
..sI non lhosc who had set their hcnrs
HnHr adoption ofihe Wilmut proy,so--lu
.pN uifNa danger which threatens the Ia,
.n LID .uusrqurnce -ui ihc ugiuliun OF that
4 '.rI,ufc-lur the sake OF peace aud good
.rug, to Weld zap that measure ~ return.
f'u1d felt hnuud 800 spirit OF mutual concos-
.an. io oildr romcih,ug iu return tor the sur-
Tor or tlis UitutTr intnctNiG W W'HstirG.
.Htd proposed, therefore, 10 return, To de.
.-a fwo truths, which hr considered rlrHr
... u,Ii-putullr: LIT, thnt hy INV, SLAYER,
.r Hu.rr exists u the Territories ccdrd Co.
H.rI trd ~taics~y Mexico; and 2I,' jhat Iu
n-- opinion, % would not go there under auN
.ruu,taurcs. lie proceeded 20 enquire
whether these were truihs-urgulug the at
nuutive ui the proposition, from The history
tba negotiation of the late treaty WITH nrA,
-o. aud % reasonable construriiou'of the OPP
,rr'Hu OF the Constitution, and other con-
..iai grounds. The institution OF slavery,
His 0piuiou, presented iva entirely distinct
lnuuis--~lrvcry within the states, aud
Slavery .1viihnui The States. Congress had
right 90 Interfere with Slavery u the States
.Ei % line time could arrive when Congress
tempted 10 interfere with the institution,
.rn .s voirr woaid Doc tor war 1hcu
Hoy.d ur feet that the south were bound 90
Hs..i .1 unconstitutional aud aggressive "a
measure. with 40 the means which God or
t4Urlidd piurod Ia their tmuts. tie pic
LLlN WIS W. lNN'iAA tN''ill 70 N'NAf fffi ~
'luF NOM -uch rIHIc OF TTInT 5--'rTJiiil
-! - seaaIa 1.4aa.l.sa- -lgLlcIl Mould
GIVE no sympathy from the world. The
.cN question was, has Congress- any power
afef Slavery ont ot tliu 7iHtt-, tie eunlen-
Ied that u had, md That while % want OF CON
roll over the institution in the States was IN
II'putHhlc, lis control out OF the States h. az
East q dehntenble puestion--ono upon which
mn might laaAuiiAl4ll- lIiIsr Inc decision L.
which consequently, no matter how settled,
,""Hi,i rot give rise 10 ~ iasliug and dIanu-
--l'r J hl- tte-ttien Hl-e Ne Clay st4ppHrird,
y with leugthencd argument, drawn from
TIE Constitution and other sources Among
i usiruiJhus was the following: suppose Con-
Sess were led to think that a groatcr rrvc-
y me might be derived from the -uia % tiie
Hu0lc lands 10y the inhihition or admission
at slavery into the ycrriIor..s, would not
congress have the right under thp power tu
sell, either to Introduce or prohibit Tint iusri.
iwIonS Ito contended, also, that Congress
lad such control over the territories under
The 'rcalY making powerful must udnu
0g, he power existed some Vhcrc-thut %
'ouIl noi he annihiatcd. Mexico. Certainly
4 When She held the sovereignty of the newly
'llred territories had such power, and
wing cCdod her sovereignty 10 the luncd
ties hy treaty this Government is vested
'h the same power under that treaty; dis
i'e iliat point who can. snid Mr. Clay. The
.sht 10 acquire, also gave MS tlss power over
AS subject, for, in the langun(e at thc-Su-
RENE C0urt,if we have the right to acquire,
We 'inve the right also TO govern. He pro
'edcd to inquire whether Slavery was like
70 he introduced into the new territories.
-"Norna herself had asserted the negative
W NE proposition, and the coil aud climate
,i me remainder forbid any other view
WY then, If these truths .-syCrc. evident, as
.ey must be to large wgJN'ity of the SEN