The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-08-03
WHOLE NO. 60.


dri'nco, TIE rl NJ diruuion hns gone out
hum the hdl'H oi tuugrrf; but, sir ID I have
nuf greatly mistaken the signs ofihu tnurs ID
meets with pu favorable response from the
lHuvl--.iu puY section of The ruuntryt no. sir.
Int cNru IN thc Slave stltri The ponplpof
hc Nnuth, With hut irW exceptions rlinp Ia.
ihr luiuu with H- much devotion aud alice
uDu hs tho people of the North. Their Gath
rir and uflr tltArla -tluA aAuulIpr 10 sliauldrr
~ many laiur field, 10 hours ur peril aud
W F'of}tl1 Hprn tlir way 1Or ils establishments
Aui 70 - our mot scored ditiFi aa thdr dr-
,,r""d1nu' 8" uphoid aud preserve Il AZ c,cry
hazard,
Alr President the pcoplcoftli. ucnt coun-
tr} chiuA4ipp much security, tln much happi-
ness nnd tup much prosperity in the Union,
a. dr-irr IA go out uf if ~ better ihcr condi-
h"n, Ihrt Hir tuu'rhiUl WIrrr iLcY ARC.
aud, ~ thry have pr cyturrs to rompl.un oC
the, can rrrk and obtain udrcaa much bri-
tee lu ihr lnnn than ont OF H. Tho disas,
truu- cnusrgucu "s tlat must follow the
breaking zap ol the deep foundations of tho
Invrrunrut and tho consr1ucut rupture nf
The Ties that bind those States tugcthrr la one
family, the people fully understand 1hcv
knn" u'at d..'iH'oH is nothing more nor hes
Uln CiNi war thr nWiiug ol one sDrtiou pf
the country against thr other for dcndl, con.
ilct and lhci know, tun, tlHt fhc first drup
oi hlopd shrd ia q conflict OF arms between
the Nurih and the South, would br the dcatlf-
Lncll ut livydum here aud throughout the
world, Who, Mr. l'rr-idrnt, that " not labor
lnI uutlrr ani.le arrange hlllueinliion. can he,
lrku Tor a single moment that s,1.cssion would
furnish a rlnrdy for any Of the prGyanrcs
complained OF hy the Slave Stntcsy Itwould
ho u tnrlcilurr uf all their interest IN the Ter
rltorir' and surrender of all claim upon the
free state, for tho restoration ui' their fugitive
slaves, In The Union the righ's ufull eau bo
secured AMI prptrctvd'to-t ui tho Union all
would hr dnubt uuccrtliuty ani iuscguritv
liui the Union, T. iS,eaiJiai. in danger, aud
thar The Immediate naU'c y thc almost mvcr-
stl 'l'r'ouirnt wliid pcryadcs all the STATES
cumpn,ns tAg Southern section of tie con.
irdrrary, What, -ir, has caused this wide
spread di.coutruV one of the causes. We
~ io'I LN N6uCirrh Scnnfnr,, II TIC long
continued agitation ot the slave pucstion on
the rttt "fthe Nrrti, and the many ag,rcs-
-ou- which they hay" made on the rights OF
the south during the time. ANOTHER cause.
}, said tu Ice found iu the tact that the cuuilile
mum hvtwccu the srCiiuu- at the Govern
ut'nt, ~ II stnui whom the Constitution Mas
ratified and Government pat ia action, ha-
b,vn DESTROYED. not hy the operation at time.
Tut by. the legislation of Congress. The t.t.
islniion complained of - irt the ordinance
Of 1872; second, the systcm of rrycnuc aud
the exclusion of slavery from the Oregon Ter
riinrN Now Mr. President, lproposc, before
urging ms objections o. the bill under con
sidrraiou tu rvsuinuc thcsa causes of discon-
tent and those act. ot legislation, for the pur-
pose oi shaving, first, that the agitation ui'thc
subject Of slavery, with q view 20 effect its alb
oitou. commenced ia tie South before the
Revolution, aud coniinucl up to 1882, and
that the acitgJson IN the North, of which The
South complains. wts occa,oncd ly the az
ur,..-iun, ul tie slave power ON the right, ot
the NurtlE and SECONDLY, that the legislation
IT
,ron bill, cannot with truth be charged TO the
North,
Mr. UphUm enter, into the historical branch
or the subject aud quote, largely from the
early leading statesmen OF the South On
account of Tia great length of the speech We
omit iii, p1rt ut' 1t. J
] re--, NJ, President, to lh, -e,oud branch
ot IN, FIRST propo.ituu, namely tG1t the a.,iia-
tiou ot the slave qur-i iiun wa. tor, rd upon the
t',.ot,l, the North D., thc aggression, ot the
-layc power upon their rights. South Caro-
lima ha, bcc1 in the habit, since, 1892, under
a state law, oi tahiug from Northern vessels
.,ulorrd ,camcn ,ritilcus of The northern States
.ihd hrri>oRiRe th,la- while tAr-. .Nraarl n
mains IN port, aid selling them into slavery
to pay the jlil lrc., unless thvy arr paid 10y
the owner orouu,i9nvc or the vessel. have
the law under which these cuormitirs have
been committed before and the opinion
gc the Anernc, General, Mr. Writ, declaring
= unconstitutional. Tlw law reals ~ fol-
lows:
-..srr.-aa my. v,.-s.l -hal ,.,,,l, inio any
port or harhornI this STATE, from auy other
S'atr ~ foreign putt,-Alyi yipa-nu hoard any
re" urgrr1--, or pcrsuus of color, as copNs,
stewards, mariners or in any Other, employ
mrnt on board said vessel such free negroes
or persons Of rolor shall hc liablc to bc seized
and confined in Jail until said vessel shall
clear ont and depart r6m-this State; and that
when said N4--ul il ready to sail, the captain
of said vessel shall hu-Aapp2- Ia carry away
the sad free ucgroc or person of color, and
to pay the expenses of his detention; aud in
case ot his nCnlcct or refusal To dn 81, hc shall
bc Liable to lc indicted, aud, ON conviction
thereof, shall hr fined not less than : 900,
aud imprisoned not lrss Than two months: and
such free ncgrors or persons of Co'or, shall bc
dormrd aud taken rs absolute slaves. and
sold in conformity to the provisions of the act
.pa--,',l -p-eeHtA,'f 2uth, lS2p.'
Yes, sir, our free citizens fioupl On hoarl
any vessel, in any port or harbor of South
Carolina, S,iultlcSs of crime, save the color of
their skin, shall SAYS the law, 'hc doomed
aud taken a, absolute slaves, and sold in CON
iormiN To the provisions OF tho act passed
December ~. $50 Shortly alter the pas
~lgc ul this law, Mr. Justice johnson, a ma
tive ot South Carolina, aud then distinguish
Ell Judge of the Supreme Court of the United
States in the cas-, ola British co!orrd sea
mutt who had been ~cilv,l aud Imprisoned mi
der the law sud, I'm regard to its conSitu-
tjouality. il is NOT too much to saN IL will not
lsyar au argumvn'; and feel myself justified
itf .u.O,o .tYtut, lauNupU,. ii,tn ,pn.il,,,-