The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-01-25
The Debate in tI,e Scnatc.-Thc
VERMONT RESULU rlOyS.

VERMONT RESOLU FlOXS.
Tho folio .iny iema'ks OF Mr. Clemens, Of
Alabams, will b, m'eres'In. IN porlrsyins
the views and feelings of Sou'he R'presrn
,a'ives al the rres nj stage of The qnes'Ioo,
which i, rspidiy sbsorbioa all oher in'eres's
and i.sues. We publish ihem more for tie
purpss. al thus cxhib,'ins the feelings and
-enii nent- Of Sou,hernrTs. 80 fss ss eMbodi
ed "a the person Of M. Clemens, the yovag-
~, mcuftcr o. the Senate, ard "fresh frnn
The people," r. IS IN ihie point Of le~'ylone,
that the remarks Of Southern Ue he's 10
either branch Of Cnng,e.s can be Of any
interest ; couhjing as We d, in iheir abr.
lry and the ji.'ice Of our cause, ~e si,!l have
no grounds FOR believ". .ha, any,hne they
ran saw III avail rs IN the way oI drsu
meni: - ColpmJia Teie roph.
The S, na'or from O,," (Mr. Chau) said
h. beIon. I'd TO he free Democ scy, und b..
Ion I'D TO iha' ho Log the cue ed ,n'eriain.d
b, Jfrson sod J,k k.rn. SIR. {. though
h. k,e~ su,nr,h,ng of the ed, and he ST..
ra,nr mu-, lie mistaken. Tha, cWed, ~ss
a str,c, cJu-irucnon # the C"nsi'u Ton. an !
All doub III poaers 10 he lei, q ore. hr'c
doe. ihe 5 ns'or hnd IN hrs creed any t0und4
'on fo' hl. rrncire.l What brcones Of this
Interpretation OF II! Apar, Eom all the con.
.'ruional p,osi.:on on The subj ct, be could
zee nothing j Is, or equitable III the exclusion
Of tho Suuh from an equal participation IN
he pubic property nor IN the North Srpto.
prtanpg the hole OF the 'ciritor,e, 10 them.
selves. DI the North b. their blood and
treasure ubtan II Had the South no hand
IN ibe mater! Fsom the b'sinnlns Of the
Government down to the present da,, cxs-
nine the history Of the nation, aLd point to
any .'suce where the Suuh I'D no, con'fI.
,,ute here share both o. life aud money. A
S .u'he,n man p' intsd out the means 10 inde
prudence a Southern n,an led your armies
f TO victory through u se'rn years var; a
Sluthern breas, Was bsied 10 British bay one .
at New o leans.
lie WAS no, disposed TO srcuk d.sps aging
ly Of the y nth, he wanted not 20 tear q e,ngle
. au,el no ker brow. He ded 10 hsr az
. opal share IN q ! the glory all he ~ac'ed
. vas that she ~cu'd allow the Suuh tqia
= right. lhs, tho Sou'h should be allowed ,s
I. rsric,ps'e IN .rqnsiIcn. rb'sined hy nu,ua
meats. Was there any thing u jlst 10 al
this Yet 10 The S..naror {, ou Ono il seem
e mos, hni,tbe. !. was but j,.nce. and /
,hall be had. The Sou'h had ye'd,d on,
hing after another, but It would yield n,
moro. She vas aroused and the drrce nd ,n'
of those who lou .iit al Gulio,d, st Cow peu
snd Camden. would never sliow themscIvc
: to b. de- rajed, 1t night not be insppropri
ate 20 call TO the s:teniion OF the Senator irotI
Ono, ths, the whole northwestern territory
3 row comprising the States OF ONO. Indians
, ilnols Michigan, Wisconsin. and Iowa, wa
9 slavery territory, and WAS generously cedel
d to the General Government hy The STAT
nf Vagina. aud nov lh4, territory Is people,
2 by thpse ho a'e prepared perhaps TO attn.
8 the hand Of Their generous bcneIsc'or. il
9 1903 Lou,s,na b'came the property Of he U
3 nlnn, sud by the Missouri COMPROMISE III
Sou II WAS robbed OF f,u fihs Of ,ha, 'etrlro
Q ~. The Suuh yielded, aud yet after ihi
8 eho'esae robbery, ~hlch was tome with
G psurnce that JJb mlg ghl have euv,ed the Mort,
3 claims all lhe new territory aud the half Z
% reyas.
Il had become the fashion of late 10 ne xe
G tie rl ans of the South by SINGING praises q
3 The uurnn. 1he South was 10, To lie i,igl,
% ened by this cry, nor bv calculations OF II
Z value. For one, if the Union VAS to be
means o! d gradalnn TO The S,u,b, lie care,
a np'h,ng tor u. tie pr d the un,on highly
and would fnlos the CONSTITUTION IN ,ts org
s nai putty 'hroulh every peril 'ha. could b,
. proposed hu, II the Cous i'u:,on Was 20 b.
bo,rrd out, he cared noih NJ tor the Union
| The Senator rom OHIO asks Tor the ground
8 ,f compliant. Cub. have been rs'ablisi ell u
he Nnrih To send prmrhle,e INTO our c"unlf,
- bv winch the slaves are taught TO louk upo
20 The murder OF iher masters, upon the butnn
OF our dwellings, upon the ruin aud mut dor q
6 our ~,ves ard d ,ugh,r,s, us things ~hirh ~
3 40 crimes. There ure oryanlz n,ons at IN
20 North TO prevent the muster from recover,n
n his runawt, slaves; 10 a,d ths sl.ve by a
means TO escape; 10 throw ull obstacles IN tn
3 ~uy OF his cap'ute, and, ,f nothing else vi
10 d., TO ge, up the scenes OF b'ood.hed and III
u To fleet the purpose. The pulpit has bee
y an engine TO cast invecii.es upon us, 40
81 provoke ,usutrection atpnng our people. A
these things have been done, aud vet III
IA South rs asked Of ~hs, she complains. Th
81 sn.~er given to our demands for forb-sranc
2S IS the uuon." Whatever are tbs benz Fl
Of the Unon, i, has no balm for wounds lilI
) these.
IL The Senator f,om O rio says tha, Congre,
10 is only asked to abolish slavery in the teri
26 tories, poris. dock yards, and a,senals, III
momen, ihess places are made free, ,hs, m'
2 meu, they become places Of refugees for slave
I, was true th,s vas far less than the Vernon
I6 resolutions. bu, the Senator had. in his part!
% men who we're less wise, or perhaps bolde
30 who ven, much farther. Among these y,
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