The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-05-25

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questions Of great public interest wrre DE-.
hated oll day, ~ lhe seunlc, the "Omnllu,
Bill" mud IN the House, the Protest olio
BRUSH Minister against further protection 10
our industry, We give The report o., fIovr
THE "OMNIBUs BILLH
The Senate resumed Tho consideration Of
Lila I'LL lnr- llG- AdLlizziuu- If EaIlluil.la
the establishment at Territorial Govern.
monls, Mr. DouFlus expressed desire 10
get q icri vote upon HE separation OF Che
rurnHntr for the admission at Cal,iuruin from
the other SUBJECTS Wuh ihnl view hc no,
cd 90 lny the bin under consideration on Che
lphlo, ~ order ~ take up the hiIl Tor tho OBJ.
mission of California, which whs urganeI
- 60 % ~ iolloWg
was Mc--rs Baldwin, Benton Bailu.
~, Barton, Corwiu, Chase, Clarke, Cooper
DAVIS of Mass, Dodge &c Wiz, Douglas.
Frlri, Greene, Hale, Miller Norris, Seward,
Shields, smith, SpruAuce, N0lcs Walter,
Webster, aud Nulcc.
NAYs.-hicssm Aichiusou, Boil, Brror.
Burnud, Bright, Ca--, Clay, Clrm,u. Davis
of Miss, Dawron, Dickinson, Dodge of !uvo,
Ddwns itmore, iuoIc, Houston, llurrl
jones, King, ManRuIu Morton, P0u, Ru.k,
Soulg, Sturgeon, Turncy Underwood. rnI
Nuicomh.
Mr. Davis, Of Miss, moved lhat l0c lOh
scclion of ihc hill be- stricken om-0 profit.
hitrun preventing Tho proposed Territorial
Legislatures from pas-iug any hW. n ry.
slrct 10 African Slavery, aud sulrulu'r q
provision preventing snid Legislature, from
passing any laws interfering wuh llo., lights
of property which grew out Of lhc iu.tuuou
of African Slavery ~ u exists ~ Any ujJb'
States uf the Union.
Mr. Clay sand ,fihc Senators object Wrslo
establish slavery in the Territories nov lr'e,
lee WIS cHuplyoppored. The olJool oTlle
Committee had been H. leave tlc question ON
Slavery ~ ttIr- iIrr-iy,.,- sSl.4sl.- Ia LcArXll
Uud argued prohibited African slaycry'in tie
Territories acquired from McNlco.
Mr. Rusk defended he tile &c Texas 20
the Rio Guudr against ihc iUpu'uriur-
which lac understood. Nr Cpy TO have cast
upon II.
Mr Clay denied lhnt be had gone into lIo
question Of tihc; his position Nas thnt 90
matter how poor the title Of Porscssion ios
territory. thc lar F.oci OF tho Territory con.
tinueh tire surnr NJ hriur- tis acquisition. r'..
~ ihracQuifinT power should. hv lcgi.8..
tive not, extend It's laws over -Hid Territory
Mr. Rusk proceeded az considerable lcucrh
I'm support Of the claim of 1tN1s stating 10
the course of his remarks, that me- President
had recently instructed his Federal officers
Ia lhc disputed territory not ,o imcGc'c IN
any controversy which may nr,.c h,,Wr'n
c,tilc, Of the Territories md thr ~a'c uU-
rhorljos of Texas, in ,iudirn'iun ciNr STATE
iuf,-.l.tli.t,
Nr DAVIS. of Mrs. said hi- object ,uro,.
it:. tii,. -.ti,.,-.,i,..4,I l..1 la ascertain
IS whether. ur rot t',- i'-"rl" ct 'h- ~'1HA
were 10 ho ucrmlirct to 10 INTO the l-l'."-
iir- proposed to lr established with ih'r
slave property with uuy degree at srcur'.
lie believed HAT the South had thc ri-'' 600
rurr, their property into the tcrriiori,s Tie
cia.utd SOME projection IA lis use and ''l'!'
m,ut.
Mr. Clay opposed the amendment admit.
iii ttrtt It's rtfrrt would trr rs Alr DAVIS 'ia'-
cd. He would vote Ugaius, It on The rrouDd
Mat jhc section as 1t stands gave all ltorF
prutrCiinu Ia citIXcUs OF Iiie SuuTtr ifr 7r''-
pcalcd To those who had acted with Mr. Ia.-
houu. whether they could persist IN ASKING
the positive introduction of slavery INTO lee
.lJuiIUs-7 W0utt not the EXERCISE -ut-s'rr
power udrhr' the power tn prohibit slavery
But AMIN. WHY should Senators omhar'a's
thc pcudine proposition hy au attempt TO -
cure provision projecting slavery, Where"
could not aud would not 60.
Mr. Davis snid ho was conicuding Tor
principle, for tho recognition the rishIs OF
tfrr- -rrtrtlr.
Mr Y1TcC sai he tIU,i vor0d 10 tuy tiru- hit
ON the table this morning, for the purpose Of
exercising his discountcuunce ofthe en'lN
scheme presented by the Committee of Thn
teen, and proceeded with some general r.
marks adverse to the bill and report. mo
course his obsoryntions, he expressed hI'
surprise at the position taken 10y Mr. Gay,
who, in the Missouri contest cloquentIy anu
-, - ONLY
inst and right to the South, but consistent
win humanity that the North should rcraH
and aid in the diffusion Of Slavery ~ u'
Territories. lie Nj fti(ee} could he saws,
fed with no such scheme of settlement. %
the one proposed, nor any that aIHd 70 80 &c
ornizo the rights Of the South, aud ''nu'''''
its honor.
Mr. Foote expressed his qualification ',o'
MIR Eulcr was the only Southern man WV,
nv direct vote, had felt himselfcaIlcd ~"
10 EXPRESS his culirc Interpretation "
cotnpromisc. lie hailed this fact as an o''e NV,
OF good, and hoped that ailcr,an inlo''l''e
of opinion i'm the Senate, the views anu
inrs of oil Southern gentlemen wonlu ,be
modified ms to secure their support
measure. - s,,uport
MIR Foote proceeded nj length ~ SUIT %.
orthe proposition that the Mexican ,.,,or
pealng Slavery in Mexico, were w , ,V
in force in the newly acquired I'err'l .G,bS
arguing, therefrom that the provision .n in ~ the
( hill leaving the question Of slavery y" rccor.
Territories 10 Us Ecr fsee'-noi elll soaiE.
nized, but confirmed the rights OF Wv haiti
In conclusion, MIR Foo,e gave ho',t ,yopd
! Mr. Davis amendment. was reIee''HTpup ~, Lill
\ noyc 10 amend the tenth section % % .i,o,i.
40 as to nroyide in terms, that me ~, IN,
! nj legislature shall neither estaoI'Sh ""
hibu African Slavery.