The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-08-10


rd a. wounds, they have been bleeding for
/ Gny YEAR, without any great injury t0the Re-
pubIir. Another bleeding wound mentioned
. ly the distinguished Senator from Kentucky
/ h la thc process uf healing. by the applira-
. lion of thr remedy recommended by the Pres
drnt Now AlrEirp las held convention,
formed % constitution excluding slavery Hul
vii sDpi Boz kuo.kiuV ~ eur dnnr for admi--
sion iuln the l'uinui aud when -hr heromr-
one of the States of tho luuiidrHry, the
Imc-ti1u nj bouudaiy between her aud lrNu-
/ win Boz rrmptcd from Compress "a the Au-
pumr Court oi thr United States. whore lt
prupcriy belongs and whore b. should Dee a.
nall settled.
IN rcgarl ~ UtahI have hut word tn 81.
/ / desire a. know liulr more alnut thr Nor
mons nfthat country before ! vote iu pltr
/ thrm q government NJ any kind They vol
UNFAIRLY lrh the United States aud took up
thcir residence in foreign country and e1-
tahli-hcd government ~ thnlr own, We
/ have acquired the country 10 which They ir-
| side. and ] ana quito willing they should Tor
the present, remain uudisurlel under their
own government, ~ ihcTr any prospect, MI
President that We shall succeed iu adopting
a plan Of adjustment lcitrr than The ono rec
onmrndrd by me ENcrulyof We have
Ibopn engaged mnrr than three months boo lhr
discussion ~ the committees plan, and thc
prospect Of IN success cannot be- very ilIilrr-
ing Ia ~ friends, suppose il should calls
what will be- done thcuf The five bleeding
wounds, about Whlrh W. lnNE heard luiull-h+
-tWiIT Vmain unhoalci, Why, sir We should
be- thrown back upon the plan of the Piosi-
dent. California must be- admitted, 40 che
Ought 10 have been three mouths nls''r mcNi-
nrptrd with any other measure Who them
viii be- responsible lpr the loss Of time and
the suspension of the ordinary husiHus- 81
I Cohprc-s orcnsiourd by this measure Of nd
ustmcnt, as Il r. Called Sir ! leave thir
question for the country tu answer aud pasH
10 another matter
On tie subject Of the surrender of iuH-
tive slaves, have said that, Ia ml opinion,
the people OF lhc North stand ready Ga hlll
MI their obligations tu tho south on TINT sub
irrt aud ! Say again, such r. my hclri, II
tbu.llw at 1pg r. not sufficient TO- protect the
Iriohts ui the South, amend IL, hut amend II iu
-oirh ,rtniirr NJ viii ir-ttf,.- ii--'.ss'tit"n \
law against the moral sense Of thc rumu,uni-
les Nyhcrr it b. tn hv executed viii alwaNH DC %
dead lcttcr Giyr tho iugitiyca triN lg ia
ry and the law will bee executed, aud ruth
mlly executed, too, 40 question Dnu IT,
moro important than that u' freedom ur .-llN-
icry; aud It out tn be- sctllcd l., q Jury ui tbr
country, before the alleged fugitive i- dcIlN-
cred over h. the claimant ~ his slave, Under
airli Rtlaw, de master would have uu dilli,ul-
Is in obtaining possession 81 lis slave, If hr
q proved, 1T, tlu hr Wa fugitive from labor
: 3D. that be- owed the labor b., the law. of the
3 State FROM which hr fled, aud, Sd, Tint thc
labor wa, due ca the claimant \ verdict o.
4 Miu-. the fugitive, un such profit would br
q satisfactory tu the whole country aud thr
master would return uumulcslcd with IN
p ,-la,c.- muucrly opposed Ia the bill upon
the subject reported 10y the honorable Scha'
ttt-l''''tl'i -'-,rt'ir' iry'
IL would be- at no use tu tsr South. The diil
iculty that would attrud ~ execution would
10 render il Nalurlrss. IL would sleep q dead let
tor upon the statute book, Andsir, the hll
i reported los dcecommittcc or1hrtccu r.. IL
p my Judgment, equally Objectionable If d
70 trial by iury j. Ia bc allowed ~ all, it shout,
be- ia the State whore the claim of ownership
d made. The claimant should prove lis rich
.-.I-.- $780, 49,. ,--e,---r---T-r11ra fIyiT'
y Massachusetts tMr Nchstcr) ought to h, gt'
: istulnry to the Suuth. IL sccure- ,o tl-,. M
lodged iugiiiNcN trial 10y Jury in the STATE
. where he resides when claimed as a slave
Aud what reasonable objection. Az. cam l.,
urged against such trial II will hc attend
ed with no great cNppu.G and If u,
good cause can bc showed for DELAY, % iur,
g will Ice Immediately cmpannclcl Gir the tria
= of the case. Tho controversy will be- prompt
% y settled, and in MY Judgment, IN a man
. nor sliisi.,rinry ~ llg Mlrii.a IN -iili-i--i-
y lh,-oath required of the alleged fugitive
! should, think bc stricken ont ofthc lill
am opposed to the multiplication of orihs.-
, We require a great number now, and / ha,
much rather decrease them than in.rcn,,
g them. If the person claimed a, slave de-
Srcs trial 10y jury, hc should have Il unconii
d tionally. lie should not be- rcquirrdto max,
d oath that hc 10 not fugitive FROM hbnr, in
order 10 secure H. IIu should have II ag q
matter ofrght.
have bat word 10 yay at thi, time In re-
gard To the creation and admission into the
Union Of now States out of Texan territory.
The mode OF annexation wusiu my Judgment
J an nptn.pnl pablo violation of the Constitution
aud was 50 considered At the time by the NJ
blcSt Southern Senators ON this floor Tex.
as, however Is IN H., union, and, ~ fir a.
, she rs concerned the question is settled The
contract OF annexation, though vuid between
the parties has been sreru',d hy tlcm aud
1t cannot now he annullcd. But the admis-
sion of new States, to be formed out of the
Territory of Texas, Is an unsettled question
New States says the Joint resolution cot
convenient size, not exceeding four in mum.
bcr, in addition To said State of Texas, and
having sufficient population may hereafter.
10y the consent of said State Joe formed ont of
the territory thereof, which shall be entitled
to admission under the provisions of the Erd-
craI Constitution" In the first place. no
new State can be formed without the consent
of TcNas-and, in the second place. when the
consent of Texas is obtained and the new
State formed, il must come into the Union
"undcr the provisions of the Federal Cousti-
tuition" The Constitution does not make il
imperative upon Congress to admit new
States. "Ncw States HaV be admitted bv
Congress into this Union" is It's langragc-
The cNpcdiency or inoNpcdcncy of the meas
ure il TO be passed uponand the now States
| 1rirurtttrt or excluded, as Congress may think
proper. There is nothing. insist, in the
Joint resolution anncxing Texas TO the Unit
al States; binding Congress Ia admit new
Stit4s, If their admission should he deemed
IincNpedicnt The whole subject is opon 10
! Congressional discretion. The language of
the Joint resolution is, that the new State or
States formed out of Texas shall be- entitled
to admission under the provisions of the Fed
cral Constitution. That is, they shall be adj
mttcd # Congress shall think eXpedcnt to
| admit tlppn mud not without :. =.