Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-09-05

cal puslllanimity 1t commences by maintain
ing our national rights, and closes by advising
us to surrender them up. It begins by inform
ing Texas that she must submit TO constituii onal
authority, and ends by profering to nav her
richly II she will but only obey the Constitu-
ton.
line message was evidently intended to ficili.
tate Tie passage of these bills to which have
reIerTed. Indeed the Presidents ofgan, The old
est wing paper perhaps in the Union. conduct
Ell with great dignity and general proprictv,
comes out thls morning, giving programme of
me future action of this body It no. only an
1clpales the passage of these objectionable bills
mere 'or Inc reason that they are in accordance
WIN the recommendation Of the President, but
ioFteIIs Their passage az The order IN irkich Hpy
are seat as from The Senate, That we are to
nave no delay; that the session ought to be bro't
70 close; and these bills oughl not to detain
congress at this season Of the year.
well, sir, these admonens, coming from that
quarter, are surely worthy of consideration. |
nave been tod this morning, also, that the whole
'hlng was arranged before the defeat Of the ON
mbus bill; that leading members of the other
end OF the Capitol hadarrangcd the whole affair,
ana that the bills are to be forced through under
the screw of the previous question, without being
committed or discussed and that this is to be
done by wing votes. | wait these movements
with great curiosity. To this time. as have
before remarked, the wing patty North have at
all times denied that Texas had any claim to any
portion Of New Mexico, and am unwilling to
believe that they will now throw political
somerset, and admit that she has title there,
and 90 for paying her ten millions of dollars
for If huf SUM- shall hat, ri,,l
think the President will find that Executive
influence Is not as omnipotent now as 1t was in
former times The Representatives here have
learned that there Is power, not behind, but
above the throne one that will command ODE
dlence even from the President himself Why,
sir, when President Taylor first assembled the
presidential chair, he was anxious for the estab-
Il.hmeDt OF civil governments in New Mexico
and California All will recoect his desire to
save the people there from the government oflhe
bowie knife aud the pistol.
Sir, u few frnesoiIers, aided BY Wings and
Democrats, resisted the establishment Of such
governments, unless slavery were excluded
The indignant frowns of the President were
threatened to be poured out upon the Free Soil
party, if they opposed that measure again. Sir.
these threats had no effect Free Sellers and
the people stood firm. General Taylor saw the
course OF public sentiment, and wisely changed
his course and adopted the policy of having no
territorial governments; and the whole Wing
party cried, Amen great is General Taylor
and his whole policy is based upon profound
wisdom. General Taylor now sleeps with his
tatiers-peace to his ashes. But it seems that
Wing generation has now risen up, who know
not general Taylor, and who now are to vote for
the establishment ola civil government in Utah,
without any exclusion Of slavery. We'll, sir, it
is the duty OF soldier to face to the right, or to
the left, or to the right about, according to the
word OF his commander. And we shall hope,
have an opportunity of seeing precisely who o.
beys the word with alacrty; how many Wings
will now take their turn upon the spring board
and give US specimen of ground and lofty tum-
bling,
lrose simply to call attention to this program
me OF the future action of the House on these
subjects. 10 advertise the country of what is
to take place. 10 let gentlemen understand
that we are not to be taken by surprise, and
these important measures forced upon the coun.
try by snap Judgment, unforeseen by u.s.
will further add, that when we saw The Sc
lection OF the cabinet, when The present Secre-
tary Of State was placed in premiership, we
should have iOieseen this result. Neither you,
Mr.. Chairman, nor any other stakeholder, has
ever gone so far TO degrade the North as the
present Secre tary of State You, sir, have
been long in this Hall, you have been devoted
TO the interests Of the South but You never
dared-no, sir. will not use the term Mue-. but
you never felt 1t in your conscience to ask OF
the free States some eighty millions of dollars
TO compensate Virginia for the surrender of her
northwest territory for freedom. In this respect
Mr. Webster has fairly outstrpped even the
Shareholders. His propositions in the Senate
during the present session, are obi ,us and often
sive 10 the people lie is now the moser-spirit
Of the Adm nistmtion. He has stamped his i'm
age and SUP erscription upon its policy. 1t will
prove the ha ndwntiDg upon the wall: "Menc
meme, tekel upharsin" is aready inscribed upon
It's policy
am aware, Mr.. Chairman, that you southern
men hold your caucuses almost nightly, agree
upon your M assures, and unite your efiolts tc
subject the North to your views. do not
blame you. If were II southern man and be.
lieved as YOU do, | would take measures to
maintain southern interests. Not so with the
northern memb ers. They cannot be rallied
have done what / could to arouse them to ac-
ton. They are divided One is of Paul, an
other Of Appollo:, an another of Cephas. Dl.
vided and paralyzed, they appear incapable o.
effort. And never, sir, were the rights of the
North in greater jeopardy. would that my
voice could reach the ears of every northern
elector; would tell him to arouse to the sup
port of his own rghts-to grid on his poltica
armor, and to speak in commanding tones tC
these servants of the people, and bid us to &C
for truth, justice, the Constitution, and for man
kind,